LUXEMBOURG VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	561	1	655	- 94
Diabetes Mellitus	2	478	17	61	+ 417
Stroke	3	319	4	257	+ 62
Road Traffic Accidents	4	220	30	25	+ 195
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	197	8	111	+ 86
Kidney Disease	6	186	9	91	+ 95
Lung Disease	7	170	5	242	- 73
Lung Cancers	8	141	3	260	- 119
Liver Cancer	9	125	25	49	+ 76
Liver Disease	10	109	12	75	+ 34
Breast Cancer	11	86	7	113	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	85	2	298	- 213
Congenital Anomalies	13	71	37	10	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	14	65	22	51	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	15	65	15	64	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	16	57	49	3	+ 54
Asthma	17	49	45	5	+ 45
Cervical Cancer	18	46	38	10	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	38	41	7	+ 31
Other Injuries	20	36	10	88	- 52
Hypertension	21	33	19	54	- 21
Lymphomas	22	32	14	64	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	31	6	131	- 100
Parkinson's Disease	24	29	16	62	- 32
Drownings	25	27	54	2	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	26	42	6	+ 19
Suicide	27	26	13	69	- 44
Violence	28	23	48	3	+ 20
Meningitis	29	22	58	1	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	30	21	11	82	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	31	19	21	53	- 34
Falls	32	18	18	61	- 43
Birth Trauma	33	17	59	1	+ 17
Leukemia	34	16	20	53	- 37
Dengue	35	16	79	0	+ 16
Fires	36	16	51	3	+ 13
Malnutrition	37	15	32	19	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	38	15	23	49	- 34
Oral Cancer	39	14	33	19	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	14	34	19	- 5
Hepatitis B	41	13	60	1	+ 13
Skin Cancers	42	13	31	22	- 9
Skin Disease	43	12	44	5	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	44	11	27	35	- 24
Maternal Conditions	45	11	63	0	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	46	10	28	32	- 21
Uterin Cancer	47	9	36	16	- 6
Bladder Cancer	48	8	26	44	- 36
Poisonings	49	7	56	1	+ 6
Pertussis	50	7	68	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	51	6	55	2	+ 4
Alcohol	52	5	29	25	- 20
Epilepsy	53	5	35	17	- 12
Syphilis	54	5	66	0	+ 4
Drug Use	55	3	39	9	- 7
Encephalitis	56	2	65	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	57	2	24	49	- 47
Appendicitis	58	2	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	47	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	53	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	46	4	- 4
War	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	52	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	43	6	- 6
Anemia	82	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.