MADAGASCAR VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,604	3	12,388	+ 12,216
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,976	16	3,278	+ 17,698
Stroke	3	14,009	1	17,964	- 3,955
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,668	7	7,880	+ 1,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,662	2	14,605	- 5,943
Kidney Disease	6	8,143	22	2,202	+ 5,941
Lung Disease	7	7,446	14	3,957	+ 3,488
Lung Cancers	8	6,197	55	147	+ 6,050
Liver Cancer	9	5,480	30	933	+ 4,547
Liver Disease	10	4,768	12	4,803	- 35
Breast Cancer	11	3,758	37	629	+ 3,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,734	26	1,120	+ 2,614
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,137	15	3,380	- 244
Stomach Cancer	14	2,843	47	368	+ 2,475
Prostate Cancer	15	2,831	29	996	+ 1,835
Low Birth Weight	16	2,517	10	5,353	- 2,836
Asthma	17	2,160	19	2,507	- 347
Cervical Cancer	18	2,005	17	3,028	- 1,023
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,676	42	495	+ 1,180
Other Injuries	20	1,601	21	2,359	- 758
Hypertension	21	1,452	8	6,208	- 4,756
Lymphomas	22	1,413	34	675	+ 738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,376	39	606	+ 771
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,293	49	266	+ 1,027
Drownings	25	1,199	31	825	+ 374
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,125	5	11,085	- 9,960
Suicide	27	1,121	24	1,476	- 354
Violence	28	1,007	23	1,749	- 742
Meningitis	29	985	20	2,391	- 1,405
Pancreas Cancer	30	942	61	80	+ 862
Endocrine Disorders	31	820	44	463	+ 357
Falls	32	783	36	653	+ 129
Birth Trauma	33	760	11	5,347	- 4,587
Leukemia	34	707	45	401	+ 306
Dengue	35	699	72	0	+ 699
Fires	36	684	35	661	+ 22
Malnutrition	37	643	13	4,236	- 3,593
Inflammatory/Heart	38	639	28	1,046	- 407
Oral Cancer	39	610	32	697	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	600	38	627	- 27
Hepatitis B	41	579	58	98	+ 481
Skin Cancers	42	562	43	467	+ 95
Skin Disease	43	541	51	187	+ 354
Ovary Cancer	44	482	57	135	+ 347
Maternal Conditions	45	477	18	2,776	- 2,299
Oesophagus Cancer	46	456	27	1,080	- 624
Uterin Cancer	47	413	59	95	+ 319
Bladder Cancer	48	350	48	286	+ 64
Poisonings	49	323	40	571	- 248
Pertussis	50	291	41	519	- 228
Tuberculosis	51	265	4	11,606	- 11,340
Alcohol	52	218	53	161	+ 57
Epilepsy	53	211	46	385	- 174
Syphilis	54	203	33	680	- 477
Drug Use	55	119	62	58	+ 61
Encephalitis	56	94	60	94	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	57	92	65	24	+ 68
Appendicitis	58	73	56	147	- 74
Hepatitis C	59	59	67	16	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	33	64	47	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	66	18	+ 5
War	62	3	54	155	- 152
Tetanus	63	3	52	186	- 183
Diphtheria	64	2	71	3	- 1
Measles	65	2	6	9,172	- 9,170
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	49	- 47
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	69	7	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.