MALAWI VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,181	7	4,929	+ 13,252
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,500	14	2,267	+ 13,233
Stroke	3	10,351	5	5,939	+ 4,412
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,144	4	6,221	+ 923
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,401	2	7,739	- 1,338
Kidney Disease	6	6,017	19	1,567	+ 4,450
Lung Disease	7	5,502	21	1,340	+ 4,161
Lung Cancers	8	4,579	51	131	+ 4,449
Liver Cancer	9	4,049	38	317	+ 3,733
Liver Disease	10	3,523	10	3,259	+ 264
Breast Cancer	11	2,777	27	600	+ 2,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,759	25	782	+ 1,977
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,318	13	2,509	- 192
Stomach Cancer	14	2,100	45	206	+ 1,894
Prostate Cancer	15	2,092	40	271	+ 1,821
Low Birth Weight	16	1,860	8	4,339	- 2,479
Asthma	17	1,596	26	705	+ 891
Cervical Cancer	18	1,482	12	2,876	- 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,238	39	280	+ 959
Other Injuries	20	1,183	22	1,266	- 83
Hypertension	21	1,073	17	1,797	- 724
Lymphomas	22	1,044	24	839	+ 205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,017	44	234	+ 782
Parkinson's Disease	24	955	46	200	+ 755
Drownings	25	886	30	458	+ 428
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	832	6	5,782	- 4,950
Suicide	27	829	23	1,007	- 178
Violence	28	744	32	406	+ 338
Meningitis	29	728	18	1,792	- 1,064
Pancreas Cancer	30	696	60	38	+ 658
Endocrine Disorders	31	606	42	257	+ 349
Falls	32	578	28	562	+ 17
Birth Trauma	33	561	9	3,563	- 3,002
Leukemia	34	523	56	82	+ 441
Dengue	35	516	65	9	+ 507
Fires	36	505	34	380	+ 126
Malnutrition	37	475	20	1,499	- 1,024
Inflammatory/Heart	38	472	35	370	+ 102
Oral Cancer	39	451	43	251	+ 200
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	444	49	154	+ 289
Hepatitis B	41	428	55	88	+ 340
Skin Cancers	42	415	36	331	+ 84
Skin Disease	43	400	53	101	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	44	356	48	158	+ 198
Maternal Conditions	45	353	15	1,854	- 1,501
Oesophagus Cancer	46	337	16	1,842	- 1,505
Uterin Cancer	47	305	62	23	+ 283
Bladder Cancer	48	258	33	388	- 130
Poisonings	49	238	37	325	- 86
Pertussis	50	215	31	436	- 221
Tuberculosis	51	196	11	2,992	- 2,796
Alcohol	52	161	52	114	+ 48
Epilepsy	53	156	41	260	- 104
Syphilis	54	150	29	480	- 330
Drug Use	55	88	59	48	+ 40
Encephalitis	56	70	58	48	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	57	68	63	17	+ 51
Appendicitis	58	54	54	94	- 40
Hepatitis C	59	44	64	15	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	24	61	29	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	66	9	+ 8
War	62	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	63	2	47	178	- 176
Diphtheria	64	2	72	2	- 0
Measles	65	1	67	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	1	57	60	- 58
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Tonga

Malawi

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.