MALAYSIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,875	1	36,729	- 7,854
Diabetes Mellitus	2	24,617	9	4,107	+ 20,510
Stroke	3	16,440	3	21,592	- 5,152
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,347	4	7,181	+ 4,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,166	2	23,477	- 13,312
Kidney Disease	6	9,556	6	6,629	+ 2,927
Lung Disease	7	8,738	5	6,633	+ 2,105
Lung Cancers	8	7,273	8	4,319	+ 2,954
Liver Cancer	9	6,431	16	1,984	+ 4,447
Liver Disease	10	5,596	7	5,125	+ 470
Breast Cancer	11	4,411	12	3,071	+ 1,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,383	10	3,996	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,681	24	1,403	+ 2,278
Stomach Cancer	14	3,336	21	1,441	+ 1,894
Prostate Cancer	15	3,322	33	903	+ 2,419
Low Birth Weight	16	2,954	29	1,020	+ 1,933
Asthma	17	2,534	30	1,013	+ 1,521
Cervical Cancer	18	2,353	31	1,010	+ 1,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,966	22	1,424	+ 542
Other Injuries	20	1,879	14	2,222	- 343
Hypertension	21	1,704	38	649	+ 1,054
Lymphomas	22	1,658	25	1,321	+ 337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,615	11	3,832	- 2,217
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,517	28	1,106	+ 411
Drownings	25	1,407	36	820	+ 587
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,321	20	1,773	- 452
Suicide	27	1,316	19	1,823	- 507
Violence	28	1,182	34	869	+ 313
Meningitis	29	1,156	46	301	+ 855
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,106	32	994	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	31	962	37	809	+ 152
Falls	32	918	18	1,855	- 937
Birth Trauma	33	891	42	359	+ 533
Leukemia	34	830	23	1,412	- 582
Dengue	35	820	47	280	+ 540
Fires	36	802	44	336	+ 467
Malnutrition	37	754	49	249	+ 505
Inflammatory/Heart	38	750	27	1,214	- 464
Oral Cancer	39	716	17	1,865	- 1,149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	705	51	246	+ 458
Hepatitis B	41	680	54	206	+ 474
Skin Cancers	42	659	50	247	+ 412
Skin Disease	43	635	15	2,066	- 1,431
Ovary Cancer	44	565	35	827	- 262
Maternal Conditions	45	560	56	167	+ 393
Oesophagus Cancer	46	535	41	435	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	47	485	43	352	+ 133
Bladder Cancer	48	410	39	467	- 57
Poisonings	49	379	53	211	+ 168
Pertussis	50	342	57	80	+ 262
Tuberculosis	51	311	26	1,227	- 916
Alcohol	52	256	55	181	+ 75
Epilepsy	53	247	52	226	+ 22
Syphilis	54	238	62	19	+ 219
Drug Use	55	140	45	322	- 182
Encephalitis	56	110	40	452	- 342
Other Neoplasms	57	108	48	265	- 157
Appendicitis	58	86	58	71	+ 14
Hepatitis C	59	70	64	6	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	60	27	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	61	26	59	30	- 4
War	62	3	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	63	3	61	21	- 18
Diphtheria	64	3	69	0	+ 2
Measles	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Tonga

Malaysia

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.