MALTA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	392	1	876	- 483
Diabetes Mellitus	2	335	6	163	+ 172
Stroke	3	223	2	291	- 68
Road Traffic Accidents	4	154	31	18	+ 136
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	138	3	213	- 74
Kidney Disease	6	130	11	79	+ 51
Lung Disease	7	119	8	127	- 8
Lung Cancers	8	99	5	197	- 98
Liver Cancer	9	87	18	34	+ 54
Liver Disease	10	76	24	23	+ 53
Breast Cancer	11	60	10	85	- 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	60	4	207	- 148
Congenital Anomalies	13	50	32	17	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	14	45	15	50	- 4
Prostate Cancer	15	45	13	53	- 8
Low Birth Weight	16	40	35	11	+ 29
Asthma	17	34	36	8	+ 26
Cervical Cancer	18	32	39	4	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	27	37	7	+ 20
Other Injuries	20	26	33	16	+ 9
Hypertension	21	23	20	33	- 10
Lymphomas	22	23	12	53	- 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	22	7	147	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	24	21	16	50	- 29
Drownings	25	19	48	2	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	18	55	1	+ 17
Suicide	27	18	22	27	- 9
Violence	28	16	40	4	+ 12
Meningitis	29	16	56	1	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	30	15	9	90	- 75
Endocrine Disorders	31	13	30	19	- 6
Falls	32	12	14	52	- 39
Birth Trauma	33	12	44	3	+ 9
Leukemia	34	11	21	28	- 16
Dengue	35	11	78	0	+ 11
Fires	36	11	62	0	+ 11
Malnutrition	37	10	60	0	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	38	10	27	22	- 12
Oral Cancer	39	10	23	25	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	10	49	2	+ 7
Hepatitis B	41	9	61	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	42	9	34	14	- 5
Skin Disease	43	9	25	23	- 14
Ovary Cancer	44	8	17	34	- 26
Maternal Conditions	45	8	64	0	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	46	7	29	20	- 13
Uterin Cancer	47	7	28	21	- 14
Bladder Cancer	48	6	19	33	- 28
Poisonings	49	5	58	1	+ 5
Pertussis	50	5	72	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	51	4	52	2	+ 3
Alcohol	52	3	47	3	+ 1
Epilepsy	53	3	43	3	- 0
Syphilis	54	3	81	0	+ 3
Drug Use	55	2	38	7	- 5
Encephalitis	56	2	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	57	1	26	22	- 21
Appendicitis	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	53	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	51	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	45	3	- 3
War	62	0	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	41	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.