MAURITIUS VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MAURITIUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,095	2	1,805	- 710
Diabetes Mellitus	2	933	1	1,873	- 940
Stroke	3	623	3	985	- 362
Road Traffic Accidents	4	430	11	155	+ 275
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	385	7	346	+ 39
Kidney Disease	6	362	4	724	- 362
Lung Disease	7	331	5	646	- 315
Lung Cancers	8	276	9	182	+ 93
Liver Cancer	9	244	27	56	+ 188
Liver Disease	10	212	12	145	+ 67
Breast Cancer	11	167	8	232	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	166	34	42	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	13	140	25	57	+ 83
Stomach Cancer	14	126	18	104	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	15	126	15	115	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	16	112	35	37	+ 75
Asthma	17	96	17	107	- 11
Cervical Cancer	18	89	30	49	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	75	43	22	+ 52
Other Injuries	20	71	21	66	+ 6
Hypertension	21	65	6	592	- 527
Lymphomas	22	63	24	57	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	61	10	182	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	24	58	47	12	+ 46
Drownings	25	53	33	43	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	50	42	23	+ 28
Suicide	27	50	14	120	- 70
Violence	28	45	41	30	+ 15
Meningitis	29	44	57	2	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	30	42	28	55	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	31	36	19	101	- 64
Falls	32	35	26	57	- 22
Birth Trauma	33	34	36	37	- 3
Leukemia	34	31	31	48	- 17
Dengue	35	31	68	0	+ 31
Fires	36	30	50	10	+ 20
Malnutrition	37	29	54	4	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	28	16	108	- 80
Oral Cancer	39	27	23	63	- 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	27	56	3	+ 24
Hepatitis B	41	26	65	0	+ 26
Skin Cancers	42	25	53	5	+ 20
Skin Disease	43	24	22	64	- 40
Ovary Cancer	44	21	32	46	- 24
Maternal Conditions	45	21	48	11	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	46	20	37	35	- 15
Uterin Cancer	47	18	40	32	- 13
Bladder Cancer	48	16	44	21	- 5
Poisonings	49	14	49	11	+ 4
Pertussis	50	13	66	0	+ 13
Tuberculosis	51	12	45	17	- 6
Alcohol	52	10	29	53	- 44
Epilepsy	53	9	38	35	- 26
Syphilis	54	9	67	0	+ 9
Drug Use	55	5	46	16	- 11
Encephalitis	56	4	61	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	57	4	20	77	- 73
Appendicitis	58	3	59	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	3	51	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	60	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	84	0	+ 1
War	62	0	62	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	13	141	- 141
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	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	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	52	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	39	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	55	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITIUS

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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.