MEXICO VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,217	1	116,238	- 7,020
Diabetes Mellitus	2	93,113	2	86,110	+ 7,003
Stroke	3	62,185	4	39,790	+ 22,395
Road Traffic Accidents	4	42,918	10	16,303	+ 26,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	38,451	8	24,816	+ 13,635
Kidney Disease	6	36,146	3	44,622	- 8,476
Lung Disease	7	33,051	7	29,123	+ 3,928
Lung Cancers	8	27,508	17	7,349	+ 20,159
Liver Cancer	9	24,326	21	6,817	+ 17,509
Liver Disease	10	21,166	6	29,838	- 8,672
Breast Cancer	11	16,683	16	7,380	+ 9,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	16,577	30	3,447	+ 13,130
Congenital Anomalies	13	13,923	13	10,457	+ 3,466
Stomach Cancer	14	12,618	19	6,939	+ 5,679
Prostate Cancer	15	12,566	15	7,494	+ 5,071
Low Birth Weight	16	11,172	18	7,163	+ 4,009
Asthma	17	9,587	47	1,342	+ 8,244
Cervical Cancer	18	8,901	26	4,787	+ 4,114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,438	33	2,734	+ 4,703
Other Injuries	20	7,109	11	12,175	- 5,066
Hypertension	21	6,444	9	17,806	- 11,362
Lymphomas	22	6,271	24	4,961	+ 1,310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	6,109	20	6,871	- 762
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,739	43	1,567	+ 4,171
Drownings	25	5,321	42	1,799	+ 3,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,996	29	3,476	+ 1,520
Suicide	27	4,977	22	6,772	- 1,795
Violence	28	4,470	5	32,450	- 27,980
Meningitis	29	4,374	58	357	+ 4,017
Pancreas Cancer	30	4,183	27	4,510	- 327
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,638	12	11,310	- 7,672
Falls	32	3,474	35	2,628	+ 846
Birth Trauma	33	3,372	36	2,552	+ 820
Leukemia	34	3,140	25	4,830	- 1,690
Dengue	35	3,102	67	30	+ 3,072
Fires	36	3,035	56	604	+ 2,431
Malnutrition	37	2,853	14	7,552	- 4,698
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,837	41	1,866	+ 971
Oral Cancer	39	2,709	46	1,355	+ 1,354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,665	52	859	+ 1,806
Hepatitis B	41	2,570	61	210	+ 2,360
Skin Cancers	42	2,493	40	1,909	+ 584
Skin Disease	43	2,402	31	3,029	- 627
Ovary Cancer	44	2,139	34	2,649	- 510
Maternal Conditions	45	2,118	54	750	+ 1,368
Oesophagus Cancer	46	2,023	49	1,252	+ 771
Uterin Cancer	47	1,834	50	902	+ 932
Bladder Cancer	48	1,552	48	1,272	+ 279
Poisonings	49	1,432	57	531	+ 901
Pertussis	50	1,293	70	21	+ 1,271
Tuberculosis	51	1,178	38	1,943	- 765
Alcohol	52	968	32	2,945	- 1,977
Epilepsy	53	936	39	1,912	- 976
Syphilis	54	901	73	5	+ 896
Drug Use	55	528	44	1,470	- 942
Encephalitis	56	418	62	140	+ 277
Other Neoplasms	57	408	23	6,204	- 5,797
Appendicitis	58	324	53	774	- 450
Hepatitis C	59	263	55	625	- 362
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	146	45	1,415	- 1,269
Multiple Sclerosis	61	100	60	295	- 196
War	62	12	66	112	- 99
Tetanus	63	12	71	10	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	10	79	0	+ 10
Measles	65	7	80	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	64	127	- 120
Ascariasis	67	5	72	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	4	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	71	0	28	4,128	- 4,128
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Tonga

Mexico

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.