MOLDOVA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,007	1	14,292	- 11,285
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,564	16	407	+ 2,157
Stroke	3	1,712	2	5,878	- 4,166
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,182	20	293	+ 888
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,059	6	1,042	+ 17
Kidney Disease	6	995	18	307	+ 688
Lung Disease	7	910	9	752	+ 158
Lung Cancers	8	757	5	1,131	- 373
Liver Cancer	9	670	13	514	+ 156
Liver Disease	10	583	3	2,869	- 2,286
Breast Cancer	11	459	11	592	- 133
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	456	32	163	+ 293
Congenital Anomalies	13	383	27	190	+ 193
Stomach Cancer	14	347	12	518	- 170
Prostate Cancer	15	346	19	295	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	16	308	39	90	+ 218
Asthma	17	264	48	26	+ 238
Cervical Cancer	18	245	25	212	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	205	24	219	- 14
Other Injuries	20	196	8	772	- 576
Hypertension	21	177	4	2,287	- 2,110
Lymphomas	22	173	22	230	- 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	168	7	1,030	- 862
Parkinson's Disease	24	158	55	6	+ 152
Drownings	25	147	30	179	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	138	59	4	+ 134
Suicide	27	137	10	593	- 456
Violence	28	123	31	167	- 43
Meningitis	29	120	49	17	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	30	115	15	427	- 312
Endocrine Disorders	31	100	46	40	+ 60
Falls	32	96	33	149	- 54
Birth Trauma	33	93	47	37	+ 56
Leukemia	34	86	34	140	- 54
Dengue	35	85	76	0	+ 85
Fires	36	84	40	70	+ 14
Malnutrition	37	79	64	1	+ 77
Inflammatory/Heart	38	78	14	476	- 398
Oral Cancer	39	75	17	375	- 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	73	41	68	+ 5
Hepatitis B	41	71	58	4	+ 66
Skin Cancers	42	69	36	121	- 52
Skin Disease	43	66	45	45	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	44	59	35	123	- 64
Maternal Conditions	45	58	54	7	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	46	56	38	105	- 50
Uterin Cancer	47	50	37	108	- 57
Bladder Cancer	48	43	29	181	- 139
Poisonings	49	39	23	220	- 181
Pertussis	50	36	70	0	+ 36
Tuberculosis	51	32	26	197	- 164
Alcohol	52	27	21	233	- 207
Epilepsy	53	26	44	46	- 20
Syphilis	54	25	68	0	+ 24
Drug Use	55	15	43	59	- 44
Encephalitis	56	11	60	3	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	57	11	42	65	- 54
Appendicitis	58	9	51	10	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	7	63	1	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	57	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	52	9	- 7
War	62	0	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	28	189	- 189
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.