NEPAL VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,999	2	19,677	+ 6,322
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,165	14	2,929	+ 19,236
Stroke	3	14,803	4	12,909	+ 1,894
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,217	9	4,654	+ 5,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,153	6	6,237	+ 2,916
Kidney Disease	6	8,605	10	4,284	+ 4,320
Lung Disease	7	7,868	1	27,027	- 19,159
Lung Cancers	8	6,548	12	3,586	+ 2,962
Liver Cancer	9	5,791	46	256	+ 5,535
Liver Disease	10	5,039	5	6,383	- 1,344
Breast Cancer	11	3,971	27	1,038	+ 2,933
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,946	19	2,022	+ 1,924
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,314	21	1,949	+ 1,366
Stomach Cancer	14	3,004	25	1,379	+ 1,624
Prostate Cancer	15	2,991	58	85	+ 2,906
Low Birth Weight	16	2,659	11	3,822	- 1,163
Asthma	17	2,282	8	5,930	- 3,648
Cervical Cancer	18	2,119	20	1,969	+ 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,771	49	191	+ 1,579
Other Injuries	20	1,692	22	1,655	+ 38
Hypertension	21	1,534	18	2,092	- 558
Lymphomas	22	1,493	32	768	+ 725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,454	26	1,167	+ 287
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,366	33	760	+ 606
Drownings	25	1,267	23	1,505	- 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,189	7	6,071	- 4,881
Suicide	27	1,185	16	2,571	- 1,386
Violence	28	1,064	35	704	+ 360
Meningitis	29	1,041	43	377	+ 664
Pancreas Cancer	30	996	41	445	+ 551
Endocrine Disorders	31	866	45	257	+ 609
Falls	32	827	13	3,321	- 2,494
Birth Trauma	33	803	15	2,676	- 1,873
Leukemia	34	747	36	668	+ 80
Dengue	35	739	55	120	+ 619
Fires	36	723	50	184	+ 539
Malnutrition	37	679	31	845	- 166
Inflammatory/Heart	38	675	48	217	+ 458
Oral Cancer	39	645	24	1,389	- 744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	634	17	2,320	- 1,686
Hepatitis B	41	612	56	117	+ 495
Skin Cancers	42	593	42	400	+ 194
Skin Disease	43	572	67	17	+ 555
Ovary Cancer	44	509	37	585	- 75
Maternal Conditions	45	504	28	977	- 473
Oesophagus Cancer	46	482	38	491	- 10
Uterin Cancer	47	436	60	56	+ 380
Bladder Cancer	48	369	44	325	+ 45
Poisonings	49	341	39	474	- 133
Pertussis	50	308	40	453	- 145
Tuberculosis	51	280	3	16,535	- 16,254
Alcohol	52	231	52	168	+ 63
Epilepsy	53	223	30	874	- 651
Syphilis	54	215	54	134	+ 80
Drug Use	55	126	57	93	+ 32
Encephalitis	56	99	29	882	- 783
Other Neoplasms	57	97	61	50	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	77	47	220	- 143
Hepatitis C	59	63	64	29	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	51	173	- 138
Multiple Sclerosis	61	24	63	38	- 15
War	62	3	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	63	3	53	134	- 131
Diphtheria	64	2	71	1	+ 1
Measles	65	2	59	60	- 58
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	24	- 22
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	68	5	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	70	4	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	34	737	- 737
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.