NICARAGUA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,578	1	5,843	- 266
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,755	4	2,068	+ 2,688
Stroke	3	3,176	3	2,225	+ 951
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,192	8	1,109	+ 1,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,964	7	1,152	+ 812
Kidney Disease	6	1,846	2	3,533	- 1,687
Lung Disease	7	1,688	5	1,570	+ 118
Lung Cancers	8	1,405	23	274	+ 1,131
Liver Cancer	9	1,242	12	509	+ 734
Liver Disease	10	1,081	6	1,203	- 122
Breast Cancer	11	852	20	283	+ 569
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	847	33	149	+ 698
Congenital Anomalies	13	711	11	571	+ 140
Stomach Cancer	14	644	14	478	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	15	642	15	386	+ 256
Low Birth Weight	16	571	13	490	+ 81
Asthma	17	490	38	105	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	18	455	16	374	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	380	40	85	+ 294
Other Injuries	20	363	17	358	+ 5
Hypertension	21	329	9	1,103	- 774
Lymphomas	22	320	29	164	+ 157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	312	18	315	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	24	293	42	67	+ 226
Drownings	25	272	32	157	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	255	36	122	+ 133
Suicide	27	254	19	285	- 30
Violence	28	228	10	619	- 390
Meningitis	29	223	51	29	+ 194
Pancreas Cancer	30	214	27	178	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	31	186	28	164	+ 22
Falls	32	177	22	276	- 99
Birth Trauma	33	172	25	198	- 26
Leukemia	34	160	24	227	- 67
Dengue	35	158	64	4	+ 154
Fires	36	155	57	16	+ 139
Malnutrition	37	146	30	163	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	38	145	34	139	+ 5
Oral Cancer	39	138	43	64	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	136	54	20	+ 116
Hepatitis B	41	131	62	5	+ 126
Skin Cancers	42	127	45	59	+ 68
Skin Disease	43	123	31	162	- 39
Ovary Cancer	44	109	44	61	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	45	108	39	88	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	46	103	47	42	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	47	94	48	39	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	48	79	52	28	+ 51
Poisonings	49	73	55	18	+ 56
Pertussis	50	66	67	3	+ 63
Tuberculosis	51	60	37	115	- 55
Alcohol	52	49	21	279	- 229
Epilepsy	53	48	41	74	- 26
Syphilis	54	46	60	9	+ 37
Drug Use	55	27	46	50	- 23
Encephalitis	56	21	58	10	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	57	21	26	192	- 171
Appendicitis	58	17	49	32	- 15
Hepatitis C	59	13	68	1	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	50	31	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	61	7	- 2
War	62	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	1	77	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	71	0	35	139	- 139
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Tonga

Nicaragua

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.