NIGER VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,006	6	8,229	+ 13,777
Diabetes Mellitus	2	18,761	17	2,630	+ 16,131
Stroke	3	12,530	5	8,717	+ 3,813
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,648	8	5,946	+ 2,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,747	1	21,093	- 13,346
Kidney Disease	6	7,283	16	2,732	+ 4,551
Lung Disease	7	6,659	20	2,172	+ 4,487
Lung Cancers	8	5,543	67	42	+ 5,501
Liver Cancer	9	4,901	35	745	+ 4,156
Liver Disease	10	4,265	11	4,116	+ 148
Breast Cancer	11	3,361	29	1,075	+ 2,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,340	32	858	+ 2,482
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,805	10	4,346	- 1,540
Stomach Cancer	14	2,542	44	300	+ 2,242
Prostate Cancer	15	2,532	57	128	+ 2,404
Low Birth Weight	16	2,251	4	9,560	- 7,309
Asthma	17	1,932	22	1,902	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	18	1,793	38	487	+ 1,307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,499	31	1,044	+ 454
Other Injuries	20	1,432	12	3,826	- 2,393
Hypertension	21	1,298	25	1,356	- 57
Lymphomas	22	1,264	43	350	+ 913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,231	37	522	+ 709
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,156	47	275	+ 881
Drownings	25	1,072	24	1,581	- 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,007	3	16,030	- 15,024
Suicide	27	1,003	27	1,227	- 224
Violence	28	901	19	2,244	- 1,343
Meningitis	29	881	9	5,237	- 4,356
Pancreas Cancer	30	843	54	138	+ 705
Endocrine Disorders	31	733	23	1,806	- 1,073
Falls	32	700	26	1,297	- 598
Birth Trauma	33	679	7	8,030	- 7,351
Leukemia	34	633	48	258	+ 375
Dengue	35	625	73	0	+ 625
Fires	36	612	28	1,120	- 509
Malnutrition	37	575	21	2,170	- 1,595
Inflammatory/Heart	38	572	34	769	- 197
Oral Cancer	39	546	49	242	+ 304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	537	39	467	+ 70
Hepatitis B	41	518	46	279	+ 239
Skin Cancers	42	502	45	287	+ 215
Skin Disease	43	484	52	213	+ 271
Ovary Cancer	44	431	40	425	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	45	427	14	3,317	- 2,891
Oesophagus Cancer	46	408	55	132	+ 276
Uterin Cancer	47	369	64	86	+ 283
Bladder Cancer	48	313	53	161	+ 151
Poisonings	49	289	33	771	- 483
Pertussis	50	260	15	2,858	- 2,597
Tuberculosis	51	237	13	3,703	- 3,466
Alcohol	52	195	60	120	+ 75
Epilepsy	53	189	36	676	- 488
Syphilis	54	182	62	110	+ 72
Drug Use	55	106	58	126	- 20
Encephalitis	56	84	61	112	- 28
Other Neoplasms	57	82	68	24	+ 58
Appendicitis	58	65	56	128	- 63
Hepatitis C	59	53	66	46	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	70	18	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	69	22	- 2
War	62	3	41	409	- 407
Tetanus	63	3	42	372	- 370
Diphtheria	64	2	65	60	- 58
Measles	65	2	18	2,414	- 2,412
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	94	- 92
Ascariasis	67	1	59	125	- 124
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	30	1,048	- 1,048
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	74	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 NIGER

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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.