NIGERIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,773	7	61,374	+ 136,400
Diabetes Mellitus	2	168,611	18	22,497	+ 146,115
Stroke	3	112,605	8	57,744	+ 54,862
Road Traffic Accidents	4	77,717	12	41,693	+ 36,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	69,628	1	207,281	- 137,653
Kidney Disease	6	65,454	20	18,189	+ 47,265
Lung Disease	7	59,850	22	12,569	+ 47,281
Lung Cancers	8	49,812	57	1,295	+ 48,517
Liver Cancer	9	44,050	39	5,289	+ 38,761
Liver Disease	10	38,328	13	38,326	+ 2
Breast Cancer	11	30,209	23	11,884	+ 18,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	30,017	31	6,786	+ 23,232
Congenital Anomalies	13	25,212	9	49,696	- 24,484
Stomach Cancer	14	22,849	50	2,129	+ 20,720
Prostate Cancer	15	22,754	35	5,914	+ 16,840
Low Birth Weight	16	20,231	6	95,959	- 75,728
Asthma	17	17,360	27	8,192	+ 9,168
Cervical Cancer	18	16,118	25	10,574	+ 5,544
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	13,468	37	5,846	+ 7,622
Other Injuries	20	12,872	17	22,696	- 9,824
Hypertension	21	11,669	24	10,692	+ 978
Lymphomas	22	11,356	40	5,202	+ 6,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	11,062	43	4,152	+ 6,910
Parkinson's Disease	24	10,392	46	2,473	+ 7,919
Drownings	25	9,636	32	6,584	+ 3,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	9,047	2	144,724	- 135,678
Suicide	27	9,013	30	7,019	+ 1,994
Violence	28	8,094	19	18,407	- 10,313
Meningitis	29	7,920	11	43,651	- 35,731
Pancreas Cancer	30	7,575	51	1,975	+ 5,600
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,589	21	15,799	- 9,210
Falls	32	6,291	28	7,528	- 1,238
Birth Trauma	33	6,106	5	100,186	- 94,081
Leukemia	34	5,686	47	2,257	+ 3,429
Dengue	35	5,618	73	2	+ 5,616
Fires	36	5,496	29	7,132	- 1,635
Malnutrition	37	5,167	36	5,896	- 730
Inflammatory/Heart	38	5,137	42	4,826	+ 311
Oral Cancer	39	4,905	48	2,238	+ 2,666
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	4,826	52	1,946	+ 2,880
Hepatitis B	41	4,654	55	1,488	+ 3,166
Skin Cancers	42	4,514	53	1,933	+ 2,581
Skin Disease	43	4,349	56	1,468	+ 2,881
Ovary Cancer	44	3,873	49	2,133	+ 1,741
Maternal Conditions	45	3,835	15	23,540	- 19,705
Oesophagus Cancer	46	3,663	64	560	+ 3,103
Uterin Cancer	47	3,320	62	679	+ 2,641
Bladder Cancer	48	2,810	63	670	+ 2,140
Poisonings	49	2,593	33	6,570	- 3,977
Pertussis	50	2,341	16	23,282	- 20,941
Tuberculosis	51	2,133	3	127,335	- 125,202
Alcohol	52	1,754	58	1,031	+ 722
Epilepsy	53	1,695	41	5,001	- 3,306
Syphilis	54	1,632	38	5,449	- 3,817
Drug Use	55	957	34	6,273	- 5,316
Encephalitis	56	756	59	937	- 181
Other Neoplasms	57	738	66	290	+ 448
Appendicitis	58	587	60	760	- 173
Hepatitis C	59	476	65	304	+ 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	264	69	165	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	61	181	68	179	+ 1
War	62	23	45	3,245	- 3,222
Tetanus	63	23	26	8,355	- 8,332
Diphtheria	64	18	44	3,800	- 3,782
Measles	65	14	14	29,439	- 29,425
Upper Respiratory	66	11	67	259	- 247
Ascariasis	67	9	61	685	- 676
Chlamydia	68	7	71	14	- 7
Otitis Media	69	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Tonga

Nigeria

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.