NORWAY VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,603	1	5,321	- 718
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,924	16	560	+ 3,365
Stroke	3	2,621	4	2,475	+ 145
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,809	42	114	+ 1,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,620	6	1,797	- 176
Kidney Disease	6	1,523	14	611	+ 913
Lung Disease	7	1,393	3	2,723	- 1,330
Lung Cancers	8	1,159	5	2,320	- 1,161
Liver Cancer	9	1,025	26	259	+ 766
Liver Disease	10	892	30	214	+ 678
Breast Cancer	11	703	11	698	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	699	2	4,464	- 3,766
Congenital Anomalies	13	587	34	136	+ 450
Stomach Cancer	14	532	22	343	+ 188
Prostate Cancer	15	530	8	1,172	- 643
Low Birth Weight	16	471	52	23	+ 447
Asthma	17	404	43	85	+ 319
Cervical Cancer	18	375	39	125	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	313	33	160	+ 154
Other Injuries	20	300	15	583	- 283
Hypertension	21	272	28	230	+ 42
Lymphomas	22	264	12	646	- 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	257	7	1,787	- 1,529
Parkinson's Disease	24	242	17	554	- 312
Drownings	25	224	45	65	+ 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	211	37	128	+ 83
Suicide	27	210	13	633	- 424
Violence	28	188	50	32	+ 156
Meningitis	29	184	58	14	+ 171
Pancreas Cancer	30	176	10	770	- 594
Endocrine Disorders	31	153	19	359	- 206
Falls	32	146	9	777	- 631
Birth Trauma	33	142	54	17	+ 125
Leukemia	34	132	21	354	- 221
Dengue	35	131	75	0	+ 131
Fires	36	128	48	45	+ 83
Malnutrition	37	120	35	135	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	38	120	29	221	- 101
Oral Cancer	39	114	32	168	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	112	46	61	+ 51
Hepatitis B	41	108	63	3	+ 105
Skin Cancers	42	105	18	407	- 302
Skin Disease	43	101	38	128	- 26
Ovary Cancer	44	90	24	309	- 219
Maternal Conditions	45	89	66	1	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	46	85	27	248	- 163
Uterin Cancer	47	77	36	134	- 57
Bladder Cancer	48	65	20	356	- 291
Poisonings	49	60	57	14	+ 46
Pertussis	50	54	64	1	+ 53
Tuberculosis	51	50	56	15	+ 35
Alcohol	52	41	31	205	- 164
Epilepsy	53	39	40	119	- 80
Syphilis	54	38	67	1	+ 37
Drug Use	55	22	25	264	- 241
Encephalitis	56	18	70	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	57	17	23	324	- 307
Appendicitis	58	14	59	12	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	11	55	17	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	47	60	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	41	119	- 115
War	62	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	12	- 11
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	61	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	82	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.