PANAMA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,734	1	2,624	+ 1,110
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,184	4	1,070	+ 2,114
Stroke	3	2,126	2	2,006	+ 120
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,467	9	591	+ 876
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,315	7	697	+ 618
Kidney Disease	6	1,236	3	1,106	+ 130
Lung Disease	7	1,130	5	815	+ 315
Lung Cancers	8	941	16	303	+ 638
Liver Cancer	9	832	27	182	+ 650
Liver Disease	10	724	15	325	+ 398
Breast Cancer	11	570	19	279	+ 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	567	17	296	+ 271
Congenital Anomalies	13	476	13	378	+ 99
Stomach Cancer	14	431	11	397	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	15	430	12	390	+ 40
Low Birth Weight	16	382	22	238	+ 144
Asthma	17	328	43	56	+ 272
Cervical Cancer	18	304	26	185	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	254	50	30	+ 224
Other Injuries	20	243	35	100	+ 143
Hypertension	21	220	10	510	- 290
Lymphomas	22	214	24	205	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	209	14	352	- 143
Parkinson's Disease	24	196	33	115	+ 82
Drownings	25	182	34	103	+ 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	171	28	163	+ 8
Suicide	27	170	32	121	+ 49
Violence	28	153	6	730	- 577
Meningitis	29	150	52	27	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	30	143	29	135	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	31	124	18	279	- 155
Falls	32	119	37	92	+ 27
Birth Trauma	33	115	36	94	+ 22
Leukemia	34	107	25	189	- 82
Dengue	35	106	64	2	+ 104
Fires	36	104	57	11	+ 93
Malnutrition	37	98	31	122	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	97	20	270	- 173
Oral Cancer	39	93	38	78	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	91	53	25	+ 66
Hepatitis B	41	88	59	7	+ 81
Skin Cancers	42	85	44	56	+ 29
Skin Disease	43	82	30	127	- 45
Ovary Cancer	44	73	41	64	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	45	72	48	32	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	46	69	45	52	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	47	63	40	66	- 3
Bladder Cancer	48	53	46	33	+ 20
Poisonings	49	49	61	4	+ 45
Pertussis	50	44	74	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	51	40	23	223	- 183
Alcohol	52	33	49	30	+ 3
Epilepsy	53	32	39	66	- 34
Syphilis	54	31	65	1	+ 29
Drug Use	55	18	47	33	- 15
Encephalitis	56	14	63	3	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	57	14	21	256	- 242
Appendicitis	58	11	56	11	- 0
Hepatitis C	59	9	66	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	55	14	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	62	3	+ 1
War	62	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	54	14	- 13
Ascariasis	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	8	653	- 653
Schistosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	10	- 10
Anemia	82	0	42	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	28	- 28
Oral conditions	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.