PERU VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,234	2	13,769	+ 13,464
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,218	8	4,437	+ 18,781
Stroke	3	15,506	3	7,722	+ 7,784
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,702	9	4,414	+ 6,288
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,588	1	15,326	- 5,739
Kidney Disease	6	9,013	4	7,234	+ 1,779
Lung Disease	7	8,241	15	2,519	+ 5,723
Lung Cancers	8	6,859	10	3,169	+ 3,691
Liver Cancer	9	6,066	16	2,476	+ 3,590
Liver Disease	10	5,278	5	6,375	- 1,098
Breast Cancer	11	4,160	20	1,969	+ 2,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,133	6	5,811	- 1,678
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,472	19	1,997	+ 1,475
Stomach Cancer	14	3,146	7	5,072	- 1,925
Prostate Cancer	15	3,133	11	3,167	- 34
Low Birth Weight	16	2,786	24	1,475	+ 1,311
Asthma	17	2,390	50	208	+ 2,182
Cervical Cancer	18	2,219	21	1,924	+ 296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,855	35	609	+ 1,246
Other Injuries	20	1,773	13	2,876	- 1,103
Hypertension	21	1,607	28	1,061	+ 546
Lymphomas	22	1,564	18	2,254	- 690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,523	14	2,642	- 1,119
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,431	26	1,270	+ 161
Drownings	25	1,327	36	584	+ 743
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,246	27	1,108	+ 138
Suicide	27	1,241	30	903	+ 338
Violence	28	1,115	12	3,013	- 1,898
Meningitis	29	1,091	56	118	+ 973
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,043	23	1,607	- 564
Endocrine Disorders	31	907	40	474	+ 433
Falls	32	866	25	1,285	- 419
Birth Trauma	33	841	37	537	+ 304
Leukemia	34	783	22	1,850	- 1,067
Dengue	35	774	66	4	+ 770
Fires	36	757	49	239	+ 518
Malnutrition	37	711	29	1,006	- 294
Inflammatory/Heart	38	707	39	494	+ 214
Oral Cancer	39	675	38	519	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	665	51	198	+ 466
Hepatitis B	41	641	64	10	+ 631
Skin Cancers	42	622	32	786	- 164
Skin Disease	43	599	54	156	+ 443
Ovary Cancer	44	533	33	713	- 180
Maternal Conditions	45	528	43	345	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	46	504	42	394	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	47	457	45	304	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	48	387	41	463	- 76
Poisonings	49	357	55	126	+ 231
Pertussis	50	322	48	260	+ 62
Tuberculosis	51	294	17	2,377	- 2,083
Alcohol	52	241	44	321	- 80
Epilepsy	53	233	47	262	- 29
Syphilis	54	225	52	182	+ 42
Drug Use	55	132	34	635	- 504
Encephalitis	56	104	46	281	- 176
Other Neoplasms	57	102	58	54	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	81	53	170	- 90
Hepatitis C	59	66	65	4	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	36	57	107	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	62	35	- 10
War	62	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	63	3	60	48	- 44
Diphtheria	64	2	70	1	+ 1
Measles	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	11	- 10
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	68	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	31	849	- 849
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	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 PERU

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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.