PHILIPPINES VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,806	1	129,955	- 31,149
Diabetes Mellitus	2	84,237	7	32,260	+ 51,977
Stroke	3	56,257	3	74,167	- 17,910
Road Traffic Accidents	4	38,827	10	13,017	+ 25,810
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	34,785	2	93,807	- 59,021
Kidney Disease	6	32,700	4	39,380	- 6,680
Lung Disease	7	29,901	6	32,559	- 2,659
Lung Cancers	8	24,886	13	10,296	+ 14,590
Liver Cancer	9	22,007	19	7,663	+ 14,344
Liver Disease	10	19,148	20	7,076	+ 12,072
Breast Cancer	11	15,092	15	9,802	+ 5,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	14,996	39	2,010	+ 12,986
Congenital Anomalies	13	12,596	17	8,051	+ 4,545
Stomach Cancer	14	11,415	41	1,868	+ 9,547
Prostate Cancer	15	11,368	26	4,149	+ 7,218
Low Birth Weight	16	10,107	14	10,141	- 34
Asthma	17	8,673	11	11,404	- 2,731
Cervical Cancer	18	8,052	33	3,076	+ 4,977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,729	21	6,865	- 137
Other Injuries	20	6,431	31	3,536	+ 2,895
Hypertension	21	5,830	5	34,500	- 28,670
Lymphomas	22	5,673	36	2,279	+ 3,394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	5,527	16	8,063	- 2,536
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,192	55	594	+ 4,598
Drownings	25	4,814	27	3,881	+ 933
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,520	22	6,189	- 1,669
Suicide	27	4,503	35	2,325	+ 2,177
Violence	28	4,044	9	14,835	- 10,791
Meningitis	29	3,957	47	1,041	+ 2,916
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,784	37	2,121	+ 1,663
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,292	12	10,464	- 7,172
Falls	32	3,143	28	3,861	- 718
Birth Trauma	33	3,050	18	7,960	- 4,910
Leukemia	34	2,841	29	3,596	- 756
Dengue	35	2,807	46	1,060	+ 1,747
Fires	36	2,746	54	600	+ 2,146
Malnutrition	37	2,581	24	4,311	- 1,730
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,567	30	3,545	- 979
Oral Cancer	39	2,450	34	2,916	- 466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,411	42	1,807	+ 604
Hepatitis B	41	2,325	56	590	+ 1,736
Skin Cancers	42	2,255	61	368	+ 1,887
Skin Disease	43	2,173	25	4,229	- 2,056
Ovary Cancer	44	1,935	40	1,994	- 59
Maternal Conditions	45	1,916	38	2,042	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,830	53	672	+ 1,158
Uterin Cancer	47	1,659	50	761	+ 898
Bladder Cancer	48	1,404	58	569	+ 835
Poisonings	49	1,296	65	226	+ 1,070
Pertussis	50	1,169	43	1,760	- 590
Tuberculosis	51	1,066	8	27,061	- 25,995
Alcohol	52	876	60	401	+ 476
Epilepsy	53	847	45	1,120	- 273
Syphilis	54	815	44	1,157	- 342
Drug Use	55	478	52	695	- 217
Encephalitis	56	378	67	185	+ 193
Other Neoplasms	57	369	23	5,146	- 4,778
Appendicitis	58	293	63	276	+ 17
Hepatitis C	59	238	81	0	+ 238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	132	62	323	- 191
Multiple Sclerosis	61	90	72	31	+ 59
War	62	11	49	817	- 806
Tetanus	63	11	59	521	- 510
Diphtheria	64	9	75	14	- 5
Measles	65	7	48	894	- 887
Upper Respiratory	66	6	70	39	- 33
Ascariasis	67	5	76	13	- 9
Chlamydia	68	3	78	4	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	74	23	- 22
Leprosy	70	0	71	37	- 37
HIV/AIDS	71	0	66	204	- 204
Schistosomiasis	72	0	64	233	- 233
Leishmaniasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	75	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Tonga

Philippines

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.