POLAND VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,368	1	117,700	- 85,332
Diabetes Mellitus	2	27,595	8	8,947	+ 18,648
Stroke	3	18,429	2	32,693	- 14,264
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,719	22	3,555	+ 9,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,395	4	19,998	- 8,603
Kidney Disease	6	10,712	20	4,065	+ 6,647
Lung Disease	7	9,795	6	13,677	- 3,881
Lung Cancers	8	8,152	3	25,781	- 17,628
Liver Cancer	9	7,209	29	2,290	+ 4,919
Liver Disease	10	6,273	10	7,912	- 1,639
Breast Cancer	11	4,944	9	7,967	- 3,023
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,913	21	3,701	+ 1,211
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,126	36	916	+ 3,210
Stomach Cancer	14	3,739	12	5,910	- 2,171
Prostate Cancer	15	3,724	11	6,489	- 2,765
Low Birth Weight	16	3,311	42	579	+ 2,732
Asthma	17	2,841	43	540	+ 2,301
Cervical Cancer	18	2,638	32	1,907	+ 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,204	26	3,091	- 887
Other Injuries	20	2,107	28	2,527	- 420
Hypertension	21	1,910	15	4,937	- 3,027
Lymphomas	22	1,858	19	4,141	- 2,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,810	5	14,610	- 12,800
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,701	34	1,500	+ 200
Drownings	25	1,577	39	636	+ 941
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,481	37	839	+ 642
Suicide	27	1,475	18	4,282	- 2,807
Violence	28	1,325	49	294	+ 1,031
Meningitis	29	1,296	53	171	+ 1,126
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,240	13	5,430	- 4,190
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,078	38	831	+ 247
Falls	32	1,030	16	4,712	- 3,682
Birth Trauma	33	999	57	52	+ 947
Leukemia	34	931	24	3,456	- 2,525
Dengue	35	919	84	0	+ 919
Fires	36	899	45	474	+ 425
Malnutrition	37	846	50	291	+ 555
Inflammatory/Heart	38	841	23	3,495	- 2,654
Oral Cancer	39	803	25	3,377	- 2,574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	790	40	612	+ 178
Hepatitis B	41	762	56	52	+ 710
Skin Cancers	42	739	31	2,155	- 1,416
Skin Disease	43	712	46	469	+ 243
Ovary Cancer	44	634	27	2,929	- 2,295
Maternal Conditions	45	628	63	10	+ 618
Oesophagus Cancer	46	600	33	1,803	- 1,203
Uterin Cancer	47	543	30	2,163	- 1,619
Bladder Cancer	48	460	17	4,700	- 4,240
Poisonings	49	424	51	205	+ 220
Pertussis	50	383	71	0	+ 383
Tuberculosis	51	349	41	597	- 247
Alcohol	52	287	14	5,238	- 4,951
Epilepsy	53	277	35	1,145	- 868
Syphilis	54	267	69	0	+ 267
Drug Use	55	157	48	321	- 164
Encephalitis	56	124	64	6	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	57	121	7	9,256	- 9,136
Appendicitis	58	96	55	69	+ 27
Hepatitis C	59	78	52	188	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	43	47	369	- 326
Multiple Sclerosis	61	30	44	502	- 473
War	62	4	66	4	- 0
Tetanus	63	4	67	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	64	3	70	0	+ 3
Measles	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	60	19	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	54	115	- 115
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Tonga

Poland

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.