PORTUGAL VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,527	1	12,878	- 4,351
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,270	8	3,601	+ 3,668
Stroke	3	4,855	2	12,339	- 7,485
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,351	27	838	+ 2,513
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,002	4	6,851	- 3,849
Kidney Disease	6	2,822	9	2,803	+ 19
Lung Disease	7	2,580	7	4,286	- 1,706
Lung Cancers	8	2,148	5	4,406	- 2,258
Liver Cancer	9	1,899	18	1,270	+ 629
Liver Disease	10	1,652	22	1,126	+ 527
Breast Cancer	11	1,302	12	1,997	- 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,294	3	7,191	- 5,897
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,087	40	196	+ 891
Stomach Cancer	14	985	10	2,532	- 1,547
Prostate Cancer	15	981	11	2,124	- 1,143
Low Birth Weight	16	872	52	79	+ 793
Asthma	17	748	43	146	+ 602
Cervical Cancer	18	695	34	329	+ 366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	581	37	229	+ 352
Other Injuries	20	555	13	1,937	- 1,382
Hypertension	21	503	14	1,880	- 1,377
Lymphomas	22	490	16	1,608	- 1,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	477	6	4,389	- 3,913
Parkinson's Disease	24	448	21	1,139	- 691
Drownings	25	415	51	79	+ 336
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	390	36	231	+ 159
Suicide	27	389	19	1,172	- 783
Violence	28	349	48	96	+ 253
Meningitis	29	341	56	43	+ 299
Pancreas Cancer	30	327	15	1,669	- 1,343
Endocrine Disorders	31	284	17	1,547	- 1,263
Falls	32	271	23	1,033	- 761
Birth Trauma	33	263	60	24	+ 239
Leukemia	34	245	24	1,015	- 770
Dengue	35	242	84	0	+ 242
Fires	36	237	46	108	+ 129
Malnutrition	37	223	53	79	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	38	221	26	909	- 687
Oral Cancer	39	211	25	912	- 701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	208	41	169	+ 39
Hepatitis B	41	201	59	26	+ 175
Skin Cancers	42	195	30	523	- 329
Skin Disease	43	188	39	202	- 15
Ovary Cancer	44	167	33	397	- 230
Maternal Conditions	45	165	63	7	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	46	158	29	623	- 465
Uterin Cancer	47	143	32	406	- 263
Bladder Cancer	48	121	20	1,171	- 1,049
Poisonings	49	112	57	29	+ 83
Pertussis	50	101	72	0	+ 101
Tuberculosis	51	92	38	213	- 121
Alcohol	52	76	45	111	- 35
Epilepsy	53	73	31	415	- 342
Syphilis	54	70	64	3	+ 67
Drug Use	55	41	44	128	- 87
Encephalitis	56	33	67	1	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	57	32	28	652	- 620
Appendicitis	58	25	61	21	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	21	49	87	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	47	99	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	54	56	- 48
War	62	1	69	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	15	- 14
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	35	320	- 320
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Tonga

Portugal

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.