QATAR VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,132	1	1,082	+ 1,050
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,818	2	459	+ 1,359
Stroke	3	1,214	3	255	+ 959
Road Traffic Accidents	4	838	4	206	+ 632
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	751	10	108	+ 643
Kidney Disease	6	706	6	179	+ 526
Lung Disease	7	645	15	68	+ 577
Lung Cancers	8	537	13	73	+ 464
Liver Cancer	9	475	21	44	+ 430
Liver Disease	10	413	5	202	+ 211
Breast Cancer	11	326	17	53	+ 273
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	324	12	75	+ 249
Congenital Anomalies	13	272	14	70	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	14	246	23	42	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	15	245	31	18	+ 228
Low Birth Weight	16	218	20	45	+ 173
Asthma	17	187	40	10	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	18	174	36	13	+ 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	145	46	7	+ 138
Other Injuries	20	139	9	115	+ 24
Hypertension	21	126	28	26	+ 99
Lymphomas	22	122	18	48	+ 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	119	11	83	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	24	112	26	28	+ 84
Drownings	25	104	19	45	+ 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	98	41	10	+ 88
Suicide	27	97	7	165	- 68
Violence	28	87	34	14	+ 73
Meningitis	29	85	47	7	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	30	82	30	25	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	31	71	24	39	+ 32
Falls	32	68	8	129	- 61
Birth Trauma	33	66	38	13	+ 53
Leukemia	34	61	16	57	+ 4
Dengue	35	61	62	0	+ 60
Fires	36	59	22	42	+ 17
Malnutrition	37	56	58	1	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	38	55	25	32	+ 23
Oral Cancer	39	53	29	25	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	52	45	8	+ 44
Hepatitis B	41	50	56	2	+ 48
Skin Cancers	42	49	43	8	+ 41
Skin Disease	43	47	33	16	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	44	42	32	17	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	45	41	52	3	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	46	39	37	13	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	47	36	49	6	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	48	30	27	27	+ 3
Poisonings	49	28	42	9	+ 19
Pertussis	50	25	54	2	+ 23
Tuberculosis	51	23	44	8	+ 15
Alcohol	52	19	48	7	+ 12
Epilepsy	53	18	35	13	+ 5
Syphilis	54	18	53	2	+ 15
Drug Use	55	10	39	12	- 2
Encephalitis	56	8	50	5	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	57	8	51	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	57	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	59	5	63	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	59	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	55	2	+ 0
War	62	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.