ROMANIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,161	1	71,810	- 56,650
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,925	18	2,230	+ 10,695
Stroke	3	8,632	2	49,707	- 41,075
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,958	20	1,992	+ 3,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,337	5	9,357	- 4,020
Kidney Disease	6	5,017	9	5,175	- 157
Lung Disease	7	4,588	7	7,359	- 2,771
Lung Cancers	8	3,818	4	10,113	- 6,295
Liver Cancer	9	3,377	13	3,114	+ 263
Liver Disease	10	2,938	6	8,920	- 5,982
Breast Cancer	11	2,316	11	3,851	- 1,535
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,301	15	2,839	- 538
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,933	38	367	+ 1,566
Stomach Cancer	14	1,752	12	3,457	- 1,706
Prostate Cancer	15	1,744	16	2,449	- 705
Low Birth Weight	16	1,551	41	317	+ 1,234
Asthma	17	1,331	45	225	+ 1,106
Cervical Cancer	18	1,236	22	1,870	- 635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,032	33	531	+ 501
Other Injuries	20	987	19	2,139	- 1,152
Hypertension	21	895	3	11,007	- 10,113
Lymphomas	22	870	25	1,385	- 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	848	8	6,835	- 5,987
Parkinson's Disease	24	797	31	741	+ 56
Drownings	25	739	32	596	+ 143
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	693	46	223	+ 470
Suicide	27	691	21	1,886	- 1,195
Violence	28	620	44	255	+ 365
Meningitis	29	607	54	76	+ 531
Pancreas Cancer	30	581	14	2,935	- 2,354
Endocrine Disorders	31	505	48	193	+ 313
Falls	32	482	24	1,504	- 1,022
Birth Trauma	33	468	57	38	+ 430
Leukemia	34	436	26	1,342	- 906
Dengue	35	431	81	0	+ 431
Fires	36	421	36	421	+ 0
Malnutrition	37	396	50	142	+ 254
Inflammatory/Heart	38	394	10	4,433	- 4,039
Oral Cancer	39	376	17	2,290	- 1,914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	370	35	440	- 70
Hepatitis B	41	357	59	30	+ 326
Skin Cancers	42	346	29	1,003	- 657
Skin Disease	43	333	53	97	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	44	297	27	1,109	- 812
Maternal Conditions	45	294	58	35	+ 259
Oesophagus Cancer	46	281	30	755	- 474
Uterin Cancer	47	255	34	522	- 268
Bladder Cancer	48	215	23	1,715	- 1,500
Poisonings	49	199	39	366	- 168
Pertussis	50	179	69	0	+ 179
Tuberculosis	51	164	28	1,015	- 852
Alcohol	52	134	37	409	- 275
Epilepsy	53	130	42	314	- 184
Syphilis	54	125	66	1	+ 124
Drug Use	55	73	40	346	- 273
Encephalitis	56	58	62	6	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	57	57	43	289	- 232
Appendicitis	58	45	60	21	+ 24
Hepatitis C	59	37	52	98	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	85	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	55	66	- 52
War	62	2	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	2	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	61	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	47	219	- 219
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Tonga

Romania

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.