RWANDA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,381	4	3,605	+ 7,775
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,703	11	1,858	+ 7,844
Stroke	3	6,480	2	5,060	+ 1,419
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,472	3	3,718	+ 754
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,007	1	5,280	- 1,273
Kidney Disease	6	3,766	15	1,206	+ 2,561
Lung Disease	7	3,444	13	1,555	+ 1,889
Lung Cancers	8	2,866	39	234	+ 2,632
Liver Cancer	9	2,535	23	706	+ 1,828
Liver Disease	10	2,206	8	2,548	- 343
Breast Cancer	11	1,738	27	600	+ 1,139
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,727	25	657	+ 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,451	12	1,777	- 326
Stomach Cancer	14	1,315	20	780	+ 535
Prostate Cancer	15	1,309	32	396	+ 913
Low Birth Weight	16	1,164	9	2,193	- 1,029
Asthma	17	999	22	717	+ 282
Cervical Cancer	18	927	18	941	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	775	33	362	+ 413
Other Injuries	20	741	17	944	- 203
Hypertension	21	671	14	1,357	- 686
Lymphomas	22	653	30	450	+ 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	637	28	591	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	24	598	47	146	+ 452
Drownings	25	554	36	285	+ 270
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	521	6	3,121	- 2,601
Suicide	27	519	24	704	- 185
Violence	28	466	29	548	- 82
Meningitis	29	456	19	847	- 391
Pancreas Cancer	30	436	43	214	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	31	379	41	219	+ 160
Falls	32	362	31	412	- 50
Birth Trauma	33	351	10	1,888	- 1,537
Leukemia	34	327	35	317	+ 10
Dengue	35	323	72	0	+ 323
Fires	36	316	38	270	+ 47
Malnutrition	37	297	16	1,168	- 871
Inflammatory/Heart	38	296	34	347	- 51
Oral Cancer	39	282	37	272	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	278	48	136	+ 142
Hepatitis B	41	268	55	68	+ 200
Skin Cancers	42	260	50	113	+ 147
Skin Disease	43	250	52	103	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	44	223	53	92	+ 131
Maternal Conditions	45	221	21	722	- 502
Oesophagus Cancer	46	211	44	213	- 2
Uterin Cancer	47	191	56	58	+ 133
Bladder Cancer	48	162	62	35	+ 126
Poisonings	49	149	40	220	- 71
Pertussis	50	135	42	218	- 83
Tuberculosis	51	123	26	625	- 502
Alcohol	52	101	49	125	- 25
Epilepsy	53	98	45	191	- 94
Syphilis	54	94	46	173	- 79
Drug Use	55	55	60	45	+ 11
Encephalitis	56	44	61	39	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	57	42	64	16	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	34	54	70	- 36
Hepatitis C	59	27	65	12	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	63	23	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	10	66	7	+ 3
War	62	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	58	53	- 51
Diphtheria	64	1	71	1	- 0
Measles	65	1	59	51	- 51
Upper Respiratory	66	1	57	58	- 58
Ascariasis	67	1	67	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	0	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	7	2,826	- 2,826
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	111	- 111
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 RWANDA

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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.