SAUDI ARABIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,528	1	39,037	- 8,508
Diabetes Mellitus	2	26,027	9	3,890	+ 22,137
Stroke	3	17,382	2	16,793	+ 589
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,996	3	12,317	- 321
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,748	5	6,132	+ 4,616
Kidney Disease	6	10,104	4	9,051	+ 1,053
Lung Disease	7	9,238	10	2,842	+ 6,396
Lung Cancers	8	7,689	26	775	+ 6,914
Liver Cancer	9	6,800	21	845	+ 5,955
Liver Disease	10	5,916	7	4,931	+ 985
Breast Cancer	11	4,663	20	908	+ 3,755
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,634	11	2,442	+ 2,191
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,892	12	2,307	+ 1,585
Stomach Cancer	14	3,527	36	389	+ 3,138
Prostate Cancer	15	3,512	50	148	+ 3,364
Low Birth Weight	16	3,123	18	989	+ 2,134
Asthma	17	2,680	17	1,168	+ 1,512
Cervical Cancer	18	2,488	49	157	+ 2,331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,079	41	275	+ 1,804
Other Injuries	20	1,987	8	4,004	- 2,017
Hypertension	21	1,801	22	834	+ 967
Lymphomas	22	1,753	28	716	+ 1,037
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,708	14	1,630	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,604	25	776	+ 828
Drownings	25	1,487	24	821	+ 666
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,396	35	457	+ 940
Suicide	27	1,391	13	2,046	- 655
Violence	28	1,249	30	646	+ 604
Meningitis	29	1,223	45	227	+ 996
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,169	31	526	+ 643
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,017	15	1,447	- 430
Falls	32	971	6	5,340	- 4,369
Birth Trauma	33	942	37	343	+ 599
Leukemia	34	878	19	925	- 47
Dengue	35	867	63	9	+ 858
Fires	36	848	23	825	+ 23
Malnutrition	37	798	52	79	+ 718
Inflammatory/Heart	38	793	16	1,342	- 549
Oral Cancer	39	757	34	465	+ 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	745	39	280	+ 465
Hepatitis B	41	718	53	57	+ 661
Skin Cancers	42	697	55	55	+ 642
Skin Disease	43	671	32	516	+ 155
Ovary Cancer	44	598	42	247	+ 350
Maternal Conditions	45	592	48	172	+ 420
Oesophagus Cancer	46	565	44	229	+ 336
Uterin Cancer	47	513	38	323	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	48	434	46	214	+ 220
Poisonings	49	400	40	279	+ 121
Pertussis	50	361	54	56	+ 305
Tuberculosis	51	329	27	752	- 423
Alcohol	52	271	51	128	+ 142
Epilepsy	53	262	29	694	- 433
Syphilis	54	252	59	33	+ 219
Drug Use	55	148	33	491	- 343
Encephalitis	56	117	43	234	- 118
Other Neoplasms	57	114	57	40	+ 74
Appendicitis	58	91	58	35	+ 56
Hepatitis C	59	74	64	7	+ 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	41	62	9	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	56	49	- 21
War	62	3	65	3	+ 0
Tetanus	63	3	61	16	- 12
Diphtheria	64	3	69	1	+ 2
Measles	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	47	192	- 192
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	25	- 25
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Tonga

Saudi Arabia

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.