SENEGAL VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,745	2	6,224	+ 9,521
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,423	10	2,395	+ 11,028
Stroke	3	8,965	4	5,342	+ 3,622
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,187	6	3,832	+ 2,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,543	1	7,184	- 1,641
Kidney Disease	6	5,211	12	2,210	+ 3,000
Lung Disease	7	4,765	18	1,351	+ 3,414
Lung Cancers	8	3,966	44	180	+ 3,785
Liver Cancer	9	3,507	22	1,087	+ 2,420
Liver Disease	10	3,051	13	2,147	+ 905
Breast Cancer	11	2,405	27	861	+ 1,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,390	26	879	+ 1,511
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,007	11	2,364	- 357
Stomach Cancer	14	1,819	31	557	+ 1,262
Prostate Cancer	15	1,811	29	642	+ 1,169
Low Birth Weight	16	1,611	7	3,636	- 2,026
Asthma	17	1,382	25	936	+ 446
Cervical Cancer	18	1,283	17	1,405	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,072	35	433	+ 639
Other Injuries	20	1,025	16	1,512	- 487
Hypertension	21	929	21	1,095	- 166
Lymphomas	22	904	39	315	+ 589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	881	37	384	+ 496
Parkinson's Disease	24	827	41	273	+ 554
Drownings	25	767	33	494	+ 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	720	3	5,343	- 4,623
Suicide	27	718	24	978	- 260
Violence	28	644	19	1,247	- 602
Meningitis	29	631	15	1,628	- 998
Pancreas Cancer	30	603	48	159	+ 444
Endocrine Disorders	31	525	23	1,041	- 517
Falls	32	501	30	622	- 121
Birth Trauma	33	486	8	3,448	- 2,962
Leukemia	34	453	54	113	+ 340
Dengue	35	447	73	0	+ 447
Fires	36	438	34	448	- 11
Malnutrition	37	411	32	494	- 83
Inflammatory/Heart	38	409	36	426	- 17
Oral Cancer	39	390	43	208	+ 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	384	46	166	+ 218
Hepatitis B	41	371	60	70	+ 300
Skin Cancers	42	359	51	147	+ 212
Skin Disease	43	346	47	159	+ 187
Ovary Cancer	44	308	42	220	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	45	305	14	1,669	- 1,364
Oesophagus Cancer	46	292	55	99	+ 193
Uterin Cancer	47	264	56	94	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	48	224	50	155	+ 69
Poisonings	49	206	40	315	- 108
Pertussis	50	186	28	771	- 585
Tuberculosis	51	170	9	2,678	- 2,509
Alcohol	52	140	59	74	+ 65
Epilepsy	53	135	38	330	- 195
Syphilis	54	130	53	122	+ 8
Drug Use	55	76	52	138	- 62
Encephalitis	56	60	57	85	- 25
Other Neoplasms	57	59	62	24	+ 35
Appendicitis	58	47	61	38	+ 8
Hepatitis C	59	38	68	11	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	67	15	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	64	20	- 5
War	62	2	69	4	- 2
Tetanus	63	2	58	85	- 83
Diphtheria	64	1	70	3	- 1
Measles	65	1	49	158	- 157
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	15	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	65	18	- 17
Chlamydia	68	1	71	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	20	1,186	- 1,186
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	176	- 176
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	21	- 21
Malaria	74	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 SENEGAL

Tonga

Senegal

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.