SINGAPORE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,036	1	5,292	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,293	28	108	+ 4,186
Stroke	3	2,867	3	1,559	+ 1,309
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,979	26	121	+ 1,858
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,773	2	5,189	- 3,416
Kidney Disease	6	1,667	6	1,028	+ 638
Lung Disease	7	1,524	14	383	+ 1,141
Lung Cancers	8	1,268	4	1,540	- 272
Liver Cancer	9	1,122	7	746	+ 376
Liver Disease	10	976	20	209	+ 767
Breast Cancer	11	769	10	605	+ 164
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	764	36	32	+ 732
Congenital Anomalies	13	642	31	80	+ 562
Stomach Cancer	14	582	12	405	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	15	579	16	303	+ 277
Low Birth Weight	16	515	41	25	+ 490
Asthma	17	442	35	37	+ 405
Cervical Cancer	18	410	30	85	+ 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	343	33	69	+ 274
Other Injuries	20	328	32	79	+ 249
Hypertension	21	297	8	732	- 435
Lymphomas	22	289	13	397	- 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	282	5	1,203	- 921
Parkinson's Disease	24	265	29	90	+ 175
Drownings	25	245	38	29	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	230	39	28	+ 203
Suicide	27	229	9	650	- 421
Violence	28	206	46	15	+ 192
Meningitis	29	202	48	8	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	30	193	11	537	- 344
Endocrine Disorders	31	168	37	30	+ 137
Falls	32	160	18	218	- 57
Birth Trauma	33	155	55	3	+ 152
Leukemia	34	145	17	249	- 105
Dengue	35	143	66	0	+ 143
Fires	36	140	49	7	+ 133
Malnutrition	37	132	63	0	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	38	131	19	215	- 85
Oral Cancer	39	125	15	317	- 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	123	43	22	+ 101
Hepatitis B	41	119	52	4	+ 114
Skin Cancers	42	115	34	56	+ 59
Skin Disease	43	111	25	136	- 25
Ovary Cancer	44	99	21	204	- 105
Maternal Conditions	45	98	53	3	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	46	93	24	137	- 44
Uterin Cancer	47	85	23	147	- 63
Bladder Cancer	48	72	27	120	- 49
Poisonings	49	66	60	1	+ 65
Pertussis	50	60	62	0	+ 60
Tuberculosis	51	54	40	26	+ 29
Alcohol	52	45	47	10	+ 34
Epilepsy	53	43	42	25	+ 18
Syphilis	54	42	65	0	+ 42
Drug Use	55	24	44	19	+ 5
Encephalitis	56	19	61	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	57	19	22	195	- 176
Appendicitis	58	15	50	6	+ 9
Hepatitis C	59	12	56	3	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	58	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	57	3	+ 2
War	62	1	59	2	- 2
Tetanus	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	54	3	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	45	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Tonga

Singapore

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.