SOLOMON ISL. VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	607	1	975	- 368
Diabetes Mellitus	2	518	4	322	+ 196
Stroke	3	346	2	670	- 324
Road Traffic Accidents	4	239	8	111	+ 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	214	3	371	- 157
Kidney Disease	6	201	15	64	+ 137
Lung Disease	7	184	6	209	- 25
Lung Cancers	8	153	27	33	+ 119
Liver Cancer	9	135	18	60	+ 75
Liver Disease	10	118	10	89	+ 29
Breast Cancer	11	93	26	34	+ 59
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	92	28	32	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	13	77	16	63	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	14	70	44	12	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	15	70	41	13	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	16	62	14	65	- 2
Asthma	17	53	12	78	- 25
Cervical Cancer	18	49	25	41	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	41	32	22	+ 19
Other Injuries	20	40	17	60	- 20
Hypertension	21	36	13	76	- 40
Lymphomas	22	35	42	13	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	34	31	23	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	24	32	34	21	+ 11
Drownings	25	30	11	80	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	28	5	218	- 190
Suicide	27	28	9	98	- 71
Violence	28	25	30	26	- 1
Meningitis	29	24	43	13	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	30	23	51	4	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	31	20	39	15	+ 5
Falls	32	19	20	55	- 35
Birth Trauma	33	19	21	51	- 33
Leukemia	34	17	35	20	- 3
Dengue	35	17	24	41	- 24
Fires	36	17	40	14	+ 3
Malnutrition	37	16	36	19	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	38	16	37	17	- 2
Oral Cancer	39	15	49	8	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	15	19	59	- 44
Hepatitis B	41	14	53	3	+ 11
Skin Cancers	42	14	69	0	+ 14
Skin Disease	43	13	46	10	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	44	12	33	21	- 9
Maternal Conditions	45	12	22	46	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	46	11	57	1	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	47	10	47	9	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	48	9	52	4	+ 4
Poisonings	49	8	38	15	- 7
Pertussis	50	7	50	7	- 0
Tuberculosis	51	7	23	45	- 38
Alcohol	52	5	48	9	- 3
Epilepsy	53	5	45	11	- 5
Syphilis	54	5	29	28	- 23
Drug Use	55	3	58	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	2	54	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	57	2	56	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	2	55	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	60	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	61	0	+ 0
War	62	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Tonga

Solomon Isl.

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.