SOMALIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,874	7	7,233	+ 3,642
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,271	16	2,888	+ 6,383
Stroke	3	6,191	6	8,595	- 2,404
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,273	11	4,231	+ 42
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,828	1	21,712	- 17,883
Kidney Disease	6	3,599	21	2,051	+ 1,548
Lung Disease	7	3,291	19	2,442	+ 848
Lung Cancers	8	2,739	54	233	+ 2,506
Liver Cancer	9	2,422	53	256	+ 2,166
Liver Disease	10	2,107	13	3,917	- 1,809
Breast Cancer	11	1,661	26	1,232	+ 429
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,650	32	647	+ 1,003
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,386	15	3,410	- 2,024
Stomach Cancer	14	1,256	49	310	+ 947
Prostate Cancer	15	1,251	52	285	+ 966
Low Birth Weight	16	1,112	8	6,250	- 5,138
Asthma	17	954	23	1,878	- 924
Cervical Cancer	18	886	28	883	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	741	36	559	+ 181
Other Injuries	20	708	14	3,602	- 2,894
Hypertension	21	642	18	2,643	- 2,002
Lymphomas	22	624	34	605	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	608	38	546	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	24	571	56	184	+ 388
Drownings	25	530	25	1,272	- 742
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	497	2	15,363	- 14,865
Suicide	27	496	27	1,219	- 724
Violence	28	445	29	828	- 383
Meningitis	29	435	9	5,381	- 4,946
Pancreas Cancer	30	416	62	108	+ 309
Endocrine Disorders	31	362	44	406	- 44
Falls	32	346	37	548	- 202
Birth Trauma	33	336	5	9,573	- 9,238
Leukemia	34	313	35	562	- 249
Dengue	35	309	73	1	+ 308
Fires	36	302	30	810	- 508
Malnutrition	37	284	10	4,825	- 4,541
Inflammatory/Heart	38	282	39	521	- 239
Oral Cancer	39	270	46	328	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	265	41	446	- 181
Hepatitis B	41	256	48	315	- 59
Skin Cancers	42	248	57	164	+ 85
Skin Disease	43	239	58	151	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	44	213	50	295	- 82
Maternal Conditions	45	211	12	4,127	- 3,916
Oesophagus Cancer	46	201	40	516	- 315
Uterin Cancer	47	183	64	78	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	48	155	61	149	+ 5
Poisonings	49	143	31	758	- 615
Pertussis	50	129	20	2,054	- 1,925
Tuberculosis	51	117	4	10,261	- 10,144
Alcohol	52	96	59	151	- 55
Epilepsy	53	93	43	419	- 325
Syphilis	54	90	45	378	- 288
Drug Use	55	53	65	54	- 2
Encephalitis	56	42	63	91	- 49
Other Neoplasms	57	41	70	12	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	32	55	188	- 156
Hepatitis C	59	26	67	34	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	66	35	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	61	10	71	8	+ 2
War	62	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Tetanus	63	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Diphtheria	64	1	60	150	- 149
Measles	65	1	3	11,576	- 11,575
Upper Respiratory	66	1	47	326	- 325
Ascariasis	67	0	69	30	- 29
Chlamydia	68	0	72	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	33	610	- 610
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	73	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	74	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.