SOUTH AFRICA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,492	3	32,739	+ 17,754
Diabetes Mellitus	2	43,047	5	30,188	+ 12,860
Stroke	3	28,749	4	30,693	- 1,945
Road Traffic Accidents	4	19,842	11	13,014	+ 6,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,776	2	39,341	- 21,565
Kidney Disease	6	16,711	9	15,302	+ 1,409
Lung Disease	7	15,280	13	11,895	+ 3,385
Lung Cancers	8	12,717	15	7,705	+ 5,012
Liver Cancer	9	11,246	33	2,383	+ 8,863
Liver Disease	10	9,785	14	9,013	+ 772
Breast Cancer	11	7,713	23	4,533	+ 3,179
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,664	22	4,676	+ 2,988
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,437	25	4,351	+ 2,086
Stomach Cancer	14	5,833	39	1,535	+ 4,299
Prostate Cancer	15	5,809	24	4,374	+ 1,436
Low Birth Weight	16	5,165	16	6,250	- 1,085
Asthma	17	4,432	18	5,966	- 1,534
Cervical Cancer	18	4,115	20	5,555	- 1,440
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,439	36	1,894	+ 1,544
Other Injuries	20	3,286	17	6,014	- 2,727
Hypertension	21	2,979	12	12,789	- 9,809
Lymphomas	22	2,899	31	2,818	+ 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,824	28	3,587	- 762
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,653	46	1,077	+ 1,576
Drownings	25	2,460	32	2,403	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,310	8	15,843	- 13,534
Suicide	27	2,301	10	13,774	- 11,473
Violence	28	2,066	7	21,000	- 18,933
Meningitis	29	2,022	26	3,660	- 1,638
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,934	35	2,007	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,682	19	5,890	- 4,208
Falls	32	1,606	42	1,399	+ 207
Birth Trauma	33	1,559	30	3,004	- 1,445
Leukemia	34	1,452	40	1,464	- 12
Dengue	35	1,434	73	0	+ 1,434
Fires	36	1,403	27	3,618	- 2,214
Malnutrition	37	1,319	34	2,381	- 1,062
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,312	21	5,408	- 4,097
Oral Cancer	39	1,252	41	1,406	- 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,232	47	1,015	+ 217
Hepatitis B	41	1,188	61	139	+ 1,049
Skin Cancers	42	1,153	48	993	+ 160
Skin Disease	43	1,110	45	1,101	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	44	989	51	951	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	45	979	38	1,700	- 721
Oesophagus Cancer	46	935	29	3,486	- 2,550
Uterin Cancer	47	848	54	512	+ 335
Bladder Cancer	48	717	52	829	- 112
Poisonings	49	662	50	975	- 313
Pertussis	50	598	43	1,142	- 545
Tuberculosis	51	545	6	21,965	- 21,421
Alcohol	52	448	49	987	- 539
Epilepsy	53	433	37	1,870	- 1,437
Syphilis	54	417	44	1,130	- 713
Drug Use	55	244	53	770	- 525
Encephalitis	56	193	59	234	- 41
Other Neoplasms	57	188	58	267	- 78
Appendicitis	58	150	56	274	- 124
Hepatitis C	59	122	70	8	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	67	55	376	- 308
Multiple Sclerosis	61	46	62	113	- 67
War	62	6	64	66	- 60
Tetanus	63	6	65	38	- 32
Diphtheria	64	5	69	16	- 12
Measles	65	3	57	270	- 267
Upper Respiratory	66	3	60	223	- 220
Ascariasis	67	2	71	3	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	68	18	- 17
Otitis Media	69	1	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Tonga

South Africa

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.