SOUTH KOREA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,508	1	28,043	+ 15,465
Diabetes Mellitus	2	37,093	13	6,812	+ 30,281
Stroke	3	24,772	3	25,596	- 824
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,097	15	4,399	+ 12,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,317	2	26,650	- 11,333
Kidney Disease	6	14,399	9	10,107	+ 4,292
Lung Disease	7	13,166	11	8,526	+ 4,640
Lung Cancers	8	10,958	4	20,293	- 9,335
Liver Cancer	9	9,691	7	11,589	- 1,899
Liver Disease	10	8,432	14	6,348	+ 2,083
Breast Cancer	11	6,646	21	2,880	+ 3,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,604	6	12,145	- 5,541
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,546	41	518	+ 5,028
Stomach Cancer	14	5,026	10	8,625	- 3,598
Prostate Cancer	15	5,006	22	2,316	+ 2,690
Low Birth Weight	16	4,451	45	370	+ 4,080
Asthma	17	3,819	32	1,150	+ 2,668
Cervical Cancer	18	3,546	34	1,065	+ 2,481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,963	38	540	+ 2,423
Other Injuries	20	2,832	18	3,634	- 802
Hypertension	21	2,567	17	3,711	- 1,144
Lymphomas	22	2,498	19	3,477	- 979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,434	8	10,180	- 7,747
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,286	16	3,951	- 1,665
Drownings	25	2,120	42	501	+ 1,619
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,990	35	929	+ 1,062
Suicide	27	1,983	5	14,636	- 12,653
Violence	28	1,781	44	386	+ 1,394
Meningitis	29	1,742	58	51	+ 1,692
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,666	12	6,994	- 5,327
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,449	25	1,891	- 441
Falls	32	1,384	20	2,934	- 1,550
Birth Trauma	33	1,343	54	88	+ 1,255
Leukemia	34	1,251	23	2,140	- 889
Dengue	35	1,236	77	0	+ 1,236
Fires	36	1,209	47	263	+ 946
Malnutrition	37	1,137	53	88	+ 1,048
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,130	31	1,325	- 195
Oral Cancer	39	1,079	29	1,457	- 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,062	48	224	+ 837
Hepatitis B	41	1,024	39	526	+ 498
Skin Cancers	42	993	37	585	+ 409
Skin Disease	43	957	36	704	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	44	852	30	1,330	- 478
Maternal Conditions	45	844	61	34	+ 810
Oesophagus Cancer	46	806	28	1,733	- 927
Uterin Cancer	47	730	43	420	+ 311
Bladder Cancer	48	618	27	1,768	- 1,150
Poisonings	49	571	52	115	+ 455
Pertussis	50	515	67	6	+ 509
Tuberculosis	51	469	24	1,950	- 1,481
Alcohol	52	386	33	1,081	- 695
Epilepsy	53	373	40	524	- 151
Syphilis	54	359	62	27	+ 332
Drug Use	55	211	50	154	+ 56
Encephalitis	56	166	65	19	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	57	162	26	1,807	- 1,644
Appendicitis	58	129	57	54	+ 75
Hepatitis C	59	105	49	168	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	58	51	150	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	61	40	66	11	+ 29
War	62	5	68	5	+ 0
Tetanus	63	5	69	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	4	73	0	+ 4
Measles	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	26	- 23
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	84	- 84
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Tonga

South Korea

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.