SPAIN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,497	1	51,684	- 12,187
Diabetes Mellitus	2	33,673	10	7,773	+ 25,900
Stroke	3	22,488	3	29,004	- 6,515
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,521	31	1,829	+ 13,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,905	7	13,717	+ 188
Kidney Disease	6	13,072	8	9,725	+ 3,347
Lung Disease	7	11,953	5	18,926	- 6,974
Lung Cancers	8	9,948	4	22,131	- 12,183
Liver Cancer	9	8,797	18	5,098	+ 3,699
Liver Disease	10	7,654	23	4,231	+ 3,423
Breast Cancer	11	6,033	11	7,067	- 1,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,995	2	42,339	- 36,344
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,035	38	863	+ 4,172
Stomach Cancer	14	4,563	14	5,796	- 1,233
Prostate Cancer	15	4,544	13	6,420	- 1,875
Low Birth Weight	16	4,040	52	253	+ 3,788
Asthma	17	3,467	35	1,133	+ 2,334
Cervical Cancer	18	3,219	39	855	+ 2,364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,690	44	475	+ 2,215
Other Injuries	20	2,571	15	5,536	- 2,965
Hypertension	21	2,330	9	9,115	- 6,784
Lymphomas	22	2,268	16	5,335	- 3,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,209	6	16,957	- 14,748
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,075	20	4,943	- 2,868
Drownings	25	1,924	45	446	+ 1,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,807	36	1,064	+ 743
Suicide	27	1,800	25	3,609	- 1,810
Violence	28	1,616	51	262	+ 1,355
Meningitis	29	1,582	59	129	+ 1,453
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,513	12	6,752	- 5,239
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,316	21	4,863	- 3,547
Falls	32	1,256	26	3,246	- 1,990
Birth Trauma	33	1,219	60	113	+ 1,106
Leukemia	34	1,135	24	3,772	- 2,637
Dengue	35	1,122	77	0	+ 1,122
Fires	36	1,098	55	185	+ 913
Malnutrition	37	1,032	47	302	+ 729
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,026	19	4,984	- 3,958
Oral Cancer	39	980	27	2,583	- 1,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	964	33	1,612	- 648
Hepatitis B	41	929	58	162	+ 767
Skin Cancers	42	902	32	1,803	- 901
Skin Disease	43	869	30	1,840	- 972
Ovary Cancer	44	774	28	2,026	- 1,252
Maternal Conditions	45	766	64	14	+ 752
Oesophagus Cancer	46	732	29	2,011	- 1,280
Uterin Cancer	47	663	34	1,612	- 949
Bladder Cancer	48	561	17	5,222	- 4,661
Poisonings	49	518	57	170	+ 348
Pertussis	50	467	73	2	+ 466
Tuberculosis	51	426	50	270	+ 156
Alcohol	52	350	46	333	+ 17
Epilepsy	53	339	40	824	- 485
Syphilis	54	326	67	9	+ 317
Drug Use	55	191	41	776	- 585
Encephalitis	56	151	70	4	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	57	147	22	4,748	- 4,601
Appendicitis	58	117	61	79	+ 38
Hepatitis C	59	95	42	652	- 557
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	53	48	294	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	49	287	- 251
War	62	5	68	6	- 1
Tetanus	63	5	72	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	4	76	0	+ 3
Measles	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	47	- 44
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	43	538	- 538
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Tonga

Spain

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.