SRI LANKA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,364	1	26,304	- 7,940
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,656	2	12,460	+ 3,196
Stroke	3	10,456	6	6,805	+ 3,651
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,216	9	4,200	+ 3,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,465	8	5,117	+ 1,348
Kidney Disease	6	6,078	5	6,858	- 781
Lung Disease	7	5,557	3	9,456	- 3,899
Lung Cancers	8	4,625	12	1,775	+ 2,850
Liver Cancer	9	4,090	19	1,090	+ 3,000
Liver Disease	10	3,559	17	1,303	+ 2,256
Breast Cancer	11	2,805	15	1,383	+ 1,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,787	4	6,939	- 4,151
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,341	22	989	+ 1,352
Stomach Cancer	14	2,122	16	1,321	+ 801
Prostate Cancer	15	2,113	30	507	+ 1,606
Low Birth Weight	16	1,878	29	536	+ 1,342
Asthma	17	1,612	7	6,471	- 4,859
Cervical Cancer	18	1,497	26	762	+ 734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,251	56	38	+ 1,212
Other Injuries	20	1,195	14	1,529	- 334
Hypertension	21	1,084	20	1,055	+ 28
Lymphomas	22	1,054	21	1,027	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,027	24	911	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	24	965	45	168	+ 797
Drownings	25	895	27	731	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	840	28	605	+ 235
Suicide	27	837	10	2,977	- 2,141
Violence	28	752	31	499	+ 252
Meningitis	29	735	46	146	+ 589
Pancreas Cancer	30	703	43	214	+ 490
Endocrine Disorders	31	612	32	462	+ 149
Falls	32	584	23	964	- 380
Birth Trauma	33	567	44	193	+ 374
Leukemia	34	528	18	1,155	- 627
Dengue	35	522	47	131	+ 391
Fires	36	510	41	239	+ 272
Malnutrition	37	480	54	43	+ 436
Inflammatory/Heart	38	477	35	425	+ 52
Oral Cancer	39	455	11	2,893	- 2,438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	448	53	49	+ 399
Hepatitis B	41	432	62	6	+ 426
Skin Cancers	42	419	52	58	+ 361
Skin Disease	43	404	36	293	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	44	360	37	281	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	45	356	48	96	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	46	340	13	1,544	- 1,204
Uterin Cancer	47	308	42	218	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	48	261	34	432	- 171
Poisonings	49	241	49	93	+ 147
Pertussis	50	217	59	15	+ 203
Tuberculosis	51	198	25	769	- 571
Alcohol	52	163	51	82	+ 81
Epilepsy	53	157	39	269	- 112
Syphilis	54	152	58	15	+ 137
Drug Use	55	89	40	257	- 168
Encephalitis	56	70	61	10	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	57	69	50	86	- 17
Appendicitis	58	54	64	5	+ 49
Hepatitis C	59	44	75	0	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	60	11	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	69	2	+ 14
War	62	2	38	280	- 278
Tetanus	63	2	57	27	- 25
Diphtheria	64	2	74	0	+ 2
Measles	65	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	5	- 4
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Tonga

Sri Lanka

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.