SURINAME VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	540	1	650	- 110
Diabetes Mellitus	2	461	3	286	+ 174
Stroke	3	308	2	615	- 308
Road Traffic Accidents	4	212	13	89	+ 123
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	190	5	171	+ 20
Kidney Disease	6	179	4	281	- 102
Lung Disease	7	164	12	93	+ 71
Lung Cancers	8	136	11	102	+ 34
Liver Cancer	9	120	21	45	+ 75
Liver Disease	10	105	8	134	- 29
Breast Cancer	11	83	17	55	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	82	10	117	- 35
Congenital Anomalies	13	69	22	40	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	14	62	33	25	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	15	62	14	78	- 16
Low Birth Weight	16	55	19	51	+ 4
Asthma	17	47	39	16	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	18	44	20	48	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	37	28	29	+ 8
Other Injuries	20	35	15	73	- 37
Hypertension	21	32	9	134	- 102
Lymphomas	22	31	34	23	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	30	16	72	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	24	28	31	28	+ 1
Drownings	25	26	29	28	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	25	27	31	- 7
Suicide	27	25	6	148	- 123
Violence	28	22	26	34	- 12
Meningitis	29	22	50	5	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	30	21	32	26	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	31	18	24	37	- 19
Falls	32	17	25	34	- 17
Birth Trauma	33	17	30	28	- 11
Leukemia	34	16	35	20	- 4
Dengue	35	15	46	7	+ 9
Fires	36	15	44	13	+ 2
Malnutrition	37	14	43	13	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	38	14	23	37	- 23
Oral Cancer	39	13	40	16	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	13	47	6	+ 7
Hepatitis B	41	13	63	1	+ 12
Skin Cancers	42	12	60	1	+ 11
Skin Disease	43	12	18	53	- 41
Ovary Cancer	44	11	42	14	- 3
Maternal Conditions	45	10	41	14	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	46	10	56	2	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	47	9	49	5	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	48	8	48	5	+ 2
Poisonings	49	7	57	2	+ 5
Pertussis	50	6	59	1	+ 5
Tuberculosis	51	6	37	17	- 11
Alcohol	52	5	38	16	- 11
Epilepsy	53	5	36	18	- 14
Syphilis	54	4	52	3	+ 1
Drug Use	55	3	45	7	- 5
Encephalitis	56	2	51	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	57	2	54	3	- 1
Appendicitis	58	2	53	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	58	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	61	1	- 1
War	62	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	1	- 1
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	7	138	- 138
Schistosomiasis	72	0	55	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.