SWEDEN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,847	1	15,136	- 6,289
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,542	11	1,834	+ 5,708
Stroke	3	5,037	3	6,035	- 998
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,476	34	315	+ 3,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,114	7	2,659	+ 456
Kidney Disease	6	2,928	12	1,629	+ 1,299
Lung Disease	7	2,677	4	4,344	- 1,667
Lung Cancers	8	2,228	5	3,722	- 1,494
Liver Cancer	9	1,970	22	752	+ 1,219
Liver Disease	10	1,714	23	723	+ 991
Breast Cancer	11	1,351	13	1,582	- 231
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,343	2	10,917	- 9,574
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,128	35	308	+ 820
Stomach Cancer	14	1,022	26	612	+ 410
Prostate Cancer	15	1,018	8	2,622	- 1,604
Low Birth Weight	16	905	51	50	+ 855
Asthma	17	777	42	158	+ 618
Cervical Cancer	18	721	38	228	+ 493
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	602	37	277	+ 325
Other Injuries	20	576	15	1,374	- 798
Hypertension	21	522	10	1,838	- 1,316
Lymphomas	22	508	16	1,357	- 849
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	495	6	3,049	- 2,555
Parkinson's Disease	24	465	19	943	- 478
Drownings	25	431	46	114	+ 317
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	405	36	289	+ 115
Suicide	27	403	14	1,479	- 1,076
Violence	28	362	47	113	+ 249
Meningitis	29	354	54	35	+ 319
Pancreas Cancer	30	339	9	1,849	- 1,510
Endocrine Disorders	31	295	24	702	- 407
Falls	32	281	17	1,109	- 828
Birth Trauma	33	273	55	34	+ 240
Leukemia	34	254	20	825	- 571
Dengue	35	251	80	0	+ 251
Fires	36	246	49	65	+ 181
Malnutrition	37	231	45	117	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	38	230	28	547	- 317
Oral Cancer	39	219	31	379	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	216	48	110	+ 106
Hepatitis B	41	208	62	9	+ 199
Skin Cancers	42	202	25	650	- 448
Skin Disease	43	195	39	220	- 25
Ovary Cancer	44	173	27	553	- 379
Maternal Conditions	45	172	64	5	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	46	164	29	538	- 374
Uterin Cancer	47	149	33	345	- 196
Bladder Cancer	48	126	21	760	- 634
Poisonings	49	116	60	18	+ 98
Pertussis	50	105	67	0	+ 104
Tuberculosis	51	95	56	24	+ 71
Alcohol	52	78	32	359	- 280
Epilepsy	53	76	44	121	- 45
Syphilis	54	73	72	0	+ 73
Drug Use	55	43	30	423	- 381
Encephalitis	56	34	71	0	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	57	33	18	1,036	- 1,003
Appendicitis	58	26	59	18	+ 8
Hepatitis C	59	21	53	44	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	43	129	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	41	170	- 162
War	62	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	1	70	0	+ 0
Measles	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	20	- 19
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	61	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	72	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.