SYRIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,937	1	28,203	- 8,266
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,997	15	1,534	+ 15,463
Stroke	3	11,351	2	8,088	+ 3,263
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,834	5	2,550	+ 5,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,019	4	2,958	+ 4,060
Kidney Disease	6	6,598	6	2,329	+ 4,269
Lung Disease	7	6,033	13	1,601	+ 4,432
Lung Cancers	8	5,021	9	2,048	+ 2,974
Liver Cancer	9	4,440	31	366	+ 4,074
Liver Disease	10	3,864	11	1,720	+ 2,144
Breast Cancer	11	3,045	10	1,953	+ 1,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,026	14	1,551	+ 1,475
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,542	8	2,077	+ 464
Stomach Cancer	14	2,303	22	725	+ 1,579
Prostate Cancer	15	2,294	28	404	+ 1,890
Low Birth Weight	16	2,039	12	1,652	+ 387
Asthma	17	1,750	17	1,052	+ 698
Cervical Cancer	18	1,625	42	188	+ 1,437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,358	49	79	+ 1,279
Other Injuries	20	1,298	24	521	+ 776
Hypertension	21	1,176	23	707	+ 469
Lymphomas	22	1,145	18	827	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,115	16	1,224	- 108
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,048	30	367	+ 681
Drownings	25	971	40	215	+ 756
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	912	7	2,156	- 1,244
Suicide	27	909	33	333	+ 576
Violence	28	816	25	444	+ 372
Meningitis	29	798	35	295	+ 504
Pancreas Cancer	30	764	27	411	+ 353
Endocrine Disorders	31	664	26	418	+ 246
Falls	32	634	29	383	+ 251
Birth Trauma	33	615	21	744	- 129
Leukemia	34	573	19	796	- 223
Dengue	35	566	72	0	+ 566
Fires	36	554	43	179	+ 375
Malnutrition	37	521	51	73	+ 448
Inflammatory/Heart	38	518	32	337	+ 181
Oral Cancer	39	494	36	289	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	486	41	197	+ 289
Hepatitis B	41	469	63	5	+ 464
Skin Cancers	42	455	38	276	+ 179
Skin Disease	43	438	61	8	+ 431
Ovary Cancer	44	390	34	328	+ 63
Maternal Conditions	45	387	45	105	+ 282
Oesophagus Cancer	46	369	47	97	+ 272
Uterin Cancer	47	335	44	146	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	48	283	20	757	- 474
Poisonings	49	261	46	98	+ 163
Pertussis	50	236	37	289	- 53
Tuberculosis	51	215	56	23	+ 192
Alcohol	52	177	53	51	+ 126
Epilepsy	53	171	48	92	+ 78
Syphilis	54	165	55	31	+ 134
Drug Use	55	96	39	249	- 153
Encephalitis	56	76	50	77	- 1
Other Neoplasms	57	74	57	21	+ 53
Appendicitis	58	59	54	36	+ 23
Hepatitis C	59	48	68	1	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	27	62	7	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	59	14	+ 4
War	62	2	3	7,760	- 7,758
Tetanus	63	2	52	57	- 55
Diphtheria	64	2	64	5	- 3
Measles	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	58	15	- 15
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 SYRIA

Tonga

Syria

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.