TANZANIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,356	9	13,215	+ 43,142
Diabetes Mellitus	2	48,047	15	6,247	+ 41,800
Stroke	3	32,087	7	16,894	+ 15,194
Road Traffic Accidents	4	22,146	5	18,054	+ 4,092
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	19,841	2	26,028	- 6,187
Kidney Disease	6	18,651	19	4,547	+ 14,104
Lung Disease	7	17,054	22	3,051	+ 14,003
Lung Cancers	8	14,194	61	159	+ 14,036
Liver Cancer	9	12,552	36	1,413	+ 11,139
Liver Disease	10	10,922	13	6,586	+ 4,336
Breast Cancer	11	8,608	37	1,285	+ 7,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	8,554	27	2,048	+ 6,506
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,184	11	9,791	- 2,606
Stomach Cancer	14	6,511	39	1,190	+ 5,321
Prostate Cancer	15	6,484	28	1,819	+ 4,665
Low Birth Weight	16	5,765	10	12,173	- 6,408
Asthma	17	4,947	30	1,700	+ 3,246
Cervical Cancer	18	4,593	14	6,424	- 1,831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,838	46	462	+ 3,376
Other Injuries	20	3,668	20	4,270	- 602
Hypertension	21	3,325	17	5,209	- 1,883
Lymphomas	22	3,236	41	805	+ 2,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,152	33	1,567	+ 1,585
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,961	45	513	+ 2,448
Drownings	25	2,746	32	1,642	+ 1,104
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,578	6	17,587	- 15,009
Suicide	27	2,568	24	2,474	+ 94
Violence	28	2,306	18	4,713	- 2,406
Meningitis	29	2,257	21	3,188	- 931
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,158	62	158	+ 2,001
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,877	29	1,778	+ 100
Falls	32	1,793	34	1,533	+ 259
Birth Trauma	33	1,740	8	15,086	- 13,346
Leukemia	34	1,620	47	416	+ 1,204
Dengue	35	1,601	73	2	+ 1,599
Fires	36	1,566	35	1,424	+ 142
Malnutrition	37	1,472	16	5,574	- 4,102
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,464	38	1,227	+ 236
Oral Cancer	39	1,398	31	1,646	- 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,375	50	401	+ 975
Hepatitis B	41	1,326	60	168	+ 1,158
Skin Cancers	42	1,286	42	744	+ 542
Skin Disease	43	1,239	52	359	+ 880
Ovary Cancer	44	1,104	53	337	+ 767
Maternal Conditions	45	1,093	12	6,835	- 5,742
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,044	25	2,247	- 1,203
Uterin Cancer	47	946	57	218	+ 728
Bladder Cancer	48	801	44	667	+ 134
Poisonings	49	739	40	1,170	- 431
Pertussis	50	667	23	2,774	- 2,107
Tuberculosis	51	608	4	20,269	- 19,661
Alcohol	52	500	56	270	+ 229
Epilepsy	53	483	43	707	- 224
Syphilis	54	465	26	2,115	- 1,650
Drug Use	55	273	48	404	- 131
Encephalitis	56	215	59	199	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	57	210	64	58	+ 153
Appendicitis	58	167	58	218	- 50
Hepatitis C	59	136	66	40	+ 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	75	63	81	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	51	68	27	+ 25
War	62	6	67	30	- 23
Tetanus	63	6	49	402	- 395
Diphtheria	64	5	70	11	- 6
Measles	65	4	55	295	- 291
Upper Respiratory	66	3	54	299	- 295
Ascariasis	67	3	65	56	- 53
Chlamydia	68	2	71	9	- 7
Otitis Media	69	1	69	17	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	371	- 371
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.