THAILAND VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,410	1	51,305	+ 7,105
Diabetes Mellitus	2	49,798	10	18,776	+ 31,022
Stroke	3	33,257	2	50,273	- 17,016
Road Traffic Accidents	4	22,953	7	22,428	+ 525
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,564	3	31,289	- 10,726
Kidney Disease	6	19,331	4	26,822	- 7,491
Lung Disease	7	17,676	9	19,474	- 1,798
Lung Cancers	8	14,712	8	22,296	- 7,585
Liver Cancer	9	13,010	5	23,883	- 10,873
Liver Disease	10	11,320	11	17,596	- 6,276
Breast Cancer	11	8,922	17	6,053	+ 2,869
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	8,865	6	22,851	- 13,986
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,446	35	2,107	+ 5,339
Stomach Cancer	14	6,748	27	3,451	+ 3,297
Prostate Cancer	15	6,720	30	3,013	+ 3,707
Low Birth Weight	16	5,975	40	1,548	+ 4,427
Asthma	17	5,127	24	4,182	+ 945
Cervical Cancer	18	4,760	19	5,110	- 350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,978	39	1,679	+ 2,299
Other Injuries	20	3,802	21	4,869	- 1,068
Hypertension	21	3,446	34	2,179	+ 1,267
Lymphomas	22	3,354	22	4,539	- 1,185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,267	13	9,908	- 6,641
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,069	23	4,292	- 1,223
Drownings	25	2,846	25	3,956	- 1,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,672	15	6,863	- 4,191
Suicide	27	2,662	16	6,147	- 3,485
Violence	28	2,390	31	2,965	- 575
Meningitis	29	2,339	43	931	+ 1,409
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,237	33	2,383	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,946	37	1,888	+ 58
Falls	32	1,858	18	5,409	- 3,551
Birth Trauma	33	1,803	50	533	+ 1,270
Leukemia	34	1,679	26	3,902	- 2,223
Dengue	35	1,659	55	172	+ 1,487
Fires	36	1,623	48	617	+ 1,006
Malnutrition	37	1,526	42	962	+ 564
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,517	32	2,879	- 1,362
Oral Cancer	39	1,449	20	4,961	- 3,512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,425	51	436	+ 990
Hepatitis B	41	1,375	56	153	+ 1,221
Skin Cancers	42	1,333	41	1,133	+ 201
Skin Disease	43	1,285	28	3,375	- 2,091
Ovary Cancer	44	1,144	36	2,003	- 859
Maternal Conditions	45	1,133	52	227	+ 905
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,082	29	3,156	- 2,074
Uterin Cancer	47	981	44	864	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	48	830	38	1,798	- 969
Poisonings	49	766	57	132	+ 634
Pertussis	50	691	62	77	+ 614
Tuberculosis	51	630	14	9,551	- 8,921
Alcohol	52	518	49	548	- 30
Epilepsy	53	501	47	689	- 188
Syphilis	54	482	64	36	+ 446
Drug Use	55	283	45	794	- 511
Encephalitis	56	223	46	722	- 498
Other Neoplasms	57	218	54	192	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	173	59	114	+ 59
Hepatitis C	59	141	67	7	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	78	53	194	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	61	53	61	86	- 32
War	62	7	60	87	- 81
Tetanus	63	7	58	116	- 110
Diphtheria	64	5	71	1	+ 4
Measles	65	4	63	56	- 52
Upper Respiratory	66	3	65	18	- 14
Ascariasis	67	3	69	4	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	68	7	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	12	13,922	- 13,922
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Tonga

Thailand

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.