TURKEY VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,272	1	85,905	- 15,633
Diabetes Mellitus	2	59,910	5	17,900	+ 42,010
Stroke	3	40,010	2	44,006	- 3,995
Road Traffic Accidents	4	27,614	16	5,573	+ 22,041
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	24,740	9	12,845	+ 11,895
Kidney Disease	6	23,257	7	17,021	+ 6,236
Lung Disease	7	21,265	4	25,088	- 3,823
Lung Cancers	8	17,699	3	35,070	- 17,371
Liver Cancer	9	15,652	20	4,542	+ 11,109
Liver Disease	10	13,619	13	6,340	+ 7,278
Breast Cancer	11	10,734	14	5,643	+ 5,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	10,666	6	17,308	- 6,642
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,958	17	4,966	+ 3,992
Stomach Cancer	14	8,119	11	10,333	- 2,214
Prostate Cancer	15	8,085	15	5,608	+ 2,477
Low Birth Weight	16	7,188	24	3,478	+ 3,710
Asthma	17	6,168	27	2,434	+ 3,734
Cervical Cancer	18	5,727	34	1,311	+ 4,416
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,785	39	789	+ 3,996
Other Injuries	20	4,574	30	1,678	+ 2,896
Hypertension	21	4,146	8	14,763	- 10,617
Lymphomas	22	4,035	19	4,849	- 814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,931	10	10,606	- 6,676
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,692	25	3,439	+ 253
Drownings	25	3,424	44	549	+ 2,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,214	40	741	+ 2,474
Suicide	27	3,202	29	2,003	+ 1,199
Violence	28	2,876	23	4,010	- 1,135
Meningitis	29	2,814	51	274	+ 2,540
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,691	12	6,882	- 4,191
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,341	26	2,612	- 271
Falls	32	2,235	22	4,373	- 2,138
Birth Trauma	33	2,169	41	720	+ 1,449
Leukemia	34	2,020	18	4,870	- 2,850
Dengue	35	1,996	73	0	+ 1,996
Fires	36	1,953	47	343	+ 1,610
Malnutrition	37	1,836	43	588	+ 1,248
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,825	31	1,632	+ 193
Oral Cancer	39	1,743	35	1,305	+ 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,715	45	452	+ 1,263
Hepatitis B	41	1,654	60	72	+ 1,581
Skin Cancers	42	1,604	32	1,548	+ 56
Skin Disease	43	1,545	48	324	+ 1,221
Ovary Cancer	44	1,376	28	2,287	- 911
Maternal Conditions	45	1,363	57	109	+ 1,253
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,302	33	1,321	- 19
Uterin Cancer	47	1,180	37	1,090	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	48	998	21	4,485	- 3,487
Poisonings	49	921	46	369	+ 553
Pertussis	50	832	58	103	+ 729
Tuberculosis	51	758	50	303	+ 455
Alcohol	52	623	55	182	+ 441
Epilepsy	53	602	36	1,147	- 545
Syphilis	54	580	61	50	+ 529
Drug Use	55	340	38	972	- 632
Encephalitis	56	269	54	184	+ 84
Other Neoplasms	57	262	42	646	- 384
Appendicitis	58	209	59	93	+ 115
Hepatitis C	59	169	63	19	+ 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	94	52	237	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	61	64	56	169	- 105
War	62	8	49	318	- 310
Tetanus	63	8	64	12	- 4
Diphtheria	64	6	71	1	+ 6
Measles	65	5	65	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	4	66	5	- 1
Ascariasis	67	3	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	69	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	1	67	3	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	53	204	- 204
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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 TURKEY

Tonga

Turkey

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.