UGANDA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,170	9	8,784	+ 32,386
Diabetes Mellitus	2	35,099	14	4,794	+ 30,305
Stroke	3	23,441	6	11,181	+ 12,260
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,178	4	13,012	+ 3,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,494	2	18,865	- 4,370
Kidney Disease	6	13,625	19	3,168	+ 10,457
Lung Disease	7	12,459	22	3,051	+ 9,408
Lung Cancers	8	10,369	46	441	+ 9,929
Liver Cancer	9	9,170	29	1,522	+ 7,647
Liver Disease	10	7,979	13	5,122	+ 2,857
Breast Cancer	11	6,289	32	1,128	+ 5,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,249	30	1,286	+ 4,962
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,248	11	6,641	- 1,392
Stomach Cancer	14	4,756	45	515	+ 4,241
Prostate Cancer	15	4,737	34	950	+ 3,787
Low Birth Weight	16	4,211	8	9,673	- 5,462
Asthma	17	3,614	27	1,745	+ 1,868
Cervical Cancer	18	3,355	15	4,378	- 1,022
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,804	41	687	+ 2,117
Other Injuries	20	2,680	20	3,130	- 450
Hypertension	21	2,429	21	3,120	- 691
Lymphomas	22	2,364	26	1,762	+ 602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,303	35	919	+ 1,384
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,163	48	351	+ 1,812
Drownings	25	2,006	31	1,238	+ 768
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,883	5	12,103	- 10,220
Suicide	27	1,876	24	2,033	- 157
Violence	28	1,685	12	6,175	- 4,490
Meningitis	29	1,649	16	3,718	- 2,069
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,577	47	358	+ 1,219
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,372	38	761	+ 610
Falls	32	1,309	33	1,127	+ 183
Birth Trauma	33	1,271	7	10,405	- 9,134
Leukemia	34	1,184	42	599	+ 585
Dengue	35	1,169	74	1	+ 1,168
Fires	36	1,144	36	872	+ 272
Malnutrition	37	1,076	18	3,317	- 2,242
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,069	37	859	+ 210
Oral Cancer	39	1,021	40	731	+ 290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,005	50	348	+ 657
Hepatitis B	41	969	61	123	+ 845
Skin Cancers	42	940	49	349	+ 591
Skin Disease	43	905	55	242	+ 663
Ovary Cancer	44	806	44	519	+ 287
Maternal Conditions	45	798	17	3,641	- 2,843
Oesophagus Cancer	46	763	28	1,674	- 912
Uterin Cancer	47	691	56	234	+ 458
Bladder Cancer	48	585	59	181	+ 404
Poisonings	49	540	39	745	- 205
Pertussis	50	487	25	1,909	- 1,422
Tuberculosis	51	444	10	7,255	- 6,810
Alcohol	52	365	54	256	+ 109
Epilepsy	53	353	43	599	- 246
Syphilis	54	340	23	2,235	- 1,896
Drug Use	55	199	57	233	- 34
Encephalitis	56	157	62	122	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	57	154	66	37	+ 116
Appendicitis	58	122	58	211	- 89
Hepatitis C	59	99	67	30	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	55	64	55	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	69	16	+ 22
War	62	5	63	88	- 83
Tetanus	63	5	53	271	- 266
Diphtheria	64	4	72	11	- 7
Measles	65	3	51	343	- 341
Upper Respiratory	66	2	60	144	- 141
Ascariasis	67	2	70	16	- 14
Chlamydia	68	1	73	6	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	74	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Tonga

Uganda

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.