UNITED KINGDOM VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,189	2	71,728	- 14,539
Diabetes Mellitus	2	48,757	17	5,842	+ 42,914
Stroke	3	32,562	4	37,626	- 5,065
Road Traffic Accidents	4	22,473	33	2,169	+ 20,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,134	3	40,540	- 20,406
Kidney Disease	6	18,927	18	5,471	+ 13,456
Lung Disease	7	17,306	6	32,896	- 15,589
Lung Cancers	8	14,404	5	35,715	- 21,311
Liver Cancer	9	12,738	21	5,237	+ 7,501
Liver Disease	10	11,083	14	7,666	+ 3,418
Breast Cancer	11	8,735	9	12,718	- 3,983
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	8,680	1	98,135	- 89,455
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,290	35	2,127	+ 5,164
Stomach Cancer	14	6,607	24	4,999	+ 1,608
Prostate Cancer	15	6,580	8	13,289	- 6,710
Low Birth Weight	16	5,850	40	1,313	+ 4,537
Asthma	17	5,020	41	1,302	+ 3,718
Cervical Cancer	18	4,661	43	1,099	+ 3,562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,895	36	2,090	+ 1,805
Other Injuries	20	3,722	19	5,464	- 1,742
Hypertension	21	3,374	23	5,208	- 1,834
Lymphomas	22	3,284	10	9,350	- 6,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,199	7	18,446	- 15,247
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,005	13	8,573	- 5,568
Drownings	25	2,786	49	301	+ 2,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,616	38	1,599	+ 1,017
Suicide	27	2,606	20	5,325	- 2,719
Violence	28	2,341	46	868	+ 1,473
Meningitis	29	2,290	52	232	+ 2,058
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,190	11	8,995	- 6,805
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,905	28	3,297	- 1,392
Falls	32	1,819	15	7,618	- 5,799
Birth Trauma	33	1,766	54	190	+ 1,576
Leukemia	34	1,644	22	5,211	- 3,567
Dengue	35	1,625	73	0	+ 1,624
Fires	36	1,589	48	334	+ 1,255
Malnutrition	37	1,494	58	116	+ 1,378
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,486	29	3,126	- 1,641
Oral Cancer	39	1,418	30	3,109	- 1,691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,395	45	876	+ 519
Hepatitis B	41	1,346	65	40	+ 1,306
Skin Cancers	42	1,305	27	3,727	- 2,422
Skin Disease	43	1,258	34	2,134	- 876
Ovary Cancer	44	1,120	25	4,019	- 2,899
Maternal Conditions	45	1,109	64	47	+ 1,062
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,059	12	8,727	- 7,667
Uterin Cancer	47	960	32	2,346	- 1,386
Bladder Cancer	48	813	16	6,133	- 5,321
Poisonings	49	750	53	221	+ 529
Pertussis	50	677	69	3	+ 674
Tuberculosis	51	617	47	351	+ 266
Alcohol	52	507	39	1,555	- 1,048
Epilepsy	53	490	42	1,193	- 703
Syphilis	54	472	62	49	+ 423
Drug Use	55	277	31	2,824	- 2,548
Encephalitis	56	219	68	6	+ 213
Other Neoplasms	57	213	26	3,986	- 3,773
Appendicitis	58	170	59	105	+ 65
Hepatitis C	59	138	51	267	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	76	44	1,014	- 937
Multiple Sclerosis	61	52	37	1,856	- 1,804
War	62	7	67	10	- 3
Tetanus	63	7	72	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	64	5	74	0	+ 5
Measles	65	4	75	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	63	48	- 45
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	188	- 188
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Tonga

United Kingdom

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.