USA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	285,669	1	504,904	- 219,235
Diabetes Mellitus	2	243,547	10	61,418	+ 182,128
Stroke	3	162,650	4	158,520	+ 4,130
Road Traffic Accidents	4	112,257	17	41,694	+ 70,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	100,572	11	60,317	+ 40,255
Kidney Disease	6	94,544	6	85,861	+ 8,683
Lung Disease	7	86,449	3	195,387	- 108,938
Lung Cancers	8	71,950	5	155,533	- 83,582
Liver Cancer	9	63,627	23	27,064	+ 36,562
Liver Disease	10	55,362	16	43,402	+ 11,960
Breast Cancer	11	43,635	13	48,671	- 5,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	43,358	2	287,198	- 243,840
Congenital Anomalies	13	36,417	34	11,762	+ 24,655
Stomach Cancer	14	33,003	33	13,077	+ 19,927
Prostate Cancer	15	32,866	20	35,612	- 2,746
Low Birth Weight	16	29,222	39	6,924	+ 22,298
Asthma	17	25,075	46	3,818	+ 21,256
Cervical Cancer	18	23,281	38	6,984	+ 16,297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	19,454	48	3,461	+ 15,993
Other Injuries	20	18,593	25	25,997	- 7,404
Hypertension	21	16,855	8	65,960	- 49,105
Lymphomas	22	16,402	19	40,281	- 23,879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	15,978	9	61,827	- 45,849
Parkinson's Disease	24	15,010	21	34,491	- 19,481
Drownings	25	13,918	45	4,070	+ 9,848
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	13,067	37	9,955	+ 3,112
Suicide	27	13,018	12	53,099	- 40,081
Violence	28	11,691	27	18,976	- 7,285
Meningitis	29	11,440	60	606	+ 10,834
Pancreas Cancer	30	10,941	15	44,293	- 33,351
Endocrine Disorders	31	9,517	14	46,985	- 37,468
Falls	32	9,086	18	40,418	- 31,332
Birth Trauma	33	8,819	54	1,233	+ 7,586
Leukemia	34	8,213	24	26,966	- 18,753
Dengue	35	8,115	76	0	+ 8,115
Fires	36	7,939	49	3,183	+ 4,756
Malnutrition	37	7,463	40	6,762	+ 701
Inflammatory/Heart	38	7,420	22	32,529	- 25,109
Oral Cancer	39	7,085	35	11,555	- 4,470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	6,970	47	3,646	+ 3,325
Hepatitis B	41	6,723	59	608	+ 6,115
Skin Cancers	42	6,520	32	14,311	- 7,790
Skin Disease	43	6,282	43	5,409	+ 874
Ovary Cancer	44	5,595	31	14,591	- 8,997
Maternal Conditions	45	5,539	56	779	+ 4,761
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5,291	28	17,829	- 12,538
Uterin Cancer	47	4,796	36	10,063	- 5,267
Bladder Cancer	48	4,059	26	19,622	- 15,563
Poisonings	49	3,746	53	1,674	+ 2,072
Pertussis	50	3,381	69	16	+ 3,365
Tuberculosis	51	3,081	62	546	+ 2,535
Alcohol	52	2,533	30	14,659	- 12,126
Epilepsy	53	2,448	50	3,162	- 714
Syphilis	54	2,357	66	49	+ 2,308
Drug Use	55	1,382	7	74,435	- 73,052
Encephalitis	56	1,092	68	25	+ 1,067
Other Neoplasms	57	1,066	29	17,743	- 16,677
Appendicitis	58	848	63	424	+ 423
Hepatitis C	59	688	41	5,684	- 4,996
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	381	52	2,461	- 2,079
Multiple Sclerosis	61	261	44	5,059	- 4,798
War	62	33	55	1,198	- 1,165
Tetanus	63	33	71	2	+ 31
Diphtheria	64	26	75	0	+ 26
Measles	65	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	66	16	65	229	- 213
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	68	10	84	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	69	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Tonga

United States

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.