VANUATU VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	266	1	454	- 189
Diabetes Mellitus	2	226	3	127	+ 100
Stroke	3	151	2	288	- 137
Road Traffic Accidents	4	104	12	45	+ 60
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	94	4	124	- 31
Kidney Disease	6	88	7	70	+ 17
Lung Disease	7	80	5	108	- 28
Lung Cancers	8	67	23	15	+ 52
Liver Cancer	9	59	18	27	+ 32
Liver Disease	10	51	9	51	+ 0
Breast Cancer	11	41	26	13	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	40	21	18	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	13	34	10	48	- 14
Stomach Cancer	14	31	40	6	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	15	31	34	9	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	16	27	14	43	- 16
Asthma	17	23	13	45	- 21
Cervical Cancer	18	22	27	13	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	18	20	18	- 0
Other Injuries	20	17	17	30	- 13
Hypertension	21	16	11	47	- 31
Lymphomas	22	15	45	3	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	15	35	8	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	24	14	28	12	+ 2
Drownings	25	13	16	35	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	12	6	80	- 68
Suicide	27	12	8	54	- 42
Violence	28	11	38	7	+ 4
Meningitis	29	11	36	8	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	30	10	53	1	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	31	9	33	9	+ 0
Falls	32	8	25	13	- 5
Birth Trauma	33	8	19	20	- 11
Leukemia	34	8	32	9	- 1
Dengue	35	8	59	0	+ 7
Fires	36	7	42	4	+ 3
Malnutrition	37	7	31	10	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	38	7	29	11	- 4
Oral Cancer	39	7	54	1	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	6	15	35	- 28
Hepatitis B	41	6	51	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	42	6	86	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	43	6	39	7	- 1
Ovary Cancer	44	5	44	4	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	45	5	24	14	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	46	5	82	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	47	4	48	2	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	48	4	49	2	+ 2
Poisonings	49	3	47	2	+ 1
Pertussis	50	3	30	10	- 7
Tuberculosis	51	3	22	16	- 13
Alcohol	52	2	43	4	- 2
Epilepsy	53	2	41	5	- 3
Syphilis	54	2	37	8	- 5
Drug Use	55	1	56	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	1	52	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	57	1	55	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	1	50	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	57	0	- 0
War	62	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	46	3	- 3
Diphtheria	64	0	60	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Tonga

Vanuatu

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.