VENEZUELA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,106	1	26,905	- 800
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,256	4	11,176	+ 11,080
Stroke	3	14,864	3	12,133	+ 2,731
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,259	5	11,127	- 869
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,191	7	7,188	+ 2,003
Kidney Disease	6	8,640	8	5,932	+ 2,708
Lung Disease	7	7,900	10	5,150	+ 2,751
Lung Cancers	8	6,575	11	3,900	+ 2,675
Liver Cancer	9	5,815	26	1,029	+ 4,785
Liver Disease	10	5,059	16	2,340	+ 2,719
Breast Cancer	11	3,988	15	2,563	+ 1,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,962	35	572	+ 3,390
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,328	14	2,846	+ 482
Stomach Cancer	14	3,016	17	2,175	+ 841
Prostate Cancer	15	3,004	13	2,848	+ 155
Low Birth Weight	16	2,670	12	3,088	- 418
Asthma	17	2,291	46	311	+ 1,980
Cervical Cancer	18	2,128	20	1,986	+ 141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,778	40	418	+ 1,360
Other Injuries	20	1,699	21	1,693	+ 6
Hypertension	21	1,540	9	5,195	- 3,655
Lymphomas	22	1,499	23	1,248	+ 251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,460	19	2,037	- 577
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,372	48	252	+ 1,120
Drownings	25	1,272	43	388	+ 884
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,194	22	1,359	- 165
Suicide	27	1,190	34	585	+ 605
Violence	28	1,068	2	18,132	- 17,064
Meningitis	29	1,045	49	251	+ 795
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,000	25	1,082	- 82
Endocrine Disorders	31	870	30	760	+ 110
Falls	32	830	28	865	- 35
Birth Trauma	33	806	24	1,087	- 281
Leukemia	34	751	27	1,007	- 257
Dengue	35	742	59	65	+ 677
Fires	36	725	54	144	+ 581
Malnutrition	37	682	32	629	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	38	678	33	599	+ 79
Oral Cancer	39	647	38	544	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	637	57	80	+ 557
Hepatitis B	41	614	63	30	+ 585
Skin Cancers	42	596	37	553	+ 43
Skin Disease	43	574	66	18	+ 557
Ovary Cancer	44	511	36	563	- 51
Maternal Conditions	45	506	39	422	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	46	484	44	370	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	47	438	47	309	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	48	371	45	365	+ 6
Poisonings	49	342	58	68	+ 275
Pertussis	50	309	64	26	+ 283
Tuberculosis	51	282	31	748	- 466
Alcohol	52	231	62	34	+ 197
Epilepsy	53	224	41	411	- 187
Syphilis	54	215	67	15	+ 200
Drug Use	55	126	50	225	- 99
Encephalitis	56	100	61	37	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	57	97	18	2,167	- 2,070
Appendicitis	58	77	56	98	- 20
Hepatitis C	59	63	65	21	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	35	52	180	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	61	24	60	51	- 27
War	62	3	51	185	- 182
Tetanus	63	3	68	8	- 5
Diphtheria	64	2	78	0	+ 2
Measles	65	2	79	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	74	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	71	0	6	7,490	- 7,490
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Tonga

Venezuela

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.