VIET NAM VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,349	2	91,939	- 3,590
Diabetes Mellitus	2	75,322	4	33,860	+ 41,461
Stroke	3	50,303	1	159,032	- 108,730
Road Traffic Accidents	4	34,718	5	29,475	+ 5,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,104	7	27,836	+ 3,267
Kidney Disease	6	29,240	8	25,251	+ 3,988
Lung Disease	7	26,736	3	35,875	- 9,139
Lung Cancers	8	22,252	11	21,294	+ 958
Liver Cancer	9	19,678	9	24,995	- 5,317
Liver Disease	10	17,122	10	23,900	- 6,778
Breast Cancer	11	13,495	22	6,187	+ 7,308
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	13,409	6	29,307	- 15,898
Congenital Anomalies	13	11,263	21	7,064	+ 4,199
Stomach Cancer	14	10,207	14	15,134	- 4,927
Prostate Cancer	15	10,165	35	1,911	+ 8,253
Low Birth Weight	16	9,037	19	7,132	+ 1,905
Asthma	17	7,755	17	8,150	- 395
Cervical Cancer	18	7,200	31	2,391	+ 4,809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,016	43	957	+ 5,060
Other Injuries	20	5,750	23	5,539	+ 212
Hypertension	21	5,213	12	19,880	- 14,667
Lymphomas	22	5,073	30	2,964	+ 2,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	4,942	16	8,258	- 3,317
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,642	25	5,338	- 696
Drownings	25	4,304	26	5,097	- 793
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,041	29	4,390	- 348
Suicide	27	4,026	18	7,249	- 3,223
Violence	28	3,616	36	1,785	+ 1,830
Meningitis	29	3,538	51	624	+ 2,914
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,384	44	929	+ 2,454
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,943	34	2,082	+ 861
Falls	32	2,810	13	15,427	- 12,617
Birth Trauma	33	2,727	32	2,340	+ 388
Leukemia	34	2,540	28	4,899	- 2,359
Dengue	35	2,510	62	127	+ 2,383
Fires	36	2,455	52	595	+ 1,861
Malnutrition	37	2,308	63	120	+ 2,188
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,295	24	5,357	- 3,062
Oral Cancer	39	2,191	20	7,088	- 4,897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,156	38	1,708	+ 448
Hepatitis B	41	2,079	55	379	+ 1,700
Skin Cancers	42	2,017	54	467	+ 1,549
Skin Disease	43	1,943	40	1,515	+ 428
Ovary Cancer	44	1,730	47	864	+ 867
Maternal Conditions	45	1,713	49	773	+ 940
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,636	33	2,265	- 628
Uterin Cancer	47	1,483	42	1,159	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	48	1,255	45	896	+ 359
Poisonings	49	1,159	48	832	+ 327
Pertussis	50	1,046	50	705	+ 341
Tuberculosis	51	953	15	9,446	- 8,493
Alcohol	52	783	46	867	- 83
Epilepsy	53	757	53	583	+ 175
Syphilis	54	729	56	328	+ 401
Drug Use	55	428	41	1,366	- 938
Encephalitis	56	338	39	1,558	- 1,221
Other Neoplasms	57	330	57	325	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	262	60	201	+ 61
Hepatitis C	59	213	64	78	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	118	59	224	- 106
Multiple Sclerosis	61	81	61	135	- 55
War	62	10	65	34	- 24
Tetanus	63	10	58	286	- 276
Diphtheria	64	8	69	3	+ 5
Measles	65	6	37	1,780	- 1,774
Upper Respiratory	66	5	66	34	- 29
Ascariasis	67	4	68	9	- 5
Chlamydia	68	3	70	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Tonga

Viet Nam

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.