ZAMBIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,375	10	4,432	+ 12,943
Diabetes Mellitus	2	14,813	14	2,395	+ 12,418
Stroke	3	9,893	3	7,948	+ 1,945
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,828	11	3,654	+ 3,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,117	2	9,517	- 3,400
Kidney Disease	6	5,750	18	1,760	+ 3,990
Lung Disease	7	5,258	21	1,273	+ 3,986
Lung Cancers	8	4,376	41	226	+ 4,150
Liver Cancer	9	3,870	46	177	+ 3,693
Liver Disease	10	3,367	9	4,501	- 1,133
Breast Cancer	11	2,654	35	366	+ 2,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,637	29	590	+ 2,047
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,215	12	3,146	- 931
Stomach Cancer	14	2,007	42	206	+ 1,801
Prostate Cancer	15	1,999	30	561	+ 1,438
Low Birth Weight	16	1,777	8	4,857	- 3,080
Asthma	17	1,525	26	741	+ 784
Cervical Cancer	18	1,416	17	1,799	- 383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,183	40	246	+ 938
Other Injuries	20	1,131	19	1,729	- 598
Hypertension	21	1,025	13	2,616	- 1,591
Lymphomas	22	998	31	548	+ 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	972	43	203	+ 769
Parkinson's Disease	24	913	47	164	+ 749
Drownings	25	847	27	689	+ 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	795	5	6,275	- 5,481
Suicide	27	792	20	1,303	- 511
Violence	28	711	23	1,153	- 442
Meningitis	29	696	16	1,976	- 1,280
Pancreas Cancer	30	665	62	42	+ 623
Endocrine Disorders	31	579	37	354	+ 225
Falls	32	553	28	596	- 44
Birth Trauma	33	536	7	5,062	- 4,525
Leukemia	34	500	39	261	+ 238
Dengue	35	494	74	1	+ 493
Fires	36	483	32	546	- 63
Malnutrition	37	454	15	2,303	- 1,849
Inflammatory/Heart	38	451	33	501	- 50
Oral Cancer	39	431	48	155	+ 276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	424	45	190	+ 234
Hepatitis B	41	409	55	104	+ 305
Skin Cancers	42	397	54	108	+ 289
Skin Disease	43	382	52	126	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	44	340	57	82	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	45	337	22	1,188	- 851
Oesophagus Cancer	46	322	36	359	- 37
Uterin Cancer	47	292	64	30	+ 262
Bladder Cancer	48	247	50	132	+ 115
Poisonings	49	228	34	456	- 228
Pertussis	50	206	25	743	- 537
Tuberculosis	51	187	6	5,941	- 5,754
Alcohol	52	154	49	140	+ 14
Epilepsy	53	149	38	332	- 183
Syphilis	54	143	24	885	- 741
Drug Use	55	84	53	122	- 38
Encephalitis	56	66	59	70	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	65	65	20	+ 45
Appendicitis	58	52	56	84	- 32
Hepatitis C	59	42	66	18	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	23	63	30	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	67	13	+ 2
War	62	2	69	6	- 4
Tetanus	63	2	44	190	- 188
Diphtheria	64	2	73	3	- 1
Measles	65	1	61	48	- 47
Upper Respiratory	66	1	60	68	- 67
Ascariasis	67	1	68	9	- 8
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	73	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	74	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ZAMBIA

Tonga

Zambia

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.