TONGA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107	1	88	+ 19
Stroke	2	55	3	50	+ 5
Lung Cancers	3	44	8	22	+ 22
Lung Disease	4	31	7	27	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22	2	75	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	22	12	13	+ 8
Kidney Disease	7	21	6	29	- 8
Hypertension	8	18	21	5	+ 13
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16	5	31	- 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	13	23	5	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	11	13	14	10	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	12	9	30	3	+ 5
Liver Disease	13	8	10	17	- 9
Breast Cancer	14	7	11	13	- 6
Prostate Cancer	15	7	15	10	- 3
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7	4	34	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	17	6	13	11	- 5
Leukemia	18	6	34	3	+ 4
Lymphomas	19	6	22	5	+ 1
Liver Cancer	20	6	9	20	- 14
Bladder Cancer	21	6	48	1	+ 4
Falls	22	5	32	3	+ 3
Violence	23	5	28	4	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	24	4	16	9	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	25	4	24	5	- 0
Endocrine Disorders	26	3	31	3	+ 0
Asthma	27	3	17	8	- 5
Ovary Cancer	28	3	44	2	+ 1
Suicide	29	2	27	4	- 1
Other Injuries	30	2	20	6	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2	38	2	- 0
Skin Cancers	32	2	42	2	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2	46	2	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	34	2	18	7	- 6
Oral Cancer	35	2	39	2	- 1
Epilepsy	36	1	53	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	37	1	47	1	- 0
Drug Use	38	1	55	0	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1	19	6	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1	26	4	- 3
Birth Trauma	41	1	33	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	42	1	57	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	43	1	37	2	- 2
Drownings	44	1	25	4	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1	40	2	- 2
Poisonings	46	0	49	1	- 1
Fires	47	0	36	2	- 2
Skin Disease	48	0	43	2	- 2
War	49	0	62	0	+ 0
Tuberculosis	50	0	51	1	- 1
Meningitis	51	0	29	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	0	60	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	53	0	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	54	0	56	0	- 0
Alcohol	55	0	52	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	57	0	45	2	- 2
Pertussis	58	0	50	1	- 1
Appendicitis	59	0	58	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	41	2	- 2
Syphilis	61	0	54	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	59	0	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	63	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	35	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

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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.