TONGA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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