TONGA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

Ecuador

Tonga

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.