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TONGA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Ecuador 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

Ecuador

Tonga

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020