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Causes of death across Tonga are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Tonga.
Highlights of Tonga BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Tonga average intake is 0.00 grams
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Tonga average Fruit intake is 0.00grams
- In Tonga, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
- 75.60% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
- Average Male BMI in Tonga is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
| Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
|---|---|---|
Major Cause of Death
Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Tonga with 186 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 24% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease and Cancers were the highest types of death causes in Tonga.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 390 deaths (year 2016).
- 45.83% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- Road accidents, Cancers and Drowning are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- Cancers, Cardiovascular disease and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases, Cardiovascular diseases and Cancers are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 25% of people aging over 50 years die because of Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases.
Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in Tonga are High blood sugar, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood pressure. Every year around 2 people die due to High blood sugar.
- Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Iron deficiency and Household air pollution are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- High body-mass index (obesity), High blood sugar and Smoking are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- High body-mass index (obesity), High blood sugar and High blood pressure are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood sugar is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.
Cancer Analysis
0.46% of Tonga population was suffering from cancer i.e. 316 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Breast cancer (Count : 18) and Liver cancer was also concerning with 12 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Stomach cancer have 20% of survival chance.Tonga was really successful in diagnosing Thyroid cancerTesticular cancerGallbladder & biliary tract cancer where 100% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 118 people were of age group 70+ year olds.In 2016, 119 were suffering from Breast cancer out of which 18 people were dead. This means 15.13% death rate of people suffering from Breast cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Tonga and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.46 % of Tonga population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Breast cancer
- Thyroid cancerTesticular cancerGallbladder & biliary tract cancer was most cured cancer in Tonga
- Breast cancer got lowest survival rate
Tables (Appendix)
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia | 31 | 3.99% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 186 | 23.94% |
| Kidney disease | 42 | 5.41% |
| Respiratory disease | 46 | 5.92% |
| Liver disease | 14 | 1.8% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 154 | 19.82% |
| Digestive disease | 30 | 3.86% |
| Hepatitis | 7 | 0.9% |
| Cancers | 132 | 16.99% |
| Parkinson's disease | 2 | 0.26% |
| Fire | 4 | 0.51% |
| Malaria | 0 | 0% |
| Drowning | 8 | 1.03% |
| Homicide | 3 | 0.39% |
| HIV/AIDS | 3 | 0.39% |
| Drug disorder | 1 | 0.13% |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 0.13% |
| Road incidents | 14 | 1.8% |
| Maternal deaths | 4 | 0.51% |
| Neonatal deaths | 22 | 2.83% |
| Alcohol disorder | 1 | 0.13% |
| Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
| Diarrheal diseases | 4 | 0.51% |
| Liver disease | 14 | 1.83% |
| Neonatal deaths | 22 | 2.88% |
| Digestive disease | 30 | 3.93% |
| Dementia | 31 | 4.06% |
| Lower respiratory infections | 38.8772925776 | 5.09% |
| Kidney disease | 42 | 5.5% |
| Respiratory disease | 46 | 6.02% |
| Cancers | 132 | 17.28% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 154 | 20.16% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 186 | 24.35% |