TUNISIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,071	1	20,658	- 8,587
War	2	7,694	57	25	+ 7,669
Stroke	3	5,724	2	8,509	- 2,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,399	7	1,912	+ 2,487
Low Birth Weight	5	3,793	14	924	+ 2,869
Birth Trauma	6	3,220	22	436	+ 2,784
Tuberculosis	7	2,955	41	136	+ 2,818
Hypertension	8	2,401	3	2,824	- 423
Maternal Conditions	9	2,344	47	83	+ 2,261
Kidney Disease	10	1,979	4	2,574	- 595
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,812	6	1,928	- 117
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,727	9	1,773	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,668	40	184	+ 1,484
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,502	12	980	+ 521
Lung Disease	15	1,396	10	1,754	- 357
Liver Disease	16	1,381	11	1,313	+ 68
Asthma	17	1,022	16	665	+ 357
Other Injuries	18	973	27	372	+ 602
Violence	19	966	24	410	+ 556
Meningitis	20	788	46	86	+ 703
Pertussis	21	633	52	40	+ 593
Breast Cancer	22	547	15	781	- 234
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	530	5	2,507	- 1,977
Suicide	24	472	26	383	+ 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	452	33	237	+ 215
Stomach Cancer	26	451	19	583	- 132
Oral Cancer	27	441	35	232	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	28	410	31	285	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	29	395	44	109	+ 286
Tetanus	30	377	56	26	+ 351
Encephalitis	31	357	53	38	+ 320
Lung Cancers	32	323	8	1,849	- 1,526
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	313	42	123	+ 189
Drownings	34	299	43	122	+ 177
Epilepsy	35	298	45	101	+ 197
Lymphomas	36	284	18	616	- 332
Falls	37	272	21	445	- 173
Hepatitis B	38	259	49	70	+ 190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	223	13	971	- 749
Liver Cancer	40	197	29	360	- 162
Parkinson's Disease	41	188	20	469	- 281
Leukemia	42	183	25	385	- 202
Malnutrition	43	177	60	24	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	44	162	38	201	- 39
Inflammatory/Heart	45	158	30	298	- 140
HIV/AIDS	46	139	32	261	- 122
Poisonings	47	115	48	81	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	48	111	39	192	- 81
Measles	49	105	78	0	+ 105
Fires	50	105	37	202	- 98
Drug Use	51	99	34	235	- 137
Appendicitis	52	90	58	25	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	53	87	50	46	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	54	82	17	654	- 572
Prostate Cancer	55	77	23	417	- 339
Pancreas Cancer	56	69	28	361	- 292
Malaria	57	56	73	0	+ 56
Alcohol	58	45	55	31	+ 14
Skin Cancers	59	44	36	214	- 170
Syphilis	60	28	61	18	+ 10
Skin Disease	61	28	51	41	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	25	54	33	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	9	59	24	- 15
Hepatitis C	64	8	65	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	62	9	- 1
Ascariasis	66	5	67	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	69	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	3	66	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	64	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Afghanistan

Tunisia

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.