TUNISIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,443	1	20,658	- 8,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,619	5	2,507	+ 7,111
Lung Cancers	3	6,503	8	1,849	+ 4,653
Lung Disease	4	4,414	10	1,754	+ 2,661
Stroke	5	4,397	2	8,509	- 4,112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,997	13	971	+ 2,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,308	7	1,912	+ 396
Breast Cancer	8	1,836	15	781	+ 1,055
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,776	9	1,773	+ 3
Lymphomas	10	1,598	18	616	+ 982
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,571	28	361	+ 1,210
Falls	12	1,500	21	445	+ 1,055
Prostate Cancer	13	1,463	23	417	+ 1,046
Kidney Disease	14	1,422	4	2,574	- 1,152
Suicide	15	1,372	26	383	+ 989
Drug Use	16	1,145	34	235	+ 909
Liver Disease	17	1,125	11	1,313	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,043	20	469	+ 574
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,004	31	285	+ 719
Liver Cancer	20	967	29	360	+ 607
Leukemia	21	962	25	385	+ 577
Hypertension	22	796	3	2,824	- 2,028
Bladder Cancer	23	783	17	654	+ 129
Other Injuries	24	743	27	372	+ 371
Oesophagus Cancer	25	693	44	109	+ 584
Stomach Cancer	26	676	19	583	+ 94
Inflammatory/Heart	27	640	30	298	+ 342
Road Traffic Accidents	28	620	6	1,928	- 1,308
Ovary Cancer	29	591	39	192	+ 399
Skin Cancers	30	545	36	214	+ 332
Other Neoplasms	31	521	59	24	+ 498
Oral Cancer	32	494	35	232	+ 262
Alcohol	33	463	55	31	+ 432
Uterin Cancer	34	367	50	46	+ 321
Congenital Anomalies	35	336	12	980	- 645
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	261	40	184	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	37	215	54	33	+ 182
Skin Disease	38	211	51	41	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	197	42	123	+ 74
Violence	40	188	24	410	- 222
Cervical Cancer	41	180	38	201	- 22
Low Birth Weight	42	172	14	924	- 752
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	137	33	237	- 100
Epilepsy	44	119	45	101	+ 18
Hepatitis C	45	113	65	1	+ 112
Anemia	46	106	85	0	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	100	62	9	+ 91
Drownings	48	88	43	122	- 34
Asthma	49	81	16	665	- 584
Birth Trauma	50	60	22	436	- 376
Malnutrition	51	60	60	24	+ 36
Fires	52	60	37	202	- 143
HIV/AIDS	53	51	32	261	- 210
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	44	80	0	+ 44
Osteoarthritis	55	43	81	0	+ 43
Poisonings	56	38	48	81	- 43
Schizophrenia	57	37	84	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	58	30	41	136	- 106
Meningitis	59	21	46	86	- 65
Hepatitis B	60	20	49	70	- 49
Oral conditions	61	16	82	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	15	58	25	- 9
Upper Respiratory	63	14	66	1	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	14	47	83	- 69
War	65	7	57	25	- 18
Otitis Media	66	2	70	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	61	18	- 16
Encephalitis	68	1	53	38	- 37
Pertussis	69	0	52	40	- 40
Chagas disease	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	56	26	- 25
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	63	8	- 8
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Canada

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.