TUNISIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,679	7	1,912	+ 5,767
Tuberculosis	2	4,569	41	136	+ 4,432
Measles	3	4,412	78	0	+ 4,412
Malaria	4	4,366	73	0	+ 4,366
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,312	40	184	+ 4,128
Stroke	6	3,821	2	8,509	- 4,689
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,624	1	20,658	- 17,034
Low Birth Weight	8	3,620	14	924	+ 2,696
Birth Trauma	9	3,453	22	436	+ 3,017
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,159	6	1,928	+ 1,230
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,697	12	980	+ 717
Hypertension	12	1,644	3	2,824	- 1,180
Liver Disease	13	1,571	11	1,313	+ 258
Lung Disease	14	1,412	10	1,754	- 341
HIV/AIDS	15	1,387	32	261	+ 1,126
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,347	9	1,773	- 426
Meningitis	17	1,208	46	86	+ 1,122
Violence	18	1,161	24	410	+ 751
Maternal Conditions	19	1,098	47	83	+ 1,014
Kidney Disease	20	948	4	2,574	- 1,626
Malnutrition	21	930	60	24	+ 907
Other Injuries	22	864	27	372	+ 492
Pertussis	23	827	52	40	+ 787
Asthma	24	807	16	665	+ 142
Endocrine Disorders	25	770	31	285	+ 485
Suicide	26	607	26	383	+ 224
Cervical Cancer	27	504	38	201	+ 302
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	475	5	2,507	- 2,033
Inflammatory/Heart	29	422	30	298	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	30	412	23	417	- 5
Liver Cancer	31	401	29	360	+ 41
Syphilis	32	392	61	18	+ 374
Falls	33	364	21	445	- 81
Drownings	34	361	43	122	+ 239
Breast Cancer	35	357	15	781	- 424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	310	13	971	- 662
Stomach Cancer	37	269	19	583	- 313
Lymphomas	38	215	18	616	- 401
Fires	39	210	37	202	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	201	33	237	- 36
Leukemia	41	195	25	385	- 190
Poisonings	42	180	48	81	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	180	42	123	+ 57
Epilepsy	44	180	45	101	+ 79
War	45	173	57	25	+ 148
Tetanus	46	122	56	26	+ 96
Lung Cancers	47	121	8	1,849	- 1,728
Schistosomiasis	48	112	63	8	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	49	108	20	469	- 361
Pancreas Cancer	50	106	28	361	- 255
Oral Cancer	51	105	35	232	- 127
Leishmaniasis	52	91	64	3	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	53	82	44	109	- 26
Skin Disease	54	82	51	41	+ 41
Skin Cancers	55	80	36	214	- 134
Appendicitis	56	73	58	25	+ 49
Encephalitis	57	71	53	38	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	58	68	39	192	- 124
Drug Use	59	67	34	235	- 169
Alcohol	60	66	55	31	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	48	49	70	- 22
Upper Respiratory	62	39	66	1	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	63	37	50	46	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	64	36	74	0	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	65	28	17	654	- 626
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	23	62	9	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	67	9	59	24	- 15
Ascariasis	68	8	67	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	7	65	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	5	69	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	54	33	- 29
Otitis Media	72	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

DR Congo

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.