TUNISIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	23,814	5	2,507	+ 21,306
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,053	1	20,658	+ 395
Stroke	3	8,812	2	8,509	+ 303
Lung Cancers	4	4,951	8	1,849	+ 3,102
Hypertension	5	4,347	3	2,824	+ 1,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,069	13	971	+ 2,098
Falls	7	2,838	21	445	+ 2,393
Lung Disease	8	2,761	10	1,754	+ 1,008
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,671	28	361	+ 2,310
Liver Disease	10	2,287	11	1,313	+ 974
Prostate Cancer	11	2,078	23	417	+ 1,661
Breast Cancer	12	2,031	15	781	+ 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,826	20	469	+ 1,357
Lymphomas	14	1,822	18	616	+ 1,206
Suicide	15	1,812	26	383	+ 1,429
Liver Cancer	16	1,167	29	360	+ 808
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,109	30	298	+ 811
Alcohol	18	994	55	31	+ 964
Stomach Cancer	19	957	19	583	+ 374
Other Injuries	20	935	27	372	+ 563
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	934	7	1,912	- 978
Diabetes Mellitus	22	895	9	1,773	- 878
Other Neoplasms	23	807	59	24	+ 783
Leukemia	24	795	25	385	+ 410
Ovary Cancer	25	737	39	192	+ 545
Kidney Disease	26	732	4	2,574	- 1,842
Oesophagus Cancer	27	685	44	109	+ 576
Bladder Cancer	28	660	17	654	+ 7
Skin Cancers	29	636	36	214	+ 423
Drug Use	30	576	34	235	+ 341
Endocrine Disorders	31	550	31	285	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	32	482	50	46	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	33	460	6	1,928	- 1,468
Oral Cancer	34	444	35	232	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	35	411	12	980	- 569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	324	33	237	+ 88
Drownings	37	227	43	122	+ 105
Epilepsy	38	223	45	101	+ 122
Schizophrenia	39	199	84	0	+ 199
Asthma	40	181	16	665	- 484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	178	62	9	+ 169
Multiple Sclerosis	42	172	54	33	+ 138
Violence	43	138	24	410	- 272
Cervical Cancer	44	133	38	201	- 69
Fires	45	132	37	202	- 70
Tuberculosis	46	69	41	136	- 68
Skin Disease	47	58	51	41	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	48	56	14	924	- 868
Poisonings	49	53	48	81	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	41	42	123	- 83
Osteoarthritis	51	36	81	0	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	33	40	184	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	23	80	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	54	20	58	25	- 4
Meningitis	55	20	46	86	- 66
Birth Trauma	56	17	22	436	- 419
Malnutrition	57	14	60	24	- 9
Anemia	58	12	85	0	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	59	12	32	261	- 249
Hepatitis C	60	10	65	1	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	4	66	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	4	49	70	- 66
Maternal Conditions	64	3	47	83	- 80
War	65	1	57	25	- 24
Encephalitis	66	1	53	38	- 37
Syphilis	67	1	61	18	- 17
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	52	40	- 40
Tetanus	70	0	56	26	- 26
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	63	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Finland

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.