TUNISIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,353	1	20,658	- 7,305
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,779	5	2,507	+ 7,272
Stroke	3	4,653	2	8,509	- 3,856
Lung Cancers	4	4,441	8	1,849	+ 2,592
Lung Disease	5	4,260	10	1,754	+ 2,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,725	7	1,912	+ 812
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,431	13	971	+ 1,459
Prostate Cancer	8	2,014	23	417	+ 1,597
Breast Cancer	9	1,766	15	781	+ 985
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,753	20	469	+ 1,284
Other Injuries	11	1,655	27	372	+ 1,283
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,433	28	361	+ 1,072
Suicide	13	1,332	26	383	+ 949
Lymphomas	14	1,217	18	616	+ 600
Kidney Disease	15	1,100	4	2,574	- 1,474
Diabetes Mellitus	16	982	9	1,773	- 791
Hypertension	17	801	3	2,824	- 2,023
Falls	18	784	21	445	+ 339
Oesophagus Cancer	19	746	44	109	+ 637
Liver Cancer	20	740	29	360	+ 381
Bladder Cancer	21	674	17	654	+ 20
Leukemia	22	625	25	385	+ 240
Stomach Cancer	23	581	19	583	- 2
Drug Use	24	556	34	235	+ 321
Ovary Cancer	25	544	39	192	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	26	517	30	298	+ 219
Endocrine Disorders	27	516	31	285	+ 231
Alcohol	28	468	55	31	+ 437
Skin Cancers	29	430	36	214	+ 216
Other Neoplasms	30	322	59	24	+ 298
Liver Disease	31	313	11	1,313	- 1,000
Cervical Cancer	32	304	38	201	+ 103
Oral Cancer	33	283	35	232	+ 51
Congenital Anomalies	34	247	12	980	- 734
Road Traffic Accidents	35	230	6	1,928	- 1,699
Uterin Cancer	36	229	50	46	+ 183
Epilepsy	37	179	45	101	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	140	62	9	+ 131
Violence	39	133	24	410	- 277
Anemia	40	121	85	0	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	108	33	237	- 129
Poisonings	42	107	48	81	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	43	100	14	924	- 824
Multiple Sclerosis	44	91	54	33	+ 58
Skin Disease	45	87	51	41	+ 46
Birth Trauma	46	82	22	436	- 354
Osteoarthritis	47	69	81	0	+ 69
Asthma	48	55	16	665	- 610
Schizophrenia	49	48	84	0	+ 48
Meningitis	50	42	46	86	- 43
Upper Respiratory	51	37	66	1	+ 36
Hepatitis C	52	37	65	1	+ 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	35	80	0	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	34	42	123	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	32	40	184	- 152
Drownings	56	30	43	122	- 92
Malnutrition	57	18	60	24	- 6
Fires	58	18	37	202	- 184
HIV/AIDS	59	15	32	261	- 246
Maternal Conditions	60	12	47	83	- 72
War	61	1	57	25	- 24
Pertussis	62	0	52	40	- 40
Hepatitis B	63	0	49	70	- 70
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	56	26	- 26
Ascariasis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	63	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	3	- 3
Encephalitis	78	0	53	38	- 38
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	41	136	- 136
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Iceland

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.