TUNISIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,963	1	20,658	- 9,695
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,388	5	2,507	+ 4,881
Lung Cancers	3	4,411	8	1,849	+ 2,562
Lung Disease	4	4,410	10	1,754	+ 2,656
Stroke	5	4,074	2	8,509	- 4,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,989	7	1,912	+ 1,077
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,521	13	971	+ 1,550
Breast Cancer	8	1,749	15	781	+ 968
Prostate Cancer	9	1,347	23	417	+ 930
Kidney Disease	10	1,304	4	2,574	- 1,270
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,221	28	361	+ 860
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,219	20	469	+ 750
Lymphomas	13	1,181	18	616	+ 564
Suicide	14	1,082	26	383	+ 699
Oesophagus Cancer	15	964	44	109	+ 855
Diabetes Mellitus	16	952	9	1,773	- 821
Stomach Cancer	17	821	19	583	+ 238
Liver Cancer	18	732	29	360	+ 372
Liver Disease	19	643	11	1,313	- 670
Leukemia	20	630	25	385	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	21	628	39	192	+ 436
Bladder Cancer	22	589	17	654	- 65
Skin Cancers	23	579	36	214	+ 366
Endocrine Disorders	24	574	31	285	+ 288
Falls	25	568	21	445	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	26	552	30	298	+ 254
Other Neoplasms	27	502	59	24	+ 478
Oral Cancer	28	421	35	232	+ 189
Hypertension	29	402	3	2,824	- 2,422
Other Injuries	30	393	27	372	+ 21
Drug Use	31	384	34	235	+ 149
Congenital Anomalies	32	352	12	980	- 628
Road Traffic Accidents	33	352	6	1,928	- 1,576
Uterin Cancer	34	290	50	46	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	35	237	38	201	+ 36
Epilepsy	36	196	45	101	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	37	191	54	33	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	154	33	237	- 83
Alcohol	39	148	55	31	+ 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	136	62	9	+ 127
Asthma	41	133	16	665	- 532
Skin Disease	42	133	51	41	+ 92
Drownings	43	132	43	122	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	44	128	14	924	- 795
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	121	40	184	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	115	42	123	- 9
Violence	47	88	24	410	- 322
Fires	48	69	37	202	- 133
Anemia	49	66	85	0	+ 66
Tuberculosis	50	53	41	136	- 83
Osteoarthritis	51	45	81	0	+ 45
Hepatitis C	52	44	65	1	+ 43
Poisonings	53	32	48	81	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	31	80	0	+ 31
Schizophrenia	55	27	84	0	+ 27
Birth Trauma	56	23	22	436	- 413
HIV/AIDS	57	20	32	261	- 241
Meningitis	58	17	46	86	- 69
Hepatitis B	59	14	49	70	- 56
Appendicitis	60	8	58	25	- 17
Maternal Conditions	61	7	47	83	- 76
Oral conditions	62	5	82	0	+ 5
Malnutrition	63	4	60	24	- 20
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	1	+ 2
War	65	1	57	25	- 24
Encephalitis	66	0	53	38	- 37
Pertussis	67	0	52	40	- 40
Syphilis	68	0	61	18	- 18
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	8	- 8
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	64	3	- 3
Ascariasis	77	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	26	- 26
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	78	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

Ireland

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.