TUNISIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,303	2	8,509	+ 1,794
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,863	9	1,773	+ 7,090
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,365	1	20,658	- 13,293
Violence	4	6,334	24	410	+ 5,924
Prostate Cancer	5	3,770	23	417	+ 3,353
Kidney Disease	6	3,384	4	2,574	+ 810
HIV/AIDS	7	3,231	32	261	+ 2,970
Hypertension	8	2,777	3	2,824	- 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,506	5	2,507	- 1
Lung Cancers	10	2,016	8	1,849	+ 167
Lung Disease	11	1,928	10	1,754	+ 175
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,895	6	1,928	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,862	13	971	+ 891
Breast Cancer	14	1,763	15	781	+ 982
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,677	7	1,912	- 236
Cervical Cancer	16	1,527	38	201	+ 1,326
Lymphomas	17	1,071	18	616	+ 454
Low Birth Weight	18	1,027	14	924	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	19	984	19	583	+ 401
Endocrine Disorders	20	752	31	285	+ 467
Liver Disease	21	660	11	1,313	- 653
Skin Disease	22	620	51	41	+ 579
Congenital Anomalies	23	592	12	980	- 388
Inflammatory/Heart	24	569	30	298	+ 271
Parkinson's Disease	25	565	20	469	+ 96
Leukemia	26	550	25	385	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	27	506	28	361	+ 145
Uterin Cancer	28	453	50	46	+ 407
Liver Cancer	29	431	29	360	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	30	414	39	192	+ 222
Other Injuries	31	387	27	372	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	352	33	237	+ 115
Falls	33	350	21	445	- 95
Oesophagus Cancer	34	315	44	109	+ 206
Suicide	35	299	26	383	- 84
Asthma	36	278	16	665	- 387
Birth Trauma	37	277	22	436	- 158
Bladder Cancer	38	254	17	654	- 400
Oral Cancer	39	251	35	232	+ 19
Malnutrition	40	204	60	24	+ 180
Epilepsy	41	195	45	101	+ 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	148	40	184	- 36
Maternal Conditions	43	148	47	83	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	114	42	123	- 10
Other Neoplasms	45	79	59	24	+ 56
Fires	46	66	37	202	- 136
Meningitis	47	66	46	86	- 20
Drug Use	48	56	34	235	- 180
Encephalitis	49	56	53	38	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	48	62	9	+ 39
Drownings	51	44	43	122	- 78
Skin Cancers	52	43	36	214	- 171
Appendicitis	53	39	58	25	+ 14
Tuberculosis	54	33	41	136	- 103
Alcohol	55	32	55	31	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	14	54	33	- 19
Poisonings	57	10	48	81	- 71
Dengue	58	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	49	70	- 66
Syphilis	60	3	61	18	- 15
War	61	2	57	25	- 23
Chlamydia	62	2	68	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	56	26	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	52	40	- 40
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	63	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Jamaica

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.