TUNISIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,669	7	1,912	+ 2,757
HIV/AIDS	2	4,320	32	261	+ 4,059
Tuberculosis	3	4,066	41	136	+ 3,930
Stroke	4	3,288	2	8,509	- 5,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,190	40	184	+ 3,006
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,079	6	1,928	+ 1,150
Liver Disease	7	2,773	11	1,313	+ 1,460
Malaria	8	2,617	73	0	+ 2,617
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,477	1	20,658	- 18,181
Birth Trauma	10	2,060	22	436	+ 1,624
Low Birth Weight	11	1,978	14	924	+ 1,054
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,265	12	980	+ 285
Maternal Conditions	13	1,169	47	83	+ 1,086
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,169	9	1,773	- 604
Meningitis	15	1,110	46	86	+ 1,024
Kidney Disease	16	923	4	2,574	- 1,651
Hypertension	17	914	3	2,824	- 1,910
Oesophagus Cancer	18	905	44	109	+ 796
Other Injuries	19	897	27	372	+ 525
Lung Disease	20	885	10	1,754	- 868
Malnutrition	21	871	60	24	+ 848
Cervical Cancer	22	701	38	201	+ 500
Suicide	23	665	26	383	+ 282
Violence	24	609	24	410	+ 199
Breast Cancer	25	550	15	781	- 231
Asthma	26	476	16	665	- 190
Tetanus	27	440	56	26	+ 415
Stomach Cancer	28	416	19	583	- 167
Lymphomas	29	399	18	616	- 217
Oral Cancer	30	381	35	232	+ 149
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	378	5	2,507	- 2,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	306	13	971	- 666
Falls	33	303	21	445	- 142
Liver Cancer	34	279	29	360	- 80
Leukemia	35	275	25	385	- 111
Fires	36	272	37	202	+ 70
Prostate Cancer	37	267	23	417	- 150
Poisonings	38	262	48	81	+ 182
Drownings	39	248	43	122	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	40	232	30	298	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	225	33	237	- 12
Pertussis	42	210	52	40	+ 170
Epilepsy	43	172	45	101	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	44	172	31	285	- 113
Ovary Cancer	45	164	39	192	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	46	148	28	361	- 213
Lung Cancers	47	138	8	1,849	- 1,711
Skin Cancers	48	132	36	214	- 82
Hepatitis B	49	108	49	70	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	50	97	20	469	- 372
Skin Disease	51	94	51	41	+ 53
Syphilis	52	93	61	18	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	84	42	123	- 39
Schistosomiasis	54	77	63	8	+ 69
Alcohol	55	74	55	31	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	56	67	50	46	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	57	66	17	654	- 588
Appendicitis	58	50	58	25	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	59	40	64	3	+ 37
Encephalitis	60	39	53	38	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	32	65	1	+ 30
Drug Use	62	23	34	235	- 212
Measles	63	21	78	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	64	20	66	1	+ 19
War	65	18	57	25	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	62	9	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	12	59	24	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	54	33	- 25
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Kenya

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.