TUNISIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,787	32	261	+ 25,526
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,386	7	1,912	+ 15,474
Stroke	3	15,236	2	8,509	+ 6,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	12,734	40	184	+ 12,549
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,364	1	20,658	- 9,294
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,816	9	1,773	+ 9,043
Suicide	7	8,327	26	383	+ 7,944
Tuberculosis	8	6,536	41	136	+ 6,399
Lung Disease	9	5,960	10	1,754	+ 4,207
Kidney Disease	10	5,488	4	2,574	+ 2,913
Hypertension	11	5,355	3	2,824	+ 2,531
Low Birth Weight	12	5,175	14	924	+ 4,252
Violence	13	4,997	24	410	+ 4,588
Liver Disease	14	4,284	11	1,313	+ 2,971
Birth Trauma	15	3,880	22	436	+ 3,444
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,670	6	1,928	+ 1,741
Asthma	17	3,666	16	665	+ 3,001
Other Injuries	18	2,882	27	372	+ 2,510
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,106	12	980	+ 1,125
Cervical Cancer	20	2,014	38	201	+ 1,813
Malnutrition	21	1,932	60	24	+ 1,908
Meningitis	22	1,719	46	86	+ 1,633
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,650	30	298	+ 1,352
Maternal Conditions	24	1,581	47	83	+ 1,497
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,507	33	237	+ 1,271
Fires	26	1,454	37	202	+ 1,251
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,271	31	285	+ 985
Drownings	28	1,081	43	122	+ 959
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,050	5	2,507	- 1,457
Epilepsy	30	776	45	101	+ 675
Falls	31	691	21	445	+ 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	679	42	123	+ 556
Poisonings	33	601	48	81	+ 520
Breast Cancer	34	525	15	781	- 256
Prostate Cancer	35	436	23	417	+ 19
Lymphomas	36	421	18	616	- 195
Oesophagus Cancer	37	397	44	109	+ 288
Alcohol	38	383	55	31	+ 352
Liver Cancer	39	382	29	360	+ 22
Skin Disease	40	378	51	41	+ 337
Parkinson's Disease	41	296	20	469	- 173
Oral Cancer	42	279	35	232	+ 47
Lung Cancers	43	276	8	1,849	- 1,573
Pertussis	44	276	52	40	+ 236
Syphilis	45	273	61	18	+ 255
Skin Cancers	46	250	36	214	+ 37
Tetanus	47	244	56	26	+ 219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	214	13	971	- 757
Leukemia	49	210	25	385	- 175
Drug Use	50	171	34	235	- 65
Hepatitis B	51	144	49	70	+ 75
Appendicitis	52	134	58	25	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	53	132	39	192	- 60
Uterin Cancer	54	127	50	46	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	55	98	66	1	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	98	62	9	+ 88
Encephalitis	57	73	53	38	+ 36
Pancreas Cancer	58	66	28	361	- 295
Measles	59	63	78	0	+ 63
Stomach Cancer	60	58	19	583	- 525
Bladder Cancer	61	52	17	654	- 602
Other Neoplasms	62	50	59	24	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	54	33	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	13	65	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	65	8	68	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	70	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	4	67	1	+ 3
War	68	1	57	25	- 23
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	63	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Lesotho

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.