TUNISIA VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	17,223	9	1,773	+ 15,450
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,593	1	20,658	- 4,065
Stroke	3	9,056	2	8,509	+ 546
Kidney Disease	4	6,659	4	2,574	+ 4,085
Lung Disease	5	5,943	10	1,754	+ 4,190
Hypertension	6	5,440	3	2,824	+ 2,616
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,182	7	1,912	+ 1,270
Breast Cancer	8	2,135	15	781	+ 1,354
Lung Cancers	9	1,676	8	1,849	- 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,675	13	971	+ 704
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,428	6	1,928	- 501
Liver Disease	12	1,337	11	1,313	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	13	1,296	32	261	+ 1,035
Suicide	14	1,105	26	383	+ 722
Prostate Cancer	15	1,058	23	417	+ 641
Inflammatory/Heart	16	994	30	298	+ 696
Asthma	17	983	16	665	+ 318
Stomach Cancer	18	960	19	583	+ 378
Endocrine Disorders	19	927	31	285	+ 641
Other Neoplasms	20	706	59	24	+ 682
Other Injuries	21	604	27	372	+ 232
Skin Disease	22	593	51	41	+ 552
Oral Cancer	23	582	35	232	+ 350
Lymphomas	24	522	18	616	- 94
Congenital Anomalies	25	522	12	980	- 459
Falls	26	522	21	445	+ 77
Liver Cancer	27	517	29	360	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	28	502	28	361	+ 141
Alcohol	29	490	55	31	+ 459
Cervical Cancer	30	452	38	201	+ 250
Leukemia	31	445	25	385	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	32	420	39	192	+ 228
Drownings	33	396	43	122	+ 275
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	384	5	2,507	- 2,123
Low Birth Weight	35	338	14	924	- 585
Birth Trauma	36	336	22	436	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	37	326	44	109	+ 217
Epilepsy	38	321	45	101	+ 220
Anemia	39	307	85	0	+ 307
Uterin Cancer	40	292	50	46	+ 246
Violence	41	273	24	410	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	208	40	184	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	206	33	237	- 31
Bladder Cancer	44	191	17	654	- 463
Tuberculosis	45	160	41	136	+ 24
Drug Use	46	148	34	235	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	47	108	20	469	- 361
Maternal Conditions	48	99	47	83	+ 16
Poisonings	49	97	48	81	+ 16
Fires	50	95	37	202	- 107
Hepatitis C	51	81	65	1	+ 80
Schizophrenia	52	46	84	0	+ 46
Skin Cancers	53	42	36	214	- 172
Malnutrition	54	35	60	24	+ 12
Oral conditions	55	31	82	0	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	28	42	123	- 95
Meningitis	57	21	46	86	- 65
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	21	80	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	59	10	58	25	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	62	9	- 1
Encephalitis	61	8	53	38	- 30
War	62	1	57	25	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	67	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	49	70	- 70
Pertussis	66	0	52	40	- 40
Syphilis	67	0	61	18	- 18
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	63	8	- 8
Malaria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	64	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	56	26	- 26
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	54	33	- 33
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

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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.