TUNISIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,198	1	20,658	- 12,460
Stroke	2	6,110	2	8,509	- 2,399
Lung Disease	3	5,442	10	1,754	+ 3,689
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,436	9	1,773	+ 3,664
Tuberculosis	5	4,760	41	136	+ 4,624
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,112	7	1,912	+ 1,200
Malaria	7	2,934	73	0	+ 2,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,752	40	184	+ 2,568
Asthma	9	2,209	16	665	+ 1,544
Low Birth Weight	10	1,993	14	924	+ 1,069
Birth Trauma	11	1,803	22	436	+ 1,368
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,326	6	1,928	- 603
Hypertension	13	1,314	3	2,824	- 1,510
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,285	42	123	+ 1,162
Violence	15	1,162	24	410	+ 752
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,140	12	980	+ 160
Breast Cancer	17	916	15	781	+ 135
Kidney Disease	18	824	4	2,574	- 1,750
Cervical Cancer	19	797	38	201	+ 596
Other Injuries	20	776	27	372	+ 404
Liver Cancer	21	772	29	360	+ 413
Liver Disease	22	749	11	1,313	- 564
Lung Cancers	23	746	8	1,849	- 1,103
HIV/AIDS	24	733	32	261	+ 472
Oral Cancer	25	696	35	232	+ 464
Falls	26	602	21	445	+ 157
Fires	27	585	37	202	+ 383
Stomach Cancer	28	536	19	583	- 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	534	13	971	- 438
Maternal Conditions	30	504	47	83	+ 421
Skin Cancers	31	500	36	214	+ 286
Lymphomas	32	423	18	616	- 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	411	5	2,507	- 2,096
Meningitis	34	388	46	86	+ 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	362	33	237	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	36	342	23	417	- 75
Suicide	37	310	26	383	- 73
Leukemia	38	304	25	385	- 82
Pertussis	39	297	52	40	+ 257
Drownings	40	287	43	122	+ 166
Measles	41	285	78	0	+ 285
Syphilis	42	280	61	18	+ 263
Inflammatory/Heart	43	274	30	298	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	44	239	44	109	+ 130
Parkinson's Disease	45	221	20	469	- 248
Ovary Cancer	46	215	39	192	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	47	184	31	285	- 102
Malnutrition	48	161	60	24	+ 137
Skin Disease	49	151	51	41	+ 111
Poisonings	50	146	48	81	+ 65
Epilepsy	51	133	45	101	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	52	128	28	361	- 233
Alcohol	53	112	55	31	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	54	99	17	654	- 555
Uterin Cancer	55	97	50	46	+ 51
Tetanus	56	57	56	26	+ 32
Encephalitis	57	37	53	38	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	32	49	70	- 37
Appendicitis	59	24	58	25	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	18	59	24	- 5
Drug Use	61	15	34	235	- 220
Hepatitis C	62	9	65	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	63	8	67	1	+ 8
Dengue	64	8	76	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	62	9	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	54	33	- 28
Diphtheria	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	1	+ 2
War	69	1	57	25	- 24
Chlamydia	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	63	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

New Guinea

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.