TUNISIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,801	7	1,912	+ 7,889
Malaria	2	9,014	73	0	+ 9,014
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,968	40	184	+ 6,784
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,320	1	20,658	- 15,338
Stroke	5	4,979	2	8,509	- 3,531
Birth Trauma	6	3,815	22	436	+ 3,379
Low Birth Weight	7	3,687	14	924	+ 2,763
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,410	6	1,928	+ 1,482
HIV/AIDS	9	3,363	32	261	+ 3,102
Tuberculosis	10	3,189	41	136	+ 3,053
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,024	12	980	+ 1,044
Meningitis	12	1,869	46	86	+ 1,783
Liver Disease	13	1,734	11	1,313	+ 421
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,571	9	1,773	- 201
Kidney Disease	15	1,430	4	2,574	- 1,144
Other Injuries	16	1,374	27	372	+ 1,002
Malnutrition	17	1,220	60	24	+ 1,197
Maternal Conditions	18	1,162	47	83	+ 1,079
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,054	31	285	+ 768
Lung Disease	20	1,045	10	1,754	- 708
Hypertension	21	823	3	2,824	- 2,001
Violence	22	816	24	410	+ 406
Breast Cancer	23	813	15	781	+ 32
Asthma	24	810	16	665	+ 144
Suicide	25	689	26	383	+ 306
Pertussis	26	619	52	40	+ 579
Liver Cancer	27	528	29	360	+ 169
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	493	5	2,507	- 2,015
Drownings	29	484	43	122	+ 362
Falls	30	428	21	445	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	407	33	237	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	32	380	30	298	+ 82
Fires	33	363	37	202	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	34	362	23	417	- 55
Cervical Cancer	35	348	38	201	+ 147
Stomach Cancer	36	306	19	583	- 277
Epilepsy	37	304	45	101	+ 203
Poisonings	38	288	48	81	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	254	13	971	- 717
Drug Use	40	245	34	235	+ 10
Syphilis	41	238	61	18	+ 220
Lymphomas	42	174	18	616	- 442
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	167	42	123	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	44	154	20	469	- 315
Tetanus	45	136	56	26	+ 110
Schistosomiasis	46	133	63	8	+ 125
Hepatitis B	47	121	49	70	+ 51
Skin Cancers	48	113	36	214	- 101
Lung Cancers	49	112	8	1,849	- 1,737
Oral Cancer	50	109	35	232	- 123
Skin Disease	51	106	51	41	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	52	103	17	654	- 551
Ovary Cancer	53	102	39	192	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	54	81	28	361	- 280
Alcohol	55	69	55	31	+ 38
Encephalitis	56	66	53	38	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	57	49	44	109	- 60
Measles	58	49	78	0	+ 49
Leukemia	59	49	25	385	- 337
Uterin Cancer	60	41	50	46	- 5
Appendicitis	61	36	58	25	+ 11
Ascariasis	62	19	67	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	63	18	65	1	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	64	14	66	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	54	33	- 20
Other Neoplasms	66	14	59	24	- 10
War	67	11	57	25	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	62	9	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	5	69	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Sierra Leone

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.