TUNISIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,096	7	1,912	+ 18,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,220	40	184	+ 14,036
Measles	3	10,714	78	0	+ 10,714
Tuberculosis	4	9,498	41	136	+ 9,361
Birth Trauma	5	8,861	22	436	+ 8,425
Stroke	6	7,956	2	8,509	- 553
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,695	1	20,658	- 13,963
Low Birth Weight	8	5,785	14	924	+ 4,861
Meningitis	9	4,981	46	86	+ 4,895
Malnutrition	10	4,466	60	24	+ 4,442
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,916	6	1,928	+ 1,988
Maternal Conditions	12	3,820	47	83	+ 3,736
Liver Disease	13	3,625	11	1,313	+ 2,312
Other Injuries	14	3,334	27	372	+ 2,962
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,156	12	980	+ 2,176
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,673	9	1,773	+ 900
Tetanus	17	2,451	56	26	+ 2,426
Hypertension	18	2,447	3	2,824	- 377
Lung Disease	19	2,261	10	1,754	+ 507
Pertussis	20	1,901	52	40	+ 1,861
Kidney Disease	21	1,898	4	2,574	- 676
Malaria	22	1,798	73	0	+ 1,798
Asthma	23	1,738	16	665	+ 1,073
War	24	1,220	57	25	+ 1,195
Drownings	25	1,177	43	122	+ 1,055
Breast Cancer	26	1,140	15	781	+ 359
Suicide	27	1,128	26	383	+ 745
Cervical Cancer	28	817	38	201	+ 616
Violence	29	767	24	410	+ 357
Fires	30	750	37	202	+ 548
Poisonings	31	702	48	81	+ 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	599	5	2,507	- 1,908
HIV/AIDS	33	564	32	261	+ 303
Lymphomas	34	560	18	616	- 57
Leukemia	35	520	25	385	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	517	33	237	+ 281
Falls	37	507	21	445	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	506	13	971	- 466
Inflammatory/Heart	39	482	30	298	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	40	478	44	109	+ 369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	413	42	123	+ 290
Schistosomiasis	42	403	63	8	+ 395
Epilepsy	43	387	45	101	+ 286
Endocrine Disorders	44	376	31	285	+ 91
Syphilis	45	349	61	18	+ 332
Oral Cancer	46	303	35	232	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	47	301	66	1	+ 301
Hepatitis B	48	291	49	70	+ 222
Stomach Cancer	49	287	19	583	- 296
Ovary Cancer	50	273	39	192	+ 81
Leishmaniasis	51	268	64	3	+ 265
Prostate Cancer	52	264	23	417	- 153
Liver Cancer	53	237	29	360	- 123
Lung Cancers	54	216	8	1,849	- 1,634
Appendicitis	55	174	58	25	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	56	170	20	469	- 299
Skin Cancers	57	152	36	214	- 62
Skin Disease	58	140	51	41	+ 99
Alcohol	59	140	55	31	+ 109
Diphtheria	60	138	69	0	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	61	138	17	654	- 516
Pancreas Cancer	62	100	28	361	- 261
Encephalitis	63	84	53	38	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	64	72	50	46	+ 26
Drug Use	65	50	34	235	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	33	62	9	+ 23
Hepatitis C	67	32	65	1	+ 31
Otitis Media	68	29	70	0	+ 29
Ascariasis	69	27	67	1	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	70	11	59	24	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	54	33	- 26
Chlamydia	72	5	68	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	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
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

Somalia

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.