AFGHANISTAN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,789	1	40,195	+ 28,595
Stroke	2	28,336	3	19,060	+ 9,275
Hypertension	3	9,403	8	7,995	+ 1,408
Kidney Disease	4	8,571	10	6,590	+ 1,981
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,349	23	1,765	+ 6,584
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,422	11	6,033	+ 388
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,367	4	14,649	- 8,282
Lung Cancers	8	6,157	32	1,076	+ 5,082
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,903	12	5,750	+ 153
Lung Disease	10	5,839	15	4,650	+ 1,189
Liver Disease	11	4,372	16	4,600	- 227
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,265	14	5,001	- 1,736
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,235	39	741	+ 2,494
Low Birth Weight	14	3,076	5	12,631	- 9,555
Breast Cancer	15	2,601	22	1,822	+ 779
Asthma	16	2,215	17	3,403	- 1,187
Bladder Cancer	17	2,177	54	272	+ 1,905
Lymphomas	18	2,053	36	946	+ 1,107
Stomach Cancer	19	1,940	26	1,501	+ 440
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,562	41	628	+ 934
Falls	21	1,481	37	905	+ 575
Birth Trauma	22	1,451	6	10,723	- 9,271
Prostate Cancer	23	1,388	55	258	+ 1,130
Violence	24	1,364	19	3,217	- 1,853
Leukemia	25	1,283	42	610	+ 673
Suicide	26	1,275	24	1,573	- 298
Other Injuries	27	1,238	18	3,241	- 2,003
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,202	56	229	+ 973
Liver Cancer	29	1,198	40	657	+ 541
Inflammatory/Heart	30	992	45	527	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	31	950	28	1,364	- 414
HIV/AIDS	32	869	46	464	+ 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	789	25	1,505	- 716
Drug Use	34	784	51	328	+ 456
Oral Cancer	35	773	27	1,467	- 695
Skin Cancers	36	712	59	145	+ 567
Fires	37	673	50	348	+ 325
Cervical Cancer	38	671	44	541	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	39	640	48	369	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	613	13	5,555	- 4,942
Tuberculosis	41	454	7	9,839	- 9,385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	410	33	1,041	- 630
Drownings	43	405	34	996	- 591
Oesophagus Cancer	44	363	29	1,314	- 952
Epilepsy	45	337	35	993	- 656
Meningitis	46	286	20	2,626	- 2,340
Maternal Conditions	47	277	9	7,807	- 7,529
Poisonings	48	270	47	384	- 114
Hepatitis B	49	232	38	863	- 631
Uterin Cancer	50	153	53	289	- 135
Skin Disease	51	136	61	94	+ 42
Pertussis	52	133	21	2,107	- 1,974
Encephalitis	53	125	31	1,190	- 1,065
Multiple Sclerosis	54	111	62	84	+ 27
Alcohol	55	103	58	150	- 47
Tetanus	56	85	30	1,254	- 1,169
War	57	83	2	25,620	- 25,537
Appendicitis	58	82	52	298	- 216
Other Neoplasms	59	79	63	29	+ 50
Malnutrition	60	79	43	589	- 511
Syphilis	61	59	60	94	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	65	25	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	63	26	79	0	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	64	12	70	1	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	2	68	9	- 7
Ascariasis	67	2	66	17	- 15
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Tunisia

Afghanistan

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.