AUSTRALIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,895	1	21,548	+ 24,347
Stroke	2	18,905	3	10,331	+ 8,574
Hypertension	3	6,274	23	1,631	+ 4,642
Kidney Disease	4	5,719	12	3,139	+ 2,580
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	5,571	2	15,588	- 10,018
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,284	29	1,245	+ 3,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,248	8	4,446	- 198
Lung Cancers	8	4,108	4	8,769	- 4,660
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,938	7	4,471	- 533
Lung Disease	10	3,896	5	8,487	- 4,592
Liver Disease	11	2,917	26	1,421	+ 1,496
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,178	33	711	+ 1,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,158	6	6,209	- 4,051
Low Birth Weight	14	2,052	43	248	+ 1,804
Breast Cancer	15	1,735	10	3,405	- 1,670
Asthma	16	1,478	36	455	+ 1,023
Bladder Cancer	17	1,453	30	1,187	+ 265
Lymphomas	18	1,370	15	3,039	- 1,669
Stomach Cancer	19	1,295	27	1,288	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,042	19	2,036	- 994
Falls	21	988	14	3,116	- 2,128
Birth Trauma	22	968	50	140	+ 828
Prostate Cancer	23	926	9	3,766	- 2,840
Violence	24	910	44	243	+ 666
Leukemia	25	856	18	2,126	- 1,270
Suicide	26	851	11	3,150	- 2,299
Other Injuries	27	826	22	1,642	- 816
Pancreas Cancer	28	802	13	3,118	- 2,316
Liver Cancer	29	799	20	2,036	- 1,237
Inflammatory/Heart	30	662	24	1,571	- 909
Endocrine Disorders	31	634	16	2,328	- 1,694
HIV/AIDS	32	580	57	50	+ 530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	526	42	276	+ 250
Drug Use	34	523	21	1,783	- 1,260
Oral Cancer	35	515	32	972	- 457
Skin Cancers	36	475	17	2,319	- 1,844
Fires	37	449	55	55	+ 395
Cervical Cancer	38	448	39	342	+ 106
Ovary Cancer	39	427	31	1,003	- 575
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	409	40	296	+ 113
Tuberculosis	41	303	56	53	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	274	38	379	- 105
Drownings	43	270	47	177	+ 93
Oesophagus Cancer	44	242	25	1,494	- 1,252
Epilepsy	45	225	41	285	- 60
Meningitis	46	191	60	37	+ 153
Maternal Conditions	47	185	63	20	+ 165
Poisonings	48	180	61	35	+ 145
Hepatitis B	49	155	58	41	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	50	102	35	524	- 422
Skin Disease	51	91	34	594	- 504
Pertussis	52	89	69	1	+ 88
Encephalitis	53	84	68	3	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	54	74	46	188	- 113
Alcohol	55	69	37	380	- 311
Tetanus	56	57	70	1	+ 55
War	57	55	65	8	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	55	62	26	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	59	53	28	1,252	- 1,200
Malnutrition	60	52	51	117	- 64
Syphilis	61	40	67	3	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	20	45	229	- 209
Schistosomiasis	63	18	79	0	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	64	8	81	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	3	48	173	- 170
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	17	- 16
Ascariasis	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Tunisia

Australia

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.