BENIN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,198	5	5,397	+ 19,801
Stroke	2	10,380	4	5,855	+ 4,525
Hypertension	3	3,445	19	1,088	+ 2,356
Kidney Disease	4	3,140	13	1,929	+ 1,211
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,058	29	715	+ 2,343
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,352	8	3,162	- 810
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,332	1	10,205	- 7,872
Lung Cancers	8	2,256	59	66	+ 2,189
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,162	14	1,912	+ 251
Lung Disease	10	2,139	17	1,220	+ 919
Liver Disease	11	1,602	9	2,447	- 845
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,196	10	2,265	- 1,069
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,185	41	311	+ 874
Low Birth Weight	14	1,127	6	4,908	- 3,781
Breast Cancer	15	953	27	784	+ 168
Asthma	16	812	24	891	- 79
Bladder Cancer	17	798	61	43	+ 754
Lymphomas	18	752	36	387	+ 365
Stomach Cancer	19	711	38	361	+ 350
Parkinson's Disease	20	572	43	212	+ 360
Falls	21	542	32	543	- 0
Birth Trauma	22	532	7	3,950	- 3,418
Prostate Cancer	23	509	25	867	- 358
Violence	24	500	28	726	- 227
Leukemia	25	470	46	196	+ 274
Suicide	26	467	22	922	- 455
Other Injuries	27	454	15	1,532	- 1,078
Pancreas Cancer	28	440	48	177	+ 263
Liver Cancer	29	439	40	322	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	30	364	33	457	- 94
Endocrine Disorders	31	348	16	1,454	- 1,106
HIV/AIDS	32	318	11	2,263	- 1,944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	289	34	442	- 154
Drug Use	34	287	44	197	+ 90
Oral Cancer	35	283	49	156	+ 127
Skin Cancers	36	261	54	102	+ 159
Fires	37	247	35	431	- 184
Cervical Cancer	38	246	30	669	- 423
Ovary Cancer	39	234	56	86	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	225	3	6,830	- 6,606
Tuberculosis	41	166	23	919	- 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	150	45	197	- 47
Drownings	43	148	31	570	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	44	133	39	326	- 193
Epilepsy	45	123	37	369	- 246
Meningitis	46	105	12	1,967	- 1,862
Maternal Conditions	47	102	20	1,039	- 937
Poisonings	48	99	42	307	- 209
Hepatitis B	49	85	53	143	- 58
Uterin Cancer	50	56	55	99	- 43
Skin Disease	51	50	52	144	- 94
Pertussis	52	49	18	1,168	- 1,119
Encephalitis	53	46	57	85	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	54	41	66	16	+ 25
Alcohol	55	38	58	85	- 47
Tetanus	56	31	50	156	- 125
War	57	30	69	2	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	30	60	45	- 15
Other Neoplasms	59	29	63	20	+ 9
Malnutrition	60	29	21	928	- 899
Syphilis	61	22	51	150	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	67	11	- 0
Schistosomiasis	63	10	47	183	- 173
Leishmaniasis	64	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	62	40	- 40
Chlamydia	68	0	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Tunisia

Benin

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.