BRAZIL VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	377,284	1	165,788	+ 211,496
Stroke	2	155,410	2	123,207	+ 32,204
Hypertension	3	51,573	11	28,822	+ 22,751
Kidney Disease	4	47,011	7	37,690	+ 9,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	45,793	10	30,717	+ 15,076
Road Traffic Accidents	6	35,220	8	33,871	+ 1,349
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,922	3	94,705	- 59,783
Lung Cancers	8	33,771	9	31,659	+ 2,113
Diabetes Mellitus	9	32,375	5	59,608	- 27,232
Lung Disease	10	32,025	6	59,373	- 27,348
Liver Disease	11	23,981	13	21,422	+ 2,559
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,905	23	12,317	+ 5,588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17,742	12	23,161	- 5,419
Low Birth Weight	14	16,871	33	6,881	+ 9,990
Breast Cancer	15	14,264	14	20,759	- 6,495
Asthma	16	12,151	48	2,595	+ 9,556
Bladder Cancer	17	11,942	36	5,306	+ 6,636
Lymphomas	18	11,259	27	10,376	+ 883
Stomach Cancer	19	10,642	17	17,992	- 7,350
Parkinson's Disease	20	8,565	41	4,770	+ 3,794
Falls	21	8,120	16	18,847	- 10,727
Birth Trauma	22	7,960	45	3,777	+ 4,183
Prostate Cancer	23	7,614	15	19,001	- 11,386
Violence	24	7,480	4	68,779	- 61,299
Leukemia	25	7,036	30	8,531	- 1,495
Suicide	26	6,993	20	14,540	- 7,547
Other Injuries	27	6,792	21	13,807	- 7,014
Pancreas Cancer	28	6,592	24	11,999	- 5,407
Liver Cancer	29	6,570	25	11,514	- 4,944
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,443	18	17,508	- 12,065
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,212	19	16,927	- 11,715
HIV/AIDS	32	4,767	22	12,558	- 7,791
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,325	44	4,258	+ 67
Drug Use	34	4,300	49	2,467	+ 1,833
Oral Cancer	35	4,237	28	9,951	- 5,714
Skin Cancers	36	3,905	38	5,032	- 1,127
Fires	37	3,693	58	1,028	+ 2,666
Cervical Cancer	38	3,680	29	9,511	- 5,831
Ovary Cancer	39	3,511	43	4,355	- 844
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,362	35	5,659	- 2,297
Tuberculosis	41	2,491	40	4,895	- 2,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,251	51	2,193	+ 58
Drownings	43	2,223	39	4,937	- 2,714
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,990	26	10,466	- 8,476
Epilepsy	45	1,847	46	3,263	- 1,416
Meningitis	46	1,567	54	1,359	+ 209
Maternal Conditions	47	1,522	53	1,507	+ 15
Poisonings	48	1,478	66	317	+ 1,162
Hepatitis B	49	1,273	59	775	+ 498
Uterin Cancer	50	841	47	2,780	- 1,939
Skin Disease	51	745	31	7,179	- 6,434
Pertussis	52	732	75	30	+ 702
Encephalitis	53	687	72	65	+ 622
Multiple Sclerosis	54	611	64	356	+ 255
Alcohol	55	565	32	7,121	- 6,556
Tetanus	56	467	71	88	+ 379
War	57	455	56	1,090	- 635
Appendicitis	58	450	57	1,067	- 617
Other Neoplasms	59	433	42	4,665	- 4,232
Malnutrition	60	431	34	6,695	- 6,265
Syphilis	61	325	68	223	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	167	61	596	- 430
Schistosomiasis	63	144	62	593	- 449
Leishmaniasis	64	63	63	432	- 369
Hepatitis C	65	22	52	1,955	- 1,933
Upper Respiratory	66	11	67	260	- 249
Ascariasis	67	9	78	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	5	80	5	- 0
Diphtheria	69	3	79	7	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	72	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	73	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Tunisia

Brazil

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.