CHINA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,427,841	2	1,771,525	+ 656,316
Stroke	2	1,000,074	1	2,043,210	- 1,043,136
Hypertension	3	331,877	7	301,183	+ 30,694
Kidney Disease	4	302,521	11	192,302	+ 110,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	294,677	6	304,455	- 9,777
Road Traffic Accidents	6	226,644	8	250,272	- 23,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	224,722	12	183,342	+ 41,380
Lung Cancers	8	217,321	4	714,311	- 496,990
Diabetes Mellitus	9	208,338	14	161,672	+ 46,666
Lung Disease	10	206,081	3	968,607	- 762,525
Liver Disease	11	154,321	15	145,603	+ 8,718
Congenital Anomalies	12	115,220	31	36,613	+ 78,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	114,171	9	248,388	- 134,217
Low Birth Weight	14	108,567	40	21,631	+ 86,935
Breast Cancer	15	91,787	19	92,757	- 970
Asthma	16	78,191	39	23,147	+ 55,044
Bladder Cancer	17	76,846	29	37,873	+ 38,973
Lymphomas	18	72,452	23	57,838	+ 14,614
Stomach Cancer	19	68,480	5	398,439	- 329,959
Parkinson's Disease	20	55,115	20	70,699	- 15,584
Falls	21	52,253	16	138,878	- 86,624
Birth Trauma	22	51,222	43	17,644	+ 33,577
Prostate Cancer	23	48,998	28	51,056	- 2,058
Violence	24	48,132	47	11,115	+ 37,017
Leukemia	25	45,278	22	58,145	- 12,867
Suicide	26	44,998	17	116,324	- 71,325
Other Injuries	27	43,709	25	54,087	- 10,379
Pancreas Cancer	28	42,420	18	111,537	- 69,117
Liver Cancer	29	42,278	13	180,952	- 138,674
Inflammatory/Heart	30	35,027	33	29,954	+ 5,073
Endocrine Disorders	31	33,539	37	25,613	+ 7,926
HIV/AIDS	32	30,674	34	28,746	+ 1,928
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	27,834	30	37,723	- 9,889
Drug Use	34	27,669	38	24,214	+ 3,455
Oral Cancer	35	27,268	24	54,695	- 27,427
Skin Cancers	36	25,127	41	19,669	+ 5,457
Fires	37	23,766	48	10,498	+ 13,268
Cervical Cancer	38	23,681	27	51,650	- 27,969
Ovary Cancer	39	22,592	35	28,078	- 5,486
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	21,634	50	8,719	+ 12,915
Tuberculosis	41	16,027	32	34,802	- 18,775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	14,485	21	65,350	- 50,865
Drownings	43	14,306	26	52,807	- 38,501
Oesophagus Cancer	44	12,805	10	242,891	- 230,086
Epilepsy	45	11,883	46	11,365	+ 518
Meningitis	46	10,084	51	5,704	+ 4,381
Maternal Conditions	47	9,792	54	3,596	+ 6,196
Poisonings	48	9,512	36	25,762	- 16,250
Hepatitis B	49	8,191	56	2,757	+ 5,433
Uterin Cancer	50	5,412	45	11,751	- 6,340
Skin Disease	51	4,796	52	5,222	- 426
Pertussis	52	4,710	64	484	+ 4,227
Encephalitis	53	4,422	55	2,796	+ 1,626
Multiple Sclerosis	54	3,931	59	1,734	+ 2,197
Alcohol	55	3,634	42	19,071	- 15,438
Tetanus	56	3,003	63	491	+ 2,511
War	57	2,926	61	900	+ 2,025
Appendicitis	58	2,897	60	1,468	+ 1,430
Other Neoplasms	59	2,784	53	4,374	- 1,590
Malnutrition	60	2,772	44	12,995	- 10,222
Syphilis	61	2,090	58	1,824	+ 266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1,074	49	10,108	- 9,034
Schistosomiasis	63	930	65	400	+ 530
Leishmaniasis	64	407	78	0	+ 407
Hepatitis C	65	141	66	86	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	66	71	57	2,663	- 2,592
Ascariasis	67	60	68	34	+ 26
Chlamydia	68	34	67	55	- 21
Diphtheria	69	21	71	11	+ 10
Otitis Media	70	1	69	15	- 14
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	62	558	- 558
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Tunisia

China

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.