COLOMBIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,020	1	43,066	+ 41,954
Stroke	2	35,022	3	16,573	+ 18,449
Hypertension	3	11,622	8	6,400	+ 5,222
Kidney Disease	4	10,594	7	6,834	+ 3,760
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	10,319	22	2,157	+ 8,162
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,937	6	7,765	+ 172
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,870	5	10,773	- 2,904
Lung Cancers	8	7,610	10	5,250	+ 2,360
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,296	11	5,028	+ 2,267
Lung Disease	10	7,217	4	15,928	- 8,711
Liver Disease	11	5,404	19	2,426	+ 2,978
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,035	16	2,963	+ 1,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,998	12	4,371	- 373
Low Birth Weight	14	3,802	23	2,095	+ 1,707
Breast Cancer	15	3,214	13	3,669	- 455
Asthma	16	2,738	54	191	+ 2,547
Bladder Cancer	17	2,691	42	609	+ 2,082
Lymphomas	18	2,537	18	2,603	- 66
Stomach Cancer	19	2,398	9	6,112	- 3,714
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,930	47	383	+ 1,547
Falls	21	1,830	29	1,518	+ 312
Birth Trauma	22	1,794	41	648	+ 1,145
Prostate Cancer	23	1,716	14	3,584	- 1,869
Violence	24	1,686	2	19,268	- 17,583
Leukemia	25	1,586	21	2,208	- 623
Suicide	26	1,576	26	1,965	- 389
Other Injuries	27	1,531	28	1,592	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,485	25	2,022	- 537
Liver Cancer	29	1,481	24	2,065	- 584
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,227	31	1,329	- 103
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,174	30	1,367	- 193
HIV/AIDS	32	1,074	17	2,683	- 1,609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	975	39	698	+ 276
Drug Use	34	969	44	492	+ 477
Oral Cancer	35	955	37	807	+ 148
Skin Cancers	36	880	35	1,028	- 148
Fires	37	832	56	127	+ 706
Cervical Cancer	38	829	20	2,266	- 1,437
Ovary Cancer	39	791	33	1,122	- 331
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	758	38	747	+ 10
Tuberculosis	41	561	32	1,272	- 711
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	507	63	38	+ 469
Drownings	43	501	40	689	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	44	448	36	835	- 387
Epilepsy	45	416	43	597	- 181
Meningitis	46	353	50	244	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	47	343	46	394	- 51
Poisonings	48	333	61	61	+ 272
Hepatitis B	49	287	62	50	+ 236
Uterin Cancer	50	190	45	423	- 234
Skin Disease	51	168	34	1,102	- 934
Pertussis	52	165	69	18	+ 147
Encephalitis	53	155	64	38	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	54	138	60	62	+ 75
Alcohol	55	127	68	23	+ 104
Tetanus	56	105	71	14	+ 91
War	57	102	49	260	- 157
Appendicitis	58	101	52	213	- 111
Other Neoplasms	59	98	15	3,205	- 3,107
Malnutrition	60	97	27	1,878	- 1,781
Syphilis	61	73	65	30	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	38	51	242	- 205
Schistosomiasis	63	33	77	1	+ 32
Leishmaniasis	64	14	74	7	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	5	59	65	- 60
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	27	- 24
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	72	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Tunisia

Colombia

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.