COMOROS VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,543	4	349	+ 1,195
Stroke	2	636	3	356	+ 280
Hypertension	3	211	12	115	+ 96
Kidney Disease	4	192	14	101	+ 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	187	23	46	+ 141
Road Traffic Accidents	6	144	6	226	- 82
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	143	1	594	- 452
Lung Cancers	8	138	60	1	+ 137
Diabetes Mellitus	9	132	9	136	- 4
Lung Disease	10	131	17	83	+ 48
Liver Disease	11	98	8	160	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	12	73	10	131	- 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	73	39	19	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	14	69	5	328	- 259
Breast Cancer	15	58	33	23	+ 36
Asthma	16	50	21	49	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	17	49	46	10	+ 39
Lymphomas	18	46	37	19	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	19	44	45	11	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	20	35	44	11	+ 24
Falls	21	33	32	26	+ 7
Birth Trauma	22	33	7	211	- 178
Prostate Cancer	23	31	27	33	- 2
Violence	24	31	20	63	- 33
Leukemia	25	29	57	3	+ 26
Suicide	26	29	24	46	- 17
Other Injuries	27	28	16	90	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	28	27	82	0	+ 27
Liver Cancer	29	27	28	29	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	30	22	31	26	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	31	21	36	19	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	32	19	76	0	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	18	34	21	- 3
Drug Use	34	18	49	7	+ 11
Oral Cancer	35	17	41	15	+ 2
Skin Cancers	36	16	42	12	+ 4
Fires	37	15	30	27	- 12
Cervical Cancer	38	15	13	104	- 89
Ovary Cancer	39	14	56	3	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	14	2	363	- 350
Tuberculosis	41	10	19	79	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	9	47	10	- 1
Drownings	43	9	25	35	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	26	34	- 26
Epilepsy	45	8	40	17	- 10
Meningitis	46	6	11	115	- 109
Maternal Conditions	47	6	22	47	- 41
Poisonings	48	6	35	20	- 14
Hepatitis B	49	5	52	5	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	50	3	55	3	+ 0
Skin Disease	51	3	48	9	- 6
Pertussis	52	3	18	80	- 77
Encephalitis	53	3	54	4	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	54	2	62	1	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	51	6	- 3
Tetanus	56	2	43	12	- 10
War	57	2	67	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	50	6	- 4
Other Neoplasms	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	2	15	96	- 94
Syphilis	61	1	38	19	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	58	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	53	4	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.