CUBA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,802	1	22,079	- 3,277
Stroke	2	7,745	2	10,725	- 2,980
Hypertension	3	2,570	7	3,469	- 899
Kidney Disease	4	2,343	14	1,700	+ 643
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,282	5	5,841	- 3,559
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,755	19	1,007	+ 748
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,740	3	8,564	- 6,824
Lung Cancers	8	1,683	4	5,985	- 4,302
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,613	13	1,791	- 178
Lung Disease	10	1,596	6	5,492	- 3,896
Liver Disease	11	1,195	11	1,873	- 678
Congenital Anomalies	12	892	37	368	+ 525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	884	9	2,958	- 2,073
Low Birth Weight	14	841	48	98	+ 742
Breast Cancer	15	711	15	1,673	- 962
Asthma	16	606	40	301	+ 304
Bladder Cancer	17	595	26	734	- 139
Lymphomas	18	561	18	1,089	- 528
Stomach Cancer	19	530	20	991	- 460
Parkinson's Disease	20	427	27	691	- 264
Falls	21	405	10	2,810	- 2,405
Birth Trauma	22	397	59	49	+ 348
Prostate Cancer	23	379	8	3,365	- 2,986
Violence	24	373	32	584	- 211
Leukemia	25	351	30	633	- 283
Suicide	26	348	16	1,638	- 1,289
Other Injuries	27	338	12	1,869	- 1,531
Pancreas Cancer	28	329	21	905	- 576
Liver Cancer	29	327	24	815	- 488
Inflammatory/Heart	30	271	17	1,156	- 885
Endocrine Disorders	31	260	36	412	- 153
HIV/AIDS	32	238	34	471	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	216	35	420	- 204
Drug Use	34	214	51	82	+ 132
Oral Cancer	35	211	23	876	- 665
Skin Cancers	36	195	33	514	- 319
Fires	37	184	58	55	+ 129
Cervical Cancer	38	183	29	666	- 482
Ovary Cancer	39	175	39	323	- 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	168	43	206	- 39
Tuberculosis	41	124	60	45	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	112	44	162	- 50
Drownings	43	111	42	231	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	44	99	22	879	- 780
Epilepsy	45	92	46	108	- 16
Meningitis	46	78	50	83	- 5
Maternal Conditions	47	76	61	43	+ 32
Poisonings	48	74	62	17	+ 56
Hepatitis B	49	63	56	59	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	50	42	31	602	- 560
Skin Disease	51	37	41	258	- 221
Pertussis	52	36	73	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	53	34	66	6	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	54	30	57	55	- 25
Alcohol	55	28	28	675	- 647
Tetanus	56	23	71	1	+ 23
War	57	23	68	1	+ 21
Appendicitis	58	22	47	104	- 81
Other Neoplasms	59	22	25	769	- 747
Malnutrition	60	21	55	64	- 42
Syphilis	61	16	69	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	49	87	- 78
Schistosomiasis	63	7	81	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	64	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	45	112	- 111
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	6	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Tunisia

Cuba

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.