DR CONGO VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,861	7	34,713	+ 163,148
Stroke	2	81,503	6	36,596	+ 44,907
Hypertension	3	27,047	12	15,743	+ 11,304
Kidney Disease	4	24,654	20	9,077	+ 15,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	24,015	28	4,548	+ 19,468
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,471	10	30,256	- 11,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,314	1	73,546	- 55,232
Lung Cancers	8	17,711	47	1,158	+ 16,553
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,979	16	12,902	+ 4,077
Lung Disease	10	16,795	14	13,527	+ 3,268
Liver Disease	11	12,577	13	15,044	- 2,468
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,390	11	16,256	- 6,866
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,305	36	2,966	+ 6,338
Low Birth Weight	14	8,848	8	34,668	- 25,821
Breast Cancer	15	7,480	35	3,416	+ 4,065
Asthma	16	6,372	24	7,733	- 1,361
Bladder Cancer	17	6,263	65	270	+ 5,993
Lymphomas	18	5,905	38	2,061	+ 3,844
Stomach Cancer	19	5,581	37	2,579	+ 3,002
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,492	49	1,035	+ 3,457
Falls	21	4,258	33	3,483	+ 776
Birth Trauma	22	4,174	9	33,075	- 28,901
Prostate Cancer	23	3,993	30	3,948	+ 45
Violence	24	3,923	18	11,120	- 7,198
Leukemia	25	3,690	41	1,871	+ 1,819
Suicide	26	3,667	26	5,812	- 2,145
Other Injuries	27	3,562	22	8,272	- 4,710
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,457	50	1,017	+ 2,441
Liver Cancer	29	3,446	31	3,840	- 394
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,855	29	4,045	- 1,190
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,733	25	7,380	- 4,646
HIV/AIDS	32	2,500	15	13,286	- 10,786
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,268	40	1,923	+ 345
Drug Use	34	2,255	59	638	+ 1,616
Oral Cancer	35	2,222	51	1,003	+ 1,219
Skin Cancers	36	2,048	55	765	+ 1,282
Fires	37	1,937	39	2,007	- 71
Cervical Cancer	38	1,930	27	4,823	- 2,893
Ovary Cancer	39	1,841	58	656	+ 1,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,763	5	41,301	- 39,538
Tuberculosis	41	1,306	2	43,759	- 42,453
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,181	43	1,728	- 547
Drownings	43	1,166	34	3,454	- 2,288
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,044	53	790	+ 253
Epilepsy	45	968	44	1,727	- 758
Meningitis	46	822	17	11,568	- 10,746
Maternal Conditions	47	798	19	10,513	- 9,715
Poisonings	48	775	42	1,729	- 954
Hepatitis B	49	668	61	456	+ 211
Uterin Cancer	50	441	63	352	+ 89
Skin Disease	51	391	54	781	- 390
Pertussis	52	384	23	7,921	- 7,537
Encephalitis	53	360	57	680	- 319
Multiple Sclerosis	54	320	71	44	+ 277
Alcohol	55	296	60	635	- 339
Tetanus	56	245	46	1,166	- 921
War	57	238	45	1,658	- 1,420
Appendicitis	58	236	56	703	- 467
Other Neoplasms	59	227	67	88	+ 139
Malnutrition	60	226	21	8,910	- 8,684
Syphilis	61	170	32	3,751	- 3,581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	88	66	217	- 130
Schistosomiasis	63	76	48	1,071	- 995
Leishmaniasis	64	33	52	869	- 835
Hepatitis C	65	11	69	69	- 57
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	370	- 364
Ascariasis	67	5	68	80	- 75
Chlamydia	68	3	73	15	- 12
Diphtheria	69	2	70	47	- 45
Otitis Media	70	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	64	347	- 347
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Tunisia

DR Congo

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.