EGYPT VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	190,736	1	173,871	+ 16,865
Stroke	2	78,568	3	43,839	+ 34,729
Hypertension	3	26,073	5	21,094	+ 4,979
Kidney Disease	4	23,767	6	21,087	+ 2,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	23,150	16	6,975	+ 16,176
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,806	12	10,141	+ 7,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,655	7	20,695	- 3,040
Lung Cancers	8	17,073	18	5,677	+ 11,396
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,367	8	19,131	- 2,764
Lung Disease	10	16,190	9	13,393	+ 2,797
Liver Disease	11	12,124	2	60,122	- 47,999
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,052	10	12,163	- 3,111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,970	24	3,083	+ 5,887
Low Birth Weight	14	8,529	11	11,391	- 2,862
Breast Cancer	15	7,211	13	9,180	- 1,969
Asthma	16	6,143	15	7,104	- 961
Bladder Cancer	17	6,037	19	5,133	+ 905
Lymphomas	18	5,692	14	7,539	- 1,847
Stomach Cancer	19	5,380	32	1,844	+ 3,536
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,330	28	2,391	+ 1,939
Falls	21	4,105	30	2,019	+ 2,086
Birth Trauma	22	4,024	17	6,109	- 2,085
Prostate Cancer	23	3,849	35	1,282	+ 2,567
Violence	24	3,781	20	4,165	- 384
Leukemia	25	3,557	22	3,763	- 206
Suicide	26	3,535	25	3,022	+ 513
Other Injuries	27	3,434	21	3,819	- 385
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,333	26	2,906	+ 426
Liver Cancer	29	3,321	4	24,512	- 21,191
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,752	27	2,489	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,635	29	2,372	+ 263
HIV/AIDS	32	2,410	53	397	+ 2,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,187	34	1,339	+ 848
Drug Use	34	2,174	62	116	+ 2,058
Oral Cancer	35	2,142	45	793	+ 1,349
Skin Cancers	36	1,974	39	1,013	+ 961
Fires	37	1,867	33	1,568	+ 299
Cervical Cancer	38	1,860	48	625	+ 1,235
Ovary Cancer	39	1,775	31	1,944	- 169
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,700	23	3,692	- 1,992
Tuberculosis	41	1,259	51	432	+ 827
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,138	36	1,248	- 110
Drownings	43	1,124	37	1,122	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,006	41	951	+ 55
Epilepsy	45	934	50	451	+ 483
Meningitis	46	792	43	827	- 35
Maternal Conditions	47	769	44	795	- 26
Poisonings	48	747	57	195	+ 552
Hepatitis B	49	643	40	988	- 345
Uterin Cancer	50	425	52	422	+ 3
Skin Disease	51	377	55	219	+ 157
Pertussis	52	370	42	906	- 536
Encephalitis	53	347	38	1,046	- 698
Multiple Sclerosis	54	309	56	213	+ 96
Alcohol	55	285	60	141	+ 144
Tetanus	56	236	49	540	- 305
War	57	230	47	714	- 484
Appendicitis	58	228	59	142	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	59	219	61	116	+ 102
Malnutrition	60	218	46	759	- 541
Syphilis	61	164	58	159	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	84	65	26	+ 58
Schistosomiasis	63	73	54	220	- 147
Leishmaniasis	64	32	66	13	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	11	63	97	- 86
Upper Respiratory	66	6	68	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	5	67	6	- 1
Chlamydia	68	3	71	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	64	43	- 43
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Tunisia

Egypt

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.