ETHIOPIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	203,257	4	36,530	+ 166,728
Stroke	2	83,726	3	39,362	+ 44,364
Hypertension	3	27,785	12	13,470	+ 14,314
Kidney Disease	4	25,327	13	12,103	+ 13,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	24,670	21	8,258	+ 16,413
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,974	5	31,564	- 12,590
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,814	1	59,931	- 41,117
Lung Cancers	8	18,194	38	2,202	+ 15,992
Diabetes Mellitus	9	17,442	10	16,258	+ 1,184
Lung Disease	10	17,253	15	11,870	+ 5,383
Liver Disease	11	12,920	8	27,270	- 14,351
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,646	11	15,638	- 5,991
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,558	31	3,755	+ 5,804
Low Birth Weight	14	9,089	7	28,020	- 18,931
Breast Cancer	15	7,684	20	8,485	- 801
Asthma	16	6,546	29	4,484	+ 2,062
Bladder Cancer	17	6,434	51	1,080	+ 5,354
Lymphomas	18	6,066	33	3,590	+ 2,476
Stomach Cancer	19	5,733	47	1,519	+ 4,215
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,614	46	1,578	+ 3,036
Falls	21	4,375	28	4,510	- 136
Birth Trauma	22	4,288	6	31,107	- 26,819
Prostate Cancer	23	4,102	50	1,244	+ 2,858
Violence	24	4,030	22	8,076	- 4,046
Leukemia	25	3,791	30	4,222	- 432
Suicide	26	3,767	25	6,030	- 2,263
Other Injuries	27	3,659	16	11,735	- 8,075
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,551	61	488	+ 3,064
Liver Cancer	29	3,540	42	1,730	+ 1,810
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,932	39	2,168	+ 764
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,808	45	1,623	+ 1,185
HIV/AIDS	32	2,568	17	11,471	- 8,903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,330	41	1,758	+ 572
Drug Use	34	2,316	60	513	+ 1,803
Oral Cancer	35	2,283	48	1,477	+ 806
Skin Cancers	36	2,104	52	1,006	+ 1,097
Fires	37	1,990	34	3,255	- 1,265
Cervical Cancer	38	1,983	27	5,019	- 3,036
Ovary Cancer	39	1,891	36	2,424	- 532
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,811	2	44,361	- 42,549
Tuberculosis	41	1,342	9	21,455	- 20,113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,213	49	1,339	- 127
Drownings	43	1,198	35	3,133	- 1,935
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,072	40	1,839	- 767
Epilepsy	45	995	44	1,625	- 630
Meningitis	46	844	14	12,019	- 11,175
Maternal Conditions	47	820	18	8,887	- 8,067
Poisonings	48	796	32	3,668	- 2,872
Hepatitis B	49	686	56	742	- 56
Uterin Cancer	50	453	62	421	+ 32
Skin Disease	51	402	53	904	- 502
Pertussis	52	394	23	6,896	- 6,502
Encephalitis	53	370	63	386	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	54	329	70	61	+ 268
Alcohol	55	304	55	750	- 445
Tetanus	56	251	37	2,203	- 1,951
War	57	245	64	281	- 36
Appendicitis	58	243	58	677	- 435
Other Neoplasms	59	233	66	148	+ 85
Malnutrition	60	232	19	8,643	- 8,411
Syphilis	61	175	43	1,699	- 1,524
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	90	65	221	- 131
Schistosomiasis	63	78	54	839	- 761
Leishmaniasis	64	34	59	579	- 545
Hepatitis C	65	12	69	115	- 103
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	709	- 703
Ascariasis	67	5	68	130	- 125
Chlamydia	68	3	72	21	- 18
Diphtheria	69	2	67	146	- 144
Otitis Media	70	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.