GHANA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,304	3	14,103	+ 45,201
Stroke	2	24,428	2	15,163	+ 9,266
Hypertension	3	8,107	19	2,231	+ 5,876
Kidney Disease	4	7,390	13	4,161	+ 3,228
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,198	29	1,294	+ 5,904
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,536	7	7,808	- 2,271
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,489	1	16,262	- 10,773
Lung Cancers	8	5,308	55	237	+ 5,071
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,089	12	5,929	- 840
Lung Disease	10	5,034	15	3,120	+ 1,914
Liver Disease	11	3,770	11	6,053	- 2,284
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,814	14	3,935	- 1,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,789	34	803	+ 1,986
Low Birth Weight	14	2,652	8	6,662	- 4,010
Breast Cancer	15	2,242	25	1,937	+ 305
Asthma	16	1,910	23	1,979	- 69
Bladder Cancer	17	1,877	53	245	+ 1,632
Lymphomas	18	1,770	32	875	+ 895
Stomach Cancer	19	1,673	33	870	+ 802
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,346	43	387	+ 960
Falls	21	1,276	30	1,168	+ 109
Birth Trauma	22	1,251	10	6,194	- 4,943
Prostate Cancer	23	1,197	31	1,031	+ 166
Violence	24	1,176	27	1,857	- 681
Leukemia	25	1,106	45	340	+ 766
Suicide	26	1,099	21	1,993	- 894
Other Injuries	27	1,068	18	2,433	- 1,365
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,036	46	334	+ 702
Liver Cancer	29	1,033	17	2,851	- 1,818
Inflammatory/Heart	30	856	28	1,615	- 759
Endocrine Disorders	31	819	24	1,965	- 1,146
HIV/AIDS	32	749	4	13,565	- 12,816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	680	48	321	+ 359
Drug Use	34	676	39	630	+ 46
Oral Cancer	35	666	42	483	+ 183
Skin Cancers	36	614	58	214	+ 399
Fires	37	581	37	729	- 149
Cervical Cancer	38	578	20	2,161	- 1,583
Ovary Cancer	39	552	38	698	- 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	528	9	6,538	- 6,010
Tuberculosis	41	391	6	10,214	- 9,823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	354	52	256	+ 98
Drownings	43	349	36	740	- 391
Oesophagus Cancer	44	313	49	285	+ 27
Epilepsy	45	290	47	329	- 39
Meningitis	46	246	16	2,983	- 2,737
Maternal Conditions	47	239	22	1,991	- 1,752
Poisonings	48	232	40	522	- 289
Hepatitis B	49	200	62	101	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	50	132	57	219	- 87
Skin Disease	51	117	50	264	- 147
Pertussis	52	115	35	744	- 629
Encephalitis	53	108	44	357	- 249
Multiple Sclerosis	54	96	61	113	- 16
Alcohol	55	89	54	244	- 155
Tetanus	56	73	56	220	- 147
War	57	71	64	29	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	71	59	146	- 75
Other Neoplasms	59	68	63	48	+ 20
Malnutrition	60	68	26	1,868	- 1,801
Syphilis	61	51	41	483	- 432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	26	67	16	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	63	23	51	257	- 234
Leishmaniasis	64	10	77	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	16	- 15
Ascariasis	67	1	68	12	- 11
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Tunisia

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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.