INDIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,415,986	1	1,520,034	+ 895,951
Stroke	2	995,191	3	697,038	+ 298,153
Hypertension	3	330,256	19	108,050	+ 222,206
Kidney Disease	4	301,043	11	222,903	+ 78,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	293,238	17	126,593	+ 166,645
Road Traffic Accidents	6	225,537	12	212,596	+ 12,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	223,625	6	392,425	- 168,800
Lung Cancers	8	216,260	21	88,276	+ 127,984
Diabetes Mellitus	9	207,321	7	271,495	- 64,175
Lung Disease	10	205,075	2	879,732	- 674,657
Liver Disease	11	153,567	8	268,580	- 115,013
Congenital Anomalies	12	114,658	23	82,769	+ 31,889
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	113,614	25	77,368	+ 36,246
Low Birth Weight	14	108,036	9	238,739	- 130,703
Breast Cancer	15	91,339	22	82,821	+ 8,518
Asthma	16	77,810	13	196,051	- 118,241
Bladder Cancer	17	76,471	48	14,081	+ 62,390
Lymphomas	18	72,099	33	40,159	+ 31,939
Stomach Cancer	19	68,145	24	81,058	- 12,913
Parkinson's Disease	20	54,846	32	43,398	+ 11,448
Falls	21	51,998	10	225,755	- 173,757
Birth Trauma	22	50,972	20	102,819	- 51,847
Prostate Cancer	23	48,759	38	30,945	+ 17,814
Violence	24	47,897	27	51,767	- 3,870
Leukemia	25	45,056	35	33,383	+ 11,674
Suicide	26	44,779	14	173,347	- 128,569
Other Injuries	27	43,495	15	149,570	- 106,075
Pancreas Cancer	28	42,213	37	32,812	+ 9,401
Liver Cancer	29	42,072	39	30,369	+ 11,703
Inflammatory/Heart	30	34,856	49	12,651	+ 22,205
Endocrine Disorders	31	33,375	47	15,264	+ 18,110
HIV/AIDS	32	30,524	31	44,406	- 13,882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	27,698	26	68,108	- 40,410
Drug Use	34	27,533	52	11,747	+ 15,786
Oral Cancer	35	27,135	16	134,187	- 107,052
Skin Cancers	36	25,004	60	5,054	+ 19,950
Fires	37	23,650	42	23,265	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	38	23,565	30	45,319	- 21,754
Ovary Cancer	39	22,482	44	21,947	+ 535
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	21,529	4	670,315	- 648,786
Tuberculosis	41	15,949	5	435,882	- 419,933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	14,415	18	126,079	- 111,664
Drownings	43	14,236	28	48,774	- 34,538
Oesophagus Cancer	44	12,743	34	38,898	- 26,155
Epilepsy	45	11,825	40	30,307	- 18,482
Meningitis	46	10,035	36	33,337	- 23,302
Maternal Conditions	47	9,744	41	25,917	- 16,173
Poisonings	48	9,465	61	3,540	+ 5,925
Hepatitis B	49	8,151	56	8,184	- 33
Uterin Cancer	50	5,385	59	6,841	- 1,456
Skin Disease	51	4,772	45	17,857	- 13,085
Pertussis	52	4,687	54	10,094	- 5,407
Encephalitis	53	4,400	29	48,080	- 43,680
Multiple Sclerosis	54	3,912	63	2,328	+ 1,584
Alcohol	55	3,616	43	23,097	- 19,481
Tetanus	56	2,988	58	7,093	- 4,105
War	57	2,911	67	890	+ 2,021
Appendicitis	58	2,883	53	11,245	- 8,362
Other Neoplasms	59	2,771	62	2,968	- 198
Malnutrition	60	2,759	55	8,626	- 5,868
Syphilis	61	2,080	64	2,007	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1,069	50	11,931	- 10,862
Schistosomiasis	63	925	76	0	+ 925
Leishmaniasis	64	405	66	973	- 568
Hepatitis C	65	140	65	1,364	- 1,224
Upper Respiratory	66	70	68	584	- 514
Ascariasis	67	59	70	126	- 67
Chlamydia	68	34	69	379	- 345
Diphtheria	69	21	72	65	- 44
Otitis Media	70	1	71	68	- 67
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Tunisia

India

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.