IRAN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	151,542	1	93,308	+ 58,234
Stroke	2	62,423	2	36,730	+ 25,693
Hypertension	3	20,715	4	16,415	+ 4,300
Kidney Disease	4	18,883	6	11,810	+ 7,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	18,393	9	11,046	+ 7,347
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,147	3	17,803	- 3,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,027	8	11,243	+ 2,783
Lung Cancers	8	13,565	11	6,784	+ 6,781
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,004	5	13,910	- 906
Lung Disease	10	12,863	7	11,409	+ 1,454
Liver Disease	11	9,632	12	6,637	+ 2,995
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,192	14	4,844	+ 2,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,126	15	4,575	+ 2,551
Low Birth Weight	14	6,777	13	4,861	+ 1,916
Breast Cancer	15	5,729	19	3,736	+ 1,993
Asthma	16	4,881	22	3,360	+ 1,521
Bladder Cancer	17	4,797	36	1,410	+ 3,387
Lymphomas	18	4,522	23	2,882	+ 1,641
Stomach Cancer	19	4,274	10	9,822	- 5,547
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,440	26	2,545	+ 895
Falls	21	3,262	24	2,821	+ 440
Birth Trauma	22	3,197	25	2,735	+ 462
Prostate Cancer	23	3,058	21	3,583	- 524
Violence	24	3,004	27	2,535	+ 469
Leukemia	25	2,826	18	3,966	- 1,140
Suicide	26	2,809	16	4,334	- 1,525
Other Injuries	27	2,728	17	4,048	- 1,320
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,648	29	2,418	+ 229
Liver Cancer	29	2,639	20	3,714	- 1,076
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,186	35	1,611	+ 575
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,093	32	2,092	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	32	1,915	28	2,521	- 606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,737	37	1,246	+ 491
Drug Use	34	1,727	31	2,242	- 515
Oral Cancer	35	1,702	45	655	+ 1,048
Skin Cancers	36	1,568	47	518	+ 1,050
Fires	37	1,483	34	1,823	- 339
Cervical Cancer	38	1,478	48	501	+ 977
Ovary Cancer	39	1,410	39	937	+ 473
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,350	33	1,836	- 486
Tuberculosis	41	1,000	41	882	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	904	38	996	- 92
Drownings	43	893	40	930	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	44	799	30	2,371	- 1,572
Epilepsy	45	742	44	719	+ 23
Meningitis	46	629	46	642	- 12
Maternal Conditions	47	611	52	285	+ 326
Poisonings	48	594	43	816	- 222
Hepatitis B	49	511	49	425	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	50	338	51	355	- 17
Skin Disease	51	299	55	237	+ 62
Pertussis	52	294	60	75	+ 219
Encephalitis	53	276	54	246	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	54	245	50	405	- 160
Alcohol	55	227	53	253	- 26
Tetanus	56	187	62	37	+ 151
War	57	183	42	848	- 665
Appendicitis	58	181	57	155	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	59	174	58	112	+ 62
Malnutrition	60	173	56	157	+ 17
Syphilis	61	130	61	52	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	67	59	80	- 13
Schistosomiasis	63	58	66	3	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	64	25	64	8	+ 18
Hepatitis C	65	9	69	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	16	- 11
Ascariasis	67	4	67	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	65	4	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Tunisia

Iran

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.