IRAQ VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,153	1	36,594	+ 35,559
Stroke	2	29,721	2	20,793	+ 8,929
Hypertension	3	9,863	12	2,451	+ 7,412
Kidney Disease	4	8,991	6	6,323	+ 2,668
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,758	13	2,429	+ 6,328
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,736	3	10,726	- 3,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,679	8	5,551	+ 1,128
Lung Cancers	8	6,459	15	2,162	+ 4,297
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,192	4	7,395	- 1,203
Lung Disease	10	6,125	20	1,329	+ 4,795
Liver Disease	11	4,586	16	2,127	+ 2,459
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,424	9	4,812	- 1,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,393	24	852	+ 2,541
Low Birth Weight	14	3,226	5	6,573	- 3,346
Breast Cancer	15	2,728	17	1,783	+ 945
Asthma	16	2,324	23	914	+ 1,410
Bladder Cancer	17	2,284	34	628	+ 1,656
Lymphomas	18	2,153	26	811	+ 1,342
Stomach Cancer	19	2,035	28	771	+ 1,264
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,638	31	658	+ 980
Falls	21	1,553	30	709	+ 844
Birth Trauma	22	1,522	10	4,223	- 2,701
Prostate Cancer	23	1,456	47	171	+ 1,285
Violence	24	1,430	7	5,658	- 4,228
Leukemia	25	1,346	21	1,315	+ 30
Suicide	26	1,337	19	1,418	- 80
Other Injuries	27	1,299	14	2,212	- 913
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,261	36	530	+ 731
Liver Cancer	29	1,256	35	555	+ 702
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,041	22	1,190	- 149
Endocrine Disorders	31	997	37	462	+ 535
HIV/AIDS	32	912	72	0	+ 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	827	49	159	+ 668
Drug Use	34	822	38	441	+ 382
Oral Cancer	35	810	39	410	+ 400
Skin Cancers	36	747	43	339	+ 408
Fires	37	706	29	742	- 35
Cervical Cancer	38	704	48	162	+ 542
Ovary Cancer	39	671	41	376	+ 296
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	643	18	1,578	- 935
Tuberculosis	41	476	25	821	- 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	430	44	283	+ 148
Drownings	43	425	32	658	- 233
Oesophagus Cancer	44	381	46	173	+ 208
Epilepsy	45	353	45	253	+ 100
Meningitis	46	300	42	372	- 73
Maternal Conditions	47	291	27	780	- 489
Poisonings	48	283	52	95	+ 187
Hepatitis B	49	243	56	57	+ 187
Uterin Cancer	50	161	54	61	+ 100
Skin Disease	51	143	57	49	+ 93
Pertussis	52	140	33	636	- 496
Encephalitis	53	131	40	378	- 247
Multiple Sclerosis	54	117	60	30	+ 87
Alcohol	55	108	58	40	+ 68
Tetanus	56	89	51	111	- 22
War	57	87	11	2,942	- 2,855
Appendicitis	58	86	64	15	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	59	83	61	26	+ 57
Malnutrition	60	82	53	92	- 9
Syphilis	61	62	50	137	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	32	63	21	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	63	28	59	37	- 10
Leishmaniasis	64	12	62	22	- 10
Hepatitis C	65	4	68	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	6	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	55	59	- 59
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Tunisia

Iraq

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.