ITALY VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,526	1	97,116	+ 7,410
Stroke	2	43,056	2	62,633	- 19,577
Hypertension	3	14,288	6	29,931	- 15,643
Kidney Disease	4	13,024	11	12,726	+ 299
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,687	3	41,445	- 28,758
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,758	30	3,221	+ 6,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,675	9	16,339	- 6,664
Lung Cancers	8	9,356	4	34,152	- 24,796
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,970	8	19,836	- 10,866
Lung Disease	10	8,872	5	32,382	- 23,510
Liver Disease	11	6,644	23	5,559	+ 1,085
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,961	37	1,443	+ 3,517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,915	7	21,254	- 16,338
Low Birth Weight	14	4,674	51	357	+ 4,317
Breast Cancer	15	3,952	10	13,868	- 9,917
Asthma	16	3,366	47	494	+ 2,873
Bladder Cancer	17	3,308	22	6,711	- 3,402
Lymphomas	18	3,119	16	9,670	- 6,551
Stomach Cancer	19	2,948	14	10,252	- 7,304
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,373	19	8,428	- 6,055
Falls	21	2,250	25	4,222	- 1,973
Birth Trauma	22	2,205	59	140	+ 2,065
Prostate Cancer	23	2,110	20	8,409	- 6,300
Violence	24	2,072	50	409	+ 1,664
Leukemia	25	1,949	21	6,728	- 4,779
Suicide	26	1,937	26	4,042	- 2,105
Other Injuries	27	1,882	12	12,112	- 10,230
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,826	13	12,095	- 10,268
Liver Cancer	29	1,820	17	9,620	- 7,800
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,508	24	5,531	- 4,023
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,444	18	8,431	- 6,987
HIV/AIDS	32	1,321	46	520	+ 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,198	43	690	+ 508
Drug Use	34	1,191	45	654	+ 537
Oral Cancer	35	1,174	27	3,343	- 2,169
Skin Cancers	36	1,082	29	3,239	- 2,157
Fires	37	1,023	56	271	+ 752
Cervical Cancer	38	1,020	40	1,154	- 134
Ovary Cancer	39	973	28	3,282	- 2,309
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	931	36	1,622	- 690
Tuberculosis	41	690	53	336	+ 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	624	32	2,216	- 1,592
Drownings	43	616	52	344	+ 272
Oesophagus Cancer	44	551	34	2,045	- 1,494
Epilepsy	45	512	39	1,337	- 825
Meningitis	46	434	60	128	+ 306
Maternal Conditions	47	422	67	6	+ 416
Poisonings	48	410	58	154	+ 256
Hepatitis B	49	353	54	334	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	50	233	33	2,198	- 1,965
Skin Disease	51	206	38	1,440	- 1,233
Pertussis	52	203	73	1	+ 202
Encephalitis	53	190	68	5	+ 186
Multiple Sclerosis	54	169	44	677	- 507
Alcohol	55	156	55	277	- 121
Tetanus	56	129	63	22	+ 108
War	57	126	66	6	+ 120
Appendicitis	58	125	61	49	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	59	120	15	9,984	- 9,864
Malnutrition	60	119	41	775	- 656
Syphilis	61	90	69	4	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	46	42	701	- 655
Schistosomiasis	63	40	78	0	+ 40
Leishmaniasis	64	18	70	3	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	6	31	2,451	- 2,444
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	20	- 17
Ascariasis	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Tunisia

Italy

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.