JAPAN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	211,233	1	163,905	+ 47,328
Stroke	2	87,011	2	121,823	- 34,812
Hypertension	3	28,875	28	6,673	+ 22,202
Kidney Disease	4	26,321	9	44,779	- 18,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	25,638	7	56,937	- 31,299
Road Traffic Accidents	6	19,719	31	4,566	+ 15,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,552	3	107,899	- 88,347
Lung Cancers	8	18,908	4	79,688	- 60,780
Diabetes Mellitus	9	18,126	29	5,433	+ 12,694
Lung Disease	10	17,930	5	78,169	- 60,239
Liver Disease	11	13,427	17	14,195	- 769
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,025	40	2,473	+ 7,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,933	6	57,340	- 47,407
Low Birth Weight	14	9,446	55	202	+ 9,244
Breast Cancer	15	7,986	15	15,805	- 7,819
Asthma	16	6,803	42	1,922	+ 4,881
Bladder Cancer	17	6,686	22	9,936	- 3,250
Lymphomas	18	6,304	14	19,273	- 12,969
Stomach Cancer	19	5,958	8	50,433	- 44,475
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,795	18	14,007	- 9,212
Falls	21	4,546	23	9,736	- 5,190
Birth Trauma	22	4,457	61	104	+ 4,352
Prostate Cancer	23	4,263	19	13,515	- 9,252
Violence	24	4,188	53	266	+ 3,922
Leukemia	25	3,939	24	9,607	- 5,667
Suicide	26	3,915	13	19,466	- 15,551
Other Injuries	27	3,803	12	22,068	- 18,265
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,691	10	37,027	- 33,336
Liver Cancer	29	3,678	11	29,384	- 25,706
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,047	27	8,232	- 5,185
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,918	21	11,486	- 8,568
HIV/AIDS	32	2,669	63	48	+ 2,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,422	35	2,922	- 500
Drug Use	34	2,407	50	732	+ 1,675
Oral Cancer	35	2,372	26	8,333	- 5,961
Skin Cancers	36	2,186	44	1,843	+ 344
Fires	37	2,068	48	1,007	+ 1,061
Cervical Cancer	38	2,060	32	3,799	- 1,739
Ovary Cancer	39	1,966	30	5,061	- 3,096
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,882	37	2,731	- 849
Tuberculosis	41	1,394	34	3,459	- 2,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,260	39	2,555	- 1,295
Drownings	43	1,245	25	8,409	- 7,164
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,114	20	12,316	- 11,202
Epilepsy	45	1,034	45	1,558	- 525
Meningitis	46	877	52	308	+ 569
Maternal Conditions	47	852	64	39	+ 813
Poisonings	48	828	54	255	+ 573
Hepatitis B	49	713	46	1,423	- 710
Uterin Cancer	50	471	33	3,461	- 2,990
Skin Disease	51	417	36	2,806	- 2,389
Pertussis	52	410	71	1	+ 408
Encephalitis	53	385	69	5	+ 380
Multiple Sclerosis	54	342	59	108	+ 234
Alcohol	55	316	51	576	- 260
Tetanus	56	261	67	9	+ 252
War	57	255	66	15	+ 240
Appendicitis	58	252	58	126	+ 126
Other Neoplasms	59	242	16	15,120	- 14,877
Malnutrition	60	241	43	1,910	- 1,669
Syphilis	61	182	65	16	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	93	38	2,618	- 2,524
Schistosomiasis	63	81	72	0	+ 80
Leishmaniasis	64	35	77	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	12	41	2,220	- 2,207
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	159	- 153
Ascariasis	67	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.