KENYA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,865	9	11,972	+ 87,892
Stroke	2	41,136	4	15,895	+ 25,241
Hypertension	3	13,651	17	4,418	+ 9,234
Kidney Disease	4	12,444	16	4,464	+ 7,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,121	31	1,827	+ 10,294
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,323	6	14,883	- 5,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,244	1	22,571	- 13,328
Lung Cancers	8	8,939	47	669	+ 8,271
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,570	14	5,651	+ 2,918
Lung Disease	10	8,477	20	4,280	+ 4,197
Liver Disease	11	6,348	7	13,405	- 7,057
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,739	12	6,115	- 1,376
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,696	32	1,477	+ 3,219
Low Birth Weight	14	4,466	11	9,562	- 5,096
Breast Cancer	15	3,775	25	2,658	+ 1,118
Asthma	16	3,216	26	2,300	+ 916
Bladder Cancer	17	3,161	57	318	+ 2,843
Lymphomas	18	2,980	29	1,931	+ 1,049
Stomach Cancer	19	2,817	28	2,010	+ 807
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,267	50	470	+ 1,797
Falls	21	2,149	33	1,465	+ 684
Birth Trauma	22	2,107	10	9,957	- 7,850
Prostate Cancer	23	2,015	37	1,292	+ 724
Violence	24	1,980	24	2,942	- 963
Leukemia	25	1,862	35	1,327	+ 535
Suicide	26	1,851	23	3,214	- 1,363
Other Injuries	27	1,798	19	4,336	- 2,538
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,745	46	716	+ 1,029
Liver Cancer	29	1,739	34	1,351	+ 388
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,441	40	1,121	+ 319
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,380	44	831	+ 549
HIV/AIDS	32	1,262	2	20,885	- 19,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,145	41	1,089	+ 56
Drug Use	34	1,138	62	113	+ 1,025
Oral Cancer	35	1,122	30	1,842	- 721
Skin Cancers	36	1,034	48	638	+ 395
Fires	37	978	36	1,316	- 339
Cervical Cancer	38	974	22	3,389	- 2,415
Ovary Cancer	39	929	45	795	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	890	5	15,420	- 14,530
Tuberculosis	41	659	3	19,655	- 18,996
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	596	53	408	+ 188
Drownings	43	588	39	1,200	- 612
Oesophagus Cancer	44	527	18	4,373	- 3,846
Epilepsy	45	489	43	832	- 344
Meningitis	46	415	15	5,364	- 4,949
Maternal Conditions	47	403	13	5,651	- 5,249
Poisonings	48	391	38	1,269	- 877
Hepatitis B	49	337	49	522	- 185
Uterin Cancer	50	223	56	323	- 100
Skin Disease	51	197	51	455	- 258
Pertussis	52	194	42	1,014	- 820
Encephalitis	53	182	60	189	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	54	162	68	39	+ 123
Alcohol	55	149	55	355	- 206
Tetanus	56	124	27	2,129	- 2,005
War	57	120	65	89	+ 31
Appendicitis	58	119	58	240	- 121
Other Neoplasms	59	115	67	60	+ 54
Malnutrition	60	114	21	4,212	- 4,098
Syphilis	61	86	52	449	- 363
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	44	66	84	- 40
Schistosomiasis	63	38	54	370	- 332
Leishmaniasis	64	17	59	194	- 178
Hepatitis C	65	6	61	152	- 147
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	95	- 92
Ascariasis	67	2	71	9	- 7
Chlamydia	68	1	70	10	- 9
Diphtheria	69	1	69	13	- 12
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.