LIBERIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,322	7	1,885	+ 7,438
Stroke	2	3,840	11	1,578	+ 2,262
Hypertension	3	1,274	23	371	+ 904
Kidney Disease	4	1,162	16	609	+ 553
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,131	29	235	+ 897
Road Traffic Accidents	6	870	5	1,920	- 1,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	863	2	2,693	- 1,830
Lung Cancers	8	834	44	66	+ 769
Diabetes Mellitus	9	800	15	650	+ 150
Lung Disease	10	791	26	294	+ 498
Liver Disease	11	593	13	858	- 266
Congenital Anomalies	12	442	14	833	- 391
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	438	40	90	+ 349
Low Birth Weight	14	417	8	1,652	- 1,235
Breast Cancer	15	352	27	246	+ 107
Asthma	16	300	31	200	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	17	295	59	19	+ 276
Lymphomas	18	278	39	93	+ 185
Stomach Cancer	19	263	37	122	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	20	212	43	72	+ 139
Falls	21	201	33	155	+ 45
Birth Trauma	22	197	9	1,601	- 1,405
Prostate Cancer	23	188	25	297	- 109
Violence	24	185	18	477	- 292
Leukemia	25	174	58	23	+ 151
Suicide	26	173	30	220	- 47
Other Injuries	27	168	22	380	- 212
Pancreas Cancer	28	163	53	38	+ 125
Liver Cancer	29	162	20	439	- 277
Inflammatory/Heart	30	134	38	115	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	31	129	28	245	- 117
HIV/AIDS	32	118	6	1,919	- 1,801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	107	36	126	- 19
Drug Use	34	106	50	42	+ 64
Oral Cancer	35	105	48	50	+ 55
Skin Cancers	36	96	46	51	+ 45
Fires	37	91	34	153	- 62
Cervical Cancer	38	91	19	474	- 383
Ovary Cancer	39	87	47	50	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	83	10	1,592	- 1,509
Tuberculosis	41	62	1	2,766	- 2,705
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	56	49	50	+ 6
Drownings	43	55	35	127	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	44	49	60	16	+ 34
Epilepsy	45	46	42	81	- 35
Meningitis	46	39	17	552	- 513
Maternal Conditions	47	38	12	870	- 832
Poisonings	48	37	41	82	- 45
Hepatitis B	49	31	52	39	- 8
Uterin Cancer	50	21	55	28	- 8
Skin Disease	51	18	51	41	- 23
Pertussis	52	18	32	197	- 179
Encephalitis	53	17	56	27	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	54	15	63	4	+ 11
Alcohol	55	14	57	25	- 11
Tetanus	56	12	54	31	- 20
War	57	11	70	1	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	11	61	12	- 1
Other Neoplasms	59	11	62	6	+ 5
Malnutrition	60	11	24	353	- 343
Syphilis	61	8	21	394	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	64	4	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	63	4	45	51	- 48
Leishmaniasis	64	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	68	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Tunisia

Liberia

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.