MADAGASCAR VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,497	3	12,388	+ 38,109
Stroke	2	20,801	1	17,964	+ 2,837
Hypertension	3	6,903	8	6,208	+ 695
Kidney Disease	4	6,292	22	2,202	+ 4,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,129	26	1,120	+ 5,009
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,714	7	7,880	- 3,166
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,674	2	14,605	- 9,931
Lung Cancers	8	4,520	55	147	+ 4,373
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,333	16	3,278	+ 1,055
Lung Disease	10	4,286	14	3,957	+ 329
Liver Disease	11	3,210	12	4,803	- 1,593
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,397	15	3,380	- 984
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,375	39	606	+ 1,769
Low Birth Weight	14	2,258	10	5,353	- 3,094
Breast Cancer	15	1,909	37	629	+ 1,280
Asthma	16	1,626	19	2,507	- 881
Bladder Cancer	17	1,598	48	286	+ 1,312
Lymphomas	18	1,507	34	675	+ 832
Stomach Cancer	19	1,424	47	368	+ 1,057
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,146	49	266	+ 880
Falls	21	1,087	36	653	+ 434
Birth Trauma	22	1,065	11	5,347	- 4,282
Prostate Cancer	23	1,019	29	996	+ 23
Violence	24	1,001	23	1,749	- 748
Leukemia	25	942	45	401	+ 541
Suicide	26	936	24	1,476	- 540
Other Injuries	27	909	21	2,359	- 1,450
Pancreas Cancer	28	882	61	80	+ 802
Liver Cancer	29	879	30	933	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	30	729	28	1,046	- 318
Endocrine Disorders	31	698	44	463	+ 235
HIV/AIDS	32	638	25	1,341	- 703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	579	42	495	+ 84
Drug Use	34	575	62	58	+ 517
Oral Cancer	35	567	32	697	- 130
Skin Cancers	36	523	43	467	+ 56
Fires	37	494	35	661	- 167
Cervical Cancer	38	493	17	3,028	- 2,535
Ovary Cancer	39	470	57	135	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	450	5	11,085	- 10,635
Tuberculosis	41	333	4	11,606	- 11,272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	301	38	627	- 326
Drownings	43	298	31	825	- 527
Oesophagus Cancer	44	266	27	1,080	- 814
Epilepsy	45	247	46	385	- 137
Meningitis	46	210	20	2,391	- 2,181
Maternal Conditions	47	204	18	2,776	- 2,572
Poisonings	48	198	40	571	- 373
Hepatitis B	49	170	58	98	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	50	113	59	95	+ 18
Skin Disease	51	100	51	187	- 87
Pertussis	52	98	41	519	- 421
Encephalitis	53	92	60	94	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	54	82	66	18	+ 64
Alcohol	55	76	53	161	- 85
Tetanus	56	62	52	186	- 124
War	57	61	54	155	- 94
Appendicitis	58	60	56	147	- 86
Other Neoplasms	59	58	65	24	+ 34
Malnutrition	60	58	13	4,236	- 4,178
Syphilis	61	43	33	680	- 637
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	64	47	- 25
Schistosomiasis	63	19	50	260	- 241
Leishmaniasis	64	8	78	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	3	67	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	49	- 47
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	69	7	- 6
Diphtheria	69	0	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Tunisia

Madagascar

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.