MALAYSIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,262	1	36,729	+ 22,533
Stroke	2	24,411	3	21,592	+ 2,819
Hypertension	3	8,101	38	649	+ 7,452
Kidney Disease	4	7,384	6	6,629	+ 755
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,193	10	3,996	+ 3,197
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,532	4	7,181	- 1,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,485	2	23,477	- 17,992
Lung Cancers	8	5,305	8	4,319	+ 986
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,085	9	4,107	+ 978
Lung Disease	10	5,030	5	6,633	- 1,602
Liver Disease	11	3,767	7	5,125	- 1,359
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,812	24	1,403	+ 1,409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,787	11	3,832	- 1,046
Low Birth Weight	14	2,650	29	1,020	+ 1,630
Breast Cancer	15	2,240	12	3,071	- 831
Asthma	16	1,909	30	1,013	+ 895
Bladder Cancer	17	1,876	39	467	+ 1,409
Lymphomas	18	1,769	25	1,321	+ 448
Stomach Cancer	19	1,672	21	1,441	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,345	28	1,106	+ 239
Falls	21	1,275	18	1,855	- 580
Birth Trauma	22	1,250	42	359	+ 892
Prostate Cancer	23	1,196	33	903	+ 293
Violence	24	1,175	34	869	+ 306
Leukemia	25	1,105	23	1,412	- 307
Suicide	26	1,098	19	1,823	- 725
Other Injuries	27	1,067	14	2,222	- 1,155
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,035	32	994	+ 41
Liver Cancer	29	1,032	16	1,984	- 952
Inflammatory/Heart	30	855	27	1,214	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	31	819	37	809	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	32	749	13	2,679	- 1,930
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	679	22	1,424	- 745
Drug Use	34	675	45	322	+ 353
Oral Cancer	35	666	17	1,865	- 1,199
Skin Cancers	36	613	50	247	+ 366
Fires	37	580	44	336	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	38	578	31	1,010	- 432
Ovary Cancer	39	551	35	827	- 276
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	528	20	1,773	- 1,245
Tuberculosis	41	391	26	1,227	- 836
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	354	51	246	+ 108
Drownings	43	349	36	820	- 471
Oesophagus Cancer	44	313	41	435	- 122
Epilepsy	45	290	52	226	+ 64
Meningitis	46	246	46	301	- 55
Maternal Conditions	47	239	56	167	+ 72
Poisonings	48	232	53	211	+ 21
Hepatitis B	49	200	54	206	- 6
Uterin Cancer	50	132	43	352	- 220
Skin Disease	51	117	15	2,066	- 1,949
Pertussis	52	115	57	80	+ 35
Encephalitis	53	108	40	452	- 344
Multiple Sclerosis	54	96	59	30	+ 66
Alcohol	55	89	55	181	- 92
Tetanus	56	73	61	21	+ 52
War	57	71	63	11	+ 61
Appendicitis	58	71	58	71	- 1
Other Neoplasms	59	68	48	265	- 197
Malnutrition	60	68	49	249	- 181
Syphilis	61	51	62	19	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	26	60	27	- 1
Schistosomiasis	63	23	75	0	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	64	10	77	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Tunisia

Malaysia

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.