MEXICO VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	224,157	1	116,238	+ 107,919
Stroke	2	92,334	4	39,790	+ 52,545
Hypertension	3	30,641	9	17,806	+ 12,835
Kidney Disease	4	27,931	3	44,622	- 16,691
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	27,207	30	3,447	+ 23,760
Road Traffic Accidents	6	20,925	10	16,303	+ 4,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,748	8	24,816	- 4,068
Lung Cancers	8	20,065	17	7,349	+ 12,716
Diabetes Mellitus	9	19,235	2	86,110	- 66,874
Lung Disease	10	19,027	7	29,123	- 10,096
Liver Disease	11	14,248	6	29,838	- 15,590
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,638	13	10,457	+ 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	10,541	20	6,871	+ 3,670
Low Birth Weight	14	10,024	18	7,163	+ 2,861
Breast Cancer	15	8,474	16	7,380	+ 1,095
Asthma	16	7,219	47	1,342	+ 5,877
Bladder Cancer	17	7,095	48	1,272	+ 5,823
Lymphomas	18	6,689	24	4,961	+ 1,728
Stomach Cancer	19	6,323	19	6,939	- 616
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,089	43	1,567	+ 3,521
Falls	21	4,824	35	2,628	+ 2,196
Birth Trauma	22	4,729	36	2,552	+ 2,177
Prostate Cancer	23	4,524	15	7,494	- 2,970
Violence	24	4,444	5	32,450	- 28,006
Leukemia	25	4,180	25	4,830	- 650
Suicide	26	4,155	22	6,772	- 2,617
Other Injuries	27	4,036	11	12,175	- 8,139
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,917	27	4,510	- 594
Liver Cancer	29	3,903	21	6,817	- 2,914
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,234	41	1,866	+ 1,368
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,097	12	11,310	- 8,214
HIV/AIDS	32	2,832	28	4,128	- 1,296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,570	33	2,734	- 164
Drug Use	34	2,555	44	1,470	+ 1,085
Oral Cancer	35	2,518	46	1,355	+ 1,163
Skin Cancers	36	2,320	40	1,909	+ 411
Fires	37	2,194	56	604	+ 1,591
Cervical Cancer	38	2,186	26	4,787	- 2,601
Ovary Cancer	39	2,086	34	2,649	- 563
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,997	29	3,476	- 1,478
Tuberculosis	41	1,480	38	1,943	- 463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,337	52	859	+ 478
Drownings	43	1,321	42	1,799	- 478
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,182	49	1,252	- 69
Epilepsy	45	1,097	39	1,912	- 815
Meningitis	46	931	58	357	+ 574
Maternal Conditions	47	904	54	750	+ 154
Poisonings	48	878	57	531	+ 347
Hepatitis B	49	756	61	210	+ 546
Uterin Cancer	50	500	50	902	- 402
Skin Disease	51	443	31	3,029	- 2,586
Pertussis	52	435	70	21	+ 414
Encephalitis	53	408	62	140	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	54	363	60	295	+ 68
Alcohol	55	335	32	2,945	- 2,610
Tetanus	56	277	71	10	+ 268
War	57	270	66	112	+ 158
Appendicitis	58	268	53	774	- 507
Other Neoplasms	59	257	23	6,204	- 5,947
Malnutrition	60	256	14	7,552	- 7,296
Syphilis	61	193	73	5	+ 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	99	45	1,415	- 1,316
Schistosomiasis	63	86	83	0	+ 86
Leishmaniasis	64	38	76	1	+ 37
Hepatitis C	65	13	55	625	- 612
Upper Respiratory	66	7	64	127	- 120
Ascariasis	67	6	72	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	77	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.