NICARAGUA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,448	1	5,843	+ 5,604
Stroke	2	4,716	3	2,225	+ 2,491
Hypertension	3	1,565	9	1,103	+ 462
Kidney Disease	4	1,426	2	3,533	- 2,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,389	33	149	+ 1,240
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,069	8	1,109	- 40
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,060	7	1,152	- 92
Lung Cancers	8	1,025	23	274	+ 751
Diabetes Mellitus	9	982	4	2,068	- 1,085
Lung Disease	10	972	5	1,570	- 598
Liver Disease	11	728	6	1,203	- 476
Congenital Anomalies	12	543	11	571	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	538	18	315	+ 223
Low Birth Weight	14	512	13	490	+ 22
Breast Cancer	15	433	20	283	+ 150
Asthma	16	369	38	105	+ 264
Bladder Cancer	17	362	52	28	+ 334
Lymphomas	18	342	29	164	+ 178
Stomach Cancer	19	323	14	478	- 155
Parkinson's Disease	20	260	42	67	+ 193
Falls	21	246	22	276	- 30
Birth Trauma	22	242	25	198	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	23	231	15	386	- 155
Violence	24	227	10	619	- 392
Leukemia	25	213	24	227	- 13
Suicide	26	212	19	285	- 72
Other Injuries	27	206	17	358	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	28	200	27	178	+ 22
Liver Cancer	29	199	12	509	- 309
Inflammatory/Heart	30	165	34	139	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	31	158	28	164	- 5
HIV/AIDS	32	145	35	139	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	131	40	85	+ 46
Drug Use	34	130	46	50	+ 80
Oral Cancer	35	129	43	64	+ 64
Skin Cancers	36	118	45	59	+ 60
Fires	37	112	57	16	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	38	112	16	374	- 262
Ovary Cancer	39	107	44	61	+ 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	102	36	122	- 20
Tuberculosis	41	76	37	115	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	68	54	20	+ 48
Drownings	43	67	32	157	- 89
Oesophagus Cancer	44	60	47	42	+ 19
Epilepsy	45	56	41	74	- 18
Meningitis	46	48	51	29	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	47	46	39	88	- 42
Poisonings	48	45	55	18	+ 27
Hepatitis B	49	39	62	5	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	50	26	48	39	- 13
Skin Disease	51	23	31	162	- 139
Pertussis	52	22	67	3	+ 19
Encephalitis	53	21	58	10	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	54	19	61	7	+ 12
Alcohol	55	17	21	279	- 262
Tetanus	56	14	79	0	+ 14
War	57	14	70	1	+ 13
Appendicitis	58	14	49	32	- 18
Other Neoplasms	59	13	26	192	- 179
Malnutrition	60	13	30	163	- 150
Syphilis	61	10	60	9	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	50	31	- 26
Schistosomiasis	63	4	84	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	64	2	76	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	72	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Tunisia

Nicaragua

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.