NIGERIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	405,909	7	61,374	+ 344,535
Stroke	2	167,202	8	57,744	+ 109,458
Hypertension	3	55,486	24	10,692	+ 44,794
Kidney Disease	4	50,578	20	18,189	+ 32,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	49,267	31	6,786	+ 42,481
Road Traffic Accidents	6	37,892	12	41,693	- 3,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	37,571	1	207,281	- 169,710
Lung Cancers	8	36,334	57	1,295	+ 35,039
Diabetes Mellitus	9	34,832	18	22,497	+ 12,335
Lung Disease	10	34,455	22	12,569	+ 21,886
Liver Disease	11	25,801	13	38,326	- 12,525
Congenital Anomalies	12	19,264	9	49,696	- 30,433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	19,088	43	4,152	+ 14,936
Low Birth Weight	14	18,151	6	95,959	- 77,808
Breast Cancer	15	15,346	23	11,884	+ 3,462
Asthma	16	13,073	27	8,192	+ 4,881
Bladder Cancer	17	12,848	63	670	+ 12,178
Lymphomas	18	12,113	40	5,202	+ 6,912
Stomach Cancer	19	11,449	50	2,129	+ 9,320
Parkinson's Disease	20	9,215	46	2,473	+ 6,742
Falls	21	8,736	28	7,528	+ 1,208
Birth Trauma	22	8,564	5	100,186	- 91,622
Prostate Cancer	23	8,192	35	5,914	+ 2,278
Violence	24	8,047	19	18,407	- 10,360
Leukemia	25	7,570	47	2,257	+ 5,313
Suicide	26	7,523	30	7,019	+ 505
Other Injuries	27	7,308	17	22,696	- 15,388
Pancreas Cancer	28	7,092	51	1,975	+ 5,117
Liver Cancer	29	7,068	39	5,289	+ 1,780
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,856	42	4,826	+ 1,030
Endocrine Disorders	31	5,607	21	15,799	- 10,191
HIV/AIDS	32	5,128	10	44,124	- 38,995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,654	37	5,846	- 1,192
Drug Use	34	4,626	34	6,273	- 1,647
Oral Cancer	35	4,559	48	2,238	+ 2,320
Skin Cancers	36	4,201	53	1,933	+ 2,268
Fires	37	3,973	29	7,132	- 3,158
Cervical Cancer	38	3,959	25	10,574	- 6,615
Ovary Cancer	39	3,777	49	2,133	+ 1,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,617	2	144,724	- 141,107
Tuberculosis	41	2,680	3	127,335	- 124,656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,422	52	1,946	+ 476
Drownings	43	2,392	32	6,584	- 4,193
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,141	64	560	+ 1,581
Epilepsy	45	1,987	41	5,001	- 3,014
Meningitis	46	1,686	11	43,651	- 41,965
Maternal Conditions	47	1,637	15	23,540	- 21,903
Poisonings	48	1,590	33	6,570	- 4,980
Hepatitis B	49	1,369	55	1,488	- 119
Uterin Cancer	50	905	62	679	+ 226
Skin Disease	51	802	56	1,468	- 666
Pertussis	52	787	16	23,282	- 22,494
Encephalitis	53	739	59	937	- 197
Multiple Sclerosis	54	657	68	179	+ 478
Alcohol	55	608	58	1,031	- 424
Tetanus	56	502	26	8,355	- 7,853
War	57	489	45	3,245	- 2,756
Appendicitis	58	484	60	760	- 276
Other Neoplasms	59	466	66	290	+ 176
Malnutrition	60	463	36	5,896	- 5,433
Syphilis	61	349	38	5,449	- 5,100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	180	69	165	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	63	155	54	1,508	- 1,352
Leishmaniasis	64	68	70	23	+ 45
Hepatitis C	65	24	65	304	- 280
Upper Respiratory	66	12	67	259	- 247
Ascariasis	67	10	61	685	- 675
Chlamydia	68	6	71	14	- 8
Diphtheria	69	4	44	3,800	- 3,796
Otitis Media	70	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Tunisia

Nigeria

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.