NORWAY VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,447	1	5,321	+ 4,126
Stroke	2	3,891	4	2,475	+ 1,416
Hypertension	3	1,291	28	230	+ 1,061
Kidney Disease	4	1,177	14	611	+ 566
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,147	2	4,464	- 3,318
Road Traffic Accidents	6	882	42	114	+ 768
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	874	6	1,797	- 922
Lung Cancers	8	846	5	2,320	- 1,474
Diabetes Mellitus	9	811	16	560	+ 251
Lung Disease	10	802	3	2,723	- 1,921
Liver Disease	11	600	30	214	+ 387
Congenital Anomalies	12	448	34	136	+ 312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	444	7	1,787	- 1,342
Low Birth Weight	14	422	52	23	+ 399
Breast Cancer	15	357	11	698	- 341
Asthma	16	304	43	85	+ 220
Bladder Cancer	17	299	20	356	- 57
Lymphomas	18	282	12	646	- 364
Stomach Cancer	19	266	22	343	- 77
Parkinson's Disease	20	214	17	554	- 340
Falls	21	203	9	777	- 574
Birth Trauma	22	199	54	17	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	23	191	8	1,172	- 982
Violence	24	187	50	32	+ 155
Leukemia	25	176	21	354	- 178
Suicide	26	175	13	633	- 458
Other Injuries	27	170	15	583	- 413
Pancreas Cancer	28	165	10	770	- 605
Liver Cancer	29	165	26	259	- 95
Inflammatory/Heart	30	136	29	221	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	31	130	19	359	- 228
HIV/AIDS	32	119	61	10	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	108	33	160	- 51
Drug Use	34	108	25	264	- 156
Oral Cancer	35	106	32	168	- 62
Skin Cancers	36	98	18	407	- 310
Fires	37	92	48	45	+ 48
Cervical Cancer	38	92	39	125	- 33
Ovary Cancer	39	88	24	309	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	84	37	128	- 44
Tuberculosis	41	62	56	15	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	56	46	61	- 5
Drownings	43	56	45	65	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	44	50	27	248	- 198
Epilepsy	45	46	40	119	- 73
Meningitis	46	39	58	14	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	47	38	66	1	+ 37
Poisonings	48	37	57	14	+ 23
Hepatitis B	49	32	63	3	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	50	21	36	134	- 113
Skin Disease	51	19	38	128	- 109
Pertussis	52	18	64	1	+ 17
Encephalitis	53	17	70	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	54	15	41	119	- 104
Alcohol	55	14	31	205	- 190
Tetanus	56	12	69	0	+ 11
War	57	11	68	1	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	11	59	12	- 1
Other Neoplasms	59	11	23	324	- 314
Malnutrition	60	11	35	135	- 124
Syphilis	61	8	67	1	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	47	60	- 56
Schistosomiasis	63	4	83	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	64	2	81	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	55	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	12	- 11
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	23	- 23
Anemia	85	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.