PERU VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,894	2	13,769	+ 42,125
Stroke	2	23,024	3	7,722	+ 15,302
Hypertension	3	7,640	28	1,061	+ 6,580
Kidney Disease	4	6,965	4	7,234	- 269
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,784	6	5,811	+ 973
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,218	9	4,414	+ 804
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,174	1	15,326	- 10,153
Lung Cancers	8	5,003	10	3,169	+ 1,834
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,796	8	4,437	+ 360
Lung Disease	10	4,744	15	2,519	+ 2,226
Liver Disease	11	3,553	5	6,375	- 2,823
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,653	19	1,997	+ 656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,628	14	2,642	- 14
Low Birth Weight	14	2,499	24	1,475	+ 1,024
Breast Cancer	15	2,113	20	1,969	+ 144
Asthma	16	1,800	50	208	+ 1,592
Bladder Cancer	17	1,769	41	463	+ 1,306
Lymphomas	18	1,668	18	2,254	- 586
Stomach Cancer	19	1,577	7	5,072	- 3,495
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,269	26	1,270	- 1
Falls	21	1,203	25	1,285	- 82
Birth Trauma	22	1,179	37	537	+ 642
Prostate Cancer	23	1,128	11	3,167	- 2,039
Violence	24	1,108	12	3,013	- 1,905
Leukemia	25	1,042	22	1,850	- 808
Suicide	26	1,036	30	903	+ 133
Other Injuries	27	1,006	13	2,876	- 1,869
Pancreas Cancer	28	977	23	1,607	- 630
Liver Cancer	29	973	16	2,476	- 1,503
Inflammatory/Heart	30	806	39	494	+ 313
Endocrine Disorders	31	772	40	474	+ 298
HIV/AIDS	32	706	31	849	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	641	35	609	+ 32
Drug Use	34	637	34	635	+ 2
Oral Cancer	35	628	38	519	+ 109
Skin Cancers	36	578	32	786	- 207
Fires	37	547	49	239	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	38	545	21	1,924	- 1,379
Ovary Cancer	39	520	33	713	- 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	498	27	1,108	- 610
Tuberculosis	41	369	17	2,377	- 2,008
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	333	51	198	+ 135
Drownings	43	329	36	584	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	44	295	42	394	- 99
Epilepsy	45	274	47	262	+ 12
Meningitis	46	232	56	118	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	47	225	43	345	- 120
Poisonings	48	219	55	126	+ 93
Hepatitis B	49	189	64	10	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	50	125	45	304	- 179
Skin Disease	51	110	54	156	- 46
Pertussis	52	108	48	260	- 152
Encephalitis	53	102	46	281	- 179
Multiple Sclerosis	54	91	62	35	+ 56
Alcohol	55	84	44	321	- 238
Tetanus	56	69	60	48	+ 22
War	57	67	67	3	+ 64
Appendicitis	58	67	53	170	- 104
Other Neoplasms	59	64	58	54	+ 10
Malnutrition	60	64	29	1,006	- 942
Syphilis	61	48	52	182	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	25	57	107	- 83
Schistosomiasis	63	21	77	0	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	64	9	76	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	11	- 10
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	73	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.