POLAND VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,432	1	117,700	- 51,268
Stroke	2	27,364	2	32,693	- 5,329
Hypertension	3	9,081	15	4,937	+ 4,144
Kidney Disease	4	8,278	20	4,065	+ 4,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,063	21	3,701	+ 4,362
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,202	22	3,555	+ 2,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,149	4	19,998	- 13,849
Lung Cancers	8	5,946	3	25,781	- 19,834
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,701	8	8,947	- 3,247
Lung Disease	10	5,639	6	13,677	- 8,038
Liver Disease	11	4,223	10	7,912	- 3,689
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,153	36	916	+ 2,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,124	5	14,610	- 11,486
Low Birth Weight	14	2,971	42	579	+ 2,392
Breast Cancer	15	2,512	9	7,967	- 5,455
Asthma	16	2,140	43	540	+ 1,599
Bladder Cancer	17	2,103	17	4,700	- 2,598
Lymphomas	18	1,982	19	4,141	- 2,159
Stomach Cancer	19	1,874	12	5,910	- 4,037
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,508	34	1,500	+ 8
Falls	21	1,430	16	4,712	- 3,282
Birth Trauma	22	1,402	57	52	+ 1,350
Prostate Cancer	23	1,341	11	6,489	- 5,148
Violence	24	1,317	49	294	+ 1,023
Leukemia	25	1,239	24	3,456	- 2,217
Suicide	26	1,231	18	4,282	- 3,051
Other Injuries	27	1,196	28	2,527	- 1,331
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,161	13	5,430	- 4,269
Liver Cancer	29	1,157	29	2,290	- 1,133
Inflammatory/Heart	30	958	23	3,495	- 2,536
Endocrine Disorders	31	918	38	831	+ 87
HIV/AIDS	32	839	54	115	+ 724
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	762	26	3,091	- 2,329
Drug Use	34	757	48	321	+ 436
Oral Cancer	35	746	25	3,377	- 2,630
Skin Cancers	36	688	31	2,155	- 1,467
Fires	37	650	45	474	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	38	648	32	1,907	- 1,259
Ovary Cancer	39	618	27	2,929	- 2,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	592	37	839	- 247
Tuberculosis	41	439	41	597	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	396	40	612	- 215
Drownings	43	391	39	636	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	44	350	33	1,803	- 1,452
Epilepsy	45	325	35	1,145	- 820
Meningitis	46	276	53	171	+ 105
Maternal Conditions	47	268	63	10	+ 258
Poisonings	48	260	51	205	+ 55
Hepatitis B	49	224	56	52	+ 172
Uterin Cancer	50	148	30	2,163	- 2,015
Skin Disease	51	131	46	469	- 338
Pertussis	52	129	71	0	+ 129
Encephalitis	53	121	64	6	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	54	108	44	502	- 395
Alcohol	55	99	14	5,238	- 5,139
Tetanus	56	82	67	2	+ 80
War	57	80	66	4	+ 76
Appendicitis	58	79	55	69	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	59	76	7	9,256	- 9,180
Malnutrition	60	76	50	291	- 215
Syphilis	61	57	69	0	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	29	47	369	- 339
Schistosomiasis	63	25	76	0	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	64	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	4	52	188	- 184
Upper Respiratory	66	2	60	19	- 17
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Tunisia

Poland

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.