SOUTH AFRICA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,630	3	32,739	+ 70,892
Stroke	2	42,687	4	30,693	+ 11,994
Hypertension	3	14,166	12	12,789	+ 1,377
Kidney Disease	4	12,913	9	15,302	- 2,389
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,578	22	4,676	+ 7,902
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,674	11	13,014	- 3,340
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,592	2	39,341	- 29,749
Lung Cancers	8	9,276	15	7,705	+ 1,571
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,893	5	30,188	- 21,295
Lung Disease	10	8,796	13	11,895	- 3,098
Liver Disease	11	6,587	14	9,013	- 2,426
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,918	25	4,351	+ 568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,873	28	3,587	+ 1,287
Low Birth Weight	14	4,634	16	6,250	- 1,616
Breast Cancer	15	3,918	23	4,533	- 616
Asthma	16	3,338	18	5,966	- 2,628
Bladder Cancer	17	3,280	52	829	+ 2,451
Lymphomas	18	3,093	31	2,818	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	19	2,923	39	1,535	+ 1,388
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,353	46	1,077	+ 1,275
Falls	21	2,230	42	1,399	+ 831
Birth Trauma	22	2,186	30	3,004	- 817
Prostate Cancer	23	2,091	24	4,374	- 2,282
Violence	24	2,054	7	21,000	- 18,945
Leukemia	25	1,933	40	1,464	+ 469
Suicide	26	1,921	10	13,774	- 11,853
Other Injuries	27	1,866	17	6,014	- 4,148
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,811	35	2,007	- 196
Liver Cancer	29	1,805	33	2,383	- 579
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,495	21	5,408	- 3,913
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,432	19	5,890	- 4,459
HIV/AIDS	32	1,309	1	71,996	- 70,686
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,188	36	1,894	- 706
Drug Use	34	1,181	53	770	+ 411
Oral Cancer	35	1,164	41	1,406	- 242
Skin Cancers	36	1,073	48	993	+ 80
Fires	37	1,014	27	3,618	- 2,603
Cervical Cancer	38	1,011	20	5,555	- 4,545
Ovary Cancer	39	964	51	951	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	923	8	15,843	- 14,920
Tuberculosis	41	684	6	21,965	- 21,281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	618	47	1,015	- 396
Drownings	43	611	32	2,403	- 1,793
Oesophagus Cancer	44	547	29	3,486	- 2,939
Epilepsy	45	507	37	1,870	- 1,363
Meningitis	46	430	26	3,660	- 3,230
Maternal Conditions	47	418	38	1,700	- 1,282
Poisonings	48	406	50	975	- 569
Hepatitis B	49	350	61	139	+ 210
Uterin Cancer	50	231	54	512	- 281
Skin Disease	51	205	45	1,101	- 897
Pertussis	52	201	43	1,142	- 941
Encephalitis	53	189	59	234	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	54	168	62	113	+ 55
Alcohol	55	155	49	987	- 832
Tetanus	56	128	65	38	+ 90
War	57	125	64	66	+ 59
Appendicitis	58	124	56	274	- 150
Other Neoplasms	59	119	58	267	- 148
Malnutrition	60	118	34	2,381	- 2,262
Syphilis	61	89	44	1,130	- 1,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	46	55	376	- 330
Schistosomiasis	63	40	66	35	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	64	17	77	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	65	6	70	8	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	60	223	- 220
Ascariasis	67	3	71	3	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	68	18	- 17
Diphtheria	69	1	69	16	- 15
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	57	270	- 270
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Tunisia

South Africa

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.