SOUTH KOREA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,296	1	28,043	+ 61,253
Stroke	2	36,783	3	25,596	+ 11,187
Hypertension	3	12,206	17	3,711	+ 8,496
Kidney Disease	4	11,127	9	10,107	+ 1,020
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	10,838	6	12,145	- 1,307
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,336	15	4,399	+ 3,937
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,265	2	26,650	- 18,385
Lung Cancers	8	7,993	4	20,293	- 12,300
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,663	13	6,812	+ 851
Lung Disease	10	7,580	11	8,526	- 947
Liver Disease	11	5,676	14	6,348	- 673
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,238	41	518	+ 3,720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,199	8	10,180	- 5,981
Low Birth Weight	14	3,993	45	370	+ 3,623
Breast Cancer	15	3,376	21	2,880	+ 496
Asthma	16	2,876	32	1,150	+ 1,725
Bladder Cancer	17	2,826	27	1,768	+ 1,058
Lymphomas	18	2,665	19	3,477	- 812
Stomach Cancer	19	2,519	10	8,625	- 6,106
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,027	16	3,951	- 1,924
Falls	21	1,922	20	2,934	- 1,012
Birth Trauma	22	1,884	54	88	+ 1,796
Prostate Cancer	23	1,802	22	2,316	- 513
Violence	24	1,770	44	386	+ 1,384
Leukemia	25	1,665	23	2,140	- 475
Suicide	26	1,655	5	14,636	- 12,981
Other Injuries	27	1,608	18	3,634	- 2,026
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,560	12	6,994	- 5,433
Liver Cancer	29	1,555	7	11,589	- 10,034
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,288	31	1,325	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,234	25	1,891	- 657
HIV/AIDS	32	1,128	55	84	+ 1,044
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,024	38	540	+ 484
Drug Use	34	1,018	50	154	+ 863
Oral Cancer	35	1,003	29	1,457	- 454
Skin Cancers	36	924	37	585	+ 340
Fires	37	874	47	263	+ 611
Cervical Cancer	38	871	34	1,065	- 194
Ovary Cancer	39	831	30	1,330	- 499
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	796	35	929	- 133
Tuberculosis	41	589	24	1,950	- 1,361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	533	48	224	+ 309
Drownings	43	526	42	501	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	44	471	28	1,733	- 1,262
Epilepsy	45	437	40	524	- 87
Meningitis	46	371	58	51	+ 320
Maternal Conditions	47	360	61	34	+ 326
Poisonings	48	350	52	115	+ 235
Hepatitis B	49	301	39	526	- 225
Uterin Cancer	50	199	43	420	- 221
Skin Disease	51	176	36	704	- 528
Pertussis	52	173	67	6	+ 167
Encephalitis	53	163	65	19	+ 144
Multiple Sclerosis	54	145	66	11	+ 134
Alcohol	55	134	33	1,081	- 947
Tetanus	56	110	69	5	+ 106
War	57	108	68	5	+ 103
Appendicitis	58	107	57	54	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	59	102	26	1,807	- 1,704
Malnutrition	60	102	53	88	+ 14
Syphilis	61	77	62	27	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	39	51	150	- 110
Schistosomiasis	63	34	72	1	+ 33
Leishmaniasis	64	15	79	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	5	49	168	- 162
Upper Respiratory	66	3	63	26	- 23
Ascariasis	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Tunisia

South Korea

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.