SPAIN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,063	1	51,684	+ 29,379
Stroke	2	33,392	3	29,004	+ 4,388
Hypertension	3	11,081	9	9,115	+ 1,967
Kidney Disease	4	10,101	8	9,725	+ 376
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	9,839	2	42,339	- 32,499
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,567	31	1,829	+ 5,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,503	7	13,717	- 6,213
Lung Cancers	8	7,256	4	22,131	- 14,874
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,956	10	7,773	- 817
Lung Disease	10	6,881	5	18,926	- 12,046
Liver Disease	11	5,153	23	4,231	+ 921
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,847	38	863	+ 2,984
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,812	6	16,957	- 13,145
Low Birth Weight	14	3,625	52	253	+ 3,372
Breast Cancer	15	3,065	11	7,067	- 4,003
Asthma	16	2,611	35	1,133	+ 1,478
Bladder Cancer	17	2,566	17	5,222	- 2,656
Lymphomas	18	2,419	16	5,335	- 2,915
Stomach Cancer	19	2,286	14	5,796	- 3,510
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,840	20	4,943	- 3,103
Falls	21	1,745	26	3,246	- 1,502
Birth Trauma	22	1,710	60	113	+ 1,597
Prostate Cancer	23	1,636	13	6,420	- 4,784
Violence	24	1,607	51	262	+ 1,346
Leukemia	25	1,512	24	3,772	- 2,261
Suicide	26	1,502	25	3,609	- 2,107
Other Injuries	27	1,459	15	5,536	- 4,077
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,416	12	6,752	- 5,336
Liver Cancer	29	1,412	18	5,098	- 3,687
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,170	19	4,984	- 3,814
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,120	21	4,863	- 3,743
HIV/AIDS	32	1,024	43	538	+ 486
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	929	44	475	+ 454
Drug Use	34	924	41	776	+ 148
Oral Cancer	35	910	27	2,583	- 1,672
Skin Cancers	36	839	32	1,803	- 964
Fires	37	794	55	185	+ 609
Cervical Cancer	38	791	39	855	- 64
Ovary Cancer	39	754	28	2,026	- 1,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	722	36	1,064	- 341
Tuberculosis	41	535	50	270	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	484	33	1,612	- 1,128
Drownings	43	478	45	446	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	44	428	29	2,011	- 1,584
Epilepsy	45	397	40	824	- 427
Meningitis	46	337	59	129	+ 208
Maternal Conditions	47	327	64	14	+ 313
Poisonings	48	318	57	170	+ 147
Hepatitis B	49	273	58	162	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	50	181	34	1,612	- 1,431
Skin Disease	51	160	30	1,840	- 1,680
Pertussis	52	157	73	2	+ 156
Encephalitis	53	148	70	4	+ 144
Multiple Sclerosis	54	131	49	287	- 156
Alcohol	55	121	46	333	- 212
Tetanus	56	100	72	2	+ 99
War	57	98	68	6	+ 92
Appendicitis	58	97	61	79	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	59	93	22	4,748	- 4,655
Malnutrition	60	93	47	302	- 210
Syphilis	61	70	67	9	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	36	48	294	- 258
Schistosomiasis	63	31	74	0	+ 31
Leishmaniasis	64	14	65	11	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	5	42	652	- 647
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	47	- 44
Ascariasis	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Tunisia

Spain

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.