SRI LANKA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,690	1	26,304	+ 11,386
Stroke	2	15,525	6	6,805	+ 8,720
Hypertension	3	5,152	20	1,055	+ 4,097
Kidney Disease	4	4,696	5	6,858	- 2,162
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,575	4	6,939	- 2,364
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,518	9	4,200	- 681
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,489	8	5,117	- 1,628
Lung Cancers	8	3,374	12	1,775	+ 1,599
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,234	2	12,460	- 9,226
Lung Disease	10	3,199	3	9,456	- 6,257
Liver Disease	11	2,396	17	1,303	+ 1,093
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,789	22	989	+ 799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,772	24	911	+ 861
Low Birth Weight	14	1,685	29	536	+ 1,149
Breast Cancer	15	1,425	15	1,383	+ 42
Asthma	16	1,214	7	6,471	- 5,257
Bladder Cancer	17	1,193	34	432	+ 761
Lymphomas	18	1,125	21	1,027	+ 97
Stomach Cancer	19	1,063	16	1,321	- 258
Parkinson's Disease	20	856	45	168	+ 688
Falls	21	811	23	964	- 153
Birth Trauma	22	795	44	193	+ 602
Prostate Cancer	23	761	30	507	+ 254
Violence	24	747	31	499	+ 248
Leukemia	25	703	18	1,155	- 452
Suicide	26	699	10	2,977	- 2,279
Other Injuries	27	679	14	1,529	- 851
Pancreas Cancer	28	659	43	214	+ 445
Liver Cancer	29	656	19	1,090	- 434
Inflammatory/Heart	30	544	35	425	+ 119
Endocrine Disorders	31	521	32	462	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	32	476	55	39	+ 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	432	56	38	+ 394
Drug Use	34	430	40	257	+ 172
Oral Cancer	35	423	11	2,893	- 2,470
Skin Cancers	36	390	52	58	+ 332
Fires	37	369	41	239	+ 130
Cervical Cancer	38	368	26	762	- 395
Ovary Cancer	39	351	37	281	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	336	28	605	- 269
Tuberculosis	41	249	25	769	- 520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	225	53	49	+ 175
Drownings	43	222	27	731	- 508
Oesophagus Cancer	44	199	13	1,544	- 1,345
Epilepsy	45	184	39	269	- 85
Meningitis	46	157	46	146	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	47	152	48	96	+ 56
Poisonings	48	148	49	93	+ 54
Hepatitis B	49	127	62	6	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	50	84	42	218	- 134
Skin Disease	51	74	36	293	- 218
Pertussis	52	73	59	15	+ 59
Encephalitis	53	69	61	10	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	54	61	69	2	+ 59
Alcohol	55	56	51	82	- 26
Tetanus	56	47	57	27	+ 19
War	57	45	38	280	- 234
Appendicitis	58	45	64	5	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	59	43	50	86	- 42
Malnutrition	60	43	54	43	- 0
Syphilis	61	32	58	15	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	60	11	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	63	14	81	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	64	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	85	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Tunisia

Sri Lanka

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.