SURINAME VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,109	1	650	+ 459
Stroke	2	457	2	615	- 159
Hypertension	3	152	9	134	+ 18
Kidney Disease	4	138	4	281	- 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	135	10	117	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	6	104	13	89	+ 14
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	103	5	171	- 68
Lung Cancers	8	99	11	102	- 3
Diabetes Mellitus	9	95	3	286	- 191
Lung Disease	10	94	12	93	+ 1
Liver Disease	11	70	8	134	- 63
Congenital Anomalies	12	53	22	40	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	52	16	72	- 20
Low Birth Weight	14	50	19	51	- 2
Breast Cancer	15	42	17	55	- 13
Asthma	16	36	39	16	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	17	35	48	5	+ 30
Lymphomas	18	33	34	23	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	19	31	33	25	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	20	25	31	28	- 2
Falls	21	24	25	34	- 10
Birth Trauma	22	23	30	28	- 4
Prostate Cancer	23	22	14	78	- 56
Violence	24	22	26	34	- 12
Leukemia	25	21	35	20	+ 1
Suicide	26	21	6	148	- 127
Other Injuries	27	20	15	73	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	28	19	32	26	- 7
Liver Cancer	29	19	21	45	- 26
Inflammatory/Heart	30	16	23	37	- 21
Endocrine Disorders	31	15	24	37	- 22
HIV/AIDS	32	14	7	138	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	13	28	29	- 16
Drug Use	34	13	45	7	+ 5
Oral Cancer	35	12	40	16	- 3
Skin Cancers	36	11	60	1	+ 10
Fires	37	11	44	13	- 2
Cervical Cancer	38	11	20	48	- 37
Ovary Cancer	39	10	42	14	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	10	27	31	- 22
Tuberculosis	41	7	37	17	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	7	47	6	+ 0
Drownings	43	7	29	28	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	44	6	56	2	+ 4
Epilepsy	45	5	36	18	- 13
Meningitis	46	5	50	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	47	4	41	14	- 10
Poisonings	48	4	57	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	49	4	63	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	50	2	49	5	- 3
Skin Disease	51	2	18	53	- 51
Pertussis	52	2	59	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	53	2	51	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	54	2	61	1	+ 1
Alcohol	55	2	38	16	- 15
Tetanus	56	1	62	1	+ 0
War	57	1	66	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	53	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	59	1	54	3	- 1
Malnutrition	60	1	43	13	- 12
Syphilis	61	1	52	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	63	0	55	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.