SWITZERLAND VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,192	1	10,713	+ 4,478
Stroke	2	6,258	3	3,918	+ 2,340
Hypertension	3	2,077	6	2,471	- 395
Kidney Disease	4	1,893	13	1,261	+ 632
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,844	2	7,192	- 5,348
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,418	34	193	+ 1,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,406	8	1,949	- 543
Lung Cancers	8	1,360	4	3,520	- 2,160
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,304	17	1,022	+ 282
Lung Disease	10	1,290	5	2,902	- 1,613
Liver Disease	11	966	21	677	+ 288
Congenital Anomalies	12	721	31	305	+ 416
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	714	7	1,995	- 1,280
Low Birth Weight	14	679	43	105	+ 574
Breast Cancer	15	574	11	1,577	- 1,003
Asthma	16	489	46	95	+ 395
Bladder Cancer	17	481	23	669	- 189
Lymphomas	18	453	15	1,131	- 678
Stomach Cancer	19	428	24	614	- 185
Parkinson's Disease	20	345	18	857	- 512
Falls	21	327	9	1,919	- 1,592
Birth Trauma	22	321	52	32	+ 289
Prostate Cancer	23	307	10	1,579	- 1,273
Violence	24	301	51	42	+ 259
Leukemia	25	283	22	671	- 388
Suicide	26	282	14	1,249	- 967
Other Injuries	27	273	30	410	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	28	265	12	1,486	- 1,220
Liver Cancer	29	265	19	805	- 540
Inflammatory/Heart	30	219	16	1,027	- 808
Endocrine Disorders	31	210	25	593	- 383
HIV/AIDS	32	192	54	29	+ 163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	174	41	122	+ 52
Drug Use	34	173	36	176	- 3
Oral Cancer	35	171	26	500	- 330
Skin Cancers	36	157	27	493	- 336
Fires	37	149	55	21	+ 127
Cervical Cancer	38	148	42	105	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	39	141	29	457	- 316
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	135	35	186	- 50
Tuberculosis	41	100	56	21	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	91	48	78	+ 13
Drownings	43	90	50	49	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	44	80	28	491	- 411
Epilepsy	45	74	39	159	- 84
Meningitis	46	63	57	20	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	47	61	64	4	+ 57
Poisonings	48	60	60	13	+ 47
Hepatitis B	49	51	63	5	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	50	34	33	224	- 190
Skin Disease	51	30	40	129	- 99
Pertussis	52	29	73	0	+ 29
Encephalitis	53	28	68	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	54	25	38	160	- 135
Alcohol	55	23	32	229	- 206
Tetanus	56	19	70	0	+ 18
War	57	18	67	1	+ 17
Appendicitis	58	18	59	15	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	59	17	20	681	- 664
Malnutrition	60	17	47	84	- 67
Syphilis	61	13	65	2	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	49	68	- 61
Schistosomiasis	63	6	72	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	64	3	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	58	15	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	11	- 10
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Tunisia

Switzerland

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.