TANZANIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,665	9	13,215	+ 102,451
Stroke	2	47,645	7	16,894	+ 30,751
Hypertension	3	15,811	17	5,209	+ 10,602
Kidney Disease	4	14,412	19	4,547	+ 9,865
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,039	27	2,048	+ 11,991
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,798	5	18,054	- 7,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,706	2	26,028	- 15,322
Lung Cancers	8	10,353	61	159	+ 10,195
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,925	15	6,247	+ 3,679
Lung Disease	10	9,818	22	3,051	+ 6,767
Liver Disease	11	7,352	13	6,586	+ 766
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,489	11	9,791	- 4,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,439	33	1,567	+ 3,872
Low Birth Weight	14	5,172	10	12,173	- 7,000
Breast Cancer	15	4,373	37	1,285	+ 3,088
Asthma	16	3,725	30	1,700	+ 2,025
Bladder Cancer	17	3,661	44	667	+ 2,994
Lymphomas	18	3,452	41	805	+ 2,646
Stomach Cancer	19	3,262	39	1,190	+ 2,072
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,626	45	513	+ 2,112
Falls	21	2,489	34	1,533	+ 956
Birth Trauma	22	2,440	8	15,086	- 12,646
Prostate Cancer	23	2,334	28	1,819	+ 515
Violence	24	2,293	18	4,713	- 2,420
Leukemia	25	2,157	47	416	+ 1,741
Suicide	26	2,144	24	2,474	- 331
Other Injuries	27	2,082	20	4,270	- 2,188
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,021	62	158	+ 1,863
Liver Cancer	29	2,014	36	1,413	+ 601
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,669	38	1,227	+ 441
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,598	29	1,778	- 180
HIV/AIDS	32	1,461	1	27,402	- 25,940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,326	46	462	+ 864
Drug Use	34	1,318	48	404	+ 914
Oral Cancer	35	1,299	31	1,646	- 347
Skin Cancers	36	1,197	42	744	+ 453
Fires	37	1,132	35	1,424	- 292
Cervical Cancer	38	1,128	14	6,424	- 5,295
Ovary Cancer	39	1,076	53	337	+ 739
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,031	6	17,587	- 16,556
Tuberculosis	41	764	4	20,269	- 19,506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	690	50	401	+ 290
Drownings	43	682	32	1,642	- 960
Oesophagus Cancer	44	610	25	2,247	- 1,637
Epilepsy	45	566	43	707	- 141
Meningitis	46	480	21	3,188	- 2,708
Maternal Conditions	47	467	12	6,835	- 6,368
Poisonings	48	453	40	1,170	- 717
Hepatitis B	49	390	60	168	+ 222
Uterin Cancer	50	258	57	218	+ 40
Skin Disease	51	228	52	359	- 131
Pertussis	52	224	23	2,774	- 2,550
Encephalitis	53	211	59	199	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	54	187	68	27	+ 161
Alcohol	55	173	56	270	- 97
Tetanus	56	143	49	402	- 259
War	57	139	67	30	+ 110
Appendicitis	58	138	58	218	- 80
Other Neoplasms	59	133	64	58	+ 75
Malnutrition	60	132	16	5,574	- 5,442
Syphilis	61	100	26	2,115	- 2,015
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	51	63	81	- 30
Schistosomiasis	63	44	51	371	- 326
Leishmaniasis	64	19	77	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	7	66	40	- 33
Upper Respiratory	66	3	54	299	- 295
Ascariasis	67	3	65	56	- 53
Chlamydia	68	2	71	9	- 7
Diphtheria	69	1	70	11	- 10
Otitis Media	70	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	55	295	- 295
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.