THAILAND VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,881	1	51,305	+ 68,576
Stroke	2	49,381	2	50,273	- 892
Hypertension	3	16,387	34	2,179	+ 14,208
Kidney Disease	4	14,938	4	26,822	- 11,884
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	14,551	6	22,851	- 8,301
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,191	7	22,428	- 11,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,096	3	31,289	- 20,193
Lung Cancers	8	10,731	8	22,296	- 11,565
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,287	10	18,776	- 8,489
Lung Disease	10	10,176	9	19,474	- 9,299
Liver Disease	11	7,620	11	17,596	- 9,976
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,689	35	2,107	+ 3,582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,638	13	9,908	- 4,271
Low Birth Weight	14	5,361	40	1,548	+ 3,813
Breast Cancer	15	4,532	17	6,053	- 1,521
Asthma	16	3,861	24	4,182	- 321
Bladder Cancer	17	3,794	38	1,798	+ 1,996
Lymphomas	18	3,578	22	4,539	- 962
Stomach Cancer	19	3,381	27	3,451	- 69
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,721	23	4,292	- 1,571
Falls	21	2,580	18	5,409	- 2,829
Birth Trauma	22	2,529	50	533	+ 1,996
Prostate Cancer	23	2,419	30	3,013	- 593
Violence	24	2,377	31	2,965	- 589
Leukemia	25	2,236	26	3,902	- 1,666
Suicide	26	2,222	16	6,147	- 3,925
Other Injuries	27	2,158	21	4,869	- 2,711
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,095	33	2,383	- 288
Liver Cancer	29	2,088	5	23,883	- 21,795
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,730	32	2,879	- 1,149
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,656	37	1,888	- 232
HIV/AIDS	32	1,515	12	13,922	- 12,408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,374	39	1,679	- 304
Drug Use	34	1,366	45	794	+ 572
Oral Cancer	35	1,346	20	4,961	- 3,614
Skin Cancers	36	1,241	41	1,133	+ 108
Fires	37	1,174	48	617	+ 556
Cervical Cancer	38	1,169	19	5,110	- 3,941
Ovary Cancer	39	1,116	36	2,003	- 888
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,068	15	6,863	- 5,795
Tuberculosis	41	791	14	9,551	- 8,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	715	51	436	+ 280
Drownings	43	706	25	3,956	- 3,249
Oesophagus Cancer	44	632	29	3,156	- 2,523
Epilepsy	45	587	47	689	- 102
Meningitis	46	498	43	931	- 433
Maternal Conditions	47	484	52	227	+ 256
Poisonings	48	470	57	132	+ 338
Hepatitis B	49	404	56	153	+ 251
Uterin Cancer	50	267	44	864	- 597
Skin Disease	51	237	28	3,375	- 3,139
Pertussis	52	233	62	77	+ 155
Encephalitis	53	218	46	722	- 503
Multiple Sclerosis	54	194	61	86	+ 109
Alcohol	55	179	49	548	- 369
Tetanus	56	148	58	116	+ 32
War	57	144	60	87	+ 57
Appendicitis	58	143	59	114	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	59	137	54	192	- 54
Malnutrition	60	137	42	962	- 825
Syphilis	61	103	64	36	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	53	53	194	- 141
Schistosomiasis	63	46	75	0	+ 46
Leishmaniasis	64	20	72	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	7	67	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	3	65	18	- 14
Ascariasis	67	3	69	4	- 1
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	71	1	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Tunisia

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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.