USA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	586,305	1	504,904	+ 81,401
Stroke	2	241,510	4	158,520	+ 82,990
Hypertension	3	80,146	8	65,960	+ 14,185
Kidney Disease	4	73,056	6	85,861	- 12,804
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	71,162	2	287,198	- 216,036
Road Traffic Accidents	6	54,733	17	41,694	+ 13,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	54,269	11	60,317	- 6,049
Lung Cancers	8	52,481	5	155,533	- 103,051
Diabetes Mellitus	9	50,312	10	61,418	- 11,106
Lung Disease	10	49,767	3	195,387	- 145,620
Liver Disease	11	37,267	16	43,402	- 6,135
Congenital Anomalies	12	27,825	34	11,762	+ 16,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	27,571	9	61,827	- 34,256
Low Birth Weight	14	26,218	39	6,924	+ 19,294
Breast Cancer	15	22,166	13	48,671	- 26,505
Asthma	16	18,883	46	3,818	+ 15,064
Bladder Cancer	17	18,558	26	19,622	- 1,064
Lymphomas	18	17,497	19	40,281	- 22,784
Stomach Cancer	19	16,537	33	13,077	+ 3,461
Parkinson's Disease	20	13,310	21	34,491	- 21,181
Falls	21	12,619	18	40,418	- 27,799
Birth Trauma	22	12,370	54	1,233	+ 11,137
Prostate Cancer	23	11,833	20	35,612	- 23,780
Violence	24	11,623	27	18,976	- 7,353
Leukemia	25	10,934	24	26,966	- 16,031
Suicide	26	10,867	12	53,099	- 42,232
Other Injuries	27	10,555	25	25,997	- 15,442
Pancreas Cancer	28	10,244	15	44,293	- 34,049
Liver Cancer	29	10,210	23	27,064	- 16,855
Inflammatory/Heart	30	8,459	22	32,529	- 24,070
Endocrine Disorders	31	8,099	14	46,985	- 38,886
HIV/AIDS	32	7,408	42	5,660	+ 1,747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,722	48	3,461	+ 3,260
Drug Use	34	6,682	7	74,435	- 67,753
Oral Cancer	35	6,585	35	11,555	- 4,970
Skin Cancers	36	6,068	32	14,311	- 8,243
Fires	37	5,739	49	3,183	+ 2,556
Cervical Cancer	38	5,719	38	6,984	- 1,266
Ovary Cancer	39	5,456	31	14,591	- 9,135
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	5,225	37	9,955	- 4,730
Tuberculosis	41	3,870	62	546	+ 3,324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	3,498	47	3,646	- 148
Drownings	43	3,455	45	4,070	- 615
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,092	28	17,829	- 14,737
Epilepsy	45	2,870	50	3,162	- 293
Meningitis	46	2,435	60	606	+ 1,830
Maternal Conditions	47	2,365	56	779	+ 1,586
Poisonings	48	2,297	53	1,674	+ 623
Hepatitis B	49	1,978	59	608	+ 1,370
Uterin Cancer	50	1,307	36	10,063	- 8,756
Skin Disease	51	1,158	43	5,409	- 4,251
Pertussis	52	1,137	69	16	+ 1,122
Encephalitis	53	1,068	68	25	+ 1,043
Multiple Sclerosis	54	949	44	5,059	- 4,110
Alcohol	55	878	30	14,659	- 13,782
Tetanus	56	725	71	2	+ 723
War	57	706	55	1,198	- 491
Appendicitis	58	700	63	424	+ 275
Other Neoplasms	59	672	29	17,743	- 17,071
Malnutrition	60	669	40	6,762	- 6,093
Syphilis	61	505	66	49	+ 455
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	259	52	2,461	- 2,201
Schistosomiasis	63	225	72	1	+ 223
Leishmaniasis	64	98	79	0	+ 98
Hepatitis C	65	34	41	5,684	- 5,650
Upper Respiratory	66	17	65	229	- 212
Ascariasis	67	14	82	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	68	8	84	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Tunisia

United States

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.