YEMEN VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,106	1	30,158	+ 24,948
Stroke	2	22,699	2	13,570	+ 9,129
Hypertension	3	7,533	8	5,293	+ 2,239
Kidney Disease	4	6,866	15	2,679	+ 4,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,688	22	1,405	+ 5,283
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,144	6	8,561	- 3,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,101	4	11,978	- 6,878
Lung Cancers	8	4,933	41	569	+ 4,363
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,729	19	1,794	+ 2,934
Lung Disease	10	4,678	11	3,196	+ 1,482
Liver Disease	11	3,503	13	2,891	+ 611
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,615	10	4,291	- 1,676
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,591	30	913	+ 1,678
Low Birth Weight	14	2,464	5	8,810	- 6,346
Breast Cancer	15	2,083	26	1,134	+ 950
Asthma	16	1,775	17	2,106	- 331
Bladder Cancer	17	1,744	55	160	+ 1,584
Lymphomas	18	1,644	45	433	+ 1,212
Stomach Cancer	19	1,554	31	902	+ 652
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,251	49	362	+ 889
Falls	21	1,186	24	1,170	+ 16
Birth Trauma	22	1,163	7	5,939	- 4,777
Prostate Cancer	23	1,112	63	39	+ 1,073
Violence	24	1,092	14	2,839	- 1,747
Leukemia	25	1,028	34	776	+ 251
Suicide	26	1,021	21	1,699	- 677
Other Injuries	27	992	16	2,225	- 1,233
Pancreas Cancer	28	963	51	283	+ 680
Liver Cancer	29	960	39	609	+ 351
Inflammatory/Heart	30	795	40	585	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	31	761	36	738	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	32	696	46	396	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	632	33	833	- 202
Drug Use	34	628	38	613	+ 15
Oral Cancer	35	619	42	547	+ 72
Skin Cancers	36	570	58	100	+ 471
Fires	37	539	29	991	- 452
Cervical Cancer	38	537	57	119	+ 419
Ovary Cancer	39	513	52	188	+ 325
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	491	9	4,372	- 3,881
Tuberculosis	41	364	18	1,899	- 1,536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	329	37	707	- 378
Drownings	43	325	25	1,142	- 817
Oesophagus Cancer	44	291	35	765	- 474
Epilepsy	45	270	43	539	- 269
Meningitis	46	229	28	1,018	- 790
Maternal Conditions	47	222	32	890	- 668
Poisonings	48	216	44	532	- 316
Hepatitis B	49	186	50	299	- 114
Uterin Cancer	50	123	69	5	+ 118
Skin Disease	51	109	61	44	+ 65
Pertussis	52	107	23	1,239	- 1,132
Encephalitis	53	100	48	369	- 268
Multiple Sclerosis	54	89	62	42	+ 48
Alcohol	55	82	59	78	+ 4
Tetanus	56	68	47	395	- 326
War	57	66	3	12,915	- 12,848
Appendicitis	58	66	54	162	- 96
Other Neoplasms	59	63	64	21	+ 42
Malnutrition	60	63	27	1,058	- 995
Syphilis	61	47	53	175	- 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	24	66	14	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	63	21	56	124	- 103
Leishmaniasis	64	9	71	2	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	3	68	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	68	1	72	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	14	- 13
Otitis Media	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.