ZIMBABWE VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,405	3	8,493	+ 20,912
Stroke	2	12,112	5	5,126	+ 6,986
Hypertension	3	4,020	24	1,146	+ 2,874
Kidney Disease	4	3,664	12	2,214	+ 1,450
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	3,569	31	768	+ 2,801
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,745	4	6,037	- 3,292
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,722	2	10,779	- 8,058
Lung Cancers	8	2,632	43	286	+ 2,346
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,523	9	3,344	- 821
Lung Disease	10	2,496	23	1,163	+ 1,333
Liver Disease	11	1,869	17	1,941	- 72
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,395	11	2,217	- 822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,383	40	505	+ 878
Low Birth Weight	14	1,315	7	4,038	- 2,723
Breast Cancer	15	1,112	28	839	+ 273
Asthma	16	947	21	1,531	- 584
Bladder Cancer	17	931	54	125	+ 806
Lymphomas	18	878	26	960	- 82
Stomach Cancer	19	829	33	559	+ 271
Parkinson's Disease	20	668	46	226	+ 442
Falls	21	633	41	465	+ 168
Birth Trauma	22	620	8	3,405	- 2,785
Prostate Cancer	23	593	32	628	- 35
Violence	24	583	18	1,916	- 1,333
Leukemia	25	548	45	244	+ 305
Suicide	26	545	13	2,069	- 1,524
Other Injuries	27	529	20	1,656	- 1,126
Pancreas Cancer	28	514	47	217	+ 297
Liver Cancer	29	512	38	510	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	30	424	25	1,047	- 623
Endocrine Disorders	31	406	34	553	- 147
HIV/AIDS	32	372	1	19,988	- 19,617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	337	35	548	- 211
Drug Use	34	335	48	213	+ 123
Oral Cancer	35	330	49	208	+ 123
Skin Cancers	36	304	44	264	+ 40
Fires	37	288	30	793	- 505
Cervical Cancer	38	287	14	2,023	- 1,736
Ovary Cancer	39	274	51	173	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	262	6	4,595	- 4,333
Tuberculosis	41	194	16	1,999	- 1,805
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	175	36	542	- 367
Drownings	43	173	27	956	- 782
Oesophagus Cancer	44	155	29	801	- 646
Epilepsy	45	144	39	508	- 364
Meningitis	46	122	22	1,325	- 1,203
Maternal Conditions	47	119	19	1,749	- 1,630
Poisonings	48	115	37	515	- 400
Hepatitis B	49	99	60	57	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	50	66	50	182	- 116
Skin Disease	51	58	52	173	- 115
Pertussis	52	57	42	419	- 362
Encephalitis	53	54	56	117	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	54	48	67	14	+ 34
Alcohol	55	44	61	48	- 4
Tetanus	56	36	57	102	- 65
War	57	35	65	26	+ 9
Appendicitis	58	35	58	66	- 31
Other Neoplasms	59	34	62	37	- 3
Malnutrition	60	34	10	2,396	- 2,362
Syphilis	61	25	55	124	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	64	26	- 13
Schistosomiasis	63	11	53	172	- 161
Leishmaniasis	64	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	2	66	14	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	65	- 64
Ascariasis	67	1	70	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	63	30	- 30
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 ZIMBABWE

Tunisia

Zimbabwe

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.