MALTA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	805	1	876	- 70
Stroke	2	332	2	291	+ 40
Hypertension	3	110	20	33	+ 77
Kidney Disease	4	100	11	79	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	98	4	207	- 109
Road Traffic Accidents	6	75	31	18	+ 57
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	75	3	213	- 138
Lung Cancers	8	72	5	197	- 125
Diabetes Mellitus	9	69	6	163	- 93
Lung Disease	10	68	8	127	- 58
Liver Disease	11	51	24	23	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	12	38	32	17	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	38	7	147	- 109
Low Birth Weight	14	36	35	11	+ 25
Breast Cancer	15	30	10	85	- 54
Asthma	16	26	36	8	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	17	25	19	33	- 8
Lymphomas	18	24	12	53	- 29
Stomach Cancer	19	23	15	50	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	20	18	16	50	- 31
Falls	21	17	14	52	- 34
Birth Trauma	22	17	44	3	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	23	16	13	53	- 37
Violence	24	16	40	4	+ 12
Leukemia	25	15	21	28	- 13
Suicide	26	15	22	27	- 12
Other Injuries	27	14	33	16	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	28	14	9	90	- 76
Liver Cancer	29	14	18	34	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	30	12	27	22	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	31	11	30	19	- 8
HIV/AIDS	32	10	41	4	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9	37	7	+ 2
Drug Use	34	9	38	7	+ 2
Oral Cancer	35	9	23	25	- 16
Skin Cancers	36	8	34	14	- 6
Fires	37	8	62	0	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	38	8	39	4	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	39	7	17	34	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	7	55	1	+ 6
Tuberculosis	41	5	52	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5	49	2	+ 3
Drownings	43	5	48	2	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4	29	20	- 16
Epilepsy	45	4	43	3	+ 1
Meningitis	46	3	56	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	47	3	64	0	+ 3
Poisonings	48	3	58	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	49	3	61	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	50	2	28	21	- 19
Skin Disease	51	2	25	23	- 21
Pertussis	52	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	53	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1	45	3	- 2
Alcohol	55	1	47	3	- 1
Tetanus	56	1	74	0	+ 1
War	57	1	54	1	- 0
Appendicitis	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	59	1	26	22	- 21
Malnutrition	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Syphilis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	51	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	53	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.