TUNISIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,984	32	261	+ 9,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,513	7	1,912	+ 3,601
Stroke	3	4,604	2	8,509	- 3,905
Malaria	4	4,566	73	0	+ 4,566
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,635	40	184	+ 3,451
Tuberculosis	6	3,442	41	136	+ 3,305
Birth Trauma	7	2,932	22	436	+ 2,496
Low Birth Weight	8	2,814	14	924	+ 1,890
Liver Disease	9	2,607	11	1,313	+ 1,294
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,567	1	20,658	- 18,091
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,117	6	1,928	+ 188
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,822	12	980	+ 842
Hypertension	13	1,516	3	2,824	- 1,308
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,387	9	1,773	- 385
Malnutrition	15	1,334	60	24	+ 1,310
Meningitis	16	1,145	46	86	+ 1,059
Cervical Cancer	17	1,042	38	201	+ 840
Kidney Disease	18	1,020	4	2,574	- 1,554
Other Injuries	19	1,001	27	372	+ 629
Suicide	20	755	26	383	+ 372
Lung Disease	21	737	10	1,754	- 1,016
Maternal Conditions	22	688	47	83	+ 605
Violence	23	668	24	410	+ 259
Syphilis	24	513	61	18	+ 495
Pertussis	25	430	52	40	+ 390
Asthma	26	429	16	665	- 236
Drownings	27	399	43	122	+ 277
Falls	28	345	21	445	- 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	342	5	2,507	- 2,166
Prostate Cancer	30	325	23	417	- 92
Lymphomas	31	317	18	616	- 299
Fires	32	316	37	202	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	33	290	30	298	- 8
Poisonings	34	264	48	81	+ 183
Breast Cancer	35	212	15	781	- 569
Oesophagus Cancer	36	208	44	109	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	37	205	31	285	- 81
Epilepsy	38	192	45	101	+ 91
Leukemia	39	151	25	385	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	142	33	237	- 95
Lung Cancers	41	131	8	1,849	- 1,718
Stomach Cancer	42	120	19	583	- 463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	117	13	971	- 854
Tetanus	44	110	56	26	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	110	42	123	- 13
Liver Cancer	46	102	29	360	- 257
Parkinson's Disease	47	95	20	469	- 374
Oral Cancer	48	90	35	232	- 142
Alcohol	49	81	55	31	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	50	76	17	654	- 578
Schistosomiasis	51	74	63	8	+ 66
Skin Disease	52	73	51	41	+ 32
Drug Use	53	71	34	235	- 164
Skin Cancers	54	63	36	214	- 151
Hepatitis B	55	60	49	70	- 9
Appendicitis	56	49	58	25	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	57	48	39	192	- 144
Leishmaniasis	58	42	64	3	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	41	53	38	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	39	66	1	+ 39
Measles	61	28	78	0	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	62	25	28	361	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	62	9	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	64	17	50	46	- 29
Other Neoplasms	65	11	59	24	- 12
Hepatitis C	66	10	65	1	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	54	33	- 26
Ascariasis	68	5	67	1	+ 4
War	69	4	57	25	- 21
Otitis Media	70	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	68	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Zambia

Tunisia

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.