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Tunisia
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
TUNISIA VS IRAQ

Compare Tunisia and Iraq health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iraq
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Tunisia Population Pyramid
13,796,600
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Iraq Population Pyramid
70,940,131
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
48.1
49.1
48.6
98
102
99
  
49.4
51.2
50.3
90
95
94
1970
53.7
54.7
54.2
98
107
101
  
55.1
56.9
56.0
91
96
93
1980
61.4
63.5
62.4
84
96
91
  
60.2
62.8
61.5
92
100
93
1990
68.6
72.1
70.3
47
78
58
  
60.2
63.3
61.8
119
125
121
2000
70.6
75.6
72.9
49
57
51
  
67.8
72.3
70.0
82
97
94
2010
72.5
77.3
74.8
54
63
58
  
68.4
72.8
70.6
96
109
101
2019
74.9
79.2
77.0
50
58
53
  
69.9
75.0
72.4
98
106
108
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.9
79.2
50
58
69.9
75.0
98
106
Age
74.9
79.2
50
58
69.9
75.0
98
106
Age 5
76.3
80.5
45
51
72.0
76.8
93
99
Age 10
76.4
80.6
45
51
72.2
76.9
94
99
Age 15
76.6
80.7
45
51
72.3
77.0
92
99
Age 20
76.7
80.8
45
51
72.6
77.2
92
99
Age 25
77.0
80.9
44
51
73.0
77.4
90
98
Age 30
77.2
81.0
44
52
73.3
77.6
91
99
Age 35
77.5
81.1
45
52
73.7
77.8
92
98
Age 40
77.8
81.3
45
52
74.1
78.1
95
98
Age 45
78.2
81.6
45
54
74.6
78.4
94
98
Age 50
78.6
81.9
46
54
75.4
79.0
93
98
Age 55
79.3
82.2
48
56
76.3
79.7
93
99
Age 60
80.2
82.8
51
59
77.6
80.7
94
98
Age 65
81.4
83.6
55
60
79.3
81.9
95
97
Age 70
82.9
84.7
58
62
81.4
83.4
100
95
Age 75
84.8
86.3
64
62
83.8
85.4
91
91
Age 80
87.1
88.2
71
66
86.7
87.7
87
88
Age 85
90.0
90.8
79
61
89.9
90.4
86
85
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
164.63
38
227.26
23
2. Stroke
68.10
105
128.44
31
3. Hypertension
22.55
70
16.27
101
4. Kidney Disease
20.60
106
37.39
29
5. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.92
47
19.16
66
6. Road Traffic Accidents
16.02
91
34.41
37
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
15.33
133
15.14
135
8. Lung Cancers
14.42
79
11.72
97
9. Diabetes Mellitus
14.15
131
43.40
51
10. Lung Disease
14.05
147
8.53
174
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
145
15.07
115
12. Liver Disease
10.46
123
10.94
118
13. Prostate Cancer
7.97
140
2.81
176
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.69
108
4.32
158
15. Congenital Anomalies
7.36
44
6.83
57
16. Low Birth Weight
6.32
73
8.00
54
17. Asthma
5.34
85
5.15
86
18. Bladder Cancer
5.21
7
3.81
31
19. Lymphomas
4.90
83
3.82
128
20. Stomach Cancer
4.63
122
3.94
132
21. Parkinson's Disease
3.78
115
4.74
59
22. Falls
3.61
134
2.77
156
23. Violence
3.47
107
17.20
26
24. Suicide
3.18
161
4.74
144
25. Leukemia
3.15
116
4.79
26
26. Other Injuries
3.06
170
6.33
113
27. Cervical Cancer
2.97
147
1.39
180
28. Birth Trauma
2.96
82
4.96
66
29. Ovary Cancer
2.83
150
3.16
141
30. Liver Cancer
2.83
171
3.04
165
31. Pancreas Cancer
2.82
119
2.88
115
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.39
154
5.43
77
33. Endocrine Disorders
2.35
136
1.35
167
34. HIV/AIDS
2.06
104
0.00
170
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.90
116
0.92
151
36. Drug Use
1.88
53
1.73
58
37. Oral Cancer
1.83
144
2.01
133
38. Skin Cancers
1.69
106
2.00
87
39. Fires
1.66
86
2.35
66
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.57
113
3.46
87
41. Tuberculosis
1.15
123
2.26
106
42. Drownings
1.06
147
1.56
127
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.99
121
1.42
93
44. Oesophagus Cancer
0.87
167
0.95
158
45. Epilepsy
0.85
148
0.75
161
46. Maternal Conditions
0.71
100
2.17
68
47. Meningitis
0.70
96
1.07
77
48. Uterin Cancer
0.67
171
0.59
173
49. Poisonings
0.67
82
0.27
127
50. Hepatitis B
0.55
65
0.24
92
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
20,658
33.50
36,594
24.98
2. Stroke
8,509
13.80
20,793
14.19
3. Hypertension
2,824
4.58
2,451
1.67
4. Kidney Disease
2,574
4.17
6,323
4.32
5. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,507
4.07
2,429
1.66
6. Road Traffic Accidents
1,928
3.13
10,726
7.32
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,912
3.10
5,551
3.79
8. Lung Cancers
1,849
3.00
2,162
1.48
9. Diabetes Mellitus
1,773
2.88
7,395
5.05
10. Lung Disease
1,754
2.84
1,329
0.91
11. Liver Disease
1,313
2.13
2,127
1.45
12. Congenital Anomalies
980
1.59
4,812
3.28
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
971
1.57
852
0.58
14. Low Birth Weight
924
1.50
6,573
4.49
15. Breast Cancer
781
1.27
1,783
1.22
16. Asthma
665
1.08
914
0.62
17. Bladder Cancer
654
1.06
628
0.43
18. Lymphomas
616
1.00
811
0.55
19. Stomach Cancer
583
0.95
771
0.53
20. Parkinson's Disease
469
0.76
658
0.45
21. Falls
445
0.72
709
0.48
22. Birth Trauma
436
0.71
4,223
2.88
23. Prostate Cancer
417
0.68
171
0.12
24. Violence
410
0.66
5,658
3.86
25. Leukemia
385
0.62
1,315
0.90
26. Suicide
383
0.62
1,418
0.97
27. Other Injuries
372
0.60
2,212
1.51
28. Pancreas Cancer
361
0.59
530
0.36
29. Liver Cancer
360
0.58
555
0.38
30. Inflammatory/Heart
298
0.48
1,190
0.81
31. Endocrine Disorders
285
0.46
462
0.32
32. HIV/AIDS
261
0.42
0
0.00
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
237
0.38
159
0.11
34. Drug Use
235
0.38
441
0.30
35. Oral Cancer
232
0.38
410
0.28
36. Skin Cancers
214
0.35
339
0.23
37. Fires
202
0.33
742
0.51
38. Cervical Cancer
201
0.33
162
0.11
39. Ovary Cancer
192
0.31
376
0.26
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
184
0.30
1,578
1.08
41. Tuberculosis
136
0.22
821
0.56
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.20
283
0.19
43. Drownings
122
0.20
658
0.45
44. Oesophagus Cancer
109
0.18
173
0.12
45. Epilepsy
101
0.16
253
0.17
46. Meningitis
86
0.14
372
0.25
47. Maternal Conditions
83
0.13
780
0.53
48. Poisonings
81
0.13
95
0.06
49. Hepatitis B
70
0.11
57
0.04
50. Uterin Cancer
46
0.07
61
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tunisia TUNISIA   Iraq IRAQ
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
14.42
79
11.72
97
2. Breast Cancer
11.56
145
15.07
115
3. Prostate Cancer
7.97
140
2.81
176
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.69
108
4.32
158
5. Bladder Cancer
5.21
7
3.81
31
6. Lymphomas
4.90
83
3.82
128
7. Stomach Cancer
4.63
122
3.94
132
8. Leukemia
3.15
116
4.79
26
9. Cervical Cancer
2.97
147
1.39
180
10. Ovary Cancer
2.83
150
3.16
141
11. Liver Cancer
2.83
171
3.04
165
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.82
119
2.88
115
13. Oral Cancer
1.83
144
2.01
133
14. Skin Cancers
1.69
106
2.00
87
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.87
167
0.95
158
16. Uterin Cancer
0.67
171
0.59
173
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.