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HEALTH PROFILE: Tunisia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Tunisia TUNISIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Tunisia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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 TUNISIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.9
    79.2
    50
    58
    Age 5
    76.3
    80.5
    45
    51
    Age 10
    76.4
    80.6
    45
    51
    Age 15
    76.6
    80.7
    45
    51
    Age 20
    76.7
    80.8
    45
    51
    Age 25
    77.0
    80.9
    44
    51
    Age 30
    77.2
    81.0
    44
    52
    Age 35
    77.5
    81.1
    45
    52
    Age 40
    77.8
    81.3
    45
    52
    Age 45
    78.2
    81.6
    45
    54
    Age 50
    78.6
    81.9
    46
    54
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.2
    48
    56
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.8
    51
    59
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.6
    55
    60
    Age 70
    82.9
    84.7
    58
    62
    Age 75
    84.8
    86.3
    64
    62
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.2
    71
    66
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    79
    61
    Tunisia TUNISIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    164.63
    38
    2. Stroke
    68.10
    105
    3. Hypertension
    22.55
    70
    4. Kidney Disease
    20.60
    106
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.92
    47
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.02
    91
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.33
    133
    8. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.15
    131
    10. Lung Disease
    14.05
    147
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    12. Liver Disease
    10.46
    123
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.36
    44
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.32
    73
    17. Asthma
    5.34
    85
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    19. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    115
    22. Falls
    3.61
    134
    23. Violence
    3.47
    107
    24. Suicide
    3.18
    161
    25. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Other Injuries
    3.06
    170
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    28. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    82
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    30. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    154
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.35
    136
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.06
    104
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    116
    36. Drug Use
    1.88
    53
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    39. Fires
    1.66
    86
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.57
    113
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.15
    123
    42. Drownings
    1.06
    147
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    121
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    45. Epilepsy
    0.85
    148
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.71
    100
    47. Meningitis
    0.70
    96
    48. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    49. Poisonings
    0.67
    82
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.55
    65
    Tunisia TUNISIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,658
    33.50
    2. Stroke
    8,509
    13.80
    3. Hypertension
    2,824
    4.58
    4. Kidney Disease
    2,574
    4.17
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,507
    4.07
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,928
    3.13
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,912
    3.10
    8. Lung Cancers
    1,849
    3.00
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,773
    2.88
    10. Lung Disease
    1,754
    2.84
    11. Liver Disease
    1,313
    2.13
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    980
    1.59
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    971
    1.57
    14. Low Birth Weight
    924
    1.50
    15. Breast Cancer
    781
    1.27
    16. Asthma
    665
    1.08
    17. Bladder Cancer
    654
    1.06
    18. Lymphomas
    616
    1.00
    19. Stomach Cancer
    583
    0.95
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    469
    0.76
    21. Falls
    445
    0.72
    22. Birth Trauma
    436
    0.71
    23. Prostate Cancer
    417
    0.68
    24. Violence
    410
    0.66
    25. Leukemia
    385
    0.62
      Deaths %
    26. Suicide
    383
    0.62
    27. Other Injuries
    372
    0.60
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    361
    0.59
    29. Liver Cancer
    360
    0.58
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    298
    0.48
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    285
    0.46
    32. HIV/AIDS
    261
    0.42
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    237
    0.38
    34. Drug Use
    235
    0.38
    35. Oral Cancer
    232
    0.38
    36. Skin Cancers
    214
    0.35
    37. Fires
    202
    0.33
    38. Cervical Cancer
    201
    0.33
    39. Ovary Cancer
    192
    0.31
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.30
    41. Tuberculosis
    136
    0.22
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.20
    43. Drownings
    122
    0.20
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    109
    0.18
    45. Epilepsy
    101
    0.16
    46. Meningitis
    86
    0.14
    47. Maternal Conditions
    83
    0.13
    48. Poisonings
    81
    0.13
    49. Hepatitis B
    70
    0.11
    50. Uterin Cancer
    46
    0.07
    Tunisia TUNISIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    8. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
      Rate World Rank
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    Tunisia TUNISIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.0
    146
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    48.1
    2.1
    23
    130
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    19.1
    34.3
    82
    29
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.52
    116
    Tunisia TUNISIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.1
    49.1
    48.6
    98
    102
    99
    1970
    53.7
    54.7
    54.2
    98
    107
    101
    1980
    61.4
    63.5
    62.4
    84
    96
    91
    1990
    68.6
    72.1
    70.3
    47
    78
    58
    2000
    70.6
    75.6
    72.9
    49
    57
    51
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
    2019
    74.9
    79.2
    77.0
    50
    58
    53
    Tunisia TUNISIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    11.811m
    78
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    83
    Population 0-14
    25.3%
    98
    Population 15-64
    65.9%
    81
    Population 65 +
    8.9%
    77
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.62
    112
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.36
    123
    Fertility Rate
    2.03
    102
    Infant Mortality
    12.16
    113
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    38
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    18
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.97
    140
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.90
    29
    Net Migration
    -1.34
    128
    Population Growth
    0.75%
    117
    Literacy Total
    81.8%
    125
    Literacy Male
    89.6%
    99
    Literacy Female
    74.2%
    116
    Unemployment
    15.5%
    37
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    77.0
    53
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.9
    58
    GDP per Capita USD
    $9,700
    112

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,153,361
    29,423
    4/1/24
    Tunisia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Tunisia causes.

     
     
    Tunisia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Tunisia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.