Tunisia - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 11.15
2010 7.67
2015 7.49
2019 7.14

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 10.17
2010 8.80
2015 8.35
2019 6.91

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 78.69
2010 83.53
2015 84.16
2019 85.94

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Tunisia was 12.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 12.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 15.10
2001 14.90
2002 14.70
2003 14.50
2004 14.30
2005 14.10
2006 14.00
2007 13.80
2008 13.70
2009 13.50
2010 13.40
2011 13.40
2012 13.20
2013 13.10
2014 12.90
2015 12.80
2016 12.70
2017 12.60
2018 12.50
2019 12.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Tunisia was 19.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.20 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 22.80
2001 22.50
2002 22.30
2003 21.80
2004 21.50
2005 21.30
2006 21.00
2007 20.80
2008 20.60
2009 20.40
2010 20.20
2011 20.10
2012 19.90
2013 19.70
2014 19.50
2015 19.30
2016 19.20
2017 19.20
2018 19.20
2019 19.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Tunisia was 15.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 15.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.10
2001 18.80
2002 18.50
2003 18.10
2004 17.90
2005 17.70
2006 17.50
2007 17.30
2008 17.10
2009 16.90
2010 16.80
2011 16.70
2012 16.50
2013 16.30
2014 16.20
2015 16.00
2016 15.90
2017 15.80
2018 15.80
2019 15.70

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 42.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 72.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 56.10

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Tunisia was 0.700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.700 in 2011.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.900
2001 0.900
2002 0.900
2003 0.900
2004 0.900
2005 0.800
2006 0.800
2007 0.800
2008 0.800
2009 0.800
2010 0.800
2011 0.700
2012 0.700
2013 0.700
2014 0.700
2015 0.700
2016 0.700
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.700

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Tunisia was 0.500 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.700 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.500 in 2012.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.700
2001 0.700
2002 0.700
2003 0.700
2004 0.600
2005 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.600
2008 0.600
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.600
2012 0.500
2013 0.500
2014 0.500
2015 0.500
2016 0.500
2017 0.500
2018 0.500
2019 0.500

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Tunisia was 0.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.80 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.20
2001 1.10
2002 1.10
2003 1.10
2004 1.10
2005 1.00
2006 1.00
2007 1.00
2008 1.00
2009 1.00
2010 1.00
2011 0.90
2012 0.90
2013 0.90
2014 0.90
2015 0.90
2016 0.80
2017 0.90
2018 0.90
2019 0.90

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Tunisia was 1.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.60 in 2004 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 2016.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.60
2001 2.60
2002 2.60
2003 2.60
2004 2.60
2005 2.50
2006 2.50
2007 2.40
2008 2.30
2009 2.30
2010 2.20
2011 2.10
2012 2.10
2013 2.10
2014 2.00
2015 2.00
2016 1.90
2017 1.90
2018 1.90
2019 1.90

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Tunisia was 4.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.90 in 2006 and a minimum value of 4.30 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.80
2001 4.90
2002 4.90
2003 4.90
2004 4.90
2005 4.90
2006 4.90
2007 4.80
2008 4.80
2009 4.80
2010 4.70
2011 4.70
2012 4.60
2013 4.50
2014 4.40
2015 4.30
2016 4.30
2017 4.30
2018 4.50
2019 4.70

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Tunisia was 3.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.80 in 2003 and a minimum value of 3.10 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.70
2001 3.70
2002 3.80
2003 3.80
2004 3.70
2005 3.70
2006 3.70
2007 3.60
2008 3.50
2009 3.50
2010 3.50
2011 3.40
2012 3.40
2013 3.30
2014 3.20
2015 3.10
2016 3.10
2017 3.10
2018 3.20
2019 3.30

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Tunisia was 16.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.10 in 2005 and a minimum value of 16.50 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 23.70
2001 23.20
2002 22.90
2003 23.30
2004 23.40
2005 24.10
2006 23.90
2007 23.70
2008 24.00
2009 23.80
2010 23.90
2011 23.70
2012 22.90
2013 22.80
2014 22.80
2015 22.90
2016 23.00
2017 21.50
2018 18.70
2019 16.50

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 1.000

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors