TANZANIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,065	9	13,215	+ 72,851
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,034	27	2,048	+ 50,986
Stroke	3	41,722	7	16,894	+ 24,828
Lung Cancers	4	38,170	61	159	+ 38,011
Lung Disease	5	36,261	22	3,051	+ 33,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	31,976	2	26,028	+ 5,948
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,748	33	1,567	+ 17,181
Kidney Disease	8	16,625	19	4,547	+ 12,078
Breast Cancer	9	14,570	37	1,285	+ 13,285
Suicide	10	11,890	24	2,474	+ 9,416
Other Injuries	11	11,300	20	4,270	+ 7,030
Other Neoplasms	12	10,294	64	58	+ 10,236
Prostate Cancer	13	10,276	28	1,819	+ 8,456
Pancreas Cancer	14	10,191	62	158	+ 10,034
Falls	15	9,888	34	1,533	+ 8,355
Lymphomas	16	8,743	41	805	+ 7,938
Liver Disease	17	8,070	13	6,586	+ 1,484
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,064	29	1,778	+ 6,286
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,759	45	513	+ 7,246
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,149	15	6,247	+ 903
Leukemia	21	6,755	47	416	+ 6,339
Bladder Cancer	22	6,074	44	667	+ 5,407
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,973	38	1,227	+ 4,746
Liver Cancer	24	5,495	36	1,413	+ 4,082
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,059	25	2,247	+ 2,812
Stomach Cancer	26	4,861	39	1,190	+ 3,671
Hypertension	27	4,166	17	5,209	- 1,043
Oral Cancer	28	3,800	31	1,646	+ 2,154
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,751	5	18,054	- 14,302
Ovary Cancer	30	3,675	53	337	+ 3,338
Skin Cancers	31	2,941	42	744	+ 2,197
Alcohol	32	2,814	56	270	+ 2,544
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,352	6	17,587	- 15,234
Uterin Cancer	34	2,164	57	218	+ 1,945
Skin Disease	35	2,138	52	359	+ 1,778
Epilepsy	36	1,959	43	707	+ 1,252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,649	50	401	+ 1,248
Malnutrition	38	1,637	16	5,574	- 3,937
Drug Use	39	1,619	48	404	+ 1,215
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,588	11	9,791	- 8,203
Cervical Cancer	41	1,367	14	6,424	- 5,056
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,197	46	462	+ 735
Anemia	43	1,120	82	0	+ 1,120
Violence	44	842	18	4,713	- 3,871
Multiple Sclerosis	45	828	68	27	+ 801
Asthma	46	719	30	1,700	- 981
Drownings	47	443	32	1,642	- 1,199
Fires	48	422	35	1,424	- 1,002
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	409	63	81	+ 328
Low Birth Weight	50	392	10	12,173	- 11,780
Osteoarthritis	51	330	85	0	+ 330
Hepatitis C	52	299	66	40	+ 259
Birth Trauma	53	264	8	15,086	- 14,821
Tuberculosis	54	257	4	20,269	- 20,012
Poisonings	55	232	40	1,170	- 938
Schizophrenia	56	223	80	0	+ 223
HIV/AIDS	57	203	1	27,402	- 27,198
Meningitis	58	160	21	3,188	- 3,028
Upper Respiratory	59	124	54	299	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	113	86	0	+ 113
Oral conditions	61	107	84	0	+ 107
Appendicitis	62	94	58	218	- 124
Hepatitis B	63	93	60	168	- 75
Maternal Conditions	64	34	12	6,835	- 6,801
Otitis Media	65	10	69	17	- 7
Encephalitis	66	7	59	199	- 191
War	67	7	67	30	- 23
Pertussis	68	5	23	2,774	- 2,769
Diphtheria	69	0	70	11	- 11
Syphilis	70	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Chlamydia	71	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	75	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	49	402	- 402
Measles	79	0	55	295	- 295
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Belgium

Tanzania

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.