TANZANIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,573	9	13,215	+ 40,358
Lung Disease	2	39,997	22	3,051	+ 36,946
Stroke	3	27,476	7	16,894	+ 10,582
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,506	2	26,028	- 12,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,917	6	17,587	- 4,670
Liver Disease	6	12,626	13	6,586	+ 6,040
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,503	15	6,247	+ 6,256
Kidney Disease	8	11,335	19	4,547	+ 6,788
Tuberculosis	9	10,507	4	20,269	- 9,763
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,417	5	18,054	- 8,637
Stomach Cancer	11	9,009	39	1,190	+ 7,819
Falls	12	8,460	34	1,533	+ 6,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,972	27	2,048	+ 5,924
Low Birth Weight	14	6,042	10	12,173	- 6,130
Asthma	15	5,930	30	1,700	+ 4,230
Hypertension	16	5,836	17	5,209	+ 628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,154	50	401	+ 4,754
HIV/AIDS	18	4,424	1	27,402	- 22,978
Birth Trauma	19	3,909	8	15,086	- 11,176
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,834	11	9,791	- 5,957
Lung Cancers	21	3,359	61	159	+ 3,200
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,337	25	2,247	+ 1,090
Oral Cancer	23	3,283	31	1,646	+ 1,637
Other Injuries	24	3,250	20	4,270	- 1,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,946	46	462	+ 2,484
Suicide	26	2,680	24	2,474	+ 205
Liver Cancer	27	2,663	36	1,413	+ 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,396	45	513	+ 1,882
Cervical Cancer	29	2,324	14	6,424	- 4,099
Encephalitis	30	2,137	59	199	+ 1,939
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,843	33	1,567	+ 276
Drownings	32	1,549	32	1,642	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,522	62	158	+ 1,364
Leukemia	34	1,415	47	416	+ 999
Violence	35	1,397	18	4,713	- 3,315
Meningitis	36	1,313	21	3,188	- 1,875
Ovary Cancer	37	1,087	53	337	+ 750
Epilepsy	38	1,053	43	707	+ 346
Endocrine Disorders	39	836	29	1,778	- 942
Syphilis	40	810	26	2,115	- 1,305
Skin Cancers	41	704	42	744	- 40
Maternal Conditions	42	698	12	6,835	- 6,137
Breast Cancer	43	604	37	1,285	- 681
Fires	44	600	35	1,424	- 824
Inflammatory/Heart	45	584	38	1,227	- 643
Skin Disease	46	555	52	359	+ 195
Drug Use	47	523	48	404	+ 119
Bladder Cancer	48	495	44	667	- 172
Alcohol	49	456	56	270	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	405	63	81	+ 324
Appendicitis	51	383	58	218	+ 166
Lymphomas	52	369	41	805	- 436
Hepatitis B	53	309	60	168	+ 140
Malnutrition	54	264	16	5,574	- 5,310
Prostate Cancer	55	258	28	1,819	- 1,561
Dengue	56	253	73	2	+ 251
Other Neoplasms	57	164	64	58	+ 107
Measles	58	156	55	295	- 138
Poisonings	59	145	40	1,170	- 1,025
Tetanus	60	105	49	402	- 296
Upper Respiratory	61	78	54	299	- 221
Multiple Sclerosis	62	76	68	27	+ 50
Pertussis	63	72	23	2,774	- 2,701
Hepatitis C	64	70	66	40	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	65	70	77	0	+ 70
Ascariasis	66	14	65	56	- 42
Chlamydia	67	7	71	9	- 2
War	68	7	67	30	- 23
Otitis Media	69	4	69	17	- 13
Diphtheria	70	1	70	11	- 9
Uterin Cancer	71	0	57	218	- 218
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.