TANZANIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,668	9	13,215	+ 56,454
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,854	27	2,048	+ 51,807
Lung Cancers	3	36,408	61	159	+ 36,249
Lung Disease	4	24,714	22	3,051	+ 21,663
Stroke	5	24,621	7	16,894	+ 7,728
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,782	33	1,567	+ 15,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,923	2	26,028	- 13,105
Breast Cancer	8	10,277	37	1,285	+ 8,993
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,943	15	6,247	+ 3,696
Lymphomas	10	8,949	41	805	+ 8,144
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,795	62	158	+ 8,637
Falls	12	8,398	34	1,533	+ 6,864
Prostate Cancer	13	8,192	28	1,819	+ 6,373
Kidney Disease	14	7,960	19	4,547	+ 3,413
Suicide	15	7,680	24	2,474	+ 5,206
Drug Use	16	6,410	48	404	+ 6,006
Liver Disease	17	6,301	13	6,586	- 285
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,841	45	513	+ 5,328
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,621	29	1,778	+ 3,843
Liver Cancer	20	5,413	36	1,413	+ 4,000
Leukemia	21	5,388	47	416	+ 4,972
Hypertension	22	4,456	17	5,209	- 752
Bladder Cancer	23	4,383	44	667	+ 3,716
Other Injuries	24	4,160	20	4,270	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,877	25	2,247	+ 1,630
Stomach Cancer	26	3,786	39	1,190	+ 2,596
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,582	38	1,227	+ 2,354
Road Traffic Accidents	28	3,474	5	18,054	- 14,580
Ovary Cancer	29	3,308	53	337	+ 2,971
Skin Cancers	30	3,054	42	744	+ 2,310
Other Neoplasms	31	2,919	64	58	+ 2,861
Oral Cancer	32	2,768	31	1,646	+ 1,123
Alcohol	33	2,593	56	270	+ 2,322
Uterin Cancer	34	2,057	57	218	+ 1,839
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,880	11	9,791	- 7,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,461	6	17,587	- 16,125
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,204	68	27	+ 1,177
Skin Disease	38	1,181	52	359	+ 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,106	50	401	+ 705
Violence	40	1,052	18	4,713	- 3,661
Cervical Cancer	41	1,005	14	6,424	- 5,418
Low Birth Weight	42	962	10	12,173	- 11,210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	769	46	462	+ 307
Epilepsy	44	668	43	707	- 39
Hepatitis C	45	631	66	40	+ 591
Anemia	46	596	82	0	+ 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	561	63	81	+ 479
Drownings	48	492	32	1,642	- 1,150
Asthma	49	456	30	1,700	- 1,244
Birth Trauma	50	335	8	15,086	- 14,750
Malnutrition	51	335	16	5,574	- 5,240
Fires	52	334	35	1,424	- 1,090
HIV/AIDS	53	283	1	27,402	- 27,118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	248	86	0	+ 248
Osteoarthritis	55	241	85	0	+ 241
Poisonings	56	211	40	1,170	- 959
Schizophrenia	57	206	80	0	+ 206
Tuberculosis	58	169	4	20,269	- 20,100
Meningitis	59	119	21	3,188	- 3,069
Hepatitis B	60	115	60	168	- 54
Oral conditions	61	88	84	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	62	86	58	218	- 132
Upper Respiratory	63	81	54	299	- 218
Maternal Conditions	64	78	12	6,835	- 6,757
War	65	37	67	30	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	13	69	17	- 4
Syphilis	67	9	26	2,115	- 2,106
Encephalitis	68	5	59	199	- 193
Pertussis	69	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	49	402	- 401
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	55	295	- 295
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	371	- 371
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Chlamydia	83	0	71	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.