TANZANIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	62,452	2	26,028	+ 36,424
Tuberculosis	2	56,154	4	20,269	+ 35,885
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	55,916	6	17,587	+ 38,330
HIV/AIDS	4	44,800	1	27,402	+ 17,398
Stroke	5	39,202	7	16,894	+ 22,309
Malaria	6	39,150	3	21,758	+ 17,392
Coronary Heart Disease	7	34,620	9	13,215	+ 21,405
Low Birth Weight	8	26,596	10	12,173	+ 14,423
Birth Trauma	9	26,164	8	15,086	+ 11,078
Road Traffic Accidents	10	21,367	5	18,054	+ 3,314
Measles	11	19,401	55	295	+ 19,106
Hypertension	12	14,949	17	5,209	+ 9,741
Maternal Conditions	13	14,020	12	6,835	+ 7,185
Liver Disease	14	13,768	13	6,586	+ 7,183
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,625	15	6,247	+ 7,378
Meningitis	16	12,114	21	3,188	+ 8,925
Violence	17	12,040	18	4,713	+ 7,327
Lung Disease	18	11,414	22	3,051	+ 8,363
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,258	11	9,791	- 532
Asthma	20	9,082	30	1,700	+ 7,382
Kidney Disease	21	8,478	19	4,547	+ 3,931
Malnutrition	22	8,246	16	5,574	+ 2,671
Other Injuries	23	7,408	20	4,270	+ 3,138
Suicide	24	6,983	24	2,474	+ 4,509
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,050	29	1,778	+ 3,272
Breast Cancer	26	4,109	37	1,285	+ 2,824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,786	46	462	+ 3,324
War	28	3,743	67	30	+ 3,713
Tetanus	29	3,346	49	402	+ 2,945
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,222	38	1,227	+ 1,994
Pertussis	31	3,166	23	2,774	+ 392
Cervical Cancer	32	2,747	14	6,424	- 3,677
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,434	27	2,048	+ 386
Drownings	34	2,414	32	1,642	+ 773
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,315	50	401	+ 1,914
Falls	36	2,164	34	1,533	+ 631
Schistosomiasis	37	2,020	51	371	+ 1,650
Prostate Cancer	38	1,866	28	1,819	+ 47
Fires	39	1,693	35	1,424	+ 269
Poisonings	40	1,600	40	1,170	+ 430
Syphilis	41	1,433	26	2,115	- 681
Lymphomas	42	1,421	41	805	+ 615
Epilepsy	43	1,418	43	707	+ 711
Liver Cancer	44	1,393	36	1,413	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,390	33	1,567	- 177
Oral Cancer	46	1,087	31	1,646	- 559
Leukemia	47	1,052	47	416	+ 636
Parkinson's Disease	48	802	45	513	+ 289
Stomach Cancer	49	782	39	1,190	- 408
Ovary Cancer	50	764	53	337	+ 427
Appendicitis	51	738	58	218	+ 520
Alcohol	52	737	56	270	+ 467
Oesophagus Cancer	53	575	25	2,247	- 1,672
Skin Disease	54	575	52	359	+ 215
Lung Cancers	55	559	61	159	+ 400
Leishmaniasis	56	543	77	0	+ 543
Drug Use	57	523	48	404	+ 119
Skin Cancers	58	511	42	744	- 233
Trypanosomiasis	59	473	72	3	+ 470
Pancreas Cancer	60	437	62	158	+ 279
Hepatitis B	61	394	60	168	+ 226
Encephalitis	62	334	59	199	+ 136
Upper Respiratory	63	291	54	299	- 8
Bladder Cancer	64	278	44	667	- 389
Uterin Cancer	65	233	57	218	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	179	63	81	+ 98
Diphtheria	67	127	70	11	+ 116
Otitis Media	68	74	69	17	+ 57
Hepatitis C	69	67	66	40	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	70	57	64	58	- 0
Ascariasis	71	57	65	56	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	45	68	27	+ 19
Chlamydia	73	22	71	9	+ 13
Dengue	74	0	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Central Africa

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.