TANZANIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	97,341	7	16,894	+ 80,447
Coronary Heart Disease	2	84,398	9	13,215	+ 71,183
Lung Disease	3	46,146	22	3,051	+ 43,094
Lung Cancers	4	34,031	61	159	+ 33,872
Stomach Cancer	5	18,982	39	1,190	+ 17,792
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,505	27	2,048	+ 12,457
Hypertension	7	14,349	17	5,209	+ 9,140
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,923	5	18,054	- 6,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	11,834	33	1,567	+ 10,266
Oesophagus Cancer	10	11,572	25	2,247	+ 9,325
Kidney Disease	11	9,162	19	4,547	+ 4,614
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	8,735	2	26,028	- 17,293
Liver Cancer	13	8,621	36	1,413	+ 7,207
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,702	15	6,247	+ 1,456
Liver Disease	15	6,937	13	6,586	+ 351
Falls	16	6,616	34	1,533	+ 5,083
Suicide	17	5,542	24	2,474	+ 3,068
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,314	62	158	+ 5,156
Breast Cancer	19	4,419	37	1,285	+ 3,134
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,368	45	513	+ 2,855
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,113	50	401	+ 2,713
Leukemia	22	2,770	47	416	+ 2,354
Lymphomas	23	2,755	41	805	+ 1,950
Oral Cancer	24	2,606	31	1,646	+ 960
Other Injuries	25	2,577	20	4,270	- 1,693
Drownings	26	2,516	32	1,642	+ 874
Cervical Cancer	27	2,461	14	6,424	- 3,963
Prostate Cancer	28	2,432	28	1,819	+ 613
Bladder Cancer	29	1,804	44	667	+ 1,137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,797	46	462	+ 1,335
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,744	11	9,791	- 8,046
Tuberculosis	32	1,658	4	20,269	- 18,611
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,427	38	1,227	+ 200
HIV/AIDS	34	1,369	1	27,402	- 26,032
Ovary Cancer	35	1,338	53	337	+ 1,001
Poisonings	36	1,227	40	1,170	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,220	29	1,778	- 558
Drug Use	38	1,154	48	404	+ 750
Asthma	39	1,103	30	1,700	- 597
Low Birth Weight	40	1,031	10	12,173	- 11,142
Skin Cancers	41	937	42	744	+ 193
Alcohol	42	909	56	270	+ 638
Birth Trauma	43	841	8	15,086	- 14,245
Malnutrition	44	619	16	5,574	- 4,955
Uterin Cancer	45	560	57	218	+ 342
Epilepsy	46	541	43	707	- 165
Violence	47	530	18	4,713	- 4,183
Fires	48	500	35	1,424	- 924
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	482	63	81	+ 400
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	415	6	17,587	- 17,171
Meningitis	51	272	21	3,188	- 2,917
Skin Disease	52	249	52	359	- 111
Other Neoplasms	53	208	64	58	+ 151
Maternal Conditions	54	171	12	6,835	- 6,664
Encephalitis	55	133	59	199	- 65
Hepatitis B	56	131	60	168	- 37
Upper Respiratory	57	127	54	299	- 172
Syphilis	58	87	26	2,115	- 2,028
Multiple Sclerosis	59	83	68	27	+ 56
Appendicitis	60	70	58	218	- 148
War	61	43	67	30	+ 13
Measles	62	27	55	295	- 268
Tetanus	63	23	49	402	- 378
Pertussis	64	23	23	2,774	- 2,751
Schistosomiasis	65	19	51	371	- 352
Hepatitis C	66	4	66	40	- 36
Chlamydia	67	3	71	9	- 6
Ascariasis	68	2	65	56	- 54
Otitis Media	69	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	70	1	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	70	11	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.