TANZANIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,326	9	13,215	+ 47,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	58,928	27	2,048	+ 56,880
Lung Disease	3	49,543	22	3,051	+ 46,492
Lung Cancers	4	42,028	61	159	+ 41,870
Stroke	5	41,363	7	16,894	+ 24,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,339	2	26,028	- 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,246	33	1,567	+ 22,679
Prostate Cancer	8	16,715	28	1,819	+ 14,896
Breast Cancer	9	14,670	37	1,285	+ 13,385
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,500	15	6,247	+ 8,253
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,377	62	158	+ 12,220
Kidney Disease	12	10,286	19	4,547	+ 5,739
Lymphomas	13	8,241	41	805	+ 7,436
Liver Disease	14	7,817	13	6,586	+ 1,231
Hypertension	15	7,256	17	5,209	+ 2,048
Suicide	16	6,972	24	2,474	+ 4,498
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,777	45	513	+ 6,264
Alcohol	18	6,758	56	270	+ 6,488
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,489	29	1,778	+ 4,712
Leukemia	20	6,307	47	416	+ 5,891
Bladder Cancer	21	6,160	44	667	+ 5,493
Falls	22	6,107	34	1,533	+ 4,574
Stomach Cancer	23	5,468	39	1,190	+ 4,277
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,382	25	2,247	+ 3,135
Liver Cancer	25	5,245	36	1,413	+ 3,832
Skin Cancers	26	4,388	42	744	+ 3,643
Other Neoplasms	27	4,269	64	58	+ 4,211
Oral Cancer	28	4,186	31	1,646	+ 2,541
Ovary Cancer	29	4,146	53	337	+ 3,809
Other Injuries	30	3,921	20	4,270	- 349
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,212	38	1,227	+ 1,985
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,442	46	462	+ 1,980
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,411	5	18,054	- 15,643
Drug Use	34	2,223	48	404	+ 1,819
Uterin Cancer	35	1,758	57	218	+ 1,539
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,729	11	9,791	- 8,061
Cervical Cancer	37	1,725	14	6,424	- 4,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,633	6	17,587	- 15,954
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,490	68	27	+ 1,464
Epilepsy	40	1,412	43	707	+ 705
Low Birth Weight	41	1,315	10	12,173	- 10,857
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,089	50	401	+ 688
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	954	63	81	+ 873
Asthma	44	930	30	1,700	- 770
Skin Disease	45	891	52	359	+ 532
Anemia	46	825	82	0	+ 825
Violence	47	712	18	4,713	- 4,001
Schizophrenia	48	641	80	0	+ 641
Fires	49	597	35	1,424	- 828
Drownings	50	420	32	1,642	- 1,221
Osteoarthritis	51	287	85	0	+ 287
Meningitis	52	282	21	3,188	- 2,907
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	277	86	0	+ 277
Appendicitis	54	259	58	218	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	55	255	1	27,402	- 27,147
Birth Trauma	56	240	8	15,086	- 14,846
Tuberculosis	57	175	4	20,269	- 20,094
Upper Respiratory	58	173	54	299	- 126
Malnutrition	59	158	16	5,574	- 5,416
Hepatitis C	60	97	66	40	+ 57
Hepatitis B	61	68	60	168	- 100
Poisonings	62	63	40	1,170	- 1,107
Oral conditions	63	47	84	0	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	64	25	12	6,835	- 6,810
Otitis Media	65	20	69	17	+ 3
War	66	7	67	30	- 23
Encephalitis	67	6	59	199	- 192
Tetanus	68	5	49	402	- 397
Chlamydia	69	4	71	9	- 5
Syphilis	70	4	26	2,115	- 2,111
Measles	71	4	55	295	- 291
Pertussis	72	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	73	0	70	11	- 11
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.