TANZANIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,338	9	13,215	+ 49,124
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	52,448	27	2,048	+ 50,400
Stroke	3	35,869	7	16,894	+ 18,975
Lung Cancers	4	35,181	61	159	+ 35,023
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,562	33	1,567	+ 19,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,507	2	26,028	- 6,521
Lung Disease	7	17,988	22	3,051	+ 14,937
Breast Cancer	8	15,328	37	1,285	+ 14,043
Other Injuries	9	14,917	20	4,270	+ 10,648
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,195	62	158	+ 12,037
Kidney Disease	11	11,323	19	4,547	+ 6,776
Diabetes Mellitus	12	10,766	15	6,247	+ 4,519
Prostate Cancer	13	10,728	28	1,819	+ 8,908
Lymphomas	14	9,933	41	805	+ 9,127
Liver Cancer	15	9,445	36	1,413	+ 8,032
Suicide	16	8,841	24	2,474	+ 6,367
Other Neoplasms	17	8,654	64	58	+ 8,596
Falls	18	8,173	34	1,533	+ 6,640
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,978	29	1,778	+ 6,200
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,469	45	513	+ 6,956
Leukemia	21	7,357	47	416	+ 6,941
Liver Disease	22	7,283	13	6,586	+ 698
Hypertension	23	7,014	17	5,209	+ 1,806
Bladder Cancer	24	6,478	44	667	+ 5,811
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,984	38	1,227	+ 4,757
Stomach Cancer	26	5,457	39	1,190	+ 4,266
Oral Cancer	27	4,614	31	1,646	+ 2,968
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,611	25	2,247	+ 2,364
Malnutrition	29	4,155	16	5,574	- 1,419
Ovary Cancer	30	3,911	53	337	+ 3,574
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,294	5	18,054	- 14,759
Skin Cancers	32	3,212	42	744	+ 2,468
Alcohol	33	3,146	56	270	+ 2,876
Uterin Cancer	34	2,684	57	218	+ 2,466
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,985	11	9,791	- 7,805
Drug Use	36	1,856	48	404	+ 1,452
Epilepsy	37	1,840	43	707	+ 1,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,783	6	17,587	- 15,804
Skin Disease	39	1,576	52	359	+ 1,217
Cervical Cancer	40	1,553	14	6,424	- 4,871
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,366	50	401	+ 965
Asthma	42	1,025	30	1,700	- 675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	973	46	462	+ 511
Anemia	44	960	82	0	+ 960
Drownings	45	856	32	1,642	- 786
Multiple Sclerosis	46	742	68	27	+ 715
Low Birth Weight	47	642	10	12,173	- 11,531
Schizophrenia	48	639	80	0	+ 639
Violence	49	530	18	4,713	- 4,182
Tuberculosis	50	429	4	20,269	- 19,840
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	421	63	81	+ 340
Hepatitis C	52	411	66	40	+ 371
Fires	53	398	35	1,424	- 1,027
HIV/AIDS	54	357	1	27,402	- 27,045
Birth Trauma	55	305	8	15,086	- 14,781
Osteoarthritis	56	242	85	0	+ 242
Poisonings	57	225	40	1,170	- 945
Meningitis	58	161	21	3,188	- 3,027
Hepatitis B	59	133	60	168	- 35
Oral conditions	60	116	84	0	+ 116
Appendicitis	61	89	58	218	- 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	74	86	0	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	63	53	54	299	- 246
Maternal Conditions	64	51	12	6,835	- 6,784
Otitis Media	65	16	69	17	- 1
Encephalitis	66	8	59	199	- 191
War	67	7	67	30	- 23
Syphilis	68	4	26	2,115	- 2,111
Pertussis	69	3	23	2,774	- 2,771
Tetanus	70	2	49	402	- 399
Schistosomiasis	71	1	51	371	- 370
Leprosy	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	70	11	- 10
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 1
Measles	77	0	55	295	- 294
Chlamydia	78	0	71	9	- 9
Ascariasis	79	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	84	0	78	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.