TANZANIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,936	9	13,215	+ 104,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,036	27	2,048	+ 38,988
Stroke	3	39,934	7	16,894	+ 23,040
Lung Cancers	4	37,340	61	159	+ 37,182
Lung Disease	5	34,322	22	3,051	+ 31,271
Hypertension	6	21,490	17	5,209	+ 16,281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	20,872	33	1,567	+ 19,305
Kidney Disease	8	18,262	19	4,547	+ 13,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,611	2	26,028	- 9,417
Breast Cancer	10	15,111	37	1,285	+ 13,826
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,413	62	158	+ 14,255
Prostate Cancer	12	13,222	28	1,819	+ 11,403
Diabetes Mellitus	13	12,479	15	6,247	+ 6,232
Falls	14	12,290	34	1,533	+ 10,757
Liver Disease	15	12,185	13	6,586	+ 5,600
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,100	45	513	+ 9,587
Lymphomas	17	9,823	41	805	+ 9,018
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,563	29	1,778	+ 6,785
Suicide	19	8,248	24	2,474	+ 5,773
Stomach Cancer	20	7,745	39	1,190	+ 6,555
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,131	38	1,227	+ 5,903
Leukemia	22	7,007	47	416	+ 6,591
Other Injuries	23	6,615	20	4,270	+ 2,345
Other Neoplasms	24	6,545	64	58	+ 6,487
Liver Cancer	25	6,462	36	1,413	+ 5,048
Alcohol	26	5,018	56	270	+ 4,748
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,982	25	2,247	+ 2,735
Bladder Cancer	28	4,967	44	667	+ 4,300
Oral Cancer	29	4,830	31	1,646	+ 3,185
Ovary Cancer	30	4,164	53	337	+ 3,827
Skin Cancers	31	3,252	42	744	+ 2,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	3,072	6	17,587	- 14,515
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,900	50	401	+ 2,499
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,534	5	18,054	- 15,519
Epilepsy	35	2,479	43	707	+ 1,772
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,838	11	9,791	- 7,953
Uterin Cancer	37	1,789	57	218	+ 1,571
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,737	46	462	+ 1,275
Cervical Cancer	39	1,709	14	6,424	- 4,714
Drug Use	40	1,548	48	404	+ 1,144
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,260	68	27	+ 1,233
Skin Disease	42	1,237	52	359	+ 878
Anemia	43	797	82	0	+ 797
Asthma	44	741	30	1,700	- 959
Low Birth Weight	45	618	10	12,173	- 11,555
Violence	46	617	18	4,713	- 4,096
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	435	63	81	+ 354
Hepatitis C	48	406	66	40	+ 367
Drownings	49	368	32	1,642	- 1,274
Malnutrition	50	361	16	5,574	- 5,213
Schizophrenia	51	313	80	0	+ 313
Osteoarthritis	52	292	85	0	+ 292
Fires	53	288	35	1,424	- 1,137
HIV/AIDS	54	277	1	27,402	- 27,125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	234	86	0	+ 234
Tuberculosis	56	225	4	20,269	- 20,044
Birth Trauma	57	192	8	15,086	- 14,894
Poisonings	58	174	40	1,170	- 996
Hepatitis B	59	146	60	168	- 23
Meningitis	60	134	21	3,188	- 3,054
Upper Respiratory	61	111	54	299	- 188
Appendicitis	62	103	58	218	- 114
Oral conditions	63	50	84	0	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	64	31	12	6,835	- 6,804
Otitis Media	65	13	69	17	- 4
War	66	8	67	30	- 21
Encephalitis	67	6	59	199	- 192
Syphilis	68	4	26	2,115	- 2,111
Pertussis	69	2	23	2,774	- 2,772
Measles	70	2	55	295	- 293
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	51	371	- 370
Chagas disease	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	0	49	402	- 401
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	9	- 9
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.