TANZANIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,228	9	13,215	+ 123,014
Stroke	2	90,784	7	16,894	+ 73,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,411	2	26,028	+ 27,383
Lung Cancers	4	47,434	61	159	+ 47,276
Lung Disease	5	35,638	22	3,051	+ 32,586
Kidney Disease	6	30,687	19	4,547	+ 26,140
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,406	27	2,048	+ 23,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,047	33	1,567	+ 19,479
Hypertension	9	18,846	17	5,209	+ 13,637
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,063	45	513	+ 16,549
Breast Cancer	11	16,253	37	1,285	+ 14,968
Prostate Cancer	12	13,047	28	1,819	+ 11,228
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,280	62	158	+ 12,122
Liver Cancer	14	10,096	36	1,413	+ 8,682
Bladder Cancer	15	10,000	44	667	+ 9,333
Stomach Cancer	16	9,901	39	1,190	+ 8,711
Other Injuries	17	9,372	20	4,270	+ 5,102
Leukemia	18	8,731	47	416	+ 8,315
Lymphomas	19	8,180	41	805	+ 7,375
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,161	15	6,247	+ 1,914
Falls	21	8,029	34	1,533	+ 6,496
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,612	5	18,054	- 12,441
Liver Disease	23	5,219	13	6,586	- 1,367
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,675	38	1,227	+ 3,447
Other Neoplasms	25	4,376	64	58	+ 4,318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,938	46	462	+ 3,476
Ovary Cancer	27	3,593	53	337	+ 3,256
Suicide	28	3,435	24	2,474	+ 961
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,392	29	1,778	+ 1,614
Oral Cancer	30	2,839	31	1,646	+ 1,193
Skin Cancers	31	2,826	42	744	+ 2,081
Drownings	32	2,807	32	1,642	+ 1,166
Uterin Cancer	33	2,402	57	218	+ 2,184
Epilepsy	34	1,607	43	707	+ 900
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,584	25	2,247	- 663
Cervical Cancer	36	1,569	14	6,424	- 4,854
Drug Use	37	1,246	48	404	+ 842
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,123	11	9,791	- 8,668
Fires	39	944	35	1,424	- 480
Multiple Sclerosis	40	872	68	27	+ 845
Low Birth Weight	41	820	10	12,173	- 11,352
Violence	42	670	18	4,713	- 4,042
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	645	50	401	+ 244
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	612	6	17,587	- 16,975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	430	63	81	+ 349
Tuberculosis	46	429	4	20,269	- 19,840
Skin Disease	47	363	52	359	+ 3
Hepatitis B	48	361	60	168	+ 192
Alcohol	49	325	56	270	+ 55
HIV/AIDS	50	305	1	27,402	- 27,097
Anemia	51	302	82	0	+ 302
Hepatitis C	52	248	66	40	+ 208
Meningitis	53	215	21	3,188	- 2,974
Schizophrenia	54	177	80	0	+ 177
Asthma	55	177	30	1,700	- 1,523
Poisonings	56	125	40	1,170	- 1,045
Birth Trauma	57	109	8	15,086	- 14,977
Appendicitis	58	61	58	218	- 157
Upper Respiratory	59	51	54	299	- 248
Leishmaniasis	60	23	77	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	14	12	6,835	- 6,821
Tetanus	62	11	49	402	- 390
Oral conditions	63	10	84	0	+ 10
War	64	7	67	30	- 23
Syphilis	65	7	26	2,115	- 2,108
Malnutrition	66	5	16	5,574	- 5,569
Encephalitis	67	4	59	199	- 194
Measles	68	2	55	295	- 293
Pertussis	69	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	70	0	70	11	- 11
Dengue	71	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	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.