TANZANIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,762	9	13,215	+ 61,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,753	27	2,048	+ 52,705
Stroke	3	26,053	7	16,894	+ 9,160
Lung Cancers	4	24,868	61	159	+ 24,709
Lung Disease	5	23,850	22	3,051	+ 20,799
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,255	2	26,028	- 10,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,610	33	1,567	+ 12,043
Prostate Cancer	8	11,275	28	1,819	+ 9,456
Breast Cancer	9	9,887	37	1,285	+ 8,602
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,817	45	513	+ 9,304
Other Injuries	11	9,268	20	4,270	+ 4,999
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,026	62	158	+ 7,868
Suicide	13	7,457	24	2,474	+ 4,983
Lymphomas	14	6,812	41	805	+ 6,007
Kidney Disease	15	6,160	19	4,547	+ 1,613
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,496	15	6,247	- 751
Hypertension	17	4,487	17	5,209	- 722
Falls	18	4,389	34	1,533	+ 2,856
Oesophagus Cancer	19	4,174	25	2,247	+ 1,927
Liver Cancer	20	4,146	36	1,413	+ 2,732
Bladder Cancer	21	3,771	44	667	+ 3,104
Leukemia	22	3,502	47	416	+ 3,086
Stomach Cancer	23	3,254	39	1,190	+ 2,064
Drug Use	24	3,114	48	404	+ 2,710
Ovary Cancer	25	3,046	53	337	+ 2,709
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,895	38	1,227	+ 1,668
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,889	29	1,778	+ 1,111
Alcohol	28	2,621	56	270	+ 2,351
Skin Cancers	29	2,407	42	744	+ 1,662
Other Neoplasms	30	1,803	64	58	+ 1,745
Liver Disease	31	1,753	13	6,586	- 4,832
Cervical Cancer	32	1,703	14	6,424	- 4,721
Oral Cancer	33	1,583	31	1,646	- 63
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,381	11	9,791	- 8,409
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,287	5	18,054	- 16,766
Uterin Cancer	36	1,281	57	218	+ 1,063
Epilepsy	37	1,005	43	707	+ 298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	784	63	81	+ 703
Violence	39	743	18	4,713	- 3,970
Anemia	40	679	82	0	+ 679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	603	46	462	+ 141
Poisonings	42	598	40	1,170	- 571
Low Birth Weight	43	558	10	12,173	- 11,614
Multiple Sclerosis	44	512	68	27	+ 485
Skin Disease	45	488	52	359	+ 129
Birth Trauma	46	461	8	15,086	- 14,625
Osteoarthritis	47	384	85	0	+ 384
Asthma	48	308	30	1,700	- 1,392
Schizophrenia	49	270	80	0	+ 270
Meningitis	50	237	21	3,188	- 2,951
Upper Respiratory	51	205	54	299	- 94
Hepatitis C	52	205	66	40	+ 165
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	197	86	0	+ 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	193	50	401	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	180	6	17,587	- 17,407
Drownings	56	169	32	1,642	- 1,473
Malnutrition	57	101	16	5,574	- 5,473
Fires	58	100	35	1,424	- 1,325
HIV/AIDS	59	86	1	27,402	- 27,315
Maternal Conditions	60	66	12	6,835	- 6,769
War	61	7	67	30	- 22
Pertussis	62	2	23	2,774	- 2,772
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	168	- 168
Otitis Media	64	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	67	0	55	295	- 295
Tetanus	68	0	49	402	- 402
Ascariasis	69	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Malaria	73	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	199	- 199
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Chlamydia	81	0	71	9	- 9
Tuberculosis	82	0	4	20,269	- 20,269
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	218	- 218
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.