TANZANIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,383	9	13,215	+ 48,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,368	27	2,048	+ 39,320
Lung Cancers	3	24,697	61	159	+ 24,538
Lung Disease	4	24,691	22	3,051	+ 21,640
Stroke	5	22,813	7	16,894	+ 5,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,735	2	26,028	- 9,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,117	33	1,567	+ 12,550
Breast Cancer	8	9,793	37	1,285	+ 8,508
Prostate Cancer	9	7,540	28	1,819	+ 5,721
Kidney Disease	10	7,302	19	4,547	+ 2,755
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,838	62	158	+ 6,681
Parkinson's Disease	12	6,827	45	513	+ 6,314
Lymphomas	13	6,610	41	805	+ 5,805
Suicide	14	6,057	24	2,474	+ 3,583
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,395	25	2,247	+ 3,148
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,331	15	6,247	- 916
Stomach Cancer	17	4,597	39	1,190	+ 3,407
Liver Cancer	18	4,099	36	1,413	+ 2,685
Liver Disease	19	3,600	13	6,586	- 2,985
Leukemia	20	3,529	47	416	+ 3,113
Ovary Cancer	21	3,517	53	337	+ 3,180
Bladder Cancer	22	3,299	44	667	+ 2,632
Skin Cancers	23	3,244	42	744	+ 2,500
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,213	29	1,778	+ 1,435
Falls	25	3,182	34	1,533	+ 1,649
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,091	38	1,227	+ 1,864
Other Neoplasms	27	2,809	64	58	+ 2,751
Oral Cancer	28	2,355	31	1,646	+ 709
Hypertension	29	2,253	17	5,209	- 2,956
Other Injuries	30	2,202	20	4,270	- 2,068
Drug Use	31	2,150	48	404	+ 1,746
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,972	11	9,791	- 7,818
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,972	5	18,054	- 16,081
Uterin Cancer	34	1,626	57	218	+ 1,408
Cervical Cancer	35	1,327	14	6,424	- 5,096
Epilepsy	36	1,096	43	707	+ 389
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,070	68	27	+ 1,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	862	46	462	+ 400
Alcohol	39	827	56	270	+ 557
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	760	63	81	+ 679
Asthma	41	747	30	1,700	- 954
Skin Disease	42	744	52	359	+ 384
Drownings	43	737	32	1,642	- 905
Low Birth Weight	44	719	10	12,173	- 11,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	678	6	17,587	- 16,909
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	642	50	401	+ 241
Violence	47	492	18	4,713	- 4,221
Fires	48	387	35	1,424	- 1,038
Anemia	49	371	82	0	+ 371
Tuberculosis	50	297	4	20,269	- 19,972
Osteoarthritis	51	252	85	0	+ 252
Hepatitis C	52	248	66	40	+ 208
Poisonings	53	181	40	1,170	- 989
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	176	86	0	+ 176
Schizophrenia	55	149	80	0	+ 149
Birth Trauma	56	130	8	15,086	- 14,956
HIV/AIDS	57	111	1	27,402	- 27,291
Meningitis	58	94	21	3,188	- 3,094
Hepatitis B	59	76	60	168	- 93
Appendicitis	60	44	58	218	- 174
Maternal Conditions	61	40	12	6,835	- 6,795
Oral conditions	62	29	84	0	+ 29
Malnutrition	63	22	16	5,574	- 5,552
Upper Respiratory	64	13	54	299	- 286
War	65	6	67	30	- 23
Encephalitis	66	2	59	199	- 196
Pertussis	67	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Syphilis	68	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Chlamydia	69	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	75	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	78	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	49	402	- 402
Diphtheria	82	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	83	0	55	295	- 295
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Ireland

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.