TANZANIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	107,466	9	13,215	+ 94,251
Stroke	2	69,308	7	16,894	+ 52,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	45,861	27	2,048	+ 43,814
Lung Cancers	4	37,792	61	159	+ 37,634
Lung Disease	5	35,834	22	3,051	+ 32,782
Hypertension	6	33,121	17	5,209	+ 27,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,519	33	1,567	+ 21,952
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,950	15	6,247	+ 15,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,080	2	26,028	- 7,948
Breast Cancer	10	15,346	37	1,285	+ 14,061
Kidney Disease	11	14,082	19	4,547	+ 9,535
Other Injuries	12	13,403	20	4,270	+ 9,133
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,383	62	158	+ 13,226
Stomach Cancer	14	11,345	39	1,190	+ 10,155
Other Neoplasms	15	11,048	64	58	+ 10,991
Lymphomas	16	10,701	41	805	+ 9,896
Liver Cancer	17	10,645	36	1,413	+ 9,232
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,329	29	1,778	+ 7,551
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,326	45	513	+ 8,813
Prostate Cancer	20	9,305	28	1,819	+ 7,486
Leukemia	21	7,446	47	416	+ 7,030
Bladder Cancer	22	7,426	44	667	+ 6,759
Liver Disease	23	6,152	13	6,586	- 434
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,120	38	1,227	+ 4,893
Falls	25	4,672	34	1,533	+ 3,139
Suicide	26	4,473	24	2,474	+ 1,998
Oral Cancer	27	3,700	31	1,646	+ 2,054
Ovary Cancer	28	3,631	53	337	+ 3,294
Skin Cancers	29	3,584	42	744	+ 2,840
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,564	5	18,054	- 14,490
Hepatitis C	31	2,712	66	40	+ 2,672
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,452	50	401	+ 2,051
Uterin Cancer	33	2,432	57	218	+ 2,214
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,263	25	2,247	+ 16
Anemia	35	1,851	82	0	+ 1,851
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,795	6	17,587	- 15,792
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,597	11	9,791	- 8,194
Skin Disease	38	1,593	52	359	+ 1,234
Epilepsy	39	1,479	43	707	+ 772
Cervical Cancer	40	1,277	14	6,424	- 5,147
Malnutrition	41	858	16	5,574	- 4,716
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	776	63	81	+ 695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	763	46	462	+ 301
Multiple Sclerosis	44	749	68	27	+ 722
Drug Use	45	724	48	404	+ 320
HIV/AIDS	46	575	1	27,402	- 26,826
Asthma	47	546	30	1,700	- 1,154
Osteoarthritis	48	532	85	0	+ 532
Schizophrenia	49	469	80	0	+ 469
Violence	50	452	18	4,713	- 4,261
Low Birth Weight	51	396	10	12,173	- 11,777
Drownings	52	381	32	1,642	- 1,261
Tuberculosis	53	372	4	20,269	- 19,897
Hepatitis B	54	370	60	168	+ 201
Alcohol	55	307	56	270	+ 36
Fires	56	300	35	1,424	- 1,124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	266	86	0	+ 266
Poisonings	58	170	40	1,170	- 999
Birth Trauma	59	155	8	15,086	- 14,931
Meningitis	60	141	21	3,188	- 3,047
Appendicitis	61	54	58	218	- 164
Oral conditions	62	52	84	0	+ 52
Tetanus	63	24	49	402	- 378
Upper Respiratory	64	22	54	299	- 276
Otitis Media	65	18	69	17	+ 1
War	66	7	67	30	- 23
Maternal Conditions	67	7	12	6,835	- 6,828
Encephalitis	68	5	59	199	- 193
Syphilis	69	5	26	2,115	- 2,110
Leishmaniasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Measles	71	2	55	295	- 293
Chagas disease	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Ascariasis	80	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
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.