TANZANIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,750	9	13,215	+ 76,536
Stroke	2	66,707	7	16,894	+ 49,813
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,082	2	26,028	+ 33,054
Lung Cancers	4	43,635	61	159	+ 43,477
Lung Disease	5	42,804	22	3,051	+ 39,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	31,398	33	1,567	+ 29,831
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	31,177	27	2,048	+ 29,129
Stomach Cancer	8	27,616	39	1,190	+ 26,426
Kidney Disease	9	24,520	19	4,547	+ 19,973
Pancreas Cancer	10	20,275	62	158	+ 20,117
Liver Cancer	11	16,090	36	1,413	+ 14,677
Other Injuries	12	12,084	20	4,270	+ 7,814
Suicide	13	10,659	24	2,474	+ 8,185
Lymphomas	14	10,553	41	805	+ 9,748
Breast Cancer	15	8,654	37	1,285	+ 7,369
Other Neoplasms	16	8,279	64	58	+ 8,222
Liver Disease	17	7,773	13	6,586	+ 1,187
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,670	45	513	+ 7,157
Prostate Cancer	19	7,401	28	1,819	+ 5,581
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,744	25	2,247	+ 4,497
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,289	29	1,778	+ 4,512
Bladder Cancer	22	5,441	44	667	+ 4,774
Falls	23	5,331	34	1,533	+ 3,798
Leukemia	24	5,260	47	416	+ 4,844
Drownings	25	4,604	32	1,642	+ 2,963
Oral Cancer	26	4,563	31	1,646	+ 2,917
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,508	38	1,227	+ 3,280
Hypertension	28	3,654	17	5,209	- 1,555
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,975	15	6,247	- 3,272
Ovary Cancer	30	2,771	53	337	+ 2,434
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,500	5	18,054	- 15,553
Cervical Cancer	32	2,080	14	6,424	- 4,343
Uterin Cancer	33	1,895	57	218	+ 1,677
Tuberculosis	34	1,894	4	20,269	- 18,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,600	46	462	+ 1,138
Skin Disease	36	1,536	52	359	+ 1,177
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,495	6	17,587	- 16,091
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,433	63	81	+ 1,352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,399	50	401	+ 998
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,354	11	9,791	- 8,437
Hepatitis C	41	1,215	66	40	+ 1,176
Asthma	42	1,053	30	1,700	- 648
Malnutrition	43	1,046	16	5,574	- 4,529
Skin Cancers	44	1,009	42	744	+ 264
Epilepsy	45	853	43	707	+ 147
Hepatitis B	46	779	60	168	+ 611
Schizophrenia	47	576	80	0	+ 576
Fires	48	551	35	1,424	- 873
Anemia	49	479	82	0	+ 479
Drug Use	50	401	48	404	- 3
Alcohol	51	315	56	270	+ 45
Meningitis	52	169	21	3,188	- 3,020
Violence	53	146	18	4,713	- 4,567
Poisonings	54	139	40	1,170	- 1,030
Low Birth Weight	55	111	10	12,173	- 12,062
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	94	86	0	+ 94
Upper Respiratory	57	87	54	299	- 212
Appendicitis	58	69	58	218	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	59	59	68	27	+ 32
Oral conditions	60	58	84	0	+ 58
Birth Trauma	61	57	8	15,086	- 15,029
Osteoarthritis	62	47	85	0	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	63	26	1	27,402	- 27,375
Maternal Conditions	64	21	12	6,835	- 6,814
Syphilis	65	9	26	2,115	- 2,106
War	66	8	67	30	- 22
Tetanus	67	5	49	402	- 397
Otitis Media	68	4	69	17	- 13
Encephalitis	69	3	59	199	- 196
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	371	- 370
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	55	295	- 295
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chlamydia	80	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.