TANZANIA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,319	9	13,215	+ 16,105
Stroke	2	17,559	7	16,894	+ 665
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,366	5	18,054	- 7,687
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,166	15	6,247	+ 3,919
Hypertension	5	9,247	17	5,209	+ 4,038
Kidney Disease	6	9,020	19	4,547	+ 4,473
Lung Cancers	7	6,391	61	159	+ 6,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,660	2	26,028	- 20,368
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,641	11	9,791	- 4,150
Low Birth Weight	10	5,175	10	12,173	- 6,998
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,265	27	2,048	+ 2,217
Breast Cancer	12	4,141	37	1,285	+ 2,856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,722	33	1,567	+ 2,154
Liver Disease	14	2,979	13	6,586	- 3,606
Lung Disease	15	2,681	22	3,051	- 371
Leukemia	16	2,232	47	416	+ 1,816
Stomach Cancer	17	2,204	39	1,190	+ 1,014
Lymphomas	18	1,952	41	805	+ 1,147
Other Injuries	19	1,773	20	4,270	- 2,497
Birth Trauma	20	1,635	8	15,086	- 13,451
Violence	21	1,624	18	4,713	- 3,089
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,482	62	158	+ 1,324
Bladder Cancer	23	1,284	44	667	+ 617
Falls	24	1,150	34	1,533	- 383
Liver Cancer	25	1,122	36	1,413	- 291
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,088	29	1,778	- 690
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,021	45	513	+ 508
Suicide	28	998	24	2,474	- 1,477
Fires	29	922	35	1,424	- 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	919	6	17,587	- 16,668
Oral Cancer	31	862	31	1,646	- 784
Ovary Cancer	32	841	53	337	+ 504
Prostate Cancer	33	791	28	1,819	- 1,028
Drug Use	34	693	48	404	+ 289
Asthma	35	691	30	1,700	- 1,009
Drownings	36	646	32	1,642	- 996
Meningitis	37	473	21	3,188	- 2,715
Inflammatory/Heart	38	449	38	1,227	- 779
Uterin Cancer	39	448	57	218	+ 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	402	46	462	- 60
Cervical Cancer	41	384	14	6,424	- 6,039
Oesophagus Cancer	42	381	25	2,247	- 1,866
Pertussis	43	330	23	2,774	- 2,444
Maternal Conditions	44	317	12	6,835	- 6,518
Syphilis	45	313	26	2,115	- 1,802
Epilepsy	46	296	43	707	- 411
Poisonings	47	282	40	1,170	- 888
Skin Disease	48	255	52	359	- 104
Skin Cancers	49	228	42	744	- 516
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	135	50	401	- 265
Malnutrition	51	90	16	5,574	- 5,484
Encephalitis	52	82	59	199	- 116
Tuberculosis	53	73	4	20,269	- 20,196
Multiple Sclerosis	54	71	68	27	+ 45
Alcohol	55	64	56	270	- 207
Tetanus	56	63	49	402	- 338
Other Neoplasms	57	56	64	58	- 2
Appendicitis	58	47	58	218	- 170
War	59	37	67	30	+ 8
Hepatitis B	60	25	60	168	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	63	81	- 57
Schistosomiasis	62	16	51	371	- 355
HIV/AIDS	63	12	1	27,402	- 27,390
Hepatitis C	64	8	66	40	- 32
Measles	65	4	55	295	- 290
Leishmaniasis	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	70	11	- 9
Ascariasis	68	1	65	56	- 55
Upper Respiratory	69	1	54	299	- 298
Chlamydia	70	1	71	9	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	69	17	- 17
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Jordan

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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.