TANZANIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	68,889	27	2,048	+ 66,841
Coronary Heart Disease	2	66,810	9	13,215	+ 53,596
Lung Cancers	3	41,677	61	159	+ 41,519
Stroke	4	36,847	7	16,894	+ 19,953
Lung Disease	5	36,317	22	3,051	+ 33,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,128	33	1,567	+ 20,560
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,775	2	26,028	- 7,253
Falls	8	15,680	34	1,533	+ 14,147
Breast Cancer	9	13,418	37	1,285	+ 12,133
Prostate Cancer	10	12,394	28	1,819	+ 10,574
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,369	62	158	+ 11,211
Kidney Disease	12	9,605	19	4,547	+ 5,058
Lymphomas	13	9,532	41	805	+ 8,726
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,057	15	6,247	+ 2,810
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,143	25	2,247	+ 5,896
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,046	45	513	+ 7,533
Suicide	17	7,686	24	2,474	+ 5,212
Other Neoplasms	18	6,951	64	58	+ 6,893
Other Injuries	19	6,257	20	4,270	+ 1,987
Leukemia	20	5,992	47	416	+ 5,576
Bladder Cancer	21	5,585	44	667	+ 4,918
Stomach Cancer	22	5,166	39	1,190	+ 3,975
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,558	38	1,227	+ 3,331
Liver Cancer	24	4,415	36	1,413	+ 3,001
Ovary Cancer	25	4,049	53	337	+ 3,712
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,003	29	1,778	+ 2,225
Skin Cancers	27	3,887	42	744	+ 3,143
Liver Disease	28	3,552	13	6,586	- 3,034
Hypertension	29	3,106	17	5,209	- 2,103
Oral Cancer	30	2,914	31	1,646	+ 1,268
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,585	5	18,054	- 15,469
Alcohol	32	2,325	56	270	+ 2,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,217	6	17,587	- 15,370
Uterin Cancer	34	2,149	57	218	+ 1,931
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,064	11	9,791	- 7,726
Skin Disease	36	1,121	52	359	+ 762
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,119	68	27	+ 1,092
Epilepsy	38	1,097	43	707	+ 390
Cervical Cancer	39	1,010	14	6,424	- 5,413
Anemia	40	946	82	0	+ 946
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	902	50	401	+ 501
Drug Use	42	876	48	404	+ 472
Osteoarthritis	43	835	85	0	+ 835
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	813	63	81	+ 732
Low Birth Weight	45	636	10	12,173	- 11,537
Asthma	46	627	30	1,700	- 1,073
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	494	46	462	+ 32
Violence	48	407	18	4,713	- 4,305
Drownings	49	371	32	1,642	- 1,270
Schizophrenia	50	363	80	0	+ 363
Meningitis	51	298	21	3,188	- 2,890
Birth Trauma	52	281	8	15,086	- 14,805
Fires	53	187	35	1,424	- 1,238
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	158	86	0	+ 158
HIV/AIDS	55	124	1	27,402	- 27,277
Tuberculosis	56	109	4	20,269	- 20,160
Upper Respiratory	57	107	54	299	- 192
Appendicitis	58	97	58	218	- 121
Oral conditions	59	80	84	0	+ 80
Hepatitis C	60	77	66	40	+ 38
Poisonings	61	66	40	1,170	- 1,104
Hepatitis B	62	51	60	168	- 117
Malnutrition	63	46	16	5,574	- 5,529
Otitis Media	64	38	69	17	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	65	31	12	6,835	- 6,804
War	66	7	67	30	- 23
Pertussis	67	4	23	2,774	- 2,770
Encephalitis	68	3	59	199	- 195
Syphilis	69	3	26	2,115	- 2,112
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	11	- 11
Tetanus	72	0	49	402	- 402
Measles	73	0	55	295	- 295
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chlamydia	78	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Netherlands

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.