TANZANIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,598	9	13,215	+ 53,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,627	27	2,048	+ 37,579
Stroke	3	31,086	7	16,894	+ 14,192
Lung Cancers	4	24,487	61	159	+ 24,329
Lung Disease	5	23,722	22	3,051	+ 20,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,537	33	1,567	+ 17,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,026	2	26,028	- 14,002
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,046	15	6,247	+ 3,799
Prostate Cancer	9	9,657	28	1,819	+ 7,838
Breast Cancer	10	9,630	37	1,285	+ 8,345
Falls	11	8,191	34	1,533	+ 6,658
Skin Cancers	12	7,993	42	744	+ 7,249
Lymphomas	13	7,949	41	805	+ 7,144
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,096	62	158	+ 6,938
Suicide	15	6,906	24	2,474	+ 4,432
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,986	5	18,054	- 12,068
Kidney Disease	17	5,647	19	4,547	+ 1,100
Leukemia	18	5,111	47	416	+ 4,695
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,614	45	513	+ 4,101
Hypertension	20	4,272	17	5,209	- 937
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,242	29	1,778	+ 2,464
Stomach Cancer	22	4,219	39	1,190	+ 3,029
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,090	38	1,227	+ 2,863
Liver Cancer	24	3,763	36	1,413	+ 2,349
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,647	25	2,247	+ 1,400
Bladder Cancer	26	3,487	44	667	+ 2,820
Other Neoplasms	27	3,202	64	58	+ 3,144
Other Injuries	28	2,851	20	4,270	- 1,419
Ovary Cancer	29	2,704	53	337	+ 2,367
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,294	11	9,791	- 7,496
Oral Cancer	31	2,139	31	1,646	+ 493
Liver Disease	32	2,060	13	6,586	- 4,526
Uterin Cancer	33	1,889	57	218	+ 1,671
Skin Disease	34	1,541	52	359	+ 1,182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,472	50	401	+ 1,071
Asthma	36	1,185	30	1,700	- 516
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,057	6	17,587	- 16,530
Low Birth Weight	38	1,025	10	12,173	- 11,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	918	46	462	+ 456
Drug Use	40	904	48	404	+ 499
Cervical Cancer	41	794	14	6,424	- 5,629
Violence	42	749	18	4,713	- 3,964
Epilepsy	43	719	43	707	+ 12
Drownings	44	710	32	1,642	- 931
Alcohol	45	672	56	270	+ 401
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	615	63	81	+ 534
Multiple Sclerosis	47	567	68	27	+ 541
Hepatitis C	48	387	66	40	+ 347
Osteoarthritis	49	314	85	0	+ 314
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	289	86	0	+ 289
Anemia	51	229	82	0	+ 229
Tuberculosis	52	224	4	20,269	- 20,045
Fires	53	221	35	1,424	- 1,204
Birth Trauma	54	190	8	15,086	- 14,895
Malnutrition	55	184	16	5,574	- 5,391
Hepatitis B	56	181	60	168	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	57	136	1	27,402	- 27,266
Poisonings	58	121	40	1,170	- 1,048
Meningitis	59	117	21	3,188	- 3,071
Schizophrenia	60	105	80	0	+ 105
Oral conditions	61	102	84	0	+ 102
Appendicitis	62	76	58	218	- 141
Maternal Conditions	63	63	12	6,835	- 6,772
Upper Respiratory	64	48	54	299	- 251
Pertussis	65	10	23	2,774	- 2,764
Encephalitis	66	9	59	199	- 189
Otitis Media	67	9	69	17	- 8
War	68	8	67	30	- 22
Tetanus	69	5	49	402	- 397
Syphilis	70	5	26	2,115	- 2,110
Chlamydia	71	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	76	0	65	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	78	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Measles	82	0	55	295	- 295
Diphtheria	83	0	70	11	- 11
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

New Zealand

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.