TANZANIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,149	9	13,215	+ 51,935
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,661	27	2,048	+ 52,613
Lung Disease	3	33,340	22	3,051	+ 30,289
Stroke	4	30,310	7	16,894	+ 13,416
Lung Cancers	5	28,405	61	159	+ 28,246
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,998	2	26,028	- 4,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,875	33	1,567	+ 20,308
Prostate Cancer	8	14,353	28	1,819	+ 12,534
Falls	9	9,519	34	1,533	+ 7,986
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,429	62	158	+ 9,271
Breast Cancer	11	8,547	37	1,285	+ 7,262
Lymphomas	12	7,906	41	805	+ 7,100
Suicide	13	7,755	24	2,474	+ 5,281
Kidney Disease	14	7,478	19	4,547	+ 2,931
Other Injuries	15	7,138	20	4,270	+ 2,868
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,851	15	6,247	+ 604
Parkinson's Disease	17	6,785	45	513	+ 6,272
Skin Cancers	18	4,988	42	744	+ 4,244
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,394	29	1,778	+ 2,616
Bladder Cancer	20	4,360	44	667	+ 3,693
Leukemia	21	4,331	47	416	+ 3,915
Stomach Cancer	22	4,204	39	1,190	+ 3,014
Other Neoplasms	23	3,971	64	58	+ 3,914
Ovary Cancer	24	3,783	53	337	+ 3,446
Drug Use	25	3,227	48	404	+ 2,823
Liver Cancer	26	3,174	36	1,413	+ 1,760
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,035	25	2,247	+ 788
Hypertension	28	2,814	17	5,209	- 2,394
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,706	38	1,227	+ 1,478
Liver Disease	30	2,616	13	6,586	- 3,970
Alcohol	31	2,505	56	270	+ 2,235
Oral Cancer	32	2,053	31	1,646	+ 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,955	46	462	+ 1,493
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,669	11	9,791	- 8,122
Malnutrition	35	1,654	16	5,574	- 3,920
Uterin Cancer	36	1,642	57	218	+ 1,424
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,565	6	17,587	- 16,022
Skin Disease	38	1,563	52	359	+ 1,203
Cervical Cancer	39	1,530	14	6,424	- 4,893
Epilepsy	40	1,460	43	707	+ 754
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,458	68	27	+ 1,431
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,398	5	18,054	- 16,655
Asthma	43	1,035	30	1,700	- 665
Anemia	44	913	82	0	+ 913
Drownings	45	792	32	1,642	- 850
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	751	50	401	+ 351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	740	63	81	+ 659
Fires	48	546	35	1,424	- 878
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	397	86	0	+ 397
Violence	50	391	18	4,713	- 4,322
Osteoarthritis	51	334	85	0	+ 334
Low Birth Weight	52	287	10	12,173	- 11,886
Schizophrenia	53	279	80	0	+ 279
Birth Trauma	54	214	8	15,086	- 14,872
Hepatitis C	55	206	66	40	+ 167
Tuberculosis	56	183	4	20,269	- 20,086
Poisonings	57	176	40	1,170	- 994
Meningitis	58	167	21	3,188	- 3,022
Appendicitis	59	148	58	218	- 70
Upper Respiratory	60	142	54	299	- 156
HIV/AIDS	61	127	1	27,402	- 27,275
Oral conditions	62	106	84	0	+ 106
Hepatitis B	63	41	60	168	- 127
Pertussis	64	15	23	2,774	- 2,759
Otitis Media	65	14	69	17	- 3
Maternal Conditions	66	14	12	6,835	- 6,821
Syphilis	67	10	26	2,115	- 2,105
War	68	7	67	30	- 23
Tetanus	69	4	49	402	- 397
Encephalitis	70	2	59	199	- 196
Diphtheria	71	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	55	295	- 295
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	76	0	65	56	- 56
Chlamydia	77	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	84	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
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.