TANZANIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,114	9	13,215	+ 71,899
Stroke	2	81,555	7	16,894	+ 64,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	47,527	27	2,048	+ 45,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	45,283	2	26,028	+ 19,255
Lung Cancers	5	29,121	61	159	+ 28,962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	29,011	33	1,567	+ 27,444
Lung Disease	7	28,327	22	3,051	+ 25,276
Diabetes Mellitus	8	23,802	15	6,247	+ 17,556
Kidney Disease	9	18,528	19	4,547	+ 13,981
Stomach Cancer	10	16,735	39	1,190	+ 15,545
Prostate Cancer	11	14,037	28	1,819	+ 12,218
Breast Cancer	12	13,198	37	1,285	+ 11,913
Other Injuries	13	12,802	20	4,270	+ 8,532
Hypertension	14	12,424	17	5,209	+ 7,216
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,032	62	158	+ 10,874
Lymphomas	16	10,624	41	805	+ 9,819
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,223	29	1,778	+ 8,445
Liver Cancer	18	8,397	36	1,413	+ 6,983
Suicide	19	7,746	24	2,474	+ 5,271
Bladder Cancer	20	7,737	44	667	+ 7,070
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,531	45	513	+ 7,017
Liver Disease	22	7,440	13	6,586	+ 854
Falls	23	6,825	34	1,533	+ 5,292
Leukemia	24	6,711	47	416	+ 6,295
Oral Cancer	25	6,028	31	1,646	+ 4,382
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,006	38	1,227	+ 4,779
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,540	5	18,054	- 12,514
Other Neoplasms	28	4,310	64	58	+ 4,252
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,116	25	2,247	+ 1,869
Skin Cancers	30	3,460	42	744	+ 2,715
Epilepsy	31	2,744	43	707	+ 2,037
Uterin Cancer	32	2,683	57	218	+ 2,465
Ovary Cancer	33	2,626	53	337	+ 2,289
Cervical Cancer	34	2,173	14	6,424	- 4,250
HIV/AIDS	35	2,113	1	27,402	- 25,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,524	6	17,587	- 16,062
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,511	46	462	+ 1,049
Tuberculosis	38	1,407	4	20,269	- 18,862
Skin Disease	39	1,337	52	359	+ 978
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,298	11	9,791	- 8,493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,116	50	401	+ 715
Anemia	42	996	82	0	+ 996
Asthma	43	968	30	1,700	- 732
Drug Use	44	849	48	404	+ 445
Alcohol	45	734	56	270	+ 464
Fires	46	716	35	1,424	- 709
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	654	63	81	+ 573
Violence	48	637	18	4,713	- 4,076
Hepatitis C	49	574	66	40	+ 534
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	545	86	0	+ 545
Drownings	51	524	32	1,642	- 1,118
Low Birth Weight	52	521	10	12,173	- 11,652
Malnutrition	53	520	16	5,574	- 5,055
Multiple Sclerosis	54	372	68	27	+ 345
Schizophrenia	55	325	80	0	+ 325
Meningitis	56	282	21	3,188	- 2,906
Poisonings	57	194	40	1,170	- 976
Osteoarthritis	58	189	85	0	+ 189
Hepatitis B	59	172	60	168	+ 4
Birth Trauma	60	157	8	15,086	- 14,929
Appendicitis	61	138	58	218	- 80
Upper Respiratory	62	97	54	299	- 201
Maternal Conditions	63	47	12	6,835	- 6,788
Syphilis	64	20	26	2,115	- 2,095
Oral conditions	65	19	84	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	66	16	69	17	- 0
Encephalitis	67	8	59	199	- 190
Leishmaniasis	68	8	77	0	+ 8
War	69	7	67	30	- 23
Leprosy	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	55	295	- 293
Pertussis	72	1	23	2,774	- 2,773
Tetanus	73	0	49	402	- 402
Diphtheria	74	0	70	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	78	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	65	56	- 56
Dengue	84	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Portugal

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.