TANZANIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	80,357	1	27,402	+ 52,955
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,910	2	26,028	+ 17,882
Coronary Heart Disease	3	36,541	9	13,215	+ 23,326
Stroke	4	34,258	7	16,894	+ 17,364
Diabetes Mellitus	5	33,693	15	6,247	+ 27,447
Tuberculosis	6	24,516	4	20,269	+ 4,247
Violence	7	23,438	18	4,713	+ 18,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	17,683	6	17,587	+ 96
Kidney Disease	9	17,079	19	4,547	+ 12,532
Suicide	10	15,374	24	2,474	+ 12,899
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,525	5	18,054	- 3,528
Hypertension	12	14,274	17	5,209	+ 9,065
Lung Disease	13	13,276	22	3,051	+ 10,225
Liver Disease	14	10,060	13	6,586	+ 3,474
Lung Cancers	15	8,600	61	159	+ 8,442
Low Birth Weight	16	6,976	10	12,173	- 5,197
Other Injuries	17	6,712	20	4,270	+ 2,442
Asthma	18	6,659	30	1,700	+ 4,959
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,574	29	1,778	+ 4,796
Cervical Cancer	20	6,201	14	6,424	- 223
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,036	38	1,227	+ 4,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,219	27	2,048	+ 3,171
Breast Cancer	23	5,060	37	1,285	+ 3,775
Prostate Cancer	24	4,882	28	1,819	+ 3,062
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,856	11	9,791	- 4,935
Meningitis	26	4,085	21	3,188	+ 897
Fires	27	4,038	35	1,424	+ 2,613
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,003	33	1,567	+ 2,436
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,890	25	2,247	+ 1,643
Birth Trauma	30	3,352	8	15,086	- 11,733
Lymphomas	31	3,145	41	805	+ 2,340
Drownings	32	2,682	32	1,642	+ 1,040
Liver Cancer	33	2,660	36	1,413	+ 1,247
Malnutrition	34	2,657	16	5,574	- 2,917
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,240	62	158	+ 2,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,114	46	462	+ 1,652
Epilepsy	37	2,087	43	707	+ 1,380
Maternal Conditions	38	1,897	12	6,835	- 4,938
Stomach Cancer	39	1,713	39	1,190	+ 523
Leukemia	40	1,633	47	416	+ 1,218
Oral Cancer	41	1,569	31	1,646	- 77
Falls	42	1,562	34	1,533	+ 28
Pertussis	43	1,275	23	2,774	- 1,499
Syphilis	44	1,261	26	2,115	- 854
Skin Disease	45	1,229	52	359	+ 870
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,202	45	513	+ 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,133	50	401	+ 732
Skin Cancers	48	1,108	42	744	+ 364
Alcohol	49	1,101	56	270	+ 831
Poisonings	50	1,089	40	1,170	- 81
Ovary Cancer	51	1,061	53	337	+ 724
Bladder Cancer	52	925	44	667	+ 259
Drug Use	53	859	48	404	+ 455
Uterin Cancer	54	572	57	218	+ 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	419	63	81	+ 338
Appendicitis	56	306	58	218	+ 88
Measles	57	302	55	295	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	58	298	64	58	+ 240
Encephalitis	59	261	59	199	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	60	249	54	299	- 50
Hepatitis B	61	156	60	168	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	126	68	27	+ 99
Malaria	63	92	3	21,758	- 21,666
War	64	73	67	30	+ 44
Tetanus	65	42	49	402	- 359
Schistosomiasis	66	39	51	371	- 332
Otitis Media	67	21	69	17	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	20	71	9	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	18	70	11	+ 7
Hepatitis C	70	9	66	40	- 31
Ascariasis	71	3	65	56	- 53
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

South Africa

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.