TANZANIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,324	9	13,215	+ 23,110
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,520	2	26,028	+ 8,492
Stroke	3	33,155	7	16,894	+ 16,261
Lung Cancers	4	26,286	61	159	+ 26,127
Suicide	5	18,958	24	2,474	+ 16,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,731	27	2,048	+ 13,684
Liver Cancer	7	15,011	36	1,413	+ 13,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,187	33	1,567	+ 11,620
Kidney Disease	9	13,092	19	4,547	+ 8,545
Stomach Cancer	10	11,172	39	1,190	+ 9,982
Lung Disease	11	11,044	22	3,051	+ 7,993
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,059	62	158	+ 8,901
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,823	15	6,247	+ 2,577
Liver Disease	14	8,223	13	6,586	+ 1,638
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,698	5	18,054	- 12,356
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,118	45	513	+ 4,605
Hypertension	17	4,807	17	5,209	- 402
Other Injuries	18	4,707	20	4,270	+ 437
Lymphomas	19	4,504	41	805	+ 3,699
Falls	20	3,801	34	1,533	+ 2,267
Breast Cancer	21	3,731	37	1,285	+ 2,446
Prostate Cancer	22	2,999	28	1,819	+ 1,180
Leukemia	23	2,772	47	416	+ 2,356
Tuberculosis	24	2,526	4	20,269	- 17,743
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,449	29	1,778	+ 671
Other Neoplasms	26	2,340	64	58	+ 2,283
Bladder Cancer	27	2,290	44	667	+ 1,623
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,244	25	2,247	- 3
Oral Cancer	29	1,887	31	1,646	+ 242
Ovary Cancer	30	1,723	53	337	+ 1,386
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,717	38	1,227	+ 489
Asthma	32	1,490	30	1,700	- 210
Alcohol	33	1,400	56	270	+ 1,129
Cervical Cancer	34	1,379	14	6,424	- 5,044
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,203	6	17,587	- 16,384
Skin Disease	36	912	52	359	+ 553
Skin Cancers	37	757	42	744	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	699	46	462	+ 237
Hepatitis B	39	681	60	168	+ 513
Epilepsy	40	679	43	707	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	41	671	11	9,791	- 9,120
Drownings	42	649	32	1,642	- 993
Uterin Cancer	43	544	57	218	+ 326
Violence	44	500	18	4,713	- 4,212
Low Birth Weight	45	480	10	12,173	- 11,693
Anemia	46	426	82	0	+ 426
Fires	47	341	35	1,424	- 1,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	290	50	401	- 110
Hepatitis C	49	217	66	40	+ 177
Drug Use	50	200	48	404	- 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	194	63	81	+ 113
Poisonings	52	149	40	1,170	- 1,021
Malnutrition	53	115	16	5,574	- 5,460
Birth Trauma	54	114	8	15,086	- 14,972
HIV/AIDS	55	109	1	27,402	- 27,292
Schizophrenia	56	100	80	0	+ 100
Appendicitis	57	70	58	218	- 148
Meningitis	58	66	21	3,188	- 3,123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	64	86	0	+ 64
Osteoarthritis	60	54	85	0	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	61	44	12	6,835	- 6,791
Syphilis	62	34	26	2,115	- 2,080
Upper Respiratory	63	33	54	299	- 265
Oral conditions	64	27	84	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	65	25	59	199	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	68	27	- 13
Pertussis	67	8	23	2,774	- 2,766
War	68	6	67	30	- 23
Tetanus	69	6	49	402	- 396
Otitis Media	70	6	69	17	- 11
Malaria	71	1	3	21,758	- 21,757
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	371	- 369
Diphtheria	73	0	70	11	- 11
Ascariasis	74	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	55	295	- 295
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

South Korea

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.