TANZANIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,745	9	13,215	+ 60,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	60,411	27	2,048	+ 58,363
Stroke	3	41,384	7	16,894	+ 24,490
Lung Cancers	4	31,577	61	159	+ 31,418
Lung Disease	5	27,005	22	3,051	+ 23,954
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,196	33	1,567	+ 22,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,572	2	26,028	- 6,456
Kidney Disease	8	13,876	19	4,547	+ 9,329
Hypertension	9	13,005	17	5,209	+ 7,796
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,092	15	6,247	+ 4,845
Breast Cancer	11	10,084	37	1,285	+ 8,799
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,634	62	158	+ 9,477
Prostate Cancer	13	9,160	28	1,819	+ 7,341
Stomach Cancer	14	8,270	39	1,190	+ 7,080
Other Injuries	15	7,899	20	4,270	+ 3,629
Lymphomas	16	7,612	41	805	+ 6,806
Bladder Cancer	17	7,451	44	667	+ 6,784
Liver Cancer	18	7,275	36	1,413	+ 5,861
Inflammatory/Heart	19	7,111	38	1,227	+ 5,884
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,053	45	513	+ 6,539
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,939	29	1,778	+ 5,161
Other Neoplasms	22	6,775	64	58	+ 6,717
Liver Disease	23	6,037	13	6,586	- 549
Leukemia	24	5,383	47	416	+ 4,967
Suicide	25	5,150	24	2,474	+ 2,676
Falls	26	4,632	34	1,533	+ 3,099
Oral Cancer	27	3,685	31	1,646	+ 2,040
Ovary Cancer	28	2,890	53	337	+ 2,553
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,870	25	2,247	+ 623
Skin Disease	30	2,626	52	359	+ 2,267
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,610	5	18,054	- 15,443
Skin Cancers	32	2,573	42	744	+ 1,828
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,300	50	401	+ 1,900
Uterin Cancer	34	2,300	57	218	+ 2,082
Asthma	35	1,617	30	1,700	- 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,518	6	17,587	- 16,069
Anemia	37	1,305	82	0	+ 1,305
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,231	11	9,791	- 8,559
Cervical Cancer	39	1,220	14	6,424	- 5,204
Epilepsy	40	1,176	43	707	+ 469
Drug Use	41	1,108	48	404	+ 704
Hepatitis C	42	931	66	40	+ 891
HIV/AIDS	43	768	1	27,402	- 26,634
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	678	46	462	+ 216
Drownings	45	636	32	1,642	- 1,006
Alcohol	46	476	56	270	+ 205
Malnutrition	47	431	16	5,574	- 5,143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	419	63	81	+ 338
Multiple Sclerosis	49	410	68	27	+ 383
Tuberculosis	50	386	4	20,269	- 19,883
Violence	51	373	18	4,713	- 4,340
Low Birth Weight	52	360	10	12,173	- 11,812
Osteoarthritis	53	303	85	0	+ 303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	292	86	0	+ 292
Fires	55	263	35	1,424	- 1,161
Schizophrenia	56	258	80	0	+ 258
Poisonings	57	243	40	1,170	- 927
Hepatitis B	58	231	60	168	+ 63
Meningitis	59	184	21	3,188	- 3,005
Birth Trauma	60	161	8	15,086	- 14,925
Appendicitis	61	113	58	218	- 105
Upper Respiratory	62	66	54	299	- 232
Oral conditions	63	62	84	0	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	64	19	12	6,835	- 6,816
Leishmaniasis	65	15	77	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	13	69	17	- 4
Syphilis	67	13	26	2,115	- 2,102
War	68	8	67	30	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	79	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	59	199	- 193
Chagas disease	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Tetanus	72	2	49	402	- 399
Pertussis	73	2	23	2,774	- 2,771
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	371	- 370
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	11	- 10
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	78	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	55	295	- 295
Chlamydia	82	0	71	9	- 9
Malaria	83	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	72	3	- 3
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.