TANZANIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,421	9	13,215	+ 83,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	69,545	27	2,048	+ 67,497
Stroke	3	38,444	7	16,894	+ 21,550
Lung Disease	4	27,676	22	3,051	+ 24,624
Lung Cancers	5	23,712	61	159	+ 23,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,426	33	1,567	+ 17,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,938	2	26,028	- 9,090
Prostate Cancer	8	16,704	28	1,819	+ 14,885
Pancreas Cancer	9	11,777	62	158	+ 11,619
Hypertension	10	11,712	17	5,209	+ 6,503
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,686	15	6,247	+ 5,439
Kidney Disease	12	10,378	19	4,547	+ 5,831
Breast Cancer	13	10,080	37	1,285	+ 8,795
Suicide	14	9,425	24	2,474	+ 6,951
Other Injuries	15	8,750	20	4,270	+ 4,480
Lymphomas	16	8,642	41	805	+ 7,837
Falls	17	7,065	34	1,533	+ 5,532
Other Neoplasms	18	6,600	64	58	+ 6,543
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,007	45	513	+ 5,494
Leukemia	20	5,259	47	416	+ 4,843
Bladder Cancer	21	4,843	44	667	+ 4,176
Liver Cancer	22	4,789	36	1,413	+ 3,376
Liver Disease	23	4,609	13	6,586	- 1,977
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,472	29	1,778	+ 2,694
Skin Cancers	25	4,143	42	744	+ 3,398
Stomach Cancer	26	3,902	39	1,190	+ 2,712
Ovary Cancer	27	3,521	53	337	+ 3,184
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,484	38	1,227	+ 2,257
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,428	25	2,247	+ 1,181
Drug Use	30	2,697	48	404	+ 2,293
Oral Cancer	31	2,416	31	1,646	+ 770
Alcohol	32	2,285	56	270	+ 2,014
Uterin Cancer	33	2,196	57	218	+ 1,978
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,007	5	18,054	- 16,046
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,960	11	9,791	- 7,830
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,843	6	17,587	- 15,744
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,765	46	462	+ 1,303
Cervical Cancer	38	1,449	14	6,424	- 4,974
Skin Disease	39	1,401	52	359	+ 1,042
Anemia	40	1,113	82	0	+ 1,113
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,085	68	27	+ 1,058
Asthma	42	1,009	30	1,700	- 692
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	821	63	81	+ 739
Epilepsy	44	768	43	707	+ 61
Malnutrition	45	745	16	5,574	- 4,829
Drownings	46	729	32	1,642	- 913
Violence	47	719	18	4,713	- 3,993
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	703	50	401	+ 302
Fires	49	412	35	1,424	- 1,013
Schizophrenia	50	404	80	0	+ 404
Low Birth Weight	51	320	10	12,173	- 11,852
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	292	86	0	+ 292
Hepatitis C	53	281	66	40	+ 241
Meningitis	54	224	21	3,188	- 2,965
Birth Trauma	55	214	8	15,086	- 14,872
Tuberculosis	56	153	4	20,269	- 20,116
Osteoarthritis	57	152	85	0	+ 152
Upper Respiratory	58	124	54	299	- 174
Appendicitis	59	115	58	218	- 103
Poisonings	60	113	40	1,170	- 1,057
HIV/AIDS	61	81	1	27,402	- 27,321
Hepatitis B	62	60	60	168	- 108
Oral conditions	63	53	84	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	64	32	12	6,835	- 6,803
War	65	11	67	30	- 19
Otitis Media	66	4	69	17	- 12
Pertussis	67	3	23	2,774	- 2,771
Tetanus	68	2	49	402	- 399
Schistosomiasis	69	2	51	371	- 368
Diphtheria	70	2	70	11	- 9
Encephalitis	71	1	59	199	- 197
Syphilis	72	0	26	2,115	- 2,115
Chlamydia	73	0	71	9	- 9
Malaria	74	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	81	0	65	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	55	295	- 295
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
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.