TANZANIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,568	9	13,215	+ 68,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,760	27	2,048	+ 52,712
Stroke	3	29,827	7	16,894	+ 12,934
Lung Cancers	4	26,797	61	159	+ 26,638
Lung Disease	5	22,096	22	3,051	+ 19,045
Hypertension	6	18,816	17	5,209	+ 13,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,186	33	1,567	+ 13,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,841	2	26,028	- 11,187
Falls	9	14,613	34	1,533	+ 13,080
Prostate Cancer	10	12,024	28	1,819	+ 10,205
Breast Cancer	11	12,006	37	1,285	+ 10,721
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,313	62	158	+ 11,155
Kidney Disease	13	9,602	19	4,547	+ 5,055
Suicide	14	9,510	24	2,474	+ 7,036
Lymphomas	15	8,613	41	805	+ 7,808
Inflammatory/Heart	16	7,818	38	1,227	+ 6,591
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,780	15	6,247	+ 1,533
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,526	45	513	+ 6,013
Liver Cancer	19	6,129	36	1,413	+ 4,715
Other Neoplasms	20	5,187	64	58	+ 5,130
Liver Disease	21	5,157	13	6,586	- 1,429
Leukemia	22	5,111	47	416	+ 4,695
Bladder Cancer	23	5,097	44	667	+ 4,430
Stomach Cancer	24	4,672	39	1,190	+ 3,482
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,514	29	1,778	+ 2,736
Oral Cancer	26	3,810	31	1,646	+ 2,164
Skin Cancers	27	3,755	42	744	+ 3,010
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,737	25	2,247	+ 1,490
Ovary Cancer	29	3,481	53	337	+ 3,144
Other Injuries	30	3,119	20	4,270	- 1,151
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,323	11	9,791	- 7,467
Alcohol	32	1,743	56	270	+ 1,473
Uterin Cancer	33	1,703	57	218	+ 1,485
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,469	5	18,054	- 16,584
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,415	6	17,587	- 16,172
Drug Use	36	1,340	48	404	+ 936
Osteoarthritis	37	1,292	85	0	+ 1,292
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,217	68	27	+ 1,191
Epilepsy	39	1,207	43	707	+ 500
Skin Disease	40	984	52	359	+ 625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	931	46	462	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	42	800	14	6,424	- 5,624
Low Birth Weight	43	799	10	12,173	- 11,374
Anemia	44	774	82	0	+ 774
Schizophrenia	45	733	80	0	+ 733
Asthma	46	721	30	1,700	- 979
Malnutrition	47	640	16	5,574	- 4,934
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	592	50	401	+ 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	516	63	81	+ 435
Drownings	50	375	32	1,642	- 1,267
Violence	51	322	18	4,713	- 4,390
Birth Trauma	52	243	8	15,086	- 14,843
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	242	86	0	+ 242
HIV/AIDS	54	221	1	27,402	- 27,181
Fires	55	162	35	1,424	- 1,262
Tuberculosis	56	162	4	20,269	- 20,107
Meningitis	57	152	21	3,188	- 3,037
Hepatitis C	58	115	66	40	+ 75
Appendicitis	59	111	58	218	- 107
Poisonings	60	99	40	1,170	- 1,071
Upper Respiratory	61	83	54	299	- 216
Oral conditions	62	62	84	0	+ 62
Hepatitis B	63	34	60	168	- 134
Maternal Conditions	64	32	12	6,835	- 6,803
Syphilis	65	11	26	2,115	- 2,103
Iodine Deficiency	66	9	79	0	+ 9
War	67	7	67	30	- 23
Encephalitis	68	5	59	199	- 193
Otitis Media	69	3	69	17	- 14
Tetanus	70	3	49	402	- 399
Leishmaniasis	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	72	3	51	371	- 368
Pertussis	73	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	74	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	55	295	- 295
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chlamydia	79	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	2	- 2
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.