AFGHANISTAN VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,297	46	464	+ 15,833
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,480	4	14,649	+ 830
Malaria	3	12,940	57	185	+ 12,755
Tuberculosis	4	12,055	7	9,839	+ 2,216
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,737	11	6,033	+ 4,704
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,459	13	5,555	+ 4,904
Stroke	7	10,047	3	19,060	- 9,013
Birth Trauma	8	8,972	6	10,723	- 1,751
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,859	1	40,195	- 32,336
Low Birth Weight	10	7,239	5	12,631	- 5,391
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,823	14	5,001	+ 822
Maternal Conditions	12	4,065	9	7,807	- 3,742
Liver Disease	13	3,917	16	4,600	- 683
Cervical Cancer	14	3,820	44	541	+ 3,280
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,715	12	5,750	- 2,034
Malnutrition	16	3,315	43	589	+ 2,726
Hypertension	17	3,098	8	7,995	- 4,897
Violence	18	2,803	19	3,217	- 414
Kidney Disease	19	2,704	10	6,590	- 3,886
Other Injuries	20	2,539	18	3,241	- 702
Meningitis	21	1,896	20	2,626	- 729
Lung Disease	22	1,815	15	4,650	- 2,835
Pertussis	23	1,650	21	2,107	- 458
Suicide	24	1,472	24	1,573	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,336	29	1,314	+ 22
Syphilis	26	1,258	60	94	+ 1,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,218	23	1,765	- 547
Prostate Cancer	28	1,082	55	258	+ 824
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,057	28	1,364	- 307
Asthma	30	1,011	17	3,403	- 2,392
Oral Cancer	31	979	27	1,467	- 488
Drownings	32	976	34	996	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	932	39	741	+ 191
Falls	34	912	37	905	+ 7
Fires	35	847	50	348	+ 499
Liver Cancer	36	841	40	657	+ 183
Breast Cancer	37	764	22	1,822	- 1,058
Inflammatory/Heart	38	730	45	527	+ 203
Stomach Cancer	39	708	26	1,501	- 793
Poisonings	40	696	47	384	+ 312
Lymphomas	41	479	36	946	- 467
Skin Cancers	42	443	59	145	+ 298
Epilepsy	43	420	35	993	- 572
Bladder Cancer	44	397	54	272	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	45	305	41	628	- 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	275	25	1,505	- 1,230
Leukemia	47	247	42	610	- 363
Drug Use	48	240	51	328	- 88
Tetanus	49	239	30	1,254	- 1,015
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	238	33	1,041	- 803
Schistosomiasis	51	220	79	0	+ 220
Skin Disease	52	214	61	94	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	53	200	48	369	- 169
Upper Respiratory	54	178	68	9	+ 168
Measles	55	175	49	350	- 175
Alcohol	56	161	58	150	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	57	130	53	289	- 159
Appendicitis	58	129	52	298	- 169
Encephalitis	59	118	31	1,190	- 1,072
Hepatitis B	60	100	38	863	- 763
Lung Cancers	61	94	32	1,076	- 982
Pancreas Cancer	62	94	56	229	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	48	65	25	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	64	34	63	29	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	33	66	17	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	24	64	28	- 4
War	67	18	2	25,620	- 25,602
Multiple Sclerosis	68	16	62	84	- 68
Otitis Media	69	10	71	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	6	67	16	- 10
Chlamydia	71	5	69	1	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Tanzania

Afghanistan

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.