BAHAMAS VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	167	6	134	+ 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	159	8	98	+ 61
Malaria	3	133	77	0	+ 133
Tuberculosis	4	123	58	0	+ 123
Road Traffic Accidents	5	110	18	30	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	107	43	5	+ 102
Stroke	7	103	2	224	- 121
Birth Trauma	8	92	42	6	+ 86
Coronary Heart Disease	9	80	1	334	- 254
Low Birth Weight	10	74	28	16	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	11	60	29	16	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	12	42	41	6	+ 35
Liver Disease	13	40	11	67	- 27
Cervical Cancer	14	39	23	21	+ 19
Diabetes Mellitus	15	38	4	154	- 116
Malnutrition	16	34	45	4	+ 30
Hypertension	17	32	3	198	- 166
Violence	18	29	5	148	- 120
Kidney Disease	19	28	7	120	- 92
Other Injuries	20	26	10	67	- 41
Meningitis	21	19	49	2	+ 17
Lung Disease	22	19	17	33	- 15
Pertussis	23	17	68	0	+ 17
Suicide	24	15	31	14	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	25	14	38	9	+ 5
Syphilis	26	13	63	0	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	12	14	53	- 41
Prostate Cancer	28	11	12	65	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	29	11	13	62	- 51
Asthma	30	10	39	9	+ 2
Oral Cancer	31	10	46	3	+ 7
Drownings	32	10	21	26	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	10	16	42	- 33
Falls	34	9	26	18	- 8
Fires	35	9	33	10	- 2
Liver Cancer	36	9	32	12	- 3
Breast Cancer	37	8	9	69	- 61
Inflammatory/Heart	38	7	15	47	- 39
Stomach Cancer	39	7	25	18	- 10
Poisonings	40	7	56	1	+ 6
Lymphomas	41	5	22	25	- 20
Skin Cancers	42	5	55	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	43	4	40	8	- 3
Bladder Cancer	44	4	50	2	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	45	3	27	17	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	3	34	10	- 8
Leukemia	47	3	35	10	- 8
Drug Use	48	2	48	2	- 0
Tetanus	49	2	62	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	44	4	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	2	74	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	2	20	27	- 24
Ovary Cancer	53	2	36	10	- 8
Upper Respiratory	54	2	61	0	+ 2
Measles	55	2	69	0	+ 2
Alcohol	56	2	24	20	- 18
Uterin Cancer	57	1	30	14	- 13
Appendicitis	58	1	52	2	- 0
Encephalitis	59	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Lung Cancers	61	1	19	29	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	37	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	64	0	47	3	- 3
Ascariasis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	0	+ 0
War	67	0	57	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	54	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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.