BELGIUM VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,865	57	36	+ 4,829
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,621	6	5,677	- 1,056
Malaria	3	3,863	75	0	+ 3,863
Tuberculosis	4	3,599	54	46	+ 3,553
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,205	29	666	+ 2,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,122	33	418	+ 2,705
Stroke	7	2,999	3	7,408	- 4,408
Birth Trauma	8	2,678	53	47	+ 2,631
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,346	1	15,281	- 12,934
Low Birth Weight	10	2,161	50	70	+ 2,092
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,738	40	282	+ 1,456
Maternal Conditions	12	1,214	64	6	+ 1,208
Liver Disease	13	1,169	17	1,433	- 264
Cervical Cancer	14	1,140	41	243	+ 898
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,109	20	1,269	- 160
Malnutrition	16	990	38	291	+ 699
Hypertension	17	925	27	740	+ 185
Violence	18	837	44	149	+ 687
Kidney Disease	19	807	8	2,952	- 2,144
Other Injuries	20	758	11	2,006	- 1,248
Meningitis	21	566	58	28	+ 538
Lung Disease	22	542	5	6,438	- 5,896
Pertussis	23	492	68	1	+ 492
Suicide	24	439	10	2,111	- 1,672
Oesophagus Cancer	25	399	25	898	- 499
Syphilis	26	375	70	0	+ 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	364	2	9,416	- 9,052
Prostate Cancer	28	323	13	1,824	- 1,501
Endocrine Disorders	29	316	18	1,432	- 1,116
Asthma	30	302	46	128	+ 174
Oral Cancer	31	292	28	675	- 382
Drownings	32	291	47	79	+ 213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	278	7	3,329	- 3,050
Falls	34	272	15	1,756	- 1,483
Fires	35	253	48	75	+ 178
Liver Cancer	36	251	24	976	- 725
Breast Cancer	37	228	9	2,587	- 2,359
Inflammatory/Heart	38	218	23	1,060	- 843
Stomach Cancer	39	211	26	863	- 652
Poisonings	40	208	55	41	+ 167
Lymphomas	41	143	16	1,552	- 1,409
Skin Cancers	42	132	31	522	- 390
Epilepsy	43	125	36	348	- 222
Bladder Cancer	44	118	22	1,078	- 960
Parkinson's Disease	45	91	19	1,378	- 1,286
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	82	42	213	- 131
Leukemia	47	74	21	1,199	- 1,126
Drug Use	48	72	39	287	- 216
Tetanus	49	71	78	0	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	71	37	293	- 222
Schistosomiasis	51	66	76	0	+ 66
Skin Disease	52	64	35	380	- 316
Ovary Cancer	53	60	30	653	- 593
Upper Respiratory	54	53	59	22	+ 31
Measles	55	52	79	0	+ 52
Alcohol	56	48	32	500	- 452
Uterin Cancer	57	39	34	384	- 345
Appendicitis	58	39	62	17	+ 22
Encephalitis	59	35	66	1	+ 34
Hepatitis B	60	30	63	17	+ 13
Lung Cancers	61	28	4	6,777	- 6,749
Pancreas Cancer	62	28	14	1,809	- 1,781
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	49	73	- 58
Other Neoplasms	64	10	12	1,828	- 1,817
Ascariasis	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	7	52	53	- 46
War	67	5	67	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	45	147	- 142
Otitis Media	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	60	20	- 20
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Tanzania

Belgium

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.