BRAZIL VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	89,380	22	12,558	+ 76,822
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	84,900	3	94,705	- 9,805
Malaria	3	70,971	74	44	+ 70,927
Tuberculosis	4	66,115	40	4,895	+ 61,220
Road Traffic Accidents	5	58,888	8	33,871	+ 25,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	57,365	35	5,659	+ 51,706
Stroke	7	55,105	2	123,207	- 68,102
Birth Trauma	8	49,208	45	3,777	+ 45,431
Coronary Heart Disease	9	43,104	1	165,788	- 122,684
Low Birth Weight	10	39,706	33	6,881	+ 32,825
Congenital Anomalies	11	31,935	23	12,317	+ 19,619
Maternal Conditions	12	22,295	53	1,507	+ 20,788
Liver Disease	13	21,482	13	21,422	+ 60
Cervical Cancer	14	20,953	29	9,511	+ 11,442
Diabetes Mellitus	15	20,376	5	59,608	- 39,232
Malnutrition	16	18,183	34	6,695	+ 11,488
Hypertension	17	16,990	11	28,822	- 11,832
Violence	18	15,372	4	68,779	- 53,407
Kidney Disease	19	14,832	7	37,690	- 22,859
Other Injuries	20	13,928	21	13,807	+ 121
Meningitis	21	10,400	54	1,359	+ 9,041
Lung Disease	22	9,953	6	59,373	- 49,420
Pertussis	23	9,048	75	30	+ 9,018
Suicide	24	8,071	20	14,540	- 6,469
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,330	26	10,466	- 3,136
Syphilis	26	6,899	68	223	+ 6,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	6,680	10	30,717	- 24,036
Prostate Cancer	28	5,934	15	19,001	- 13,067
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,799	19	16,927	- 11,128
Asthma	30	5,546	48	2,595	+ 2,951
Oral Cancer	31	5,368	28	9,951	- 4,583
Drownings	32	5,355	39	4,937	+ 418
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	5,112	12	23,161	- 18,050
Falls	34	5,001	16	18,847	- 13,846
Fires	35	4,646	58	1,028	+ 3,618
Liver Cancer	36	4,610	25	11,514	- 6,904
Breast Cancer	37	4,191	14	20,759	- 16,568
Inflammatory/Heart	38	4,004	18	17,508	- 13,504
Stomach Cancer	39	3,882	17	17,992	- 14,110
Poisonings	40	3,816	66	317	+ 3,499
Lymphomas	41	2,627	27	10,376	- 7,749
Skin Cancers	42	2,428	38	5,032	- 2,603
Epilepsy	43	2,306	46	3,263	- 958
Bladder Cancer	44	2,175	36	5,306	- 3,130
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,674	41	4,770	- 3,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,507	44	4,258	- 2,751
Leukemia	47	1,357	30	8,531	- 7,174
Drug Use	48	1,318	49	2,467	- 1,149
Tetanus	49	1,310	71	88	+ 1,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,307	51	2,193	- 886
Schistosomiasis	51	1,209	62	593	+ 616
Skin Disease	52	1,173	31	7,179	- 6,007
Ovary Cancer	53	1,099	43	4,355	- 3,256
Upper Respiratory	54	974	67	260	+ 714
Measles	55	961	81	4	+ 957
Alcohol	56	882	32	7,121	- 6,239
Uterin Cancer	57	711	47	2,780	- 2,069
Appendicitis	58	710	57	1,067	- 358
Encephalitis	59	647	72	65	+ 583
Hepatitis B	60	549	59	775	- 226
Lung Cancers	61	517	9	31,659	- 31,142
Pancreas Cancer	62	515	24	11,999	- 11,484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	265	61	596	- 332
Other Neoplasms	64	188	42	4,665	- 4,477
Ascariasis	65	182	78	7	+ 174
Hepatitis C	66	130	52	1,955	- 1,825
War	67	96	56	1,090	- 993
Multiple Sclerosis	68	87	64	356	- 269
Otitis Media	69	55	70	94	- 39
Diphtheria	70	35	79	7	+ 28
Chlamydia	71	29	80	5	+ 24
Trypanosomiasis	72	9	83	1	+ 8
Dengue	73	6	76	14	- 8
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Tanzania

Brazil

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.