CANADA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,758	53	163	+ 15,595
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,968	7	7,431	+ 7,536
Malaria	3	12,512	76	0	+ 12,512
Tuberculosis	4	11,656	58	97	+ 11,559
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,382	28	1,998	+ 8,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,113	36	840	+ 9,273
Stroke	7	9,715	5	14,159	- 4,444
Birth Trauma	8	8,675	50	193	+ 8,482
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,599	1	40,063	- 32,464
Low Birth Weight	10	7,000	42	553	+ 6,447
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,630	35	1,081	+ 4,549
Maternal Conditions	12	3,931	64	45	+ 3,885
Liver Disease	13	3,787	17	3,624	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	14	3,694	41	578	+ 3,116
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,592	9	5,718	- 2,126
Malnutrition	16	3,206	51	192	+ 3,013
Hypertension	17	2,995	22	2,563	+ 433
Violence	18	2,710	40	605	+ 2,105
Kidney Disease	19	2,615	14	4,578	- 1,963
Other Injuries	20	2,455	24	2,392	+ 63
Meningitis	21	1,833	59	68	+ 1,765
Lung Disease	22	1,755	4	14,212	- 12,458
Pertussis	23	1,595	69	1	+ 1,594
Suicide	24	1,423	15	4,417	- 2,994
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,292	25	2,230	- 938
Syphilis	26	1,216	67	5	+ 1,211
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,178	2	30,970	- 29,792
Prostate Cancer	28	1,046	13	4,711	- 3,665
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,022	19	3,233	- 2,210
Asthma	30	978	49	262	+ 716
Oral Cancer	31	946	32	1,592	- 646
Drownings	32	944	48	283	+ 661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	901	6	9,651	- 8,750
Falls	34	882	12	4,829	- 3,947
Fires	35	819	52	192	+ 627
Liver Cancer	36	813	20	3,113	- 2,300
Breast Cancer	37	739	8	5,910	- 5,171
Inflammatory/Heart	38	706	27	2,060	- 1,354
Stomach Cancer	39	684	26	2,177	- 1,493
Poisonings	40	673	56	121	+ 551
Lymphomas	41	463	10	5,146	- 4,683
Skin Cancers	42	428	30	1,756	- 1,328
Epilepsy	43	406	44	384	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	44	384	23	2,521	- 2,137
Parkinson's Disease	45	295	18	3,359	- 3,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	266	43	442	- 176
Leukemia	47	239	21	3,098	- 2,859
Drug Use	48	232	16	3,686	- 3,454
Tetanus	49	231	71	0	+ 231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	230	39	636	- 405
Schistosomiasis	51	213	78	0	+ 213
Skin Disease	52	207	38	679	- 472
Ovary Cancer	53	194	29	1,902	- 1,708
Upper Respiratory	54	172	63	47	+ 125
Measles	55	169	74	0	+ 169
Alcohol	56	156	33	1,491	- 1,335
Uterin Cancer	57	125	34	1,183	- 1,057
Appendicitis	58	125	62	49	+ 76
Encephalitis	59	114	68	3	+ 111
Hepatitis B	60	97	60	66	+ 31
Lung Cancers	61	91	3	20,937	- 20,846
Pancreas Cancer	62	91	11	5,057	- 4,967
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	47	47	322	- 276
Other Neoplasms	64	33	31	1,679	- 1,645
Ascariasis	65	32	82	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	66	23	45	363	- 340
War	67	17	65	21	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	15	37	692	- 677
Otitis Media	69	10	66	8	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	5	83	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	54	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Tanzania

Canada

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.