CENTRAL AFRICA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,295	4	3,753	- 1,457
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,180	1	5,231	- 3,051
Malaria	3	1,823	6	3,279	- 1,457
Tuberculosis	4	1,698	2	4,704	- 3,006
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,512	10	1,790	- 278
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,473	3	4,684	- 3,211
Stroke	7	1,415	5	3,284	- 1,869
Birth Trauma	8	1,264	9	2,192	- 928
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,107	7	2,900	- 1,793
Low Birth Weight	10	1,020	8	2,228	- 1,208
Congenital Anomalies	11	820	19	776	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	12	573	13	1,174	- 602
Liver Disease	13	552	14	1,153	- 602
Cervical Cancer	14	538	32	230	+ 308
Diabetes Mellitus	15	523	15	1,141	- 618
Malnutrition	16	467	22	691	- 224
Hypertension	17	436	12	1,252	- 816
Violence	18	395	17	1,009	- 614
Kidney Disease	19	381	21	710	- 329
Other Injuries	20	358	23	621	- 263
Meningitis	21	267	16	1,015	- 748
Lung Disease	22	256	18	956	- 700
Pertussis	23	232	31	265	- 33
Suicide	24	207	24	585	- 378
Oesophagus Cancer	25	188	53	48	+ 140
Syphilis	26	177	41	120	+ 57
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	172	33	204	- 32
Prostate Cancer	28	152	38	156	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	29	149	25	423	- 274
Asthma	30	142	20	761	- 618
Oral Cancer	31	138	46	91	+ 47
Drownings	32	138	34	202	- 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	131	45	116	+ 15
Falls	34	128	36	181	- 53
Fires	35	119	39	142	- 22
Liver Cancer	36	118	44	117	+ 2
Breast Cancer	37	108	26	344	- 237
Inflammatory/Heart	38	103	30	270	- 167
Stomach Cancer	39	100	49	65	+ 34
Poisonings	40	98	40	134	- 36
Lymphomas	41	67	42	119	- 52
Skin Cancers	42	62	58	43	+ 20
Epilepsy	43	59	43	119	- 60
Bladder Cancer	44	56	64	23	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	45	43	48	67	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	39	27	317	- 278
Leukemia	47	35	47	88	- 53
Drug Use	48	34	57	44	- 10
Tetanus	49	34	29	280	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	34	35	194	- 160
Schistosomiasis	51	31	37	169	- 138
Skin Disease	52	30	54	48	- 18
Ovary Cancer	53	28	50	64	- 36
Upper Respiratory	54	25	63	24	+ 1
Measles	55	25	11	1,625	- 1,600
Alcohol	56	23	52	62	- 39
Uterin Cancer	57	18	65	20	- 1
Appendicitis	58	18	51	62	- 44
Encephalitis	59	17	62	28	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	14	61	33	- 19
Lung Cancers	61	13	55	47	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	62	13	60	37	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	66	15	- 8
Other Neoplasms	64	5	70	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	5	71	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	3	69	6	- 2
War	67	2	28	314	- 311
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	72	4	- 2
Otitis Media	69	1	68	6	- 5
Diphtheria	70	1	67	11	- 10
Chlamydia	71	1	73	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	59	40	- 39
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Tanzania

Central Africa

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.