CHINA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	575,166	34	28,746	+ 546,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	546,334	12	183,342	+ 362,991
Malaria	3	456,705	75	0	+ 456,705
Tuberculosis	4	425,453	32	34,802	+ 390,651
Road Traffic Accidents	5	378,949	8	250,272	+ 128,677
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	369,149	50	8,719	+ 360,430
Stroke	7	354,604	1	2,043,210	- 1,688,606
Birth Trauma	8	316,653	43	17,644	+ 299,009
Coronary Heart Disease	9	277,376	2	1,771,525	- 1,494,150
Low Birth Weight	10	255,508	40	21,631	+ 233,876
Congenital Anomalies	11	205,506	31	36,613	+ 168,894
Maternal Conditions	12	143,468	54	3,596	+ 139,872
Liver Disease	13	138,236	15	145,603	- 7,367
Cervical Cancer	14	134,832	27	51,650	+ 83,182
Diabetes Mellitus	15	131,119	14	161,672	- 30,553
Malnutrition	16	117,009	44	12,995	+ 104,014
Hypertension	17	109,330	7	301,183	- 191,852
Violence	18	98,922	47	11,115	+ 87,807
Kidney Disease	19	95,443	11	192,302	- 96,859
Other Injuries	20	89,626	25	54,087	+ 35,539
Meningitis	21	66,923	51	5,704	+ 61,219
Lung Disease	22	64,047	3	968,607	- 904,559
Pertussis	23	58,225	64	484	+ 57,741
Suicide	24	51,936	17	116,324	- 64,388
Oesophagus Cancer	25	47,167	10	242,891	- 195,724
Syphilis	26	44,393	58	1,824	+ 42,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	42,987	6	304,455	- 261,468
Prostate Cancer	28	38,185	28	51,056	- 12,871
Endocrine Disorders	29	37,318	37	25,613	+ 11,706
Asthma	30	35,687	39	23,147	+ 12,540
Oral Cancer	31	34,546	24	54,695	- 20,149
Drownings	32	34,462	26	52,807	- 18,345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	32,894	9	248,388	- 215,495
Falls	34	32,183	16	138,878	- 106,695
Fires	35	29,896	48	10,498	+ 19,398
Liver Cancer	36	29,669	13	180,952	- 151,283
Breast Cancer	37	26,970	19	92,757	- 65,787
Inflammatory/Heart	38	25,764	33	29,954	- 4,190
Stomach Cancer	39	24,982	5	398,439	- 373,457
Poisonings	40	24,554	36	25,762	- 1,208
Lymphomas	41	16,904	23	57,838	- 40,934
Skin Cancers	42	15,627	41	19,669	- 4,043
Epilepsy	43	14,836	46	11,365	+ 3,471
Bladder Cancer	44	13,999	29	37,873	- 23,875
Parkinson's Disease	45	10,774	20	70,699	- 59,925
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	9,698	30	37,723	- 28,026
Leukemia	47	8,731	22	58,145	- 49,414
Drug Use	48	8,481	38	24,214	- 15,732
Tetanus	49	8,431	63	491	+ 7,939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8,409	21	65,350	- 56,942
Schistosomiasis	51	7,780	65	400	+ 7,380
Skin Disease	52	7,545	52	5,222	+ 2,323
Ovary Cancer	53	7,073	35	28,078	- 21,005
Upper Respiratory	54	6,269	57	2,663	+ 3,607
Measles	55	6,184	62	558	+ 5,627
Alcohol	56	5,676	42	19,071	- 13,395
Uterin Cancer	57	4,578	45	11,751	- 7,173
Appendicitis	58	4,568	60	1,468	+ 3,100
Encephalitis	59	4,167	55	2,796	+ 1,370
Hepatitis B	60	3,533	56	2,757	+ 776
Lung Cancers	61	3,329	4	714,311	- 710,982
Pancreas Cancer	62	3,312	18	111,537	- 108,225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1,703	49	10,108	- 8,405
Other Neoplasms	64	1,207	53	4,374	- 3,167
Ascariasis	65	1,169	68	34	+ 1,135
Hepatitis C	66	836	66	86	+ 750
War	67	621	61	900	- 279
Multiple Sclerosis	68	558	59	1,734	- 1,176
Otitis Media	69	353	69	15	+ 338
Diphtheria	70	224	71	11	+ 213
Chlamydia	71	188	67	55	+ 133
Trypanosomiasis	72	59	77	0	+ 59
Dengue	73	38	70	12	+ 26
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Tanzania

China

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.