COLOMBIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,142	17	2,683	+ 17,459
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,132	5	10,773	+ 8,359
Malaria	3	15,993	67	26	+ 15,967
Tuberculosis	4	14,899	32	1,272	+ 13,627
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,270	6	7,765	+ 5,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,927	38	747	+ 12,180
Stroke	7	12,418	3	16,573	- 4,155
Birth Trauma	8	11,089	41	648	+ 10,440
Coronary Heart Disease	9	9,713	1	43,066	- 33,353
Low Birth Weight	10	8,948	23	2,095	+ 6,852
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,197	16	2,963	+ 4,234
Maternal Conditions	12	5,024	46	394	+ 4,630
Liver Disease	13	4,841	19	2,426	+ 2,415
Cervical Cancer	14	4,722	20	2,266	+ 2,455
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,592	11	5,028	- 437
Malnutrition	16	4,098	27	1,878	+ 2,219
Hypertension	17	3,829	8	6,400	- 2,571
Violence	18	3,464	2	19,268	- 15,804
Kidney Disease	19	3,342	7	6,834	- 3,491
Other Injuries	20	3,139	28	1,592	+ 1,546
Meningitis	21	2,344	50	244	+ 2,100
Lung Disease	22	2,243	4	15,928	- 13,685
Pertussis	23	2,039	69	18	+ 2,021
Suicide	24	1,819	26	1,965	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,652	36	835	+ 816
Syphilis	26	1,555	65	30	+ 1,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,505	22	2,157	- 652
Prostate Cancer	28	1,337	14	3,584	- 2,247
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,307	30	1,367	- 60
Asthma	30	1,250	54	191	+ 1,058
Oral Cancer	31	1,210	37	807	+ 403
Drownings	32	1,207	40	689	+ 518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,152	12	4,371	- 3,219
Falls	34	1,127	29	1,518	- 391
Fires	35	1,047	56	127	+ 920
Liver Cancer	36	1,039	24	2,065	- 1,026
Breast Cancer	37	944	13	3,669	- 2,725
Inflammatory/Heart	38	902	31	1,329	- 427
Stomach Cancer	39	875	9	6,112	- 5,237
Poisonings	40	860	61	61	+ 799
Lymphomas	41	592	18	2,603	- 2,011
Skin Cancers	42	547	35	1,028	- 481
Epilepsy	43	520	43	597	- 78
Bladder Cancer	44	490	42	609	- 119
Parkinson's Disease	45	377	47	383	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	340	39	698	- 359
Leukemia	47	306	21	2,208	- 1,902
Drug Use	48	297	44	492	- 195
Tetanus	49	295	71	14	+ 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	294	63	38	+ 257
Schistosomiasis	51	272	77	1	+ 272
Skin Disease	52	264	34	1,102	- 838
Ovary Cancer	53	248	33	1,122	- 875
Upper Respiratory	54	220	66	27	+ 193
Measles	55	217	78	0	+ 216
Alcohol	56	199	68	23	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	57	160	45	423	- 263
Appendicitis	58	160	52	213	- 53
Encephalitis	59	146	64	38	+ 108
Hepatitis B	60	124	62	50	+ 73
Lung Cancers	61	117	10	5,250	- 5,134
Pancreas Cancer	62	116	25	2,022	- 1,906
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	60	51	242	- 183
Other Neoplasms	64	42	15	3,205	- 3,162
Ascariasis	65	41	76	5	+ 36
Hepatitis C	66	29	59	65	- 36
War	67	22	49	260	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	60	62	- 43
Otitis Media	69	12	73	7	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	8	80	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	7	81	0	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	55	133	- 132
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	48	333	- 333
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Tanzania

Colombia

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.