DENMARK VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,426	55	23	+ 2,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,305	6	2,244	+ 61
Malaria	3	1,926	79	0	+ 1,926
Tuberculosis	4	1,795	57	16	+ 1,779
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,598	33	213	+ 1,385
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,557	38	145	+ 1,413
Stroke	7	1,496	5	3,662	- 2,167
Birth Trauma	8	1,336	56	21	+ 1,314
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,170	1	5,341	- 4,171
Low Birth Weight	10	1,078	41	116	+ 961
Congenital Anomalies	11	867	36	153	+ 714
Maternal Conditions	12	605	64	2	+ 603
Liver Disease	13	583	14	692	- 109
Cervical Cancer	14	569	37	153	+ 416
Diabetes Mellitus	15	553	10	1,284	- 731
Malnutrition	16	494	59	14	+ 480
Hypertension	17	461	15	642	- 181
Violence	18	417	47	63	+ 354
Kidney Disease	19	403	12	911	- 508
Other Injuries	20	378	30	347	+ 31
Meningitis	21	282	52	25	+ 257
Lung Disease	22	270	3	4,387	- 4,116
Pertussis	23	246	72	0	+ 246
Suicide	24	219	16	617	- 398
Oesophagus Cancer	25	199	24	477	- 278
Syphilis	26	187	70	0	+ 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	181	2	5,218	- 5,036
Prostate Cancer	28	161	8	1,480	- 1,319
Endocrine Disorders	29	157	19	575	- 417
Asthma	30	151	44	82	+ 68
Oral Cancer	31	146	28	371	- 225
Drownings	32	145	50	37	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	139	7	2,147	- 2,008
Falls	34	136	22	541	- 405
Fires	35	126	49	53	+ 73
Liver Cancer	36	125	25	464	- 339
Breast Cancer	37	114	9	1,299	- 1,185
Inflammatory/Heart	38	109	31	284	- 176
Stomach Cancer	39	105	23	484	- 379
Poisonings	40	104	62	6	+ 98
Lymphomas	41	71	13	730	- 658
Skin Cancers	42	66	26	388	- 323
Epilepsy	43	63	40	125	- 62
Bladder Cancer	44	59	21	545	- 486
Parkinson's Disease	45	45	17	600	- 555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	41	32	216	- 175
Leukemia	47	37	20	558	- 522
Drug Use	48	36	34	197	- 161
Tetanus	49	36	68	0	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	35	42	96	- 61
Schistosomiasis	51	33	75	0	+ 33
Skin Disease	52	32	45	79	- 47
Ovary Cancer	53	30	29	367	- 337
Upper Respiratory	54	26	58	15	+ 11
Measles	55	26	71	0	+ 26
Alcohol	56	24	18	598	- 574
Uterin Cancer	57	19	35	156	- 136
Appendicitis	58	19	54	23	- 4
Encephalitis	59	18	67	1	+ 17
Hepatitis B	60	15	61	6	+ 9
Lung Cancers	61	14	4	3,721	- 3,707
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	11	1,096	- 1,082
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	43	84	- 77
Other Neoplasms	64	5	27	378	- 373
Ascariasis	65	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	60	9	- 5
War	67	3	66	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	39	132	- 130
Otitis Media	69	1	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Tanzania

Denmark

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.