ECUADOR VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,437	27	609	+ 6,828
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,064	4	5,083	+ 1,981
Malaria	3	5,905	77	0	+ 5,905
Tuberculosis	4	5,501	29	574	+ 4,928
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,900	6	3,490	+ 1,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,773	34	410	+ 4,363
Stroke	7	4,585	3	5,429	- 844
Birth Trauma	8	4,094	38	302	+ 3,792
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,587	1	9,805	- 6,218
Low Birth Weight	10	3,304	16	1,172	+ 2,132
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,657	13	1,335	+ 1,322
Maternal Conditions	12	1,855	46	164	+ 1,691
Liver Disease	13	1,787	7	3,330	- 1,543
Cervical Cancer	14	1,743	24	840	+ 904
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,695	5	4,321	- 2,626
Malnutrition	16	1,513	28	578	+ 935
Hypertension	17	1,414	10	2,507	- 1,093
Violence	18	1,279	15	1,210	+ 69
Kidney Disease	19	1,234	2	6,184	- 4,950
Other Injuries	20	1,159	17	1,161	- 2
Meningitis	21	865	52	90	+ 776
Lung Disease	22	828	8	2,576	- 1,748
Pertussis	23	753	56	79	+ 674
Suicide	24	672	14	1,326	- 655
Oesophagus Cancer	25	610	42	180	+ 430
Syphilis	26	574	54	85	+ 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	556	9	2,565	- 2,009
Prostate Cancer	28	494	12	1,362	- 868
Endocrine Disorders	29	483	31	507	- 24
Asthma	30	461	53	85	+ 376
Oral Cancer	31	447	45	166	+ 281
Drownings	32	446	32	470	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	425	19	1,109	- 684
Falls	34	416	18	1,114	- 698
Fires	35	387	43	175	+ 211
Liver Cancer	36	384	21	954	- 570
Breast Cancer	37	349	25	825	- 477
Inflammatory/Heart	38	333	36	308	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	39	323	11	2,089	- 1,766
Poisonings	40	317	58	59	+ 259
Lymphomas	41	219	22	883	- 664
Skin Cancers	42	202	37	308	- 105
Epilepsy	43	192	40	273	- 81
Bladder Cancer	44	181	44	168	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	45	139	26	658	- 519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	125	33	417	- 291
Leukemia	47	113	23	882	- 769
Drug Use	48	110	41	214	- 104
Tetanus	49	109	62	9	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	109	47	163	- 54
Schistosomiasis	51	101	75	0	+ 101
Skin Disease	52	98	51	103	- 5
Ovary Cancer	53	91	35	322	- 231
Upper Respiratory	54	81	63	8	+ 73
Measles	55	80	72	0	+ 80
Alcohol	56	73	39	280	- 207
Uterin Cancer	57	59	48	129	- 70
Appendicitis	58	59	50	110	- 51
Encephalitis	59	54	55	82	- 28
Hepatitis B	60	46	64	3	+ 43
Lung Cancers	61	43	20	1,075	- 1,031
Pancreas Cancer	62	43	30	562	- 519
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	22	49	124	- 102
Other Neoplasms	64	16	57	64	- 48
Ascariasis	65	15	65	2	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	1	+ 10
War	67	8	66	2	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	60	18	- 11
Otitis Media	69	5	70	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	3	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	68	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Tanzania

Ecuador

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.