EGYPT VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	45,186	53	397	+ 44,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,921	7	20,695	+ 22,227
Malaria	3	35,880	77	0	+ 35,880
Tuberculosis	4	33,424	51	432	+ 32,993
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,771	12	10,141	+ 19,630
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	29,001	23	3,692	+ 25,309
Stroke	7	27,858	3	43,839	- 15,981
Birth Trauma	8	24,877	17	6,109	+ 18,768
Coronary Heart Disease	9	21,791	1	173,871	- 152,080
Low Birth Weight	10	20,073	11	11,391	+ 8,682
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,145	10	12,163	+ 3,982
Maternal Conditions	12	11,271	44	795	+ 10,476
Liver Disease	13	10,860	2	60,122	- 49,262
Cervical Cancer	14	10,593	48	625	+ 9,968
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,301	8	19,131	- 8,830
Malnutrition	16	9,192	46	759	+ 8,434
Hypertension	17	8,589	5	21,094	- 12,505
Violence	18	7,771	20	4,165	+ 3,607
Kidney Disease	19	7,498	6	21,087	- 13,589
Other Injuries	20	7,041	21	3,819	+ 3,222
Meningitis	21	5,258	43	827	+ 4,431
Lung Disease	22	5,032	9	13,393	- 8,361
Pertussis	23	4,574	42	906	+ 3,668
Suicide	24	4,080	25	3,022	+ 1,058
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,705	41	951	+ 2,755
Syphilis	26	3,488	58	159	+ 3,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,377	16	6,975	- 3,598
Prostate Cancer	28	3,000	35	1,282	+ 1,718
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,932	29	2,372	+ 560
Asthma	30	2,804	15	7,104	- 4,300
Oral Cancer	31	2,714	45	793	+ 1,921
Drownings	32	2,707	37	1,122	+ 1,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	2,584	24	3,083	- 499
Falls	34	2,528	30	2,019	+ 509
Fires	35	2,349	33	1,568	+ 780
Liver Cancer	36	2,331	4	24,512	- 22,181
Breast Cancer	37	2,119	13	9,180	- 7,061
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,024	27	2,489	- 465
Stomach Cancer	39	1,963	32	1,844	+ 118
Poisonings	40	1,929	57	195	+ 1,734
Lymphomas	41	1,328	14	7,539	- 6,211
Skin Cancers	42	1,228	39	1,013	+ 215
Epilepsy	43	1,166	50	451	+ 715
Bladder Cancer	44	1,100	19	5,133	- 4,033
Parkinson's Disease	45	846	28	2,391	- 1,545
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	762	34	1,339	- 577
Leukemia	47	686	22	3,763	- 3,077
Drug Use	48	666	62	116	+ 550
Tetanus	49	662	49	540	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	661	36	1,248	- 587
Schistosomiasis	51	611	54	220	+ 391
Skin Disease	52	593	55	219	+ 373
Ovary Cancer	53	556	31	1,944	- 1,388
Upper Respiratory	54	493	68	5	+ 487
Measles	55	486	64	43	+ 443
Alcohol	56	446	60	141	+ 305
Uterin Cancer	57	360	52	422	- 62
Appendicitis	58	359	59	142	+ 216
Encephalitis	59	327	38	1,046	- 718
Hepatitis B	60	278	40	988	- 711
Lung Cancers	61	262	18	5,677	- 5,416
Pancreas Cancer	62	260	26	2,906	- 2,646
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	134	65	26	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	64	95	61	116	- 22
Ascariasis	65	92	67	6	+ 86
Hepatitis C	66	66	63	97	- 31
War	67	49	47	714	- 665
Multiple Sclerosis	68	44	56	213	- 169
Otitis Media	69	28	72	0	+ 27
Diphtheria	70	18	70	3	+ 14
Chlamydia	71	15	71	1	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	3	69	5	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Tanzania

Egypt

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.