EQU. GUINEA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	729	1	1,838	- 1,109
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	693	2	913	- 220
Malaria	3	579	3	668	- 88
Tuberculosis	4	540	10	321	+ 219
Road Traffic Accidents	5	481	8	368	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	468	9	349	+ 119
Stroke	7	450	6	437	+ 13
Birth Trauma	8	402	5	441	- 39
Coronary Heart Disease	9	352	7	419	- 67
Low Birth Weight	10	324	4	457	- 133
Congenital Anomalies	11	261	12	249	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	12	182	17	139	+ 43
Liver Disease	13	175	13	199	- 24
Cervical Cancer	14	171	28	56	+ 115
Diabetes Mellitus	15	166	11	299	- 133
Malnutrition	16	148	31	48	+ 100
Hypertension	17	139	16	165	- 26
Violence	18	125	33	45	+ 81
Kidney Disease	19	121	14	198	- 77
Other Injuries	20	114	23	105	+ 9
Meningitis	21	85	19	127	- 42
Lung Disease	22	81	20	120	- 39
Pertussis	23	74	21	109	- 35
Suicide	24	66	22	107	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	25	60	54	12	+ 48
Syphilis	26	56	18	134	- 78
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	55	29	55	- 1
Prostate Cancer	28	48	35	43	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	29	47	25	73	- 26
Asthma	30	45	26	65	- 20
Oral Cancer	31	44	37	35	+ 9
Drownings	32	44	36	39	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	42	40	29	+ 13
Falls	34	41	32	46	- 5
Fires	35	38	39	30	+ 8
Liver Cancer	36	38	34	43	- 5
Breast Cancer	37	34	24	84	- 50
Inflammatory/Heart	38	33	27	63	- 30
Stomach Cancer	39	32	49	16	+ 16
Poisonings	40	31	44	21	+ 10
Lymphomas	41	21	45	19	+ 2
Skin Cancers	42	20	48	16	+ 4
Epilepsy	43	19	38	32	- 13
Bladder Cancer	44	18	56	9	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	45	14	46	18	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	12	43	22	- 10
Leukemia	47	11	61	4	+ 7
Drug Use	48	11	30	50	- 40
Tetanus	49	11	42	23	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	11	50	14	- 4
Schistosomiasis	51	10	60	4	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	10	51	13	- 3
Ovary Cancer	53	9	52	13	- 4
Upper Respiratory	54	8	66	2	+ 6
Measles	55	8	15	181	- 173
Alcohol	56	7	53	12	- 5
Uterin Cancer	57	6	58	8	- 2
Appendicitis	58	6	59	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	59	5	57	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	4	65	3	+ 1
Lung Cancers	61	4	41	27	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	62	4	55	11	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	62	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	64	2	63	3	- 2
Ascariasis	65	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	69	0	+ 1
War	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	47	16	- 16
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Tanzania

Equ. Guinea

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.