ERITREA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,577	25	308	+ 2,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,448	1	3,277	- 829
Malaria	3	2,046	17	437	+ 1,609
Tuberculosis	4	1,906	14	543	+ 1,363
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,698	5	1,326	+ 372
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,654	3	2,292	- 638
Stroke	7	1,589	2	2,564	- 975
Birth Trauma	8	1,419	11	616	+ 802
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,243	4	2,154	- 911
Low Birth Weight	10	1,145	16	531	+ 614
Congenital Anomalies	11	921	18	432	+ 489
Maternal Conditions	12	643	13	544	+ 99
Liver Disease	13	619	6	1,215	- 595
Cervical Cancer	14	604	30	132	+ 472
Diabetes Mellitus	15	587	7	944	- 357
Malnutrition	16	524	10	660	- 135
Hypertension	17	490	8	926	- 436
Violence	18	443	20	384	+ 59
Kidney Disease	19	428	12	578	- 150
Other Injuries	20	402	15	540	- 138
Meningitis	21	300	19	404	- 105
Lung Disease	22	287	9	662	- 375
Pertussis	23	261	36	90	+ 171
Suicide	24	233	21	382	- 149
Oesophagus Cancer	25	211	39	81	+ 130
Syphilis	26	199	54	35	+ 164
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	193	24	310	- 117
Prostate Cancer	28	171	47	54	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	29	167	43	71	+ 96
Asthma	30	160	22	326	- 166
Oral Cancer	31	155	44	71	+ 84
Drownings	32	154	33	118	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	147	35	113	+ 34
Falls	34	144	26	168	- 24
Fires	35	134	31	132	+ 2
Liver Cancer	36	133	45	69	+ 64
Breast Cancer	37	121	23	311	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	38	115	32	123	- 7
Stomach Cancer	39	112	48	48	+ 64
Poisonings	40	110	34	114	- 4
Lymphomas	41	76	28	147	- 71
Skin Cancers	42	70	56	30	+ 40
Epilepsy	43	66	38	81	- 15
Bladder Cancer	44	63	51	42	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	45	48	37	85	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	43	27	147	- 104
Leukemia	47	39	29	144	- 105
Drug Use	48	38	53	36	+ 2
Tetanus	49	38	52	37	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	38	41	77	- 39
Schistosomiasis	51	35	42	73	- 38
Skin Disease	52	34	50	45	- 11
Ovary Cancer	53	32	40	79	- 48
Upper Respiratory	54	28	60	18	+ 10
Measles	55	28	63	13	+ 15
Alcohol	56	25	49	45	- 20
Uterin Cancer	57	21	61	18	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	20	55	31	- 11
Encephalitis	59	19	62	16	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	16	57	28	- 12
Lung Cancers	61	15	46	62	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	62	15	58	20	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	64	12	- 4
Other Neoplasms	64	5	66	6	- 1
Ascariasis	65	5	68	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	4	65	6	- 3
War	67	3	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	67	4	- 1
Otitis Media	69	2	69	2	- 0
Diphtheria	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ERITREA

Tanzania

Eritrea

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.