GREECE VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,249	50	47	+ 4,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,036	3	8,282	- 4,246
Malaria	3	3,374	78	0	+ 3,374
Tuberculosis	4	3,143	46	66	+ 3,077
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,800	22	870	+ 1,929
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,727	44	95	+ 2,632
Stroke	7	2,620	2	14,077	- 11,458
Birth Trauma	8	2,339	57	17	+ 2,322
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,049	1	21,124	- 19,075
Low Birth Weight	10	1,888	41	127	+ 1,760
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,518	38	174	+ 1,344
Maternal Conditions	12	1,060	61	2	+ 1,058
Liver Disease	13	1,021	23	809	+ 212
Cervical Cancer	14	996	36	243	+ 753
Diabetes Mellitus	15	969	20	1,266	- 297
Malnutrition	16	864	66	1	+ 864
Hypertension	17	808	9	2,922	- 2,115
Violence	18	731	42	104	+ 627
Kidney Disease	19	705	6	4,759	- 4,053
Other Injuries	20	662	17	1,453	- 791
Meningitis	21	494	53	33	+ 461
Lung Disease	22	473	5	5,526	- 5,053
Pertussis	23	430	69	0	+ 430
Suicide	24	384	28	533	- 149
Oesophagus Cancer	25	348	35	246	+ 103
Syphilis	26	328	65	1	+ 327
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	318	7	3,940	- 3,622
Prostate Cancer	28	282	12	2,023	- 1,741
Endocrine Disorders	29	276	29	526	- 250
Asthma	30	264	55	27	+ 236
Oral Cancer	31	255	30	440	- 185
Drownings	32	255	32	435	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	243	8	3,264	- 3,021
Falls	34	238	21	1,245	- 1,007
Fires	35	221	39	146	+ 74
Liver Cancer	36	219	14	1,566	- 1,346
Breast Cancer	37	199	11	2,520	- 2,321
Inflammatory/Heart	38	190	24	725	- 535
Stomach Cancer	39	185	16	1,535	- 1,351
Poisonings	40	181	56	19	+ 162
Lymphomas	41	125	19	1,268	- 1,144
Skin Cancers	42	115	31	438	- 323
Epilepsy	43	110	34	249	- 140
Bladder Cancer	44	103	15	1,551	- 1,447
Parkinson's Disease	45	80	10	2,646	- 2,566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	72	26	611	- 539
Leukemia	47	65	18	1,354	- 1,289
Drug Use	48	63	37	193	- 131
Tetanus	49	62	62	2	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	62	43	100	- 38
Schistosomiasis	51	57	75	0	+ 57
Skin Disease	52	56	47	56	- 1
Ovary Cancer	53	52	27	557	- 505
Upper Respiratory	54	46	59	8	+ 38
Measles	55	46	68	0	+ 45
Alcohol	56	42	49	50	- 9
Uterin Cancer	57	34	33	373	- 339
Appendicitis	58	34	58	9	+ 24
Encephalitis	59	31	67	1	+ 30
Hepatitis B	60	26	48	56	- 30
Lung Cancers	61	25	4	7,355	- 7,331
Pancreas Cancer	62	24	13	1,904	- 1,880
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	45	67	- 54
Other Neoplasms	64	9	25	679	- 670
Ascariasis	65	9	73	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	6	52	38	- 32
War	67	5	64	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	40	135	- 131
Otitis Media	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Tanzania

Greece

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.