INDIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	572,357	31	44,406	+ 527,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	543,666	6	392,425	+ 151,241
Malaria	3	454,474	57	7,705	+ 446,769
Tuberculosis	4	423,376	5	435,882	- 12,506
Road Traffic Accidents	5	377,098	12	212,596	+ 164,502
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	367,346	4	670,315	- 302,968
Stroke	7	352,873	3	697,038	- 344,165
Birth Trauma	8	315,107	20	102,819	+ 212,288
Coronary Heart Disease	9	276,021	1	1,520,034	- 1,244,013
Low Birth Weight	10	254,260	9	238,739	+ 15,521
Congenital Anomalies	11	204,503	23	82,769	+ 121,734
Maternal Conditions	12	142,767	41	25,917	+ 116,850
Liver Disease	13	137,561	8	268,580	- 131,019
Cervical Cancer	14	134,174	30	45,319	+ 88,854
Diabetes Mellitus	15	130,479	7	271,495	- 141,016
Malnutrition	16	116,437	55	8,626	+ 107,811
Hypertension	17	108,796	19	108,050	+ 746
Violence	18	98,439	27	51,767	+ 46,672
Kidney Disease	19	94,977	11	222,903	- 127,925
Other Injuries	20	89,189	15	149,570	- 60,381
Meningitis	21	66,596	36	33,337	+ 33,260
Lung Disease	22	63,735	2	879,732	- 815,998
Pertussis	23	57,940	54	10,094	+ 47,847
Suicide	24	51,683	14	173,347	- 121,665
Oesophagus Cancer	25	46,936	34	38,898	+ 8,038
Syphilis	26	44,176	64	2,007	+ 42,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	42,777	17	126,593	- 83,816
Prostate Cancer	28	37,998	38	30,945	+ 7,054
Endocrine Disorders	29	37,136	47	15,264	+ 21,872
Asthma	30	35,513	13	196,051	- 160,538
Oral Cancer	31	34,378	16	134,187	- 99,809
Drownings	32	34,294	28	48,774	- 14,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	32,733	25	77,368	- 44,635
Falls	34	32,025	10	225,755	- 193,730
Fires	35	29,750	42	23,265	+ 6,485
Liver Cancer	36	29,524	39	30,369	- 845
Breast Cancer	37	26,838	22	82,821	- 55,982
Inflammatory/Heart	38	25,638	49	12,651	+ 12,987
Stomach Cancer	39	24,860	24	81,058	- 56,198
Poisonings	40	24,434	61	3,540	+ 20,894
Lymphomas	41	16,822	33	40,159	- 23,337
Skin Cancers	42	15,550	60	5,054	+ 10,496
Epilepsy	43	14,764	40	30,307	- 15,544
Bladder Cancer	44	13,930	48	14,081	- 150
Parkinson's Disease	45	10,721	32	43,398	- 32,677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	9,650	26	68,108	- 58,457
Leukemia	47	8,688	35	33,383	- 24,695
Drug Use	48	8,440	52	11,747	- 3,307
Tetanus	49	8,389	58	7,093	+ 1,297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8,368	18	126,079	- 117,711
Schistosomiasis	51	7,742	76	0	+ 7,742
Skin Disease	52	7,508	45	17,857	- 10,349
Ovary Cancer	53	7,039	44	21,947	- 14,909
Upper Respiratory	54	6,239	68	584	+ 5,655
Measles	55	6,154	51	11,923	- 5,769
Alcohol	56	5,648	43	23,097	- 17,448
Uterin Cancer	57	4,556	59	6,841	- 2,285
Appendicitis	58	4,546	53	11,245	- 6,700
Encephalitis	59	4,146	29	48,080	- 43,934
Hepatitis B	60	3,516	56	8,184	- 4,668
Lung Cancers	61	3,313	21	88,276	- 84,963
Pancreas Cancer	62	3,296	37	32,812	- 29,516
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1,695	50	11,931	- 10,236
Other Neoplasms	64	1,201	62	2,968	- 1,767
Ascariasis	65	1,163	70	126	+ 1,037
Hepatitis C	66	832	65	1,364	- 532
War	67	618	67	890	- 272
Multiple Sclerosis	68	555	63	2,328	- 1,773
Otitis Media	69	351	71	68	+ 283
Diphtheria	70	223	72	65	+ 158
Chlamydia	71	187	69	379	- 191
Trypanosomiasis	72	59	78	0	+ 59
Dengue	73	38	46	17,546	- 17,508
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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 INDIA

Tanzania

India

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.