MEXICO VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	53,104	28	4,128	+ 48,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,442	8	24,816	+ 25,626
Malaria	3	42,166	84	0	+ 42,166
Tuberculosis	4	39,281	38	1,943	+ 37,338
Road Traffic Accidents	5	34,987	10	16,303	+ 18,685
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	34,083	29	3,476	+ 30,607
Stroke	7	32,740	4	39,790	- 7,050
Birth Trauma	8	29,236	36	2,552	+ 26,684
Coronary Heart Disease	9	25,609	1	116,238	- 90,628
Low Birth Weight	10	23,590	18	7,163	+ 16,428
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,974	13	10,457	+ 8,517
Maternal Conditions	12	13,246	54	750	+ 12,496
Liver Disease	13	12,763	6	29,838	- 17,075
Cervical Cancer	14	12,449	26	4,787	+ 7,662
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,106	2	86,110	- 74,004
Malnutrition	16	10,803	14	7,552	+ 3,252
Hypertension	17	10,094	9	17,806	- 7,712
Violence	18	9,133	5	32,450	- 23,317
Kidney Disease	19	8,812	3	44,622	- 35,810
Other Injuries	20	8,275	11	12,175	- 3,900
Meningitis	21	6,179	58	357	+ 5,822
Lung Disease	22	5,913	7	29,123	- 23,210
Pertussis	23	5,376	70	21	+ 5,355
Suicide	24	4,795	22	6,772	- 1,977
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,355	49	1,252	+ 3,103
Syphilis	26	4,099	73	5	+ 4,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,969	30	3,447	+ 522
Prostate Cancer	28	3,526	15	7,494	- 3,969
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,446	12	11,310	- 7,865
Asthma	30	3,295	47	1,342	+ 1,953
Oral Cancer	31	3,190	46	1,355	+ 1,835
Drownings	32	3,182	42	1,799	+ 1,383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	3,037	20	6,871	- 3,834
Falls	34	2,971	35	2,628	+ 343
Fires	35	2,760	56	604	+ 2,157
Liver Cancer	36	2,739	21	6,817	- 4,078
Breast Cancer	37	2,490	16	7,380	- 4,890
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,379	41	1,866	+ 512
Stomach Cancer	39	2,307	19	6,939	- 4,632
Poisonings	40	2,267	57	531	+ 1,736
Lymphomas	41	1,561	24	4,961	- 3,400
Skin Cancers	42	1,443	40	1,909	- 466
Epilepsy	43	1,370	39	1,912	- 542
Bladder Cancer	44	1,292	48	1,272	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	45	995	43	1,567	- 573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	895	33	2,734	- 1,839
Leukemia	47	806	25	4,830	- 4,024
Drug Use	48	783	44	1,470	- 687
Tetanus	49	778	71	10	+ 769
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	776	52	859	- 83
Schistosomiasis	51	718	83	0	+ 718
Skin Disease	52	697	31	3,029	- 2,332
Ovary Cancer	53	653	34	2,649	- 1,996
Upper Respiratory	54	579	64	127	+ 452
Measles	55	571	80	0	+ 571
Alcohol	56	524	32	2,945	- 2,421
Uterin Cancer	57	423	50	902	- 479
Appendicitis	58	422	53	774	- 352
Encephalitis	59	385	62	140	+ 245
Hepatitis B	60	326	61	210	+ 116
Lung Cancers	61	307	17	7,349	- 7,042
Pancreas Cancer	62	306	27	4,510	- 4,204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	157	45	1,415	- 1,258
Other Neoplasms	64	111	23	6,204	- 6,093
Ascariasis	65	108	72	5	+ 103
Hepatitis C	66	77	55	625	- 548
War	67	57	66	112	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	68	52	60	295	- 244
Otitis Media	69	33	68	29	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	21	79	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	71	17	77	0	+ 17
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	82	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	4	67	30	- 27
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	125	- 125
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	894	- 894
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Tanzania

Mexico

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.