NICARAGUA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,712	35	139	+ 2,573
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,576	7	1,152	+ 1,425
Malaria	3	2,153	83	0	+ 2,153
Tuberculosis	4	2,006	37	115	+ 1,891
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,787	8	1,109	+ 678
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,741	36	122	+ 1,618
Stroke	7	1,672	3	2,225	- 553
Birth Trauma	8	1,493	25	198	+ 1,295
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,308	1	5,843	- 4,536
Low Birth Weight	10	1,205	13	490	+ 715
Congenital Anomalies	11	969	11	571	+ 398
Maternal Conditions	12	676	39	88	+ 588
Liver Disease	13	652	6	1,203	- 551
Cervical Cancer	14	636	16	374	+ 262
Diabetes Mellitus	15	618	4	2,068	- 1,449
Malnutrition	16	552	30	163	+ 389
Hypertension	17	516	9	1,103	- 588
Violence	18	466	10	619	- 152
Kidney Disease	19	450	2	3,533	- 3,083
Other Injuries	20	423	17	358	+ 65
Meningitis	21	316	51	29	+ 287
Lung Disease	22	302	5	1,570	- 1,268
Pertussis	23	275	67	3	+ 272
Suicide	24	245	19	285	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	25	222	47	42	+ 181
Syphilis	26	209	60	9	+ 200
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	203	33	149	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	28	180	15	386	- 206
Endocrine Disorders	29	176	28	164	+ 12
Asthma	30	168	38	105	+ 63
Oral Cancer	31	163	43	64	+ 99
Drownings	32	162	32	157	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	155	18	315	- 160
Falls	34	152	22	276	- 124
Fires	35	141	57	16	+ 125
Liver Cancer	36	140	12	509	- 369
Breast Cancer	37	127	20	283	- 156
Inflammatory/Heart	38	121	34	139	- 18
Stomach Cancer	39	118	14	478	- 360
Poisonings	40	116	55	18	+ 98
Lymphomas	41	80	29	164	- 84
Skin Cancers	42	74	45	59	+ 15
Epilepsy	43	70	41	74	- 4
Bladder Cancer	44	66	52	28	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	45	51	42	67	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	46	40	85	- 40
Leukemia	47	41	24	227	- 186
Drug Use	48	40	46	50	- 10
Tetanus	49	40	79	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	40	54	20	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	51	37	84	0	+ 37
Skin Disease	52	36	31	162	- 126
Ovary Cancer	53	33	44	61	- 28
Upper Respiratory	54	30	72	1	+ 29
Measles	55	29	78	0	+ 29
Alcohol	56	27	21	279	- 252
Uterin Cancer	57	22	48	39	- 17
Appendicitis	58	22	49	32	- 10
Encephalitis	59	20	58	10	+ 9
Hepatitis B	60	17	62	5	+ 11
Lung Cancers	61	16	23	274	- 258
Pancreas Cancer	62	16	27	178	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	8	50	31	- 23
Other Neoplasms	64	6	26	192	- 187
Ascariasis	65	6	69	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	68	1	+ 3
War	67	3	70	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	61	7	- 4
Otitis Media	69	2	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Tanzania

Nicaragua

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.