NIGERIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	96,162	10	44,124	+ 52,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	91,341	1	207,281	- 115,940
Malaria	3	76,356	4	100,963	- 24,607
Tuberculosis	4	71,131	3	127,335	- 56,204
Road Traffic Accidents	5	63,356	12	41,693	+ 21,663
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	61,718	2	144,724	- 83,006
Stroke	7	59,286	8	57,744	+ 1,542
Birth Trauma	8	52,941	5	100,186	- 47,245
Coronary Heart Disease	9	46,374	7	61,374	- 14,999
Low Birth Weight	10	42,718	6	95,959	- 53,241
Congenital Anomalies	11	34,358	9	49,696	- 15,338
Maternal Conditions	12	23,986	15	23,540	+ 446
Liver Disease	13	23,112	13	38,326	- 15,214
Cervical Cancer	14	22,542	25	10,574	+ 11,969
Diabetes Mellitus	15	21,922	18	22,497	- 575
Malnutrition	16	19,563	36	5,896	+ 13,666
Hypertension	17	18,279	24	10,692	+ 7,587
Violence	18	16,539	19	18,407	- 1,869
Kidney Disease	19	15,957	20	18,189	- 2,232
Other Injuries	20	14,985	17	22,696	- 7,711
Meningitis	21	11,189	11	43,651	- 32,462
Lung Disease	22	10,708	22	12,569	- 1,860
Pertussis	23	9,735	16	23,282	- 13,547
Suicide	24	8,683	30	7,019	+ 1,665
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,886	64	560	+ 7,326
Syphilis	26	7,422	38	5,449	+ 1,973
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	7,187	31	6,786	+ 401
Prostate Cancer	28	6,384	35	5,914	+ 470
Endocrine Disorders	29	6,239	21	15,799	- 9,559
Asthma	30	5,966	27	8,192	- 2,225
Oral Cancer	31	5,776	48	2,238	+ 3,537
Drownings	32	5,762	32	6,584	- 823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	5,500	43	4,152	+ 1,348
Falls	34	5,381	28	7,528	- 2,148
Fires	35	4,998	29	7,132	- 2,133
Liver Cancer	36	4,960	39	5,289	- 329
Breast Cancer	37	4,509	23	11,884	- 7,375
Inflammatory/Heart	38	4,307	42	4,826	- 519
Stomach Cancer	39	4,177	50	2,129	+ 2,048
Poisonings	40	4,105	33	6,570	- 2,465
Lymphomas	41	2,826	40	5,202	- 2,375
Skin Cancers	42	2,613	53	1,933	+ 679
Epilepsy	43	2,480	41	5,001	- 2,521
Bladder Cancer	44	2,340	63	670	+ 1,671
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,801	46	2,473	- 672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,621	37	5,846	- 4,225
Leukemia	47	1,460	47	2,257	- 797
Drug Use	48	1,418	34	6,273	- 4,855
Tetanus	49	1,410	26	8,355	- 6,945
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,406	52	1,946	- 540
Schistosomiasis	51	1,301	54	1,508	- 207
Skin Disease	52	1,261	56	1,468	- 207
Ovary Cancer	53	1,183	49	2,133	- 950
Upper Respiratory	54	1,048	67	259	+ 789
Measles	55	1,034	14	29,439	- 28,405
Alcohol	56	949	58	1,031	- 82
Uterin Cancer	57	765	62	679	+ 87
Appendicitis	58	764	60	760	+ 4
Encephalitis	59	697	59	937	- 240
Hepatitis B	60	591	55	1,488	- 898
Lung Cancers	61	557	57	1,295	- 739
Pancreas Cancer	62	554	51	1,975	- 1,421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	285	69	165	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	64	202	66	290	- 88
Ascariasis	65	195	61	685	- 490
Hepatitis C	66	140	65	304	- 164
War	67	104	45	3,245	- 3,141
Multiple Sclerosis	68	93	68	179	- 86
Otitis Media	69	59	72	3	+ 56
Diphtheria	70	37	44	3,800	- 3,762
Chlamydia	71	31	71	14	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	72	10	77	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	6	73	2	+ 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 NIGERIA

Tanzania

Nigeria

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.