PORTUGAL VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,146	35	320	+ 3,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,938	4	6,851	- 2,913
Malaria	3	3,292	78	0	+ 3,292
Tuberculosis	4	3,067	38	213	+ 2,854
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,732	27	838	+ 1,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,661	36	231	+ 2,430
Stroke	7	2,556	2	12,339	- 9,783
Birth Trauma	8	2,283	60	24	+ 2,259
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,999	1	12,878	- 10,879
Low Birth Weight	10	1,842	52	79	+ 1,763
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,481	40	196	+ 1,285
Maternal Conditions	12	1,034	63	7	+ 1,027
Liver Disease	13	996	22	1,126	- 129
Cervical Cancer	14	972	34	329	+ 643
Diabetes Mellitus	15	945	8	3,601	- 2,656
Malnutrition	16	843	53	79	+ 765
Hypertension	17	788	14	1,880	- 1,092
Violence	18	713	48	96	+ 617
Kidney Disease	19	688	9	2,803	- 2,115
Other Injuries	20	646	13	1,937	- 1,291
Meningitis	21	482	56	43	+ 440
Lung Disease	22	462	7	4,286	- 3,824
Pertussis	23	420	72	0	+ 420
Suicide	24	374	19	1,172	- 798
Oesophagus Cancer	25	340	29	623	- 283
Syphilis	26	320	64	3	+ 317
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	310	3	7,191	- 6,881
Prostate Cancer	28	275	11	2,124	- 1,849
Endocrine Disorders	29	269	17	1,547	- 1,278
Asthma	30	257	43	146	+ 111
Oral Cancer	31	249	25	912	- 663
Drownings	32	248	51	79	+ 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	237	6	4,389	- 4,152
Falls	34	232	23	1,033	- 801
Fires	35	216	46	108	+ 107
Liver Cancer	36	214	18	1,270	- 1,057
Breast Cancer	37	194	12	1,997	- 1,803
Inflammatory/Heart	38	186	26	909	- 723
Stomach Cancer	39	180	10	2,532	- 2,352
Poisonings	40	177	57	29	+ 148
Lymphomas	41	122	16	1,608	- 1,486
Skin Cancers	42	113	30	523	- 411
Epilepsy	43	107	31	415	- 308
Bladder Cancer	44	101	20	1,171	- 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	45	78	21	1,139	- 1,062
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	70	37	229	- 159
Leukemia	47	63	24	1,015	- 952
Drug Use	48	61	44	128	- 67
Tetanus	49	61	73	0	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	61	41	169	- 108
Schistosomiasis	51	56	77	0	+ 56
Skin Disease	52	54	39	202	- 148
Ovary Cancer	53	51	33	397	- 346
Upper Respiratory	54	45	62	15	+ 30
Measles	55	45	71	0	+ 44
Alcohol	56	41	45	111	- 70
Uterin Cancer	57	33	32	406	- 373
Appendicitis	58	33	61	21	+ 12
Encephalitis	59	30	67	1	+ 29
Hepatitis B	60	25	59	26	- 1
Lung Cancers	61	24	5	4,406	- 4,382
Pancreas Cancer	62	24	15	1,669	- 1,645
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	12	47	99	- 87
Other Neoplasms	64	9	28	652	- 643
Ascariasis	65	8	83	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	6	49	87	- 81
War	67	4	69	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	54	56	- 52
Otitis Media	69	3	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	50	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Tanzania

Portugal

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.