ROMANIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,371	47	219	+ 7,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,002	5	9,357	- 2,355
Malaria	3	5,853	75	0	+ 5,853
Tuberculosis	4	5,453	28	1,015	+ 4,437
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,857	20	1,992	+ 2,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,731	46	223	+ 4,508
Stroke	7	4,545	2	49,707	- 45,163
Birth Trauma	8	4,058	57	38	+ 4,020
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,555	1	71,810	- 68,255
Low Birth Weight	10	3,275	41	317	+ 2,958
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,634	38	367	+ 2,267
Maternal Conditions	12	1,839	58	35	+ 1,803
Liver Disease	13	1,772	6	8,920	- 7,148
Cervical Cancer	14	1,728	22	1,870	- 142
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,680	18	2,230	- 550
Malnutrition	16	1,500	50	142	+ 1,358
Hypertension	17	1,401	3	11,007	- 9,606
Violence	18	1,268	44	255	+ 1,012
Kidney Disease	19	1,223	9	5,175	- 3,951
Other Injuries	20	1,149	19	2,139	- 991
Meningitis	21	858	54	76	+ 781
Lung Disease	22	821	7	7,359	- 6,538
Pertussis	23	746	69	0	+ 746
Suicide	24	666	21	1,886	- 1,221
Oesophagus Cancer	25	604	30	755	- 150
Syphilis	26	569	66	1	+ 567
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	551	15	2,839	- 2,288
Prostate Cancer	28	489	16	2,449	- 1,960
Endocrine Disorders	29	478	48	193	+ 286
Asthma	30	457	45	225	+ 232
Oral Cancer	31	443	17	2,290	- 1,847
Drownings	32	442	32	596	- 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	422	8	6,835	- 6,414
Falls	34	412	24	1,504	- 1,092
Fires	35	383	36	421	- 38
Liver Cancer	36	380	13	3,114	- 2,733
Breast Cancer	37	346	11	3,851	- 3,505
Inflammatory/Heart	38	330	10	4,433	- 4,103
Stomach Cancer	39	320	12	3,457	- 3,137
Poisonings	40	315	39	366	- 52
Lymphomas	41	217	25	1,385	- 1,168
Skin Cancers	42	200	29	1,003	- 803
Epilepsy	43	190	42	314	- 124
Bladder Cancer	44	179	23	1,715	- 1,536
Parkinson's Disease	45	138	31	741	- 603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	124	33	531	- 407
Leukemia	47	112	26	1,342	- 1,230
Drug Use	48	109	40	346	- 237
Tetanus	49	108	67	1	+ 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	108	35	440	- 333
Schistosomiasis	51	100	74	0	+ 100
Skin Disease	52	97	53	97	- 1
Ovary Cancer	53	91	27	1,109	- 1,018
Upper Respiratory	54	80	63	3	+ 78
Measles	55	79	61	7	+ 72
Alcohol	56	73	37	409	- 336
Uterin Cancer	57	59	34	522	- 464
Appendicitis	58	59	60	21	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	53	62	6	+ 47
Hepatitis B	60	45	59	30	+ 15
Lung Cancers	61	43	4	10,113	- 10,071
Pancreas Cancer	62	42	14	2,935	- 2,892
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	22	85	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	64	15	43	289	- 273
Ascariasis	65	15	82	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	11	52	98	- 88
War	67	8	65	2	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	55	66	- 59
Otitis Media	69	5	68	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	49	143	- 143
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Tanzania

Romania

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.