SINGAPORE VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,449	45	18	+ 2,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,326	2	5,189	- 2,863
Malaria	3	1,944	75	0	+ 1,944
Tuberculosis	4	1,811	40	26	+ 1,786
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,613	26	121	+ 1,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,572	39	28	+ 1,544
Stroke	7	1,510	3	1,559	- 49
Birth Trauma	8	1,348	55	3	+ 1,345
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,181	1	5,292	- 4,111
Low Birth Weight	10	1,088	41	25	+ 1,062
Congenital Anomalies	11	875	31	80	+ 795
Maternal Conditions	12	611	53	3	+ 607
Liver Disease	13	589	20	209	+ 379
Cervical Cancer	14	574	30	85	+ 489
Diabetes Mellitus	15	558	28	108	+ 451
Malnutrition	16	498	63	0	+ 498
Hypertension	17	465	8	732	- 266
Violence	18	421	46	15	+ 407
Kidney Disease	19	406	6	1,028	- 622
Other Injuries	20	382	32	79	+ 303
Meningitis	21	285	48	8	+ 277
Lung Disease	22	273	14	383	- 110
Pertussis	23	248	62	0	+ 248
Suicide	24	221	9	650	- 429
Oesophagus Cancer	25	201	24	137	+ 64
Syphilis	26	189	65	0	+ 189
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	183	36	32	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	28	163	16	303	- 140
Endocrine Disorders	29	159	37	30	+ 128
Asthma	30	152	35	37	+ 115
Oral Cancer	31	147	15	317	- 170
Drownings	32	147	38	29	+ 118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	140	5	1,203	- 1,062
Falls	34	137	18	218	- 81
Fires	35	127	49	7	+ 120
Liver Cancer	36	126	7	746	- 619
Breast Cancer	37	115	10	605	- 491
Inflammatory/Heart	38	110	19	215	- 106
Stomach Cancer	39	106	12	405	- 298
Poisonings	40	105	60	1	+ 103
Lymphomas	41	72	13	397	- 325
Skin Cancers	42	67	34	56	+ 10
Epilepsy	43	63	42	25	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	44	60	27	120	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	45	46	29	90	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	41	33	69	- 28
Leukemia	47	37	17	249	- 212
Drug Use	48	36	44	19	+ 17
Tetanus	49	36	73	0	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	36	43	22	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	51	33	78	0	+ 33
Skin Disease	52	32	25	136	- 104
Ovary Cancer	53	30	21	204	- 174
Upper Respiratory	54	27	54	3	+ 23
Measles	55	26	72	0	+ 26
Alcohol	56	24	47	10	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	57	19	23	147	- 128
Appendicitis	58	19	50	6	+ 14
Encephalitis	59	18	61	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	60	15	52	4	+ 11
Lung Cancers	61	14	4	1,540	- 1,526
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	11	537	- 523
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	58	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	64	5	22	195	- 190
Ascariasis	65	5	67	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	4	56	3	+ 1
War	67	3	59	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	57	3	- 0
Otitis Media	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	64	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	51	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Tanzania

Singapore

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.