SOUTH AFRICA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,550	1	71,996	- 47,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,320	2	39,341	- 16,021
Malaria	3	19,494	63	83	+ 19,411
Tuberculosis	4	18,160	6	21,965	- 3,805
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,175	11	13,014	+ 3,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,757	8	15,843	- 86
Stroke	7	15,136	4	30,693	- 15,557
Birth Trauma	8	13,516	30	3,004	+ 10,513
Coronary Heart Disease	9	11,840	3	32,739	- 20,899
Low Birth Weight	10	10,906	16	6,250	+ 4,656
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,772	25	4,351	+ 4,421
Maternal Conditions	12	6,124	38	1,700	+ 4,424
Liver Disease	13	5,900	14	9,013	- 3,113
Cervical Cancer	14	5,755	20	5,555	+ 200
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,597	5	30,188	- 24,591
Malnutrition	16	4,994	34	2,381	+ 2,614
Hypertension	17	4,667	12	12,789	- 8,122
Violence	18	4,222	7	21,000	- 16,777
Kidney Disease	19	4,074	9	15,302	- 11,228
Other Injuries	20	3,826	17	6,014	- 2,188
Meningitis	21	2,857	26	3,660	- 804
Lung Disease	22	2,734	13	11,895	- 9,161
Pertussis	23	2,485	43	1,142	+ 1,343
Suicide	24	2,217	10	13,774	- 11,557
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,013	29	3,486	- 1,472
Syphilis	26	1,895	44	1,130	+ 765
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,835	22	4,676	- 2,841
Prostate Cancer	28	1,630	24	4,374	- 2,744
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,593	19	5,890	- 4,297
Asthma	30	1,523	18	5,966	- 4,443
Oral Cancer	31	1,475	41	1,406	+ 69
Drownings	32	1,471	32	2,403	- 932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,404	28	3,587	- 2,183
Falls	34	1,374	42	1,399	- 25
Fires	35	1,276	27	3,618	- 2,341
Liver Cancer	36	1,266	33	2,383	- 1,117
Breast Cancer	37	1,151	23	4,533	- 3,382
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,100	21	5,408	- 4,308
Stomach Cancer	39	1,066	39	1,535	- 468
Poisonings	40	1,048	50	975	+ 73
Lymphomas	41	722	31	2,818	- 2,096
Skin Cancers	42	667	48	993	- 326
Epilepsy	43	633	37	1,870	- 1,237
Bladder Cancer	44	598	52	829	- 232
Parkinson's Disease	45	460	46	1,077	- 617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	414	36	1,894	- 1,480
Leukemia	47	373	40	1,464	- 1,091
Drug Use	48	362	53	770	- 408
Tetanus	49	360	65	38	+ 322
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	359	47	1,015	- 656
Schistosomiasis	51	332	66	35	+ 297
Skin Disease	52	322	45	1,101	- 779
Ovary Cancer	53	302	51	951	- 649
Upper Respiratory	54	268	60	223	+ 45
Measles	55	264	57	270	- 6
Alcohol	56	242	49	987	- 745
Uterin Cancer	57	195	54	512	- 317
Appendicitis	58	195	56	274	- 79
Encephalitis	59	178	59	234	- 56
Hepatitis B	60	151	61	139	+ 11
Lung Cancers	61	142	15	7,705	- 7,563
Pancreas Cancer	62	141	35	2,007	- 1,866
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	73	55	376	- 303
Other Neoplasms	64	52	58	267	- 215
Ascariasis	65	50	71	3	+ 47
Hepatitis C	66	36	70	8	+ 28
War	67	27	64	66	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	68	24	62	113	- 89
Otitis Media	69	15	67	19	- 4
Diphtheria	70	10	69	16	- 7
Chlamydia	71	8	68	18	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Tanzania

South Africa

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.