SOUTH KOREA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,154	55	84	+ 21,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,094	2	26,650	- 6,556
Malaria	3	16,798	71	1	+ 16,796
Tuberculosis	4	15,648	24	1,950	+ 13,698
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,938	15	4,399	+ 9,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,577	35	929	+ 12,649
Stroke	7	13,042	3	25,596	- 12,554
Birth Trauma	8	11,646	54	88	+ 11,558
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,202	1	28,043	- 17,841
Low Birth Weight	10	9,398	45	370	+ 9,027
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,558	41	518	+ 7,040
Maternal Conditions	12	5,277	61	34	+ 5,243
Liver Disease	13	5,084	14	6,348	- 1,264
Cervical Cancer	14	4,959	34	1,065	+ 3,894
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,823	13	6,812	- 1,989
Malnutrition	16	4,304	53	88	+ 4,215
Hypertension	17	4,021	17	3,711	+ 310
Violence	18	3,638	44	386	+ 3,252
Kidney Disease	19	3,510	9	10,107	- 6,597
Other Injuries	20	3,296	18	3,634	- 337
Meningitis	21	2,461	58	51	+ 2,411
Lung Disease	22	2,356	11	8,526	- 6,171
Pertussis	23	2,141	67	6	+ 2,135
Suicide	24	1,910	5	14,636	- 12,725
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,735	28	1,733	+ 2
Syphilis	26	1,633	62	27	+ 1,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,581	6	12,145	- 10,564
Prostate Cancer	28	1,404	22	2,316	- 911
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,373	25	1,891	- 518
Asthma	30	1,313	32	1,150	+ 162
Oral Cancer	31	1,271	29	1,457	- 187
Drownings	32	1,268	42	501	+ 767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,210	8	10,180	- 8,970
Falls	34	1,184	20	2,934	- 1,751
Fires	35	1,100	47	263	+ 836
Liver Cancer	36	1,091	7	11,589	- 10,498
Breast Cancer	37	992	21	2,880	- 1,888
Inflammatory/Heart	38	948	31	1,325	- 378
Stomach Cancer	39	919	10	8,625	- 7,706
Poisonings	40	903	52	115	+ 788
Lymphomas	41	622	19	3,477	- 2,855
Skin Cancers	42	575	37	585	- 10
Epilepsy	43	546	40	524	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	44	515	27	1,768	- 1,253
Parkinson's Disease	45	396	16	3,951	- 3,555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	357	38	540	- 183
Leukemia	47	321	23	2,140	- 1,819
Drug Use	48	312	50	154	+ 158
Tetanus	49	310	69	5	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	309	48	224	+ 85
Schistosomiasis	51	286	72	1	+ 285
Skin Disease	52	278	36	704	- 427
Ovary Cancer	53	260	30	1,330	- 1,070
Upper Respiratory	54	231	63	26	+ 205
Measles	55	227	83	0	+ 227
Alcohol	56	209	33	1,081	- 872
Uterin Cancer	57	168	43	420	- 251
Appendicitis	58	168	57	54	+ 114
Encephalitis	59	153	65	19	+ 134
Hepatitis B	60	130	39	526	- 396
Lung Cancers	61	122	4	20,293	- 20,171
Pancreas Cancer	62	122	12	6,994	- 6,872
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	63	51	150	- 87
Other Neoplasms	64	44	26	1,807	- 1,762
Ascariasis	65	43	74	0	+ 43
Hepatitis C	66	31	49	168	- 137
War	67	23	68	5	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	68	21	66	11	+ 10
Otitis Media	69	13	70	5	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	8	73	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	7	84	0	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	59	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Tanzania

South Korea

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.