SRI LANKA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,929	55	39	+ 8,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,481	8	5,117	+ 3,364
Malaria	3	7,090	80	0	+ 7,090
Tuberculosis	4	6,605	25	769	+ 5,836
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,883	9	4,200	+ 1,683
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,731	28	605	+ 5,126
Stroke	7	5,505	6	6,805	- 1,300
Birth Trauma	8	4,916	44	193	+ 4,723
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,306	1	26,304	- 21,998
Low Birth Weight	10	3,966	29	536	+ 3,430
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,190	22	989	+ 2,201
Maternal Conditions	12	2,227	48	96	+ 2,131
Liver Disease	13	2,146	17	1,303	+ 843
Cervical Cancer	14	2,093	26	762	+ 1,331
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,035	2	12,460	- 10,425
Malnutrition	16	1,816	54	43	+ 1,773
Hypertension	17	1,697	20	1,055	+ 642
Violence	18	1,536	31	499	+ 1,037
Kidney Disease	19	1,482	5	6,858	- 5,377
Other Injuries	20	1,391	14	1,529	- 138
Meningitis	21	1,039	46	146	+ 893
Lung Disease	22	994	3	9,456	- 8,462
Pertussis	23	904	59	15	+ 889
Suicide	24	806	10	2,977	- 2,171
Oesophagus Cancer	25	732	13	1,544	- 812
Syphilis	26	689	58	15	+ 674
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	667	4	6,939	- 6,271
Prostate Cancer	28	593	30	507	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	29	579	32	462	+ 117
Asthma	30	554	7	6,471	- 5,917
Oral Cancer	31	536	11	2,893	- 2,357
Drownings	32	535	27	731	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	511	24	911	- 401
Falls	34	500	23	964	- 464
Fires	35	464	41	239	+ 225
Liver Cancer	36	461	19	1,090	- 630
Breast Cancer	37	419	15	1,383	- 964
Inflammatory/Heart	38	400	35	425	- 25
Stomach Cancer	39	388	16	1,321	- 933
Poisonings	40	381	49	93	+ 288
Lymphomas	41	262	21	1,027	- 765
Skin Cancers	42	243	52	58	+ 184
Epilepsy	43	230	39	269	- 39
Bladder Cancer	44	217	34	432	- 214
Parkinson's Disease	45	167	45	168	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	151	56	38	+ 112
Leukemia	47	136	18	1,155	- 1,019
Drug Use	48	132	40	257	- 125
Tetanus	49	131	57	27	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	131	53	49	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	51	121	81	0	+ 121
Skin Disease	52	117	36	293	- 175
Ovary Cancer	53	110	37	281	- 171
Upper Respiratory	54	97	66	5	+ 93
Measles	55	96	77	0	+ 96
Alcohol	56	88	51	82	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	57	71	42	218	- 147
Appendicitis	58	71	64	5	+ 66
Encephalitis	59	65	61	10	+ 54
Hepatitis B	60	55	62	6	+ 49
Lung Cancers	61	52	12	1,775	- 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	62	51	43	214	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	60	11	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	64	19	50	86	- 67
Ascariasis	65	18	72	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	66	13	75	0	+ 13
War	67	10	38	280	- 270
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	69	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	69	5	76	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	47	131	- 130
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	68	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	70	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Tanzania

Sri Lanka

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.