SWEDEN VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,301	61	13	+ 4,289
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,086	7	2,659	+ 1,427
Malaria	3	3,415	74	0	+ 3,415
Tuberculosis	4	3,182	56	24	+ 3,158
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,834	34	315	+ 2,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,761	36	289	+ 2,471
Stroke	7	2,652	3	6,035	- 3,383
Birth Trauma	8	2,368	55	34	+ 2,335
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,074	1	15,136	- 13,061
Low Birth Weight	10	1,911	51	50	+ 1,861
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,537	35	308	+ 1,229
Maternal Conditions	12	1,073	64	5	+ 1,068
Liver Disease	13	1,034	23	723	+ 310
Cervical Cancer	14	1,008	38	228	+ 781
Diabetes Mellitus	15	981	11	1,834	- 854
Malnutrition	16	875	45	117	+ 758
Hypertension	17	818	10	1,838	- 1,021
Violence	18	740	47	113	+ 627
Kidney Disease	19	714	12	1,629	- 915
Other Injuries	20	670	15	1,374	- 703
Meningitis	21	500	54	35	+ 465
Lung Disease	22	479	4	4,344	- 3,865
Pertussis	23	435	67	0	+ 435
Suicide	24	388	14	1,479	- 1,091
Oesophagus Cancer	25	353	29	538	- 185
Syphilis	26	332	72	0	+ 332
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	321	2	10,917	- 10,595
Prostate Cancer	28	286	8	2,622	- 2,337
Endocrine Disorders	29	279	24	702	- 423
Asthma	30	267	42	158	+ 109
Oral Cancer	31	258	31	379	- 121
Drownings	32	258	46	114	+ 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	246	6	3,049	- 2,803
Falls	34	241	17	1,109	- 868
Fires	35	224	49	65	+ 159
Liver Cancer	36	222	22	752	- 530
Breast Cancer	37	202	13	1,582	- 1,381
Inflammatory/Heart	38	193	28	547	- 354
Stomach Cancer	39	187	26	612	- 426
Poisonings	40	184	60	18	+ 166
Lymphomas	41	126	16	1,357	- 1,230
Skin Cancers	42	117	25	650	- 533
Epilepsy	43	111	44	121	- 10
Bladder Cancer	44	105	21	760	- 656
Parkinson's Disease	45	81	19	943	- 862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	73	37	277	- 205
Leukemia	47	65	20	825	- 760
Drug Use	48	63	30	423	- 360
Tetanus	49	63	68	0	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	63	48	110	- 47
Schistosomiasis	51	58	69	0	+ 58
Skin Disease	52	56	39	220	- 164
Ovary Cancer	53	53	27	553	- 500
Upper Respiratory	54	47	58	20	+ 27
Measles	55	46	83	0	+ 46
Alcohol	56	42	32	359	- 316
Uterin Cancer	57	34	33	345	- 310
Appendicitis	58	34	59	18	+ 16
Encephalitis	59	31	71	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	60	26	62	9	+ 17
Lung Cancers	61	25	5	3,722	- 3,697
Pancreas Cancer	62	25	9	1,849	- 1,824
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	43	129	- 116
Other Neoplasms	64	9	18	1,036	- 1,027
Ascariasis	65	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	6	53	44	- 38
War	67	5	65	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	41	170	- 166
Otitis Media	69	3	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	52	46	- 46
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Tanzania

Sweden

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.