SWITZERLAND VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,599	54	29	+ 3,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,419	8	1,949	+ 1,469
Malaria	3	2,858	77	0	+ 2,858
Tuberculosis	4	2,662	56	21	+ 2,641
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,371	34	193	+ 2,178
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,310	35	186	+ 2,124
Stroke	7	2,219	3	3,918	- 1,699
Birth Trauma	8	1,981	52	32	+ 1,949
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,736	1	10,713	- 8,978
Low Birth Weight	10	1,599	43	105	+ 1,494
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,286	31	305	+ 981
Maternal Conditions	12	898	64	4	+ 893
Liver Disease	13	865	21	677	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	14	844	42	105	+ 739
Diabetes Mellitus	15	820	17	1,022	- 201
Malnutrition	16	732	47	84	+ 648
Hypertension	17	684	6	2,471	- 1,787
Violence	18	619	51	42	+ 577
Kidney Disease	19	597	13	1,261	- 664
Other Injuries	20	561	30	410	+ 151
Meningitis	21	419	57	20	+ 399
Lung Disease	22	401	5	2,902	- 2,501
Pertussis	23	364	73	0	+ 364
Suicide	24	325	14	1,249	- 924
Oesophagus Cancer	25	295	28	491	- 196
Syphilis	26	278	65	2	+ 276
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	269	2	7,192	- 6,923
Prostate Cancer	28	239	10	1,579	- 1,340
Endocrine Disorders	29	234	25	593	- 359
Asthma	30	223	46	95	+ 129
Oral Cancer	31	216	26	500	- 284
Drownings	32	216	50	49	+ 166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	206	7	1,995	- 1,789
Falls	34	201	9	1,919	- 1,718
Fires	35	187	55	21	+ 166
Liver Cancer	36	186	19	805	- 619
Breast Cancer	37	169	11	1,577	- 1,408
Inflammatory/Heart	38	161	16	1,027	- 866
Stomach Cancer	39	156	24	614	- 457
Poisonings	40	154	60	13	+ 141
Lymphomas	41	106	15	1,131	- 1,025
Skin Cancers	42	98	27	493	- 395
Epilepsy	43	93	39	159	- 66
Bladder Cancer	44	88	23	669	- 582
Parkinson's Disease	45	67	18	857	- 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	61	41	122	- 62
Leukemia	47	55	22	671	- 617
Drug Use	48	53	36	176	- 123
Tetanus	49	53	70	0	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	53	48	78	- 25
Schistosomiasis	51	49	72	0	+ 48
Skin Disease	52	47	40	129	- 82
Ovary Cancer	53	44	29	457	- 413
Upper Respiratory	54	39	61	11	+ 28
Measles	55	39	75	0	+ 39
Alcohol	56	36	32	229	- 193
Uterin Cancer	57	29	33	224	- 195
Appendicitis	58	29	59	15	+ 14
Encephalitis	59	26	68	1	+ 25
Hepatitis B	60	22	63	5	+ 18
Lung Cancers	61	21	4	3,520	- 3,499
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	12	1,486	- 1,465
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	11	49	68	- 57
Other Neoplasms	64	8	20	681	- 674
Ascariasis	65	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	5	58	15	- 10
War	67	4	67	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	3	38	160	- 156
Otitis Media	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	32	- 32
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Tanzania

Switzerland

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.