THAILAND VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,400	12	13,922	+ 14,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,977	3	31,289	- 4,313
Malaria	3	22,551	66	13	+ 22,538
Tuberculosis	4	21,008	14	9,551	+ 11,457
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,712	7	22,428	- 3,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,228	15	6,863	+ 11,365
Stroke	7	17,510	2	50,273	- 32,764
Birth Trauma	8	15,636	50	533	+ 15,102
Coronary Heart Disease	9	13,696	1	51,305	- 37,609
Low Birth Weight	10	12,616	40	1,548	+ 11,069
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,147	35	2,107	+ 8,040
Maternal Conditions	12	7,084	52	227	+ 6,857
Liver Disease	13	6,826	11	17,596	- 10,770
Cervical Cancer	14	6,658	19	5,110	+ 1,548
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,474	10	18,776	- 12,302
Malnutrition	16	5,778	42	962	+ 4,816
Hypertension	17	5,398	34	2,179	+ 3,219
Violence	18	4,885	31	2,965	+ 1,919
Kidney Disease	19	4,713	4	26,822	- 22,109
Other Injuries	20	4,426	21	4,869	- 444
Meningitis	21	3,305	43	931	+ 2,374
Lung Disease	22	3,163	9	19,474	- 16,312
Pertussis	23	2,875	62	77	+ 2,798
Suicide	24	2,564	16	6,147	- 3,582
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,329	29	3,156	- 827
Syphilis	26	2,192	64	36	+ 2,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,123	6	22,851	- 20,728
Prostate Cancer	28	1,885	30	3,013	- 1,127
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,843	37	1,888	- 45
Asthma	30	1,762	24	4,182	- 2,420
Oral Cancer	31	1,706	20	4,961	- 3,255
Drownings	32	1,702	25	3,956	- 2,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,624	13	9,908	- 8,284
Falls	34	1,589	18	5,409	- 3,820
Fires	35	1,476	48	617	+ 859
Liver Cancer	36	1,465	5	23,883	- 22,418
Breast Cancer	37	1,332	17	6,053	- 4,721
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,272	32	2,879	- 1,607
Stomach Cancer	39	1,234	27	3,451	- 2,217
Poisonings	40	1,212	57	132	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	41	835	22	4,539	- 3,704
Skin Cancers	42	772	41	1,133	- 361
Epilepsy	43	733	47	689	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	44	691	38	1,798	- 1,107
Parkinson's Disease	45	532	23	4,292	- 3,761
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	479	39	1,679	- 1,200
Leukemia	47	431	26	3,902	- 3,471
Drug Use	48	419	45	794	- 375
Tetanus	49	416	58	116	+ 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	415	51	436	- 21
Schistosomiasis	51	384	75	0	+ 384
Skin Disease	52	373	28	3,375	- 3,003
Ovary Cancer	53	349	36	2,003	- 1,654
Upper Respiratory	54	310	65	18	+ 292
Measles	55	305	63	56	+ 250
Alcohol	56	280	49	548	- 268
Uterin Cancer	57	226	44	864	- 638
Appendicitis	58	226	59	114	+ 112
Encephalitis	59	206	46	722	- 516
Hepatitis B	60	174	56	153	+ 21
Lung Cancers	61	164	8	22,296	- 22,132
Pancreas Cancer	62	164	33	2,383	- 2,219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	84	53	194	- 110
Other Neoplasms	64	60	54	192	- 132
Ascariasis	65	58	69	4	+ 54
Hepatitis C	66	41	67	7	+ 34
War	67	31	60	87	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	61	86	- 58
Otitis Media	69	17	68	7	+ 10
Diphtheria	70	11	71	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	9	70	3	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	74	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	2	55	172	- 170
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Tanzania

Thailand

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.