UNITED KINGDOM VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,807	55	188	+ 27,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,413	3	40,540	- 14,128
Malaria	3	22,080	76	0	+ 22,080
Tuberculosis	4	20,569	47	351	+ 20,217
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,320	33	2,169	+ 16,151
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	17,847	38	1,599	+ 16,248
Stroke	7	17,143	4	37,626	- 20,483
Birth Trauma	8	15,309	54	190	+ 15,119
Coronary Heart Disease	9	13,410	2	71,728	- 58,318
Low Birth Weight	10	12,353	40	1,313	+ 11,039
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,935	35	2,127	+ 7,809
Maternal Conditions	12	6,936	64	47	+ 6,889
Liver Disease	13	6,683	14	7,666	- 983
Cervical Cancer	14	6,518	43	1,099	+ 5,420
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,339	17	5,842	+ 497
Malnutrition	16	5,657	58	116	+ 5,541
Hypertension	17	5,286	23	5,208	+ 78
Violence	18	4,782	46	868	+ 3,915
Kidney Disease	19	4,614	18	5,471	- 857
Other Injuries	20	4,333	19	5,464	- 1,131
Meningitis	21	3,235	52	232	+ 3,003
Lung Disease	22	3,096	6	32,896	- 29,799
Pertussis	23	2,815	69	3	+ 2,812
Suicide	24	2,511	20	5,325	- 2,814
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,280	12	8,727	- 6,447
Syphilis	26	2,146	62	49	+ 2,097
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,078	1	98,135	- 96,057
Prostate Cancer	28	1,846	8	13,289	- 11,443
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,804	28	3,297	- 1,493
Asthma	30	1,725	41	1,302	+ 423
Oral Cancer	31	1,670	30	3,109	- 1,439
Drownings	32	1,666	49	301	+ 1,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,590	7	18,446	- 16,856
Falls	34	1,556	15	7,618	- 6,062
Fires	35	1,445	48	334	+ 1,111
Liver Cancer	36	1,434	21	5,237	- 3,802
Breast Cancer	37	1,304	9	12,718	- 11,414
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,246	29	3,126	- 1,881
Stomach Cancer	39	1,208	24	4,999	- 3,791
Poisonings	40	1,187	53	221	+ 967
Lymphomas	41	817	10	9,350	- 8,533
Skin Cancers	42	755	27	3,727	- 2,972
Epilepsy	43	717	42	1,193	- 476
Bladder Cancer	44	677	16	6,133	- 5,457
Parkinson's Disease	45	521	13	8,573	- 8,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	469	36	2,090	- 1,621
Leukemia	47	422	22	5,211	- 4,789
Drug Use	48	410	31	2,824	- 2,414
Tetanus	49	408	72	0	+ 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	407	45	876	- 470
Schistosomiasis	51	376	78	0	+ 376
Skin Disease	52	365	34	2,134	- 1,769
Ovary Cancer	53	342	25	4,019	- 3,677
Upper Respiratory	54	303	63	48	+ 255
Measles	55	299	75	0	+ 299
Alcohol	56	274	39	1,555	- 1,280
Uterin Cancer	57	221	32	2,346	- 2,125
Appendicitis	58	221	59	105	+ 116
Encephalitis	59	201	68	6	+ 196
Hepatitis B	60	171	65	40	+ 131
Lung Cancers	61	161	5	35,715	- 35,554
Pancreas Cancer	62	160	11	8,995	- 8,835
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	82	44	1,014	- 931
Other Neoplasms	64	58	26	3,986	- 3,928
Ascariasis	65	57	80	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	66	40	51	267	- 227
War	67	30	67	10	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	68	27	37	1,856	- 1,829
Otitis Media	69	17	66	16	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	11	74	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	71	9	79	0	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	77	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	56	184	- 184
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Tanzania

United Kingdom

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.