VENEZUELA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,693	6	7,490	+ 5,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,057	7	7,188	+ 4,869
Malaria	3	10,079	42	402	+ 9,677
Tuberculosis	4	9,389	31	748	+ 8,642
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,363	5	11,127	- 2,764
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,147	22	1,359	+ 6,788
Stroke	7	7,826	3	12,133	- 4,307
Birth Trauma	8	6,988	24	1,087	+ 5,901
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,121	1	26,905	- 20,784
Low Birth Weight	10	5,639	12	3,088	+ 2,551
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,535	14	2,846	+ 1,690
Maternal Conditions	12	3,166	39	422	+ 2,744
Liver Disease	13	3,051	16	2,340	+ 710
Cervical Cancer	14	2,976	20	1,986	+ 989
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,894	4	11,176	- 8,283
Malnutrition	16	2,582	32	629	+ 1,953
Hypertension	17	2,413	9	5,195	- 2,782
Violence	18	2,183	2	18,132	- 15,949
Kidney Disease	19	2,106	8	5,932	- 3,825
Other Injuries	20	1,978	21	1,693	+ 285
Meningitis	21	1,477	49	251	+ 1,226
Lung Disease	22	1,413	10	5,150	- 3,736
Pertussis	23	1,285	64	26	+ 1,259
Suicide	24	1,146	34	585	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,041	44	370	+ 671
Syphilis	26	980	67	15	+ 964
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	949	35	572	+ 377
Prostate Cancer	28	843	13	2,848	- 2,006
Endocrine Disorders	29	824	30	760	+ 64
Asthma	30	788	46	311	+ 476
Oral Cancer	31	762	38	544	+ 218
Drownings	32	761	43	388	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	726	19	2,037	- 1,311
Falls	34	710	28	865	- 155
Fires	35	660	54	144	+ 515
Liver Cancer	36	655	26	1,029	- 375
Breast Cancer	37	595	15	2,563	- 1,968
Inflammatory/Heart	38	569	33	599	- 30
Stomach Cancer	39	551	17	2,175	- 1,624
Poisonings	40	542	58	68	+ 474
Lymphomas	41	373	23	1,248	- 875
Skin Cancers	42	345	37	553	- 208
Epilepsy	43	327	41	411	- 83
Bladder Cancer	44	309	45	365	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	45	238	48	252	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	214	40	418	- 204
Leukemia	47	193	27	1,007	- 815
Drug Use	48	187	50	225	- 38
Tetanus	49	186	68	8	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	186	57	80	+ 105
Schistosomiasis	51	172	76	1	+ 171
Skin Disease	52	167	66	18	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	53	156	36	563	- 407
Upper Respiratory	54	138	74	1	+ 137
Measles	55	136	79	0	+ 136
Alcohol	56	125	62	34	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	57	101	47	309	- 208
Appendicitis	58	101	56	98	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	92	61	37	+ 55
Hepatitis B	60	78	63	30	+ 48
Lung Cancers	61	73	11	3,900	- 3,826
Pancreas Cancer	62	73	25	1,082	- 1,009
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	38	52	180	- 142
Other Neoplasms	64	27	18	2,167	- 2,141
Ascariasis	65	26	70	5	+ 21
Hepatitis C	66	18	65	21	- 3
War	67	14	51	185	- 171
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	60	51	- 38
Otitis Media	69	8	75	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	70	5	78	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	82	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	59	65	- 64
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Tanzania

Venezuela

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.