ZAMBIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,448	1	17,234	- 8,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,025	2	9,517	- 1,492
Malaria	3	6,708	4	7,882	- 1,174
Tuberculosis	4	6,249	6	5,941	+ 308
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,566	11	3,654	+ 1,912
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,422	5	6,275	- 853
Stroke	7	5,208	3	7,948	- 2,739
Birth Trauma	8	4,651	7	5,062	- 411
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,074	10	4,432	- 358
Low Birth Weight	10	3,753	8	4,857	- 1,104
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,019	12	3,146	- 127
Maternal Conditions	12	2,107	22	1,188	+ 919
Liver Disease	13	2,030	9	4,501	- 2,470
Cervical Cancer	14	1,980	17	1,799	+ 182
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,926	14	2,395	- 469
Malnutrition	16	1,719	15	2,303	- 584
Hypertension	17	1,606	13	2,616	- 1,010
Violence	18	1,453	23	1,153	+ 300
Kidney Disease	19	1,402	18	1,760	- 358
Other Injuries	20	1,316	19	1,729	- 412
Meningitis	21	983	16	1,976	- 993
Lung Disease	22	941	21	1,273	- 332
Pertussis	23	855	25	743	+ 113
Suicide	24	763	20	1,303	- 540
Oesophagus Cancer	25	693	36	359	+ 334
Syphilis	26	652	24	885	- 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	631	29	590	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	28	561	30	561	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	29	548	37	354	+ 195
Asthma	30	524	26	741	- 217
Oral Cancer	31	507	48	155	+ 352
Drownings	32	506	27	689	- 183
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	483	43	203	+ 281
Falls	34	473	28	596	- 124
Fires	35	439	32	546	- 107
Liver Cancer	36	436	46	177	+ 259
Breast Cancer	37	396	35	366	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	38	378	33	501	- 123
Stomach Cancer	39	367	42	206	+ 161
Poisonings	40	361	34	456	- 96
Lymphomas	41	248	31	548	- 300
Skin Cancers	42	230	54	108	+ 122
Epilepsy	43	218	38	332	- 114
Bladder Cancer	44	206	50	132	+ 74
Parkinson's Disease	45	158	47	164	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	142	40	246	- 103
Leukemia	47	128	39	261	- 133
Drug Use	48	125	53	122	+ 2
Tetanus	49	124	44	190	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	124	45	190	- 66
Schistosomiasis	51	114	51	128	- 14
Skin Disease	52	111	52	126	- 15
Ovary Cancer	53	104	57	82	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	54	92	60	68	+ 24
Measles	55	91	61	48	+ 43
Alcohol	56	83	49	140	- 57
Uterin Cancer	57	67	64	30	+ 37
Appendicitis	58	67	56	84	- 17
Encephalitis	59	61	59	70	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	52	55	104	- 52
Lung Cancers	61	49	41	226	- 177
Pancreas Cancer	62	49	62	42	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	25	63	30	- 5
Other Neoplasms	64	18	65	20	- 2
Ascariasis	65	17	68	9	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	12	66	18	- 5
War	67	9	69	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	67	13	- 5
Otitis Media	69	5	70	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	3	73	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	3	71	3	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	72	3	- 2
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Tanzania

Zambia

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.