ZIMBABWE VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,966	1	19,988	- 13,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,617	2	10,779	- 4,163
Malaria	3	5,531	15	2,003	+ 3,528
Tuberculosis	4	5,153	16	1,999	+ 3,154
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,590	4	6,037	- 1,448
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,471	6	4,595	- 124
Stroke	7	4,295	5	5,126	- 831
Birth Trauma	8	3,835	8	3,405	+ 430
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,359	3	8,493	- 5,133
Low Birth Weight	10	3,095	7	4,038	- 943
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,489	11	2,217	+ 272
Maternal Conditions	12	1,738	19	1,749	- 11
Liver Disease	13	1,674	17	1,941	- 267
Cervical Cancer	14	1,633	14	2,023	- 390
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,588	9	3,344	- 1,756
Malnutrition	16	1,417	10	2,396	- 979
Hypertension	17	1,324	24	1,146	+ 178
Violence	18	1,198	18	1,916	- 718
Kidney Disease	19	1,156	12	2,214	- 1,058
Other Injuries	20	1,086	20	1,656	- 570
Meningitis	21	811	22	1,325	- 515
Lung Disease	22	776	23	1,163	- 388
Pertussis	23	705	42	419	+ 286
Suicide	24	629	13	2,069	- 1,439
Oesophagus Cancer	25	571	29	801	- 230
Syphilis	26	538	55	124	+ 413
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	521	31	768	- 247
Prostate Cancer	28	462	32	628	- 165
Endocrine Disorders	29	452	34	553	- 101
Asthma	30	432	21	1,531	- 1,098
Oral Cancer	31	418	49	208	+ 211
Drownings	32	417	27	956	- 538
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	398	40	505	- 107
Falls	34	390	41	465	- 75
Fires	35	362	30	793	- 430
Liver Cancer	36	359	38	510	- 150
Breast Cancer	37	327	28	839	- 512
Inflammatory/Heart	38	312	25	1,047	- 735
Stomach Cancer	39	303	33	559	- 256
Poisonings	40	297	37	515	- 218
Lymphomas	41	205	26	960	- 755
Skin Cancers	42	189	44	264	- 75
Epilepsy	43	180	39	508	- 328
Bladder Cancer	44	170	54	125	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	45	130	46	226	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	117	35	548	- 431
Leukemia	47	106	45	244	- 138
Drug Use	48	103	48	213	- 110
Tetanus	49	102	57	102	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	102	36	542	- 440
Schistosomiasis	51	94	53	172	- 78
Skin Disease	52	91	52	173	- 82
Ovary Cancer	53	86	51	173	- 88
Upper Respiratory	54	76	59	65	+ 11
Measles	55	75	63	30	+ 44
Alcohol	56	69	61	48	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	57	55	50	182	- 127
Appendicitis	58	55	58	66	- 11
Encephalitis	59	50	56	117	- 67
Hepatitis B	60	43	60	57	- 14
Lung Cancers	61	40	43	286	- 246
Pancreas Cancer	62	40	47	217	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	21	64	26	- 6
Other Neoplasms	64	15	62	37	- 23
Ascariasis	65	14	70	2	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	10	66	14	- 4
War	67	8	65	26	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	67	14	- 7
Otitis Media	69	4	68	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	69	3	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

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.