TANZANIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,654	9	13,215	+ 57,440
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,064	15	6,247	+ 54,817
Stroke	3	39,374	7	16,894	+ 22,480
Violence	4	26,301	18	4,713	+ 21,589
Kidney Disease	5	21,036	19	4,547	+ 16,489
Prostate Cancer	6	15,793	28	1,819	+ 13,974
Breast Cancer	7	12,367	37	1,285	+ 11,082
Lung Cancers	8	10,403	61	159	+ 10,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,285	27	2,048	+ 8,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,835	2	26,028	- 16,193
Hypertension	11	9,637	17	5,209	+ 4,428
HIV/AIDS	12	9,385	1	27,402	- 18,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,368	33	1,567	+ 7,801
Liver Disease	14	6,509	13	6,586	- 77
Road Traffic Accidents	15	6,232	5	18,054	- 11,821
Lung Disease	16	6,188	22	3,051	+ 3,136
Suicide	17	5,795	24	2,474	+ 3,320
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,716	29	1,778	+ 3,938
Pancreas Cancer	19	5,451	62	158	+ 5,293
Lymphomas	20	5,336	41	805	+ 4,531
Cervical Cancer	21	4,641	14	6,424	- 1,783
Congenital Anomalies	22	4,467	11	9,791	- 5,324
Low Birth Weight	23	3,969	10	12,173	- 8,204
Ovary Cancer	24	3,838	53	337	+ 3,501
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,452	38	1,227	+ 2,225
Stomach Cancer	26	3,307	39	1,190	+ 2,117
Uterin Cancer	27	3,242	57	218	+ 3,024
Liver Cancer	28	3,156	36	1,413	+ 1,743
Leukemia	29	2,986	47	416	+ 2,570
Other Injuries	30	2,919	20	4,270	- 1,351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,488	46	462	+ 2,026
Parkinson's Disease	32	2,457	45	513	+ 1,944
Falls	33	2,060	34	1,533	+ 527
Bladder Cancer	34	1,941	44	667	+ 1,274
Asthma	35	1,931	30	1,700	+ 231
Skin Disease	36	1,859	52	359	+ 1,500
Epilepsy	37	1,536	43	707	+ 829
Oral Cancer	38	1,479	31	1,646	- 167
Drownings	39	1,477	32	1,642	- 165
Birth Trauma	40	1,209	8	15,086	- 13,877
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,166	25	2,247	- 1,081
Alcohol	42	1,108	56	270	+ 837
Tuberculosis	43	1,031	4	20,269	- 19,238
Drug Use	44	897	48	404	+ 493
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	861	6	17,587	- 16,726
War	46	808	67	30	+ 778
Malnutrition	47	793	16	5,574	- 4,782
Fires	48	782	35	1,424	- 642
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	534	50	401	+ 134
Maternal Conditions	50	497	12	6,835	- 6,338
Other Neoplasms	51	485	64	58	+ 428
Meningitis	52	455	21	3,188	- 2,734
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	390	63	81	+ 309
Encephalitis	54	293	59	199	+ 94
Dengue	55	251	73	2	+ 249
Appendicitis	56	211	58	218	- 7
Skin Cancers	57	205	42	744	- 540
Multiple Sclerosis	58	108	68	27	+ 82
Poisonings	59	70	40	1,170	- 1,099
Hepatitis B	60	22	60	168	- 146
Syphilis	61	6	26	2,115	- 2,109
Hepatitis C	62	6	66	40	- 34
Chlamydia	63	5	71	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	54	299	- 295
Tetanus	65	2	49	402	- 399
Ascariasis	66	2	65	56	- 54
Pertussis	67	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	68	0	70	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	72	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	55	295	- 295
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Trinidad/Tob.

Tanzania

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.