TANZANIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	96,706	27	2,048	+ 94,658
Coronary Heart Disease	2	70,683	9	13,215	+ 57,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	39,950	2	26,028	+ 13,922
Stroke	4	37,078	7	16,894	+ 20,185
Lung Cancers	5	35,195	61	159	+ 35,036
Lung Disease	6	32,417	22	3,051	+ 29,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,177	33	1,567	+ 16,610
Prostate Cancer	8	13,096	28	1,819	+ 11,277
Breast Cancer	9	12,533	37	1,285	+ 11,248
Lymphomas	10	9,214	41	805	+ 8,409
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,864	62	158	+ 8,707
Oesophagus Cancer	12	8,600	25	2,247	+ 6,353
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,448	45	513	+ 7,935
Liver Disease	14	7,554	13	6,586	+ 968
Falls	15	7,507	34	1,533	+ 5,974
Bladder Cancer	16	6,044	44	667	+ 5,377
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,757	15	6,247	- 489
Kidney Disease	18	5,391	19	4,547	+ 844
Other Injuries	19	5,384	20	4,270	+ 1,115
Suicide	20	5,247	24	2,474	+ 2,773
Liver Cancer	21	5,160	36	1,413	+ 3,747
Leukemia	22	5,135	47	416	+ 4,719
Hypertension	23	5,132	17	5,209	- 76
Stomach Cancer	24	4,926	39	1,190	+ 3,736
Ovary Cancer	25	3,960	53	337	+ 3,623
Other Neoplasms	26	3,928	64	58	+ 3,870
Skin Cancers	27	3,673	42	744	+ 2,928
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,249	29	1,778	+ 1,471
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,081	38	1,227	+ 1,853
Oral Cancer	30	3,064	31	1,646	+ 1,418
Drug Use	31	2,783	48	404	+ 2,379
Uterin Cancer	32	2,312	57	218	+ 2,094
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,137	5	18,054	- 15,916
Skin Disease	34	2,103	52	359	+ 1,743
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,096	11	9,791	- 7,695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,059	46	462	+ 1,597
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,829	68	27	+ 1,802
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,576	6	17,587	- 16,011
Alcohol	39	1,532	56	270	+ 1,262
Low Birth Weight	40	1,294	10	12,173	- 10,878
Asthma	41	1,283	30	1,700	- 417
Epilepsy	42	1,176	43	707	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	43	1,083	14	6,424	- 5,341
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	999	63	81	+ 918
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	863	50	401	+ 463
Violence	46	855	18	4,713	- 3,858
Tuberculosis	47	346	4	20,269	- 19,923
Fires	48	330	35	1,424	- 1,095
Drownings	49	296	32	1,642	- 1,345
Anemia	50	273	82	0	+ 273
Hepatitis C	51	263	66	40	+ 223
Meningitis	52	229	21	3,188	- 2,959
Poisonings	53	217	40	1,170	- 952
Birth Trauma	54	187	8	15,086	- 14,899
HIV/AIDS	55	185	1	27,402	- 27,216
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	181	86	0	+ 181
Osteoarthritis	57	165	85	0	+ 165
Malnutrition	58	114	16	5,574	- 5,460
Appendicitis	59	104	58	218	- 114
Schizophrenia	60	100	80	0	+ 100
Oral conditions	61	53	84	0	+ 53
Syphilis	62	48	26	2,115	- 2,067
Upper Respiratory	63	48	54	299	- 251
Maternal Conditions	64	46	12	6,835	- 6,789
Hepatitis B	65	39	60	168	- 129
Otitis Media	66	15	69	17	- 1
War	67	10	67	30	- 20
Encephalitis	68	6	59	199	- 193
Pertussis	69	3	23	2,774	- 2,771
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	49	402	- 401
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	55	295	- 295
Malaria	76	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	371	- 371
Chlamydia	79	0	71	9	- 9
Ascariasis	80	0	65	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

United Kingdom

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.