TANZANIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,607	9	13,215	+ 86,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	56,658	27	2,048	+ 54,610
Lung Disease	3	38,546	22	3,051	+ 35,494
Stroke	4	31,273	7	16,894	+ 14,379
Lung Cancers	5	30,683	61	159	+ 30,525
Kidney Disease	6	16,939	19	4,547	+ 12,391
Drug Use	7	14,684	48	404	+ 14,280
Hypertension	8	13,013	17	5,209	+ 7,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,197	33	1,567	+ 10,630
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,117	15	6,247	+ 5,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	11,899	2	26,028	- 14,129
Suicide	12	10,475	24	2,474	+ 8,001
Breast Cancer	13	9,602	37	1,285	+ 8,317
Endocrine Disorders	14	9,269	29	1,778	+ 7,491
Pancreas Cancer	15	8,738	62	158	+ 8,580
Liver Disease	16	8,562	13	6,586	+ 1,977
Road Traffic Accidents	17	8,225	5	18,054	- 9,828
Falls	18	7,974	34	1,533	+ 6,440
Lymphomas	19	7,947	41	805	+ 7,141
Prostate Cancer	20	7,026	28	1,819	+ 5,206
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,804	45	513	+ 6,291
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,417	38	1,227	+ 5,190
Liver Cancer	23	5,339	36	1,413	+ 3,926
Leukemia	24	5,320	47	416	+ 4,904
Other Injuries	25	5,129	20	4,270	+ 859
Bladder Cancer	26	3,871	44	667	+ 3,204
Violence	27	3,744	18	4,713	- 969
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,517	25	2,247	+ 1,270
Other Neoplasms	29	3,500	64	58	+ 3,443
Alcohol	30	2,892	56	270	+ 2,622
Ovary Cancer	31	2,879	53	337	+ 2,542
Skin Cancers	32	2,823	42	744	+ 2,079
Stomach Cancer	33	2,580	39	1,190	+ 1,390
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,320	11	9,791	- 7,470
Oral Cancer	35	2,280	31	1,646	+ 634
Uterin Cancer	36	1,985	57	218	+ 1,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,964	6	17,587	- 15,623
Cervical Cancer	38	1,378	14	6,424	- 5,046
Low Birth Weight	39	1,366	10	12,173	- 10,807
Malnutrition	40	1,334	16	5,574	- 4,240
Hepatitis C	41	1,121	66	40	+ 1,081
HIV/AIDS	42	1,117	1	27,402	- 26,285
Skin Disease	43	1,067	52	359	+ 708
Multiple Sclerosis	44	998	68	27	+ 971
Drownings	45	803	32	1,642	- 839
Asthma	46	753	30	1,700	- 947
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	719	50	401	+ 319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	683	46	462	+ 221
Fires	49	628	35	1,424	- 796
Epilepsy	50	624	43	707	- 83
Anemia	51	615	82	0	+ 615
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	485	63	81	+ 404
Poisonings	53	330	40	1,170	- 840
Birth Trauma	54	243	8	15,086	- 14,843
War	55	236	67	30	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	56	154	12	6,835	- 6,681
Schizophrenia	57	143	80	0	+ 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	134	86	0	+ 134
Hepatitis B	59	120	60	168	- 48
Meningitis	60	119	21	3,188	- 3,069
Osteoarthritis	61	114	85	0	+ 114
Tuberculosis	62	108	4	20,269	- 20,161
Appendicitis	63	84	58	218	- 134
Oral conditions	64	56	84	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	65	45	54	299	- 253
Syphilis	66	10	26	2,115	- 2,105
Otitis Media	67	7	69	17	- 10
Encephalitis	68	5	59	199	- 194
Pertussis	69	3	23	2,774	- 2,771
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	49	402	- 401
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	371	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	11	- 11
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	55	295	- 295
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.