TANZANIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ZAMBIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	55,900	1	27,402	+ 28,498
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,868	2	26,028	+ 4,840
Stroke	3	25,779	7	16,894	+ 8,885
Malaria	4	25,565	3	21,758	+ 3,807
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,354	6	17,587	+ 2,767
Tuberculosis	6	19,270	4	20,269	- 999
Birth Trauma	7	16,417	8	15,086	+ 1,331
Low Birth Weight	8	15,754	10	12,173	+ 3,581
Liver Disease	9	14,598	13	6,586	+ 8,012
Coronary Heart Disease	10	14,375	9	13,215	+ 1,160
Road Traffic Accidents	11	11,852	5	18,054	- 6,202
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,203	11	9,791	+ 413
Hypertension	13	8,486	17	5,209	+ 3,277
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,768	15	6,247	+ 1,522
Malnutrition	15	7,469	16	5,574	+ 1,894
Meningitis	16	6,409	21	3,188	+ 3,221
Cervical Cancer	17	5,834	14	6,424	- 590
Kidney Disease	18	5,710	19	4,547	+ 1,163
Other Injuries	19	5,607	20	4,270	+ 1,337
Suicide	20	4,225	24	2,474	+ 1,750
Lung Disease	21	4,127	22	3,051	+ 1,076
Maternal Conditions	22	3,853	12	6,835	- 2,982
Violence	23	3,740	18	4,713	- 972
Syphilis	24	2,870	26	2,115	+ 755
Pertussis	25	2,409	23	2,774	- 365
Asthma	26	2,403	30	1,700	+ 703
Drownings	27	2,234	32	1,642	+ 593
Falls	28	1,934	34	1,533	+ 401
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,913	27	2,048	- 135
Prostate Cancer	30	1,821	28	1,819	+ 2
Lymphomas	31	1,777	41	805	+ 971
Fires	32	1,772	35	1,424	+ 347
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,626	38	1,227	+ 398
Poisonings	34	1,480	40	1,170	+ 310
Breast Cancer	35	1,187	37	1,285	- 98
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,163	25	2,247	- 1,084
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,147	29	1,778	- 631
Epilepsy	38	1,077	43	707	+ 370
Leukemia	39	847	47	416	+ 431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	796	46	462	+ 334
Lung Cancers	41	732	61	159	+ 574
Stomach Cancer	42	670	39	1,190	- 521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	657	33	1,567	- 910
Tetanus	44	616	49	402	+ 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	615	50	401	+ 215
Liver Cancer	46	573	36	1,413	- 840
Parkinson's Disease	47	532	45	513	+ 19
Oral Cancer	48	503	31	1,646	- 1,142
Alcohol	49	454	56	270	+ 183
Bladder Cancer	50	427	44	667	- 240
Schistosomiasis	51	416	51	371	+ 45
Skin Disease	52	408	52	359	+ 49
Drug Use	53	397	48	404	- 7
Skin Cancers	54	350	42	744	- 394
Hepatitis B	55	338	60	168	+ 170
Appendicitis	56	272	58	218	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	57	268	53	337	- 69
Leishmaniasis	58	235	77	0	+ 235
Encephalitis	59	227	59	199	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	60	220	54	299	- 79
Measles	61	157	55	295	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	62	137	62	158	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	97	63	81	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	64	97	57	218	- 122
Other Neoplasms	65	64	64	58	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	57	66	40	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	67	44	68	27	+ 17
Ascariasis	68	28	65	56	- 28
War	69	21	67	30	- 9
Otitis Media	70	16	69	17	- 1
Chlamydia	71	11	71	9	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	10	72	3	+ 7
Diphtheria	73	9	70	11	- 2
Dengue	74	3	73	2	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Zambia

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.