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TANZANIA VS KENYA
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Compare Tanzania and Kenya health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Kenya KENYA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    47.9
    50.4
    49.1
    163
    165
    163
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    59.9
    63.8
    61.8
    155
    156
    156
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.9
    63.8
    155
    156
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    63.2
    66.8
    165
    162
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    64.2
    67.7
    165
    163
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    64.8
    68.2
    165
    163
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    65.5
    68.8
    164
    163
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    66.5
    69.5
    163
    163
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    67.5
    70.3
    163
    163
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    68.6
    71.2
    162
    163
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    69.8
    72.3
    163
    162
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    71.1
    73.5
    162
    160
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.6
    155
    159
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    74.1
    75.8
    150
    158
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    147
    161
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    77.5
    78.6
    151
    161
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    79.6
    80.5
    150
    162
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.9
    149
    161
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    153
    158
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    157
    156
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    156
    152
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    148
    144
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    135
    120
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    196.99
    14
    		  
    143.53
    22
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107.39
    35
    		  
    165.60
    21
    3. Stroke
    74.49
    102
    		  
    90.97
    87
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.00
    148
    		  
    53.61
    149
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.01
    28
    		  
    60.06
    20
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    45.18
    34
    		  
    32.39
    72
    7. Malaria
    42.42
    28
    		  
    28.28
    33
    8. Prostate Cancer
    35.83
    17
    		  
    31.38
    20
    9. Cervical Cancer
    33.56
    8
    		  
    21.51
    25
    10. Malnutrition
    29.61
    33
    		  
    56.68
    9
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.12
    21
    		  
    25.11
    35
    12. Suicide
    23.34
    10
    		  
    15.58
    29
    13. Maternal Conditions
    21.24
    22
    		  
    17.55
    30
    14. Liver Disease
    20.92
    64
    		  
    16.74
    82
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    20.64
    11
    		  
    13.62
    34
    16. Kidney Disease
    19.53
    41
    		  
    14.24
    85
    17. Hypertension
    17.38
    85
    		  
    12.49
    120
    18. Other Injuries
    16.76
    55
    		  
    14.85
    66
    19. Tuberculosis
    16.68
    55
    		  
    34.80
    31
    20. Lung Disease
    15.66
    110
    		  
    8.57
    154
    21. Violence
    14.41
    33
    		  
    6.05
    80
    22. Birth Trauma
    14.04
    48
    		  
    18.91
    25
    23. Fires
    13.64
    12
    		  
    11.27
    27
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.15
    26
    		  
    12.01
    37
    25. Drownings
    12.78
    5
    		  
    9.82
    19
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.60
    62
    		  
    17.22
    41
    27. Epilepsy
    10.79
    22
    		  
    9.64
    27
    28. Breast Cancer
    10.27
    142
    		  
    16.67
    84
    29. Skin Disease
    10.03
    6
    		  
    7.73
    18
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    9.79
    52
    		  
    10.32
    44
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.29
    20
    		  
    17.42
    4
    32. Meningitis
    9.07
    45
    		  
    22.45
    27
    33. Poisonings
    8.11
    7
    		  
    3.73
    38
    34. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    7.21
    5
    		  
    6.62
    7
    35. Oral Cancer
    6.36
    19
    		  
    6.73
    16
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.04
    62
    		  
    4.95
    76
    37. Falls
    6.00
    78
    		  
    11.15
    33
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.88
    50
    		  
    0.22
    172
    39. Asthma
    4.55
    86
    		  
    4.02
    90
    40. Schistosomiasis
    4.40
    17
    		  
    4.05
    20
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.65
    145
    		  
    6.47
    99
    42. Hepatitis B
    3.53
    27
    		  
    2.66
    38
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.38
    75
    		  
    2.76
    95
    44. Syphilis
    3.16
    19
    		  
    2.25
    29
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    141
    		  
    9.64
    44
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    78
    		  
    2.92
    79
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    2.74
    53
    		  
    2.57
    60
    48. Leishmaniasis
    2.52
    8
    		  
    1.99
    9
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.21
    81
    		  
    1.11
    137
    50. Pertussis
    2.02
    44
    		  
    2.07
    41
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    73,378
    20.52
    		  
    54,518
    16.29
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34,890
    9.76
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21,028
    5.88
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    4. Malaria
    20,899
    5.84
    		  
    11,970
    3.58
    5. Stroke
    14,582
    4.08
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    6. Birth Trauma
    13,398
    3.75
    		  
    14,853
    4.44
    7. Low Birth Weight
    11,070
    3.10
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,031
    3.08
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,740
    3.00
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,257
    2.59
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    11. Malnutrition
    8,720
    2.44
    		  
    15,253
    4.56
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    8,347
    2.33
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    13. Maternal Conditions
    8,064
    2.26
    		  
    6,425
    1.92
    14. Suicide
    7,228
    2.02
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6,599
    1.85
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    16. Other Injuries
    6,496
    1.82
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    17. Tuberculosis
    6,044
    1.69
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    18. Violence
    5,971
    1.67
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    19. Drownings
    5,775
    1.61
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
    20. Fires
    5,553
    1.55
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    21. Liver Disease
    5,050
    1.41
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,704
    1.32
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    23. Epilepsy
    4,118
    1.15
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    24. Cervical Cancer
    4,104
    1.15
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    25. Meningitis
    4,040
    1.13
    		  
    8,708
    2.60
    26. Hypertension
    3,424
    0.96
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    27. Lung Disease
    3,222
    0.90
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    28. Poisonings
    3,149
    0.88
    		  
    1,630
    0.49
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,875
    0.80
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    30. Prostate Cancer
    2,752
    0.77
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    31. Syphilis
    2,562
    0.72
    		  
    1,637
    0.49
    32. Skin Disease
    2,401
    0.67
    		  
    1,705
    0.51
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,968
    0.55
    		  
    3,094
    0.92
    34. Pertussis
    1,915
    0.54
    		  
    1,619
    0.48
    35. Falls
    1,657
    0.46
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,614
    0.45
    		  
    1,278
    0.38
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,465
    0.41
    		  
    1,074
    0.32
    38. Oral Cancer
    1,462
    0.41
    		  
    1,359
    0.41
    39. Leishmaniasis
    1,318
    0.37
    		  
    980
    0.29
    40. Breast Cancer
    1,300
    0.36
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,094
    0.31
    		  
    42
    0.01
    42. Schistosomiasis
    1,075
    0.30
    		  
    933
    0.28
    43. Asthma
    1,006
    0.28
    		  
    793
    0.24
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    901
    0.25
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    45. Hepatitis B
    898
    0.25
    		  
    641
    0.19
    46. Other Neoplasms
    728
    0.20
    		  
    582
    0.17
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    707
    0.20
    		  
    471
    0.14
    48. Stomach Cancer
    664
    0.19
    		  
    1,658
    0.50
    49. Anemia
    601
    0.17
    		  
    980
    0.29
    50. Lymphomas
    585
    0.16
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.83
    17
    		  
    31.38
    20
    2. Cervical Cancer
    33.56
    8
    		  
    21.51
    25
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.27
    142
    		  
    16.67
    84
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.29
    20
    		  
    17.42
    4
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.36
    19
    		  
    6.73
    16
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.65
    145
    		  
    6.47
    99
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    141
    		  
    9.64
    44
    8. Bladder Cancer
    2.21
    81
    		  
    1.11
    137
    9. Liver Cancer
    2.02
    162
    		  
    5.10
    93
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.94
    60
    		  
    1.60
    87
    11. Lymphomas
    1.81
    158
    		  
    5.42
    68
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.48
    167
    		  
    4.90
    71
    13. Leukemia
    1.18
    153
    		  
    3.97
    79
    14. Lung Cancers
    0.77
    170
    		  
    2.53
    140
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.62
    163
    		  
    2.32
    69
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.18
    172
    		  
    2.79
    94
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.