TANZANIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,306	9	13,215	+ 41,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,286	27	2,048	+ 37,238
Stroke	3	26,036	7	16,894	+ 9,142
Lung Cancers	4	22,098	61	159	+ 21,940
Lung Disease	5	21,390	22	3,051	+ 18,339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,647	33	1,567	+ 14,080
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,268	15	6,247	+ 5,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,205	2	26,028	- 14,823
Prostate Cancer	9	9,492	28	1,819	+ 7,672
Breast Cancer	10	8,582	37	1,285	+ 7,297
Suicide	11	7,938	24	2,474	+ 5,464
Kidney Disease	12	7,911	19	4,547	+ 3,364
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,857	62	158	+ 7,699
Falls	14	7,852	34	1,533	+ 6,319
Lymphomas	15	7,658	41	805	+ 6,853
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,868	29	1,778	+ 4,090
Skin Cancers	17	5,843	42	744	+ 5,099
Leukemia	18	5,358	47	416	+ 4,942
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,132	45	513	+ 4,618
Liver Cancer	20	5,131	36	1,413	+ 3,718
Drug Use	21	4,493	48	404	+ 4,089
Other Injuries	22	4,139	20	4,270	- 131
Hypertension	23	4,111	17	5,209	- 1,097
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,959	38	1,227	+ 2,732
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,764	25	2,247	+ 1,517
Liver Disease	26	3,582	13	6,586	- 3,003
Stomach Cancer	27	3,246	39	1,190	+ 2,056
Other Neoplasms	28	3,156	64	58	+ 3,098
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,137	5	18,054	- 14,916
Bladder Cancer	30	2,992	44	667	+ 2,325
Ovary Cancer	31	2,527	53	337	+ 2,190
Oral Cancer	32	2,450	31	1,646	+ 804
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,791	11	9,791	- 8,000
Skin Disease	34	1,498	52	359	+ 1,138
Uterin Cancer	35	1,321	57	218	+ 1,103
Asthma	36	1,148	30	1,700	- 553
Alcohol	37	957	56	270	+ 687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	955	50	401	+ 554
Cervical Cancer	39	861	14	6,424	- 5,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	745	6	17,587	- 16,842
Epilepsy	41	717	43	707	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	695	46	462	+ 233
Low Birth Weight	43	625	10	12,173	- 11,547
Violence	44	614	18	4,713	- 4,099
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	577	63	81	+ 496
Multiple Sclerosis	46	473	68	27	+ 447
Drownings	47	446	32	1,642	- 1,195
Hepatitis C	48	436	66	40	+ 396
Anemia	49	396	82	0	+ 396
Birth Trauma	50	353	8	15,086	- 14,733
Malnutrition	51	294	16	5,574	- 5,280
Osteoarthritis	52	287	85	0	+ 287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	179	86	0	+ 179
Schizophrenia	54	161	80	0	+ 161
Fires	55	138	35	1,424	- 1,287
Tuberculosis	56	132	4	20,269	- 20,137
HIV/AIDS	57	126	1	27,402	- 27,276
Hepatitis B	58	104	60	168	- 65
Oral conditions	59	101	84	0	+ 101
Meningitis	60	94	21	3,188	- 3,095
Poisonings	61	87	40	1,170	- 1,082
Appendicitis	62	66	58	218	- 151
Maternal Conditions	63	51	12	6,835	- 6,784
Upper Respiratory	64	43	54	299	- 256
War	65	20	67	30	- 10
Otitis Media	66	15	69	17	- 1
Syphilis	67	7	26	2,115	- 2,108
Encephalitis	68	7	59	199	- 192
Pertussis	69	4	23	2,774	- 2,770
Tetanus	70	3	49	402	- 398
Diphtheria	71	1	70	11	- 10
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	56	- 56
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	71	9	- 9
Measles	78	0	55	295	- 295
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Australia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.