AUSTRALIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,873	57	50	+ 10,823
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,328	8	4,446	+ 5,882
Malaria	3	8,633	82	0	+ 8,633
Tuberculosis	4	8,043	56	53	+ 7,990
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,164	29	1,245	+ 5,919
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,978	40	296	+ 6,683
Stroke	7	6,703	3	10,331	- 3,628
Birth Trauma	8	5,986	50	140	+ 5,846
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,243	1	21,548	- 16,305
Low Birth Weight	10	4,830	43	248	+ 4,582
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,885	33	711	+ 3,174
Maternal Conditions	12	2,712	63	20	+ 2,692
Liver Disease	13	2,613	26	1,421	+ 1,192
Cervical Cancer	14	2,549	39	342	+ 2,207
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,479	7	4,471	- 1,993
Malnutrition	16	2,212	51	117	+ 2,095
Hypertension	17	2,067	23	1,631	+ 435
Violence	18	1,870	44	243	+ 1,627
Kidney Disease	19	1,804	12	3,139	- 1,335
Other Injuries	20	1,694	22	1,642	+ 52
Meningitis	21	1,265	60	37	+ 1,228
Lung Disease	22	1,211	5	8,487	- 7,277
Pertussis	23	1,101	69	1	+ 1,099
Suicide	24	982	11	3,150	- 2,168
Oesophagus Cancer	25	892	25	1,494	- 602
Syphilis	26	839	67	3	+ 836
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	813	2	15,588	- 14,776
Prostate Cancer	28	722	9	3,766	- 3,044
Endocrine Disorders	29	705	16	2,328	- 1,623
Asthma	30	675	36	455	+ 219
Oral Cancer	31	653	32	972	- 319
Drownings	32	651	47	177	+ 474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	622	6	6,209	- 5,587
Falls	34	608	14	3,116	- 2,507
Fires	35	565	55	55	+ 511
Liver Cancer	36	561	20	2,036	- 1,475
Breast Cancer	37	510	10	3,405	- 2,896
Inflammatory/Heart	38	487	24	1,571	- 1,084
Stomach Cancer	39	472	27	1,288	- 816
Poisonings	40	464	61	35	+ 429
Lymphomas	41	320	15	3,039	- 2,719
Skin Cancers	42	295	17	2,319	- 2,023
Epilepsy	43	280	41	285	- 4
Bladder Cancer	44	265	30	1,187	- 923
Parkinson's Disease	45	204	19	2,036	- 1,833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	183	42	276	- 93
Leukemia	47	165	18	2,126	- 1,961
Drug Use	48	160	21	1,783	- 1,622
Tetanus	49	159	70	1	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	159	38	379	- 220
Schistosomiasis	51	147	79	0	+ 147
Skin Disease	52	143	34	594	- 452
Ovary Cancer	53	134	31	1,003	- 869
Upper Respiratory	54	119	64	17	+ 102
Measles	55	117	78	0	+ 117
Alcohol	56	107	37	380	- 273
Uterin Cancer	57	87	35	524	- 438
Appendicitis	58	86	62	26	+ 60
Encephalitis	59	79	68	3	+ 76
Hepatitis B	60	67	58	41	+ 26
Lung Cancers	61	63	4	8,769	- 8,706
Pancreas Cancer	62	63	13	3,118	- 3,055
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	45	229	- 197
Other Neoplasms	64	23	28	1,252	- 1,229
Ascariasis	65	22	75	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	16	48	173	- 157
War	67	12	65	8	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	11	46	188	- 177
Otitis Media	69	7	66	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	53	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Tanzania

Australia

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.