ETHIOPIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	48,153	17	11,471	+ 36,681
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,739	1	59,931	- 14,192
Malaria	3	38,235	26	5,626	+ 32,609
Tuberculosis	4	35,619	9	21,455	+ 14,164
Road Traffic Accidents	5	31,725	5	31,564	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	30,905	2	44,361	- 13,456
Stroke	7	29,687	3	39,362	- 9,674
Birth Trauma	8	26,510	6	31,107	- 4,597
Coronary Heart Disease	9	23,222	4	36,530	- 13,308
Low Birth Weight	10	21,391	7	28,020	- 6,630
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,205	11	15,638	+ 1,567
Maternal Conditions	12	12,011	18	8,887	+ 3,124
Liver Disease	13	11,573	8	27,270	- 15,697
Cervical Cancer	14	11,288	27	5,019	+ 6,269
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,977	10	16,258	- 5,280
Malnutrition	16	9,796	19	8,643	+ 1,153
Hypertension	17	9,153	12	13,470	- 4,317
Violence	18	8,282	22	8,076	+ 206
Kidney Disease	19	7,990	13	12,103	- 4,113
Other Injuries	20	7,503	16	11,735	- 4,231
Meningitis	21	5,603	14	12,019	- 6,416
Lung Disease	22	5,362	15	11,870	- 6,508
Pertussis	23	4,875	23	6,896	- 2,022
Suicide	24	4,348	25	6,030	- 1,682
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,949	40	1,839	+ 2,110
Syphilis	26	3,717	43	1,699	+ 2,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,599	21	8,258	- 4,659
Prostate Cancer	28	3,197	50	1,244	+ 1,953
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,124	45	1,623	+ 1,501
Asthma	30	2,988	29	4,484	- 1,496
Oral Cancer	31	2,892	48	1,477	+ 1,416
Drownings	32	2,885	35	3,133	- 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	2,754	31	3,755	- 1,001
Falls	34	2,694	28	4,510	- 1,816
Fires	35	2,503	34	3,255	- 752
Liver Cancer	36	2,484	42	1,730	+ 754
Breast Cancer	37	2,258	20	8,485	- 6,227
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,157	39	2,168	- 12
Stomach Cancer	39	2,091	47	1,519	+ 573
Poisonings	40	2,056	32	3,668	- 1,613
Lymphomas	41	1,415	33	3,590	- 2,174
Skin Cancers	42	1,308	52	1,006	+ 302
Epilepsy	43	1,242	44	1,625	- 383
Bladder Cancer	44	1,172	51	1,080	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	45	902	46	1,578	- 676
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	812	41	1,758	- 946
Leukemia	47	731	30	4,222	- 3,491
Drug Use	48	710	60	513	+ 197
Tetanus	49	706	37	2,203	- 1,497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	704	49	1,339	- 635
Schistosomiasis	51	651	54	839	- 188
Skin Disease	52	632	53	904	- 272
Ovary Cancer	53	592	36	2,424	- 1,832
Upper Respiratory	54	525	57	709	- 184
Measles	55	518	24	6,324	- 5,806
Alcohol	56	475	55	750	- 274
Uterin Cancer	57	383	62	421	- 38
Appendicitis	58	382	58	677	- 295
Encephalitis	59	349	63	386	- 37
Hepatitis B	60	296	56	742	- 446
Lung Cancers	61	279	38	2,202	- 1,923
Pancreas Cancer	62	277	61	488	- 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	143	65	221	- 78
Other Neoplasms	64	101	66	148	- 47
Ascariasis	65	98	68	130	- 32
Hepatitis C	66	70	69	115	- 45
War	67	52	64	281	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	68	47	70	61	- 14
Otitis Media	69	30	71	39	- 9
Diphtheria	70	19	67	146	- 127
Chlamydia	71	16	72	21	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	77	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	3	73	20	- 17
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.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.