USA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	138,898	42	5,660	+ 133,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	131,935	11	60,317	+ 71,618
Malaria	3	110,291	77	0	+ 110,291
Tuberculosis	4	102,744	62	546	+ 102,197
Road Traffic Accidents	5	91,513	17	41,694	+ 49,819
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	89,147	37	9,955	+ 79,192
Stroke	7	85,634	4	158,520	- 72,886
Birth Trauma	8	76,469	54	1,233	+ 75,236
Coronary Heart Disease	9	66,984	1	504,904	- 437,920
Low Birth Weight	10	61,703	39	6,924	+ 54,779
Congenital Anomalies	11	49,628	34	11,762	+ 37,867
Maternal Conditions	12	34,646	56	779	+ 33,868
Liver Disease	13	33,383	16	43,402	- 10,020
Cervical Cancer	14	32,561	38	6,984	+ 25,577
Diabetes Mellitus	15	31,664	10	61,418	- 29,754
Malnutrition	16	28,257	40	6,762	+ 21,495
Hypertension	17	26,402	8	65,960	- 39,558
Violence	18	23,889	27	18,976	+ 4,913
Kidney Disease	19	23,049	6	85,861	- 62,812
Other Injuries	20	21,644	25	25,997	- 4,353
Meningitis	21	16,161	60	606	+ 15,556
Lung Disease	22	15,467	3	195,387	- 179,920
Pertussis	23	14,061	69	16	+ 14,045
Suicide	24	12,542	12	53,099	- 40,557
Oesophagus Cancer	25	11,390	28	17,829	- 6,439
Syphilis	26	10,720	66	49	+ 10,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	10,381	2	287,198	- 276,817
Prostate Cancer	28	9,221	20	35,612	- 26,391
Endocrine Disorders	29	9,012	14	46,985	- 37,973
Asthma	30	8,618	46	3,818	+ 4,800
Oral Cancer	31	8,343	35	11,555	- 3,212
Drownings	32	8,322	45	4,070	+ 4,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	7,944	9	61,827	- 53,884
Falls	34	7,772	18	40,418	- 32,646
Fires	35	7,220	49	3,183	+ 4,037
Liver Cancer	36	7,165	23	27,064	- 19,900
Breast Cancer	37	6,513	13	48,671	- 42,158
Inflammatory/Heart	38	6,222	22	32,529	- 26,307
Stomach Cancer	39	6,033	33	13,077	- 7,044
Poisonings	40	5,930	53	1,674	+ 4,255
Lymphomas	41	4,082	19	40,281	- 36,199
Skin Cancers	42	3,774	32	14,311	- 10,537
Epilepsy	43	3,583	50	3,162	+ 420
Bladder Cancer	44	3,381	26	19,622	- 16,242
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,602	21	34,491	- 31,889
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	2,342	48	3,461	- 1,119
Leukemia	47	2,108	24	26,966	- 24,857
Drug Use	48	2,048	7	74,435	- 72,386
Tetanus	49	2,036	71	2	+ 2,034
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2,031	47	3,646	- 1,615
Schistosomiasis	51	1,879	72	1	+ 1,878
Skin Disease	52	1,822	43	5,409	- 3,587
Ovary Cancer	53	1,708	31	14,591	- 12,883
Upper Respiratory	54	1,514	65	229	+ 1,285
Measles	55	1,493	80	0	+ 1,493
Alcohol	56	1,371	30	14,659	- 13,289
Uterin Cancer	57	1,106	36	10,063	- 8,957
Appendicitis	58	1,103	63	424	+ 679
Encephalitis	59	1,006	68	25	+ 981
Hepatitis B	60	853	59	608	+ 245
Lung Cancers	61	804	5	155,533	- 154,729
Pancreas Cancer	62	800	15	44,293	- 43,493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	411	52	2,461	- 2,049
Other Neoplasms	64	292	29	17,743	- 17,452
Ascariasis	65	282	82	0	+ 282
Hepatitis C	66	202	41	5,684	- 5,482
War	67	150	55	1,198	- 1,048
Multiple Sclerosis	68	135	44	5,059	- 4,924
Otitis Media	69	85	67	34	+ 51
Diphtheria	70	54	75	0	+ 54
Chlamydia	71	45	84	0	+ 45
Trypanosomiasis	72	14	78	0	+ 14
Dengue	73	9	76	0	+ 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	678	- 678
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Tanzania

United States

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.