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Tanzania
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Tanzania and United States health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

United States
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Tanzania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
     
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
     
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
     
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
     
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    48.4
    50.0
    49.2
    166
    170
    167
     
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
     
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    65.4
    69.3
    67.3
    134
    136
    135
     
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    69.1
    72.6
    134
    136
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    69.6
    73.1
    133
    135
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    69.8
    73.3
    132
    135
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    70.2
    73.6
    130
    135
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    70.6
    73.9
    131
    135
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    71.1
    74.3
    131
    135
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.8
    128
    133
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    72.4
    75.4
    124
    133
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.1
    123
    131
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    74.3
    76.9
    120
    130
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    75.6
    77.9
    113
    126
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    77.1
    79.1
    113
    127
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    78.9
    80.5
    111
    119
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    81.0
    82.3
    115
    117
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    83.5
    84.5
    113
    109
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    110
    105
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    97
    92
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    91.34
    83
    22.27
    164
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.15
    138
    73.49
    142
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    71.25
    48
    8.86
    163
    4. HIV/AIDS
    64.39
    19
    1.37
    113
    5. Tuberculosis
    60.37
    15
    0.09
    178
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    49.33
    10
    11.10
    120
    7. Malaria
    48.99
    10
    0.00
    180
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.84
    38
    1.55
    114
    9. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    2.77
    151
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.47
    87
    10.58
    144
    11. Hypertension
    31.31
    41
    10.26
    133
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    11.64
    126
    13. Liver Disease
    26.48
    72
    8.98
    134
    14. Kidney Disease
    22.48
    94
    13.08
    127
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.11
    81
    33.26
    8
    16. Lung Disease
    17.10
    126
    28.49
    60
    17. Maternal Conditions
    14.15
    16
    0.26
    129
    18. Malnutrition
    12.23
    22
    0.90
    104
    19. Violence
    10.35
    47
    6.00
    81
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    3.04
    71
    21. Other Injuries
    9.26
    74
    5.11
    130
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.12
    34
    0.42
    157
    23. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    15.93
    105
    24. Suicide
    8.15
    96
    14.51
    31
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    10.28
    71
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.48
    42
    3.78
    140
    27. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    58
    2.37
    138
    28. Asthma
    7.03
    76
    0.84
    141
    29. Falls
    6.85
    70
    5.68
    90
    30. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    2.01
    132
    31. Meningitis
    6.36
    43
    0.15
    166
    32. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    2.24
    173
    33. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    4.69
    110
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    4.70
    69
    8.22
    28
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    107
    5.64
    73
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    124
    4.55
    68
    37. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    2.36
    57
    38. Fires
    2.84
    53
    0.73
    124
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    2.84
    61
    40. Pertussis
    2.58
    30
    0.01
    135
    41. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    6.36
    31
    42. Poisonings
    2.34
    38
    0.46
    102
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    4.70
    79
    44. Drownings
    2.22
    105
    1.19
    140
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.98
    110
    0.55
    170
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    3.11
    50
    47. Epilepsy
    1.76
    83
    0.78
    159
    48. Syphilis
    1.75
    14
    0.01
    142
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    86
    0.55
    152
    50. Drug Use
    1.48
    68
    21.28
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    27,402
    9.29
    5,660
    0.23
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,028
    8.83
    60,317
    2.41
    3. Malaria
    21,758
    7.38
    0
    0.00
    4. Tuberculosis
    20,269
    6.87
    546
    0.02
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18,054
    6.12
    41,694
    1.66
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,587
    5.96
    9,955
    0.40
    7. Stroke
    16,894
    5.73
    158,520
    6.33
    8. Birth Trauma
    15,086
    5.12
    1,233
    0.05
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,215
    4.48
    504,904
    20.15
    10. Low Birth Weight
    12,173
    4.13
    6,924
    0.28
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    9,791
    3.32
    11,762
    0.47
    12. Maternal Conditions
    6,835
    2.32
    779
    0.03
    13. Liver Disease
    6,586
    2.23
    43,402
    1.73
    14. Cervical Cancer
    6,424
    2.18
    6,984
    0.28
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,247
    2.12
    61,418
    2.45
    16. Malnutrition
    5,574
    1.89
    6,762
    0.27
    17. Hypertension
    5,209
    1.77
    65,960
    2.63
    18. Violence
    4,713
    1.60
    18,976
    0.76
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,547
    1.54
    85,861
    3.43
    20. Other Injuries
    4,270
    1.45
    25,997
    1.04
    21. Meningitis
    3,188
    1.08
    606
    0.02
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.03
    195,387
    7.80
    23. Pertussis
    2,774
    0.94
    16
    0.00
    24. Suicide
    2,474
    0.84
    53,099
    2.12
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,247
    0.76
    17,829
    0.71
    26. Syphilis
    2,115
    0.72
    49
    0.00
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,048
    0.69
    287,198
    11.46
    28. Prostate Cancer
    1,819
    0.62
    35,612
    1.42
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,778
    0.60
    46,985
    1.87
    30. Asthma
    1,700
    0.58
    3,818
    0.15
    31. Oral Cancer
    1,646
    0.56
    11,555
    0.46
    32. Drownings
    1,642
    0.56
    4,070
    0.16
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,567
    0.53
    61,827
    2.47
    34. Falls
    1,533
    0.52
    40,418
    1.61
    35. Fires
    1,424
    0.48
    3,183
    0.13
    36. Liver Cancer
    1,413
    0.48
    27,064
    1.08
    37. Breast Cancer
    1,285
    0.44
    48,671
    1.94
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,227
    0.42
    32,529
    1.30
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,190
    0.40
    13,077
    0.52
    40. Poisonings
    1,170
    0.40
    1,674
    0.07
    41. Lymphomas
    805
    0.27
    40,281
    1.61
    42. Skin Cancers
    744
    0.25
    14,311
    0.57
    43. Epilepsy
    707
    0.24
    3,162
    0.13
    44. Bladder Cancer
    667
    0.23
    19,622
    0.78
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    513
    0.17
    34,491
    1.38
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    462
    0.16
    3,461
    0.14
    47. Leukemia
    416
    0.14
    26,966
    1.08
    48. Drug Use
    404
    0.14
    74,435
    2.97
    49. Tetanus
    402
    0.14
    2
    0.00
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    401
    0.14
    3,646
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    2.77
    151
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    11.64
    126
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    3.04
    71
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    15.93
    105
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    10.28
    71
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    2.01
    132
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    2.24
    173
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    4.69
    110
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    2.36
    57
    10. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    2.84
    61
    11. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    6.36
    31
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    4.70
    79
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    3.11
    50
    14. Leukemia
    1.24
    165
    4.43
    49
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.71
    174
    7.26
    36
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.60
    181
    25.54
    24
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.