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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
TANZANIA VS GAMBIA

Compare Tanzania and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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   Gambia GAMBIA
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    48.4
    50.0
    49.2
    166
    170
    167
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    65.4
    69.3
    67.3
    134
    136
    135
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.4
    69.3
    134
    136
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    69.1
    72.6
    134
    136
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    69.6
    73.1
    133
    135
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    69.8
    73.3
    132
    135
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    70.2
    73.6
    130
    135
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    70.6
    73.9
    131
    135
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    71.1
    74.3
    131
    135
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.8
    128
    133
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    72.4
    75.4
    124
    133
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.1
    123
    131
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    74.3
    76.9
    120
    130
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    75.6
    77.9
    113
    126
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    77.1
    79.1
    113
    127
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    78.9
    80.5
    111
    119
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    81.0
    82.3
    115
    117
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    83.5
    84.5
    113
    109
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    110
    105
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    97
    92
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    91.34
    83
    108.94
    59
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.15
    138
    142.59
    53
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    71.25
    48
    113.77
    18
    4. HIV/AIDS
    64.39
    19
    70.82
    17
    5. Tuberculosis
    60.37
    15
    28.42
    38
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    49.33
    10
    51.34
    8
    7. Malaria
    48.99
    10
    46.43
    15
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.84
    38
    41.12
    43
    9. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    25.76
    23
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.47
    87
    37.65
    66
    11. Hypertension
    31.31
    41
    22.89
    68
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    6.08
    156
    13. Liver Disease
    26.48
    72
    33.48
    48
    14. Kidney Disease
    22.48
    94
    32.04
    48
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.11
    81
    19.89
    49
    16. Lung Disease
    17.10
    126
    29.40
    54
    17. Maternal Conditions
    14.15
    16
    18.68
    8
    18. Malnutrition
    12.23
    22
    7.13
    39
    19. Violence
    10.35
    47
    11.94
    43
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    0.48
    177
    21. Other Injuries
    9.26
    74
    11.81
    46
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.12
    34
    10.44
    21
    23. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    4.44
    182
    24. Suicide
    8.15
    96
    9.64
    77
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    1.05
    183
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.48
    42
    6.72
    59
    27. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    58
    9.17
    43
    28. Asthma
    7.03
    76
    15.88
    35
    29. Falls
    6.85
    70
    9.85
    22
    30. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    0.01
    181
    31. Meningitis
    6.36
    43
    13.27
    23
    32. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    1.43
    178
    33. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    30.83
    3
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    4.70
    69
    11.17
    16
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.21
    107
    6.44
    58
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    124
    6.31
    18
    37. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    0.01
    177
    38. Fires
    2.84
    53
    3.83
    32
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    0.44
    181
    40. Pertussis
    2.58
    30
    2.22
    39
    41. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    0.74
    181
    42. Poisonings
    2.34
    38
    2.48
    34
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    0.44
    183
    44. Drownings
    2.22
    105
    2.58
    84
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.98
    110
    6.56
    37
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    0.23
    180
    47. Epilepsy
    1.76
    83
    2.78
    36
    48. Syphilis
    1.75
    14
    0.97
    38
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    86
    2.55
    52
    50. Drug Use
    1.48
    68
    2.38
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    27,402
    9.29
    1,125
    8.75
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26,028
    8.83
    1,340
    10.42
    3. Malaria
    21,758
    7.38
    674
    5.24
    4. Tuberculosis
    20,269
    6.87
    445
    3.46
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    18,054
    6.12
    695
    5.40
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,587
    5.96
    626
    4.87
    7. Stroke
    16,894
    5.73
    802
    6.24
    8. Birth Trauma
    15,086
    5.12
    754
    5.86
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,215
    4.48
    1,007
    7.83
    10. Low Birth Weight
    12,173
    4.13
    662
    5.15
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    9,791
    3.32
    383
    2.98
    12. Maternal Conditions
    6,835
    2.32
    345
    2.68
    13. Liver Disease
    6,586
    2.23
    323
    2.51
    14. Cervical Cancer
    6,424
    2.18
    145
    1.13
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,247
    2.12
    290
    2.25
    16. Malnutrition
    5,574
    1.89
    110
    0.86
    17. Hypertension
    5,209
    1.77
    172
    1.34
    18. Violence
    4,713
    1.60
    195
    1.52
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,547
    1.54
    266
    2.07
    20. Other Injuries
    4,270
    1.45
    194
    1.51
    21. Meningitis
    3,188
    1.08
    229
    1.78
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.03
    206
    1.60
    23. Pertussis
    2,774
    0.94
    99
    0.77
    24. Suicide
    2,474
    0.84
    113
    0.88
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,247
    0.76
    5
    0.04
    26. Syphilis
    2,115
    0.72
    55
    0.43
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,048
    0.69
    89
    0.69
    28. Prostate Cancer
    1,819
    0.62
    21
    0.16
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,778
    0.60
    230
    1.79
    30. Asthma
    1,700
    0.58
    134
    1.04
    31. Oral Cancer
    1,646
    0.56
    0
    0.00
    32. Drownings
    1,642
    0.56
    69
    0.54
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,567
    0.53
    11
    0.09
    34. Falls
    1,533
    0.52
    83
    0.65
    35. Fires
    1,424
    0.48
    67
    0.52
    36. Liver Cancer
    1,413
    0.48
    377
    2.93
    37. Breast Cancer
    1,285
    0.44
    26
    0.20
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,227
    0.42
    59
    0.46
    39. Stomach Cancer
    1,190
    0.40
    14
    0.11
    40. Poisonings
    1,170
    0.40
    42
    0.33
    41. Lymphomas
    805
    0.27
    12
    0.09
    42. Skin Cancers
    744
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    43. Epilepsy
    707
    0.24
    43
    0.33
    44. Bladder Cancer
    667
    0.23
    4
    0.03
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    513
    0.17
    34
    0.26
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    462
    0.16
    56
    0.44
    47. Leukemia
    416
    0.14
    2
    0.02
    48. Drug Use
    404
    0.14
    28
    0.22
    49. Tetanus
    402
    0.14
    18
    0.14
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    401
    0.14
    24
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    46.71
    7
    25.76
    23
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.39
    30
    6.08
    156
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.06
    11
    0.48
    177
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    171
    4.44
    182
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    106
    1.05
    183
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    20
    0.01
    181
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    94
    1.43
    178
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.65
    85
    30.83
    3
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.42
    22
    0.01
    177
    10. Bladder Cancer
    2.76
    63
    0.44
    181
    11. Lymphomas
    2.46
    162
    0.74
    181
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    167
    0.44
    183
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    117
    0.23
    180
    14. Leukemia
    1.24
    165
    0.09
    183
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.71
    174
    0.54
    179
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.60
    181
    3.62
    150
    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.