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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 Samoa 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.

Samoa
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
129,386,845
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Samoa Population Pyramid
267,390
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
       
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
 
47.0
53.6
50.2
101
89
95
1970
45.2
48.6
46.9
136
135
136
 
52.0
58.6
55.2
105
91
96
1980
48.7
52.0
50.3
143
141
142
 
57.0
63.6
60.2
112
95
104
1990
49.1
52.8
50.9
160
157
160
 
62.1
68.7
65.3
110
100
109
2000
48.4
50.0
49.2
166
170
167
 
67.2
73.7
70.2
92
81
92
2010
56.4
58.6
57.5
161
162
161
 
69.6
76.1
72.6
93
84
92
2019
65.4
69.3
67.3
134
136
135
 
69.2
71.8
70.5
111
124
118
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
65.4
69.3
134
136
69.2
71.8
111
124
Age
65.4
69.3
134
136
69.2
71.8
111
124
Age 5
69.1
72.6
134
136
70.1
72.6
121
135
Age 10
69.6
73.1
133
135
70.2
72.7
122
137
Age 15
69.8
73.3
132
135
70.3
72.8
124
139
Age 20
70.2
73.6
130
135
70.6
73.0
123
139
Age 25
70.6
73.9
131
135
71.1
73.3
122
140
Age 30
71.1
74.3
131
135
71.6
73.6
120
141
Age 35
71.7
74.8
128
133
72.2
73.9
121
144
Age 40
72.4
75.4
124
133
72.8
74.4
120
147
Age 45
73.3
76.1
123
131
73.6
75.1
116
148
Age 50
74.3
76.9
120
130
74.6
75.9
111
149
Age 55
75.6
77.9
113
126
75.8
77.0
108
149
Age 60
77.1
79.1
113
127
77.4
78.3
105
149
Age 65
78.9
80.5
111
119
79.2
79.9
101
147
Age 70
81.0
82.3
115
117
81.4
81.8
99
142
Age 75
83.5
84.5
113
109
83.8
84.1
92
141
Age 80
86.5
87.2
110
105
86.6
86.7
93
142
Age 85
89.8
90.4
97
92
89.8
89.8
99
152
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
91.34
83
118.02
45
2. Coronary Heart Disease
76.15
138
189.77
33
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
71.25
48
39.32
68
4. HIV/AIDS
64.39
19
0.00
177
5. Tuberculosis
60.37
15
1.05
126
6. Road Traffic Accidents
49.33
10
15.42
93
7. Malaria
48.99
10
0.00
158
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.84
38
8.39
70
9. Cervical Cancer
46.71
7
7.89
94
10. Diabetes Mellitus
31.47
87
82.64
13
11. Hypertension
31.31
41
23.76
63
12. Prostate Cancer
29.39
30
24.32
48
13. Liver Disease
26.48
72
18.98
94
14. Kidney Disease
22.48
94
39.81
23
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.11
81
19.13
68
16. Lung Disease
17.10
126
47.54
19
17. Maternal Conditions
14.15
16
3.11
57
18. Malnutrition
12.23
22
2.76
74
19. Violence
10.35
47
3.39
108
20. Oesophagus Cancer
10.06
11
0.72
172
21. Other Injuries
9.26
74
8.08
85
22. Birth Trauma
9.12
34
1.25
111
23. Breast Cancer
8.50
171
26.40
20
24. Suicide
8.15
96
14.60
30
25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
106
8.66
93
26. Congenital Anomalies
7.48
42
5.11
112
27. Low Birth Weight
7.48
58
3.59
116
28. Asthma
7.03
76
17.01
29
29. Falls
6.85
70
6.17
83
30. Oral Cancer
6.73
20
3.32
75
31. Meningitis
6.36
43
1.21
73
32. Stomach Cancer
5.88
94
12.23
20
33. Liver Cancer
5.65
85
4.91
99
34. Endocrine Disorders
4.70
69
4.28
81
35. Inflammatory/Heart
4.21
107
5.15
83
36. Parkinson's Disease
3.49
124
6.72
14
37. Skin Cancers
3.42
22
1.24
130
38. Fires
2.84
53
1.12
107
39. Bladder Cancer
2.76
63
3.56
38
40. Pertussis
2.58
30
0.10
105
41. Lymphomas
2.46
162
3.94
122
42. Poisonings
2.34
38
0.47
100
43. Ovary Cancer
2.25
167
14.84
1
44. Drownings
2.22
105
7.42
11
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.98
110
6.92
34
46. Uterin Cancer
1.84
117
7.58
4
47. Epilepsy
1.76
83
1.39
109
48. Syphilis
1.75
14
0.39
67
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.58
86
7.61
14
50. Drug Use
1.48
68
0.42
168
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
27,402
9.29
0
0.00
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,028
8.83
53
4.74
3. Malaria
21,758
7.38
0
0.00
4. Tuberculosis
20,269
6.87
2
0.18
5. Road Traffic Accidents
18,054
6.12
26
2.33
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
17,587
5.96
12
1.07
7. Stroke
16,894
5.73
148
13.24
8. Birth Trauma
15,086
5.12
5
0.45
9. Coronary Heart Disease
13,215
4.48
241
21.56
10. Low Birth Weight
12,173
4.13
16
1.43
11. Congenital Anomalies
9,791
3.32
18
1.61
12. Maternal Conditions
6,835
2.32
5
0.45
13. Liver Disease
6,586
2.23
27
2.42
14. Cervical Cancer
6,424
2.18
6
0.54
15. Diabetes Mellitus
6,247
2.12
108
9.66
16. Malnutrition
5,574
1.89
3
0.27
17. Hypertension
5,209
1.77
30
2.68
18. Violence
4,713
1.60
6
0.54
19. Kidney Disease
4,547
1.54
52
4.65
20. Other Injuries
4,270
1.45
13
1.16
21. Meningitis
3,188
1.08
2
0.18
22. Lung Disease
3,051
1.03
57
5.10
23. Pertussis
2,774
0.94
0
0.00
24. Suicide
2,474
0.84
25
2.24
25. Oesophagus Cancer
2,247
0.76
1
0.09
26. Syphilis
2,115
0.72
2
0.18
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,048
0.69
19
1.70
28. Prostate Cancer
1,819
0.62
11
0.98
29. Endocrine Disorders
1,778
0.60
6
0.54
30. Asthma
1,700
0.58
21
1.88
31. Oral Cancer
1,646
0.56
4
0.36
32. Drownings
1,642
0.56
13
1.16
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,567
0.53
12
1.07
34. Falls
1,533
0.52
8
0.72
35. Fires
1,424
0.48
2
0.18
36. Liver Cancer
1,413
0.48
7
0.63
37. Breast Cancer
1,285
0.44
19
1.70
38. Inflammatory/Heart
1,227
0.42
7
0.63
39. Stomach Cancer
1,190
0.40
16
1.43
40. Poisonings
1,170
0.40
1
0.09
41. Lymphomas
805
0.27
6
0.54
42. Skin Cancers
744
0.25
2
0.18
43. Epilepsy
707
0.24
2
0.18
44. Bladder Cancer
667
0.23
5
0.45
45. Parkinson's Disease
513
0.17
7
0.63
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
462
0.16
9
0.81
47. Leukemia
416
0.14
3
0.27
48. Drug Use
404
0.14
1
0.09
49. Tetanus
402
0.14
0
0.00
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
401
0.14
11
0.98
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Samoa SAMOA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
46.71
7
7.89
94
2. Prostate Cancer
29.39
30
24.32
48
3. Oesophagus Cancer
10.06
11
0.72
172
4. Breast Cancer
8.50
171
26.40
20
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
106
8.66
93
6. Oral Cancer
6.73
20
3.32
75
7. Stomach Cancer
5.88
94
12.23
20
8. Liver Cancer
5.65
85
4.91
99
9. Skin Cancers
3.42
22
1.24
130
10. Bladder Cancer
2.76
63
3.56
38
11. Lymphomas
2.46
162
3.94
122
12. Ovary Cancer
2.25
167
14.84
1
13. Uterin Cancer
1.84
117
7.58
4
14. Leukemia
1.24
165
2.10
150
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.71
174
2.68
124
16. Lung Cancers
0.60
181
21.56
44
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.