Which has higher total disease burden, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 24.84 million DALYs against 22.33 million DALYs in Afghanistan as of 2021.

What is the difference in total disease burden between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.51 million DALYs, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Total disease burden

Afghanistan

22.33 million DALYs

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

24.84 million DALYs

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

23rd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

21st

Total disease burden over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 24.84 million DALYs against 22.33 million DALYs in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.51 million DALYs.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.94 million DALYs	28.08 million DALYs	10.14 million DALYs	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	18.69 million DALYs	24.08 million DALYs	5.40 million DALYs	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	21.30 million DALYs	24.41 million DALYs	3.10 million DALYs	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total disease burden, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 24.84 million DALYs against 22.33 million DALYs in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in total disease burden between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.51 million DALYs, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for total disease burden?: Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total disease burden
Unit: DALYs
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.