TAJIKISTAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,519	1	14,359	- 2,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,436	17	518	+ 7,918
Stroke	3	4,014	2	6,170	- 2,156
Lung Cancers	4	3,831	24	305	+ 3,526
Lung Disease	5	3,675	10	1,177	+ 2,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,350	3	3,121	- 770
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,097	35	202	+ 1,895
Prostate Cancer	8	1,737	52	33	+ 1,704
Breast Cancer	9	1,523	33	215	+ 1,308
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,513	29	254	+ 1,258
Other Injuries	11	1,428	27	288	+ 1,141
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,237	43	97	+ 1,139
Suicide	13	1,149	20	399	+ 750
Lymphomas	14	1,050	32	222	+ 828
Kidney Disease	15	949	19	408	+ 541
Diabetes Mellitus	16	847	6	1,617	- 770
Hypertension	17	691	5	1,721	- 1,029
Falls	18	676	21	370	+ 307
Oesophagus Cancer	19	643	16	543	+ 100
Liver Cancer	20	639	30	236	+ 403
Bladder Cancer	21	581	48	51	+ 530
Leukemia	22	540	42	106	+ 434
Stomach Cancer	23	501	12	754	- 252
Drug Use	24	480	55	21	+ 459
Ovary Cancer	25	469	46	59	+ 410
Inflammatory/Heart	26	446	44	78	+ 368
Endocrine Disorders	27	445	34	204	+ 241
Alcohol	28	404	38	127	+ 277
Skin Cancers	29	371	51	36	+ 334
Other Neoplasms	30	278	61	7	+ 271
Liver Disease	31	270	4	2,062	- 1,792
Cervical Cancer	32	262	39	114	+ 148
Oral Cancer	33	244	41	107	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	34	213	11	1,084	- 871
Road Traffic Accidents	35	198	8	1,461	- 1,262
Uterin Cancer	36	197	40	111	+ 86
Epilepsy	37	155	18	426	- 272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	121	53	28	+ 93
Violence	39	114	36	170	- 55
Anemia	40	105	82	0	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	93	37	161	- 68
Poisonings	42	92	50	39	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	43	86	7	1,562	- 1,476
Multiple Sclerosis	44	79	62	7	+ 72
Skin Disease	45	75	59	9	+ 66
Birth Trauma	46	71	9	1,271	- 1,200
Osteoarthritis	47	59	84	0	+ 59
Asthma	48	47	28	276	- 228
Schizophrenia	49	42	80	0	+ 42
Meningitis	50	37	22	340	- 303
Upper Respiratory	51	32	47	55	- 23
Hepatitis C	52	32	60	8	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	30	85	0	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	30	31	222	- 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	28	13	734	- 706
Drownings	56	26	15	580	- 554
Malnutrition	57	16	64	3	+ 13
Fires	58	15	23	318	- 302
HIV/AIDS	59	13	25	292	- 279
Maternal Conditions	60	10	45	63	- 53
War	61	1	66	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	26	290	- 290
Hepatitis B	63	0	49	40	- 40
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	57	20	- 20
Ascariasis	69	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	4	- 4
Encephalitis	78	0	54	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	56	20	- 20
Chlamydia	81	0	65	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	14	733	- 733
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Iceland

Tajikistan

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.