TAJIKISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,381	25	292	+ 12,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,765	3	3,121	+ 3,645
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,630	1	14,359	- 8,729
Stroke	4	5,278	2	6,170	- 892
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,191	6	1,617	+ 3,575
Tuberculosis	6	3,777	14	733	+ 3,045
Violence	7	3,611	36	170	+ 3,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,724	13	734	+ 1,990
Kidney Disease	9	2,631	19	408	+ 2,223
Suicide	10	2,369	20	399	+ 1,970
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,238	8	1,461	+ 777
Hypertension	12	2,199	5	1,721	+ 479
Lung Disease	13	2,045	10	1,177	+ 868
Liver Disease	14	1,550	4	2,062	- 512
Lung Cancers	15	1,325	24	305	+ 1,020
Low Birth Weight	16	1,075	7	1,562	- 488
Other Injuries	17	1,034	27	288	+ 747
Asthma	18	1,026	28	276	+ 750
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,013	34	204	+ 809
Cervical Cancer	20	955	39	114	+ 841
Inflammatory/Heart	21	930	44	78	+ 852
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	804	17	518	+ 286
Breast Cancer	23	780	33	215	+ 564
Prostate Cancer	24	752	52	33	+ 719
Congenital Anomalies	25	748	11	1,084	- 336
Meningitis	26	629	22	340	+ 289
Fires	27	622	23	318	+ 304
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	617	35	202	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	29	599	16	543	+ 57
Birth Trauma	30	517	9	1,271	- 754
Lymphomas	31	485	32	222	+ 263
Drownings	32	413	15	580	- 167
Liver Cancer	33	410	30	236	+ 174
Malnutrition	34	409	64	3	+ 407
Pancreas Cancer	35	345	43	97	+ 248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	326	37	161	+ 164
Epilepsy	37	322	18	426	- 105
Maternal Conditions	38	292	45	63	+ 229
Stomach Cancer	39	264	12	754	- 490
Leukemia	40	252	42	106	+ 146
Oral Cancer	41	242	41	107	+ 134
Falls	42	241	21	370	- 129
Pertussis	43	196	26	290	- 94
Syphilis	44	194	56	20	+ 174
Skin Disease	45	189	59	9	+ 180
Parkinson's Disease	46	185	29	254	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	174	31	222	- 48
Skin Cancers	48	171	51	36	+ 134
Alcohol	49	170	38	127	+ 43
Poisonings	50	168	50	39	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	51	163	46	59	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	52	143	48	51	+ 91
Drug Use	53	132	55	21	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	54	88	40	111	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	65	53	28	+ 37
Appendicitis	56	47	58	18	+ 30
Measles	57	47	71	0	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	58	46	61	7	+ 39
Encephalitis	59	40	54	27	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	60	38	47	55	- 17
Hepatitis B	61	24	49	40	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	62	7	+ 12
Malaria	63	14	75	0	+ 14
War	64	11	66	1	+ 10
Tetanus	65	7	57	20	- 14
Schistosomiasis	66	6	76	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	3	65	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	60	8	- 7
Ascariasis	71	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

South Africa

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.