COLOMBIA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,505	1	43,066	+ 25,439
Stroke	2	29,435	3	16,573	+ 12,862
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,888	5	10,773	+ 4,114
Liver Disease	4	9,839	19	2,426	+ 7,412
Hypertension	5	8,209	8	6,400	+ 1,809
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,713	11	5,028	+ 2,684
Low Birth Weight	7	7,454	23	2,095	+ 5,359
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,969	6	7,765	- 795
Birth Trauma	9	6,063	41	648	+ 5,414
Lung Disease	10	5,617	4	15,928	- 10,311
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,171	16	2,963	+ 2,209
Stomach Cancer	12	3,595	9	6,112	- 2,517
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,502	38	747	+ 2,754
Tuberculosis	14	3,495	32	1,272	+ 2,223
Drownings	15	2,767	40	689	+ 2,077
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,589	36	835	+ 1,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,470	22	2,157	+ 313
Epilepsy	18	2,034	43	597	+ 1,437
Kidney Disease	19	1,949	7	6,834	- 4,885
Suicide	20	1,903	26	1,965	- 62
Falls	21	1,764	29	1,518	+ 246
Meningitis	22	1,622	50	244	+ 1,378
Fires	23	1,516	56	127	+ 1,390
Lung Cancers	24	1,457	10	5,250	- 3,793
HIV/AIDS	25	1,393	17	2,683	- 1,290
Pertussis	26	1,384	69	18	+ 1,366
Other Injuries	27	1,372	28	1,592	- 221
Asthma	28	1,315	54	191	+ 1,124
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,213	47	383	+ 830
Liver Cancer	30	1,127	24	2,065	- 938
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,059	63	38	+ 1,021
Lymphomas	32	1,059	18	2,603	- 1,544
Breast Cancer	33	1,026	13	3,669	- 2,643
Endocrine Disorders	34	971	30	1,367	- 396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	962	12	4,371	- 3,409
Violence	36	810	2	19,268	- 18,459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	769	39	698	+ 71
Alcohol	38	606	68	23	+ 583
Cervical Cancer	39	545	20	2,266	- 1,721
Uterin Cancer	40	529	45	423	+ 106
Oral Cancer	41	513	37	807	- 294
Leukemia	42	504	21	2,208	- 1,704
Pancreas Cancer	43	463	25	2,022	- 1,559
Inflammatory/Heart	44	374	31	1,329	- 955
Maternal Conditions	45	300	46	394	- 94
Ovary Cancer	46	283	33	1,122	- 839
Upper Respiratory	47	263	66	27	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	48	245	42	609	- 364
Hepatitis B	49	192	62	50	+ 142
Poisonings	50	184	61	61	+ 123
Skin Cancers	51	174	35	1,028	- 855
Prostate Cancer	52	156	14	3,584	- 3,428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	132	51	242	- 111
Encephalitis	54	131	64	38	+ 93
Drug Use	55	102	44	492	- 390
Syphilis	56	97	65	30	+ 67
Tetanus	57	96	71	14	+ 82
Appendicitis	58	84	52	213	- 129
Skin Disease	59	44	34	1,102	- 1,058
Hepatitis C	60	38	59	65	- 27
Other Neoplasms	61	35	15	3,205	- 3,170
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	60	62	- 28
Leishmaniasis	63	18	74	7	+ 11
Malnutrition	64	12	27	1,878	- 1,866
Chlamydia	65	6	81	0	+ 6
War	66	5	49	260	- 255
Diphtheria	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	76	5	- 2
Dengue	69	1	55	133	- 133
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Measles	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.