KENYA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,466	9	11,972	+ 68,493
Stroke	2	34,574	4	15,895	+ 18,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,487	1	22,571	- 5,084
Liver Disease	4	11,557	7	13,405	- 1,848
Hypertension	5	9,642	17	4,418	+ 5,224
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,059	14	5,651	+ 3,408
Low Birth Weight	7	8,756	11	9,562	- 806
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,186	6	14,883	- 6,697
Birth Trauma	9	7,121	10	9,957	- 2,836
Lung Disease	10	6,598	20	4,280	+ 2,318
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,074	12	6,115	- 41
Stomach Cancer	12	4,223	28	2,010	+ 2,213
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,113	5	15,420	- 11,307
Tuberculosis	14	4,106	3	19,655	- 15,550
Drownings	15	3,250	39	1,200	+ 2,050
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,042	18	4,373	- 1,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,901	31	1,827	+ 1,074
Epilepsy	18	2,390	43	832	+ 1,557
Kidney Disease	19	2,289	16	4,464	- 2,175
Suicide	20	2,235	23	3,214	- 979
Falls	21	2,072	33	1,465	+ 607
Meningitis	22	1,905	15	5,364	- 3,458
Fires	23	1,781	36	1,316	+ 465
Lung Cancers	24	1,712	47	669	+ 1,043
HIV/AIDS	25	1,636	2	20,885	- 19,249
Pertussis	26	1,626	42	1,014	+ 612
Other Injuries	27	1,611	19	4,336	- 2,725
Asthma	28	1,545	26	2,300	- 755
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,424	50	470	+ 954
Liver Cancer	30	1,324	34	1,351	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,244	53	408	+ 837
Lymphomas	32	1,244	29	1,931	- 687
Breast Cancer	33	1,206	25	2,658	- 1,452
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,141	44	831	+ 310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,130	32	1,477	- 347
Violence	36	951	24	2,942	- 1,991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	904	41	1,089	- 185
Alcohol	38	711	55	355	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	39	640	22	3,389	- 2,749
Uterin Cancer	40	621	56	323	+ 299
Oral Cancer	41	602	30	1,842	- 1,240
Leukemia	42	593	35	1,327	- 735
Pancreas Cancer	43	544	46	716	- 172
Inflammatory/Heart	44	439	40	1,121	- 682
Maternal Conditions	45	352	13	5,651	- 5,299
Ovary Cancer	46	333	45	795	- 462
Upper Respiratory	47	309	64	95	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	48	287	57	318	- 30
Hepatitis B	49	226	49	522	- 296
Poisonings	50	217	38	1,269	- 1,052
Skin Cancers	51	204	48	638	- 434
Prostate Cancer	52	184	37	1,292	- 1,108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	155	66	84	+ 70
Encephalitis	54	154	60	189	- 35
Drug Use	55	120	62	113	+ 6
Syphilis	56	114	52	449	- 336
Tetanus	57	112	27	2,129	- 2,017
Appendicitis	58	98	58	240	- 142
Skin Disease	59	51	51	455	- 404
Hepatitis C	60	44	61	152	- 108
Other Neoplasms	61	41	67	60	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	68	39	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	63	21	59	194	- 173
Malnutrition	64	14	21	4,212	- 4,198
Chlamydia	65	8	70	10	- 3
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Diphtheria	67	4	69	13	- 9
Ascariasis	68	3	71	9	- 6
Dengue	69	1	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Measles	71	0	63	103	- 103
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.