SOUTH KOREA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,949	1	28,043	+ 43,907
Stroke	2	30,915	3	25,596	+ 5,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,637	2	26,650	- 11,013
Liver Disease	4	10,333	14	6,348	+ 3,985
Hypertension	5	8,621	17	3,711	+ 4,911
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,100	13	6,812	+ 1,289
Low Birth Weight	7	7,829	45	370	+ 7,459
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,320	15	4,399	+ 2,921
Birth Trauma	9	6,368	54	88	+ 6,280
Lung Disease	10	5,899	11	8,526	- 2,627
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,431	41	518	+ 4,913
Stomach Cancer	12	3,776	10	8,625	- 4,849
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,678	35	929	+ 2,749
Tuberculosis	14	3,671	24	1,950	+ 1,721
Drownings	15	2,906	42	501	+ 2,405
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,720	28	1,733	+ 987
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,594	6	12,145	- 9,551
Epilepsy	18	2,137	40	524	+ 1,612
Kidney Disease	19	2,047	9	10,107	- 8,061
Suicide	20	1,998	5	14,636	- 12,637
Falls	21	1,853	20	2,934	- 1,082
Meningitis	22	1,704	58	51	+ 1,653
Fires	23	1,593	47	263	+ 1,329
Lung Cancers	24	1,530	4	20,293	- 18,763
HIV/AIDS	25	1,463	55	84	+ 1,379
Pertussis	26	1,453	67	6	+ 1,447
Other Injuries	27	1,441	18	3,634	- 2,193
Asthma	28	1,381	32	1,150	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,273	16	3,951	- 2,678
Liver Cancer	30	1,184	7	11,589	- 10,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,113	48	224	+ 888
Lymphomas	32	1,113	19	3,477	- 2,365
Breast Cancer	33	1,078	21	2,880	- 1,802
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,020	25	1,891	- 870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,011	8	10,180	- 9,170
Violence	36	850	44	386	+ 464
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	808	38	540	+ 268
Alcohol	38	636	33	1,081	- 444
Cervical Cancer	39	572	34	1,065	- 493
Uterin Cancer	40	556	43	420	+ 136
Oral Cancer	41	538	29	1,457	- 919
Leukemia	42	530	23	2,140	- 1,610
Pancreas Cancer	43	486	12	6,994	- 6,507
Inflammatory/Heart	44	393	31	1,325	- 932
Maternal Conditions	45	315	61	34	+ 281
Ovary Cancer	46	298	30	1,330	- 1,032
Upper Respiratory	47	276	63	26	+ 250
Bladder Cancer	48	257	27	1,768	- 1,511
Hepatitis B	49	202	39	526	- 324
Poisonings	50	194	52	115	+ 78
Skin Cancers	51	183	37	585	- 402
Prostate Cancer	52	164	22	2,316	- 2,151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	138	51	150	- 12
Encephalitis	54	137	65	19	+ 118
Drug Use	55	107	50	154	- 47
Syphilis	56	102	62	27	+ 75
Tetanus	57	100	69	5	+ 96
Appendicitis	58	88	57	54	+ 34
Skin Disease	59	46	36	704	- 658
Hepatitis C	60	40	49	168	- 128
Other Neoplasms	61	36	26	1,807	- 1,770
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	66	11	+ 25
Leishmaniasis	63	19	79	0	+ 19
Malnutrition	64	13	53	88	- 76
Chlamydia	65	7	84	0	+ 7
War	66	5	68	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	4	73	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 4
Measles	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Tajikistan

South Korea

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.