UGANDA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,083	9	8,784	+ 59,299
Stroke	2	29,254	6	11,181	+ 18,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,796	2	18,865	- 4,068
Liver Disease	4	9,778	13	5,122	+ 4,656
Hypertension	5	8,158	21	3,120	+ 5,038
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,665	14	4,794	+ 2,871
Low Birth Weight	7	7,408	8	9,673	- 2,265
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,926	4	13,012	- 6,086
Birth Trauma	9	6,025	7	10,405	- 4,379
Lung Disease	10	5,582	22	3,051	+ 2,532
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,140	11	6,641	- 1,501
Stomach Cancer	12	3,573	45	515	+ 3,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,480	5	12,103	- 8,623
Tuberculosis	14	3,474	10	7,255	- 3,781
Drownings	15	2,750	31	1,238	+ 1,512
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,574	28	1,674	+ 899
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,455	30	1,286	+ 1,168
Epilepsy	18	2,022	43	599	+ 1,423
Kidney Disease	19	1,937	19	3,168	- 1,232
Suicide	20	1,891	24	2,033	- 142
Falls	21	1,753	33	1,127	+ 626
Meningitis	22	1,612	16	3,718	- 2,106
Fires	23	1,507	36	872	+ 635
Lung Cancers	24	1,448	46	441	+ 1,008
HIV/AIDS	25	1,384	1	21,188	- 19,804
Pertussis	26	1,375	25	1,909	- 534
Other Injuries	27	1,363	20	3,130	- 1,766
Asthma	28	1,307	27	1,745	- 438
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,205	48	351	+ 854
Liver Cancer	30	1,120	29	1,522	- 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,053	50	348	+ 705
Lymphomas	32	1,053	26	1,762	- 709
Breast Cancer	33	1,020	32	1,128	- 108
Endocrine Disorders	34	965	38	761	+ 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	956	35	919	+ 38
Violence	36	805	12	6,175	- 5,370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	764	41	687	+ 78
Alcohol	38	602	54	256	+ 346
Cervical Cancer	39	542	15	4,378	- 3,836
Uterin Cancer	40	526	56	234	+ 292
Oral Cancer	41	509	40	731	- 222
Leukemia	42	501	42	599	- 98
Pancreas Cancer	43	460	47	358	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	44	372	37	859	- 487
Maternal Conditions	45	298	17	3,641	- 3,344
Ovary Cancer	46	282	44	519	- 237
Upper Respiratory	47	261	60	144	+ 118
Bladder Cancer	48	243	59	181	+ 62
Hepatitis B	49	191	61	123	+ 67
Poisonings	50	183	39	745	- 562
Skin Cancers	51	173	49	349	- 176
Prostate Cancer	52	155	34	950	- 795
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	131	64	55	+ 76
Encephalitis	54	130	62	122	+ 8
Drug Use	55	101	57	233	- 132
Syphilis	56	96	23	2,235	- 2,139
Tetanus	57	95	53	271	- 175
Appendicitis	58	83	58	211	- 128
Skin Disease	59	43	55	242	- 199
Hepatitis C	60	38	67	30	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	61	34	66	37	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	69	16	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	63	18	68	28	- 10
Malnutrition	64	12	18	3,317	- 3,305
Chlamydia	65	6	73	6	+ 0
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Diphtheria	67	3	72	11	- 8
Ascariasis	68	2	70	16	- 14
Dengue	69	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	71	0	51	343	- 343
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	75	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	286	- 286
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Tajikistan

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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.