UNITED KINGDOM VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,574	2	71,728	+ 22,846
Stroke	2	40,636	4	37,626	+ 3,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,553	3	40,540	- 19,987
Liver Disease	4	13,583	14	7,666	+ 5,917
Hypertension	5	11,332	23	5,208	+ 6,124
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,648	17	5,842	+ 4,805
Low Birth Weight	7	10,291	40	1,313	+ 8,977
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,621	33	2,169	+ 7,452
Birth Trauma	9	8,370	54	190	+ 8,180
Lung Disease	10	7,754	6	32,896	- 25,141
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,139	35	2,127	+ 5,013
Stomach Cancer	12	4,963	24	4,999	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,834	38	1,599	+ 3,236
Tuberculosis	14	4,825	47	351	+ 4,474
Drownings	15	3,819	49	301	+ 3,519
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,575	12	8,727	- 5,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,410	1	98,135	- 94,725
Epilepsy	18	2,809	42	1,193	+ 1,615
Kidney Disease	19	2,690	18	5,471	- 2,781
Suicide	20	2,627	20	5,325	- 2,698
Falls	21	2,435	15	7,618	- 5,183
Meningitis	22	2,239	52	232	+ 2,007
Fires	23	2,094	48	334	+ 1,759
Lung Cancers	24	2,012	5	35,715	- 33,703
HIV/AIDS	25	1,923	55	188	+ 1,735
Pertussis	26	1,911	69	3	+ 1,908
Other Injuries	27	1,894	19	5,464	- 3,570
Asthma	28	1,816	41	1,302	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,674	13	8,573	- 6,899
Liver Cancer	30	1,556	21	5,237	- 3,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	1,462	45	876	+ 586
Lymphomas	32	1,462	10	9,350	- 7,888
Breast Cancer	33	1,417	9	12,718	- 11,301
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,341	28	3,297	- 1,956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,328	7	18,446	- 17,118
Violence	36	1,118	46	868	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,062	36	2,090	- 1,028
Alcohol	38	836	39	1,555	- 718
Cervical Cancer	39	752	43	1,099	- 346
Uterin Cancer	40	730	32	2,346	- 1,616
Oral Cancer	41	708	30	3,109	- 2,401
Leukemia	42	696	22	5,211	- 4,515
Pancreas Cancer	43	639	11	8,995	- 8,356
Inflammatory/Heart	44	516	29	3,126	- 2,610
Maternal Conditions	45	414	64	47	+ 367
Ovary Cancer	46	391	25	4,019	- 3,628
Upper Respiratory	47	363	63	48	+ 314
Bladder Cancer	48	338	16	6,133	- 5,796
Hepatitis B	49	265	65	40	+ 225
Poisonings	50	254	53	221	+ 34
Skin Cancers	51	240	27	3,727	- 3,487
Prostate Cancer	52	216	8	13,289	- 13,074
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	182	44	1,014	- 832
Encephalitis	54	180	68	6	+ 175
Drug Use	55	140	31	2,824	- 2,684
Syphilis	56	134	62	49	+ 85
Tetanus	57	132	72	0	+ 132
Appendicitis	58	116	59	105	+ 10
Skin Disease	59	60	34	2,134	- 2,073
Hepatitis C	60	52	51	267	- 215
Other Neoplasms	61	48	26	3,986	- 3,938
Multiple Sclerosis	62	47	37	1,856	- 1,809
Leishmaniasis	63	25	70	0	+ 25
Malnutrition	64	17	58	116	- 99
Chlamydia	65	9	79	0	+ 9
War	66	7	67	10	- 3
Diphtheria	67	5	74	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	3	80	0	+ 3
Dengue	69	1	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	16	- 16
Measles	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Tajikistan

United Kingdom

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.