USA VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	472,412	1	504,904	- 32,492
Stroke	2	202,985	4	158,520	+ 44,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	102,668	11	60,317	+ 42,350
Liver Disease	4	67,848	16	43,402	+ 24,446
Hypertension	5	56,607	8	65,960	- 9,353
Diabetes Mellitus	6	53,186	10	61,418	- 8,232
Low Birth Weight	7	51,405	39	6,924	+ 44,480
Road Traffic Accidents	8	48,060	17	41,694	+ 6,366
Birth Trauma	9	41,809	54	1,233	+ 40,576
Lung Disease	10	38,735	3	195,387	- 156,652
Congenital Anomalies	11	35,662	34	11,762	+ 23,900
Stomach Cancer	12	24,791	33	13,077	+ 11,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	24,149	37	9,955	+ 14,194
Tuberculosis	14	24,104	62	546	+ 23,557
Drownings	15	19,078	45	4,070	+ 15,008
Oesophagus Cancer	16	17,857	28	17,829	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	17,032	2	287,198	- 270,167
Epilepsy	18	14,029	50	3,162	+ 10,867
Kidney Disease	19	13,437	6	85,861	- 72,424
Suicide	20	13,121	12	53,099	- 39,978
Falls	21	12,163	18	40,418	- 28,255
Meningitis	22	11,186	60	606	+ 10,580
Fires	23	10,457	49	3,183	+ 7,274
Lung Cancers	24	10,049	5	155,533	- 145,484
HIV/AIDS	25	9,606	42	5,660	+ 3,946
Pertussis	26	9,543	69	16	+ 9,528
Other Injuries	27	9,459	25	25,997	- 16,539
Asthma	28	9,070	46	3,818	+ 5,252
Parkinson's Disease	29	8,361	21	34,491	- 26,130
Liver Cancer	30	7,771	23	27,064	- 19,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	7,305	47	3,646	+ 3,659
Lymphomas	32	7,305	19	40,281	- 32,976
Breast Cancer	33	7,079	13	48,671	- 41,592
Endocrine Disorders	34	6,699	14	46,985	- 40,286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	6,636	9	61,827	- 55,191
Violence	36	5,583	27	18,976	- 13,393
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,305	48	3,461	+ 1,843
Alcohol	38	4,177	30	14,659	- 10,482
Cervical Cancer	39	3,759	38	6,984	- 3,225
Uterin Cancer	40	3,648	36	10,063	- 6,415
Oral Cancer	41	3,535	35	11,555	- 8,020
Leukemia	42	3,479	24	26,966	- 23,487
Pancreas Cancer	43	3,194	15	44,293	- 41,098
Inflammatory/Heart	44	2,580	22	32,529	- 29,949
Maternal Conditions	45	2,067	56	779	+ 1,288
Ovary Cancer	46	1,954	31	14,591	- 12,638
Upper Respiratory	47	1,812	65	229	+ 1,583
Bladder Cancer	48	1,687	26	19,622	- 17,935
Hepatitis B	49	1,325	59	608	+ 717
Poisonings	50	1,271	53	1,674	- 403
Skin Cancers	51	1,199	32	14,311	- 13,112
Prostate Cancer	52	1,078	20	35,612	- 34,535
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	907	52	2,461	- 1,553
Encephalitis	54	901	68	25	+ 876
Drug Use	55	702	7	74,435	- 73,733
Syphilis	56	668	66	49	+ 619
Tetanus	57	660	71	2	+ 658
Appendicitis	58	577	63	424	+ 153
Skin Disease	59	302	43	5,409	- 5,107
Hepatitis C	60	261	41	5,684	- 5,423
Other Neoplasms	61	239	29	17,743	- 17,504
Multiple Sclerosis	62	234	44	5,059	- 4,825
Leishmaniasis	63	126	79	0	+ 126
Malnutrition	64	84	40	6,762	- 6,678
Chlamydia	65	44	84	0	+ 44
War	66	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Diphtheria	67	23	75	0	+ 23
Ascariasis	68	16	82	0	+ 16
Dengue	69	3	76	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	1	67	34	- 33
Measles	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Tajikistan

United States

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.