VIET NAM VS TAJIKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TAJIKISTAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,103	2	91,939	+ 54,164
Stroke	2	62,777	1	159,032	- 96,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,752	7	27,836	+ 3,916
Liver Disease	4	20,983	10	23,900	- 2,917
Hypertension	5	17,507	12	19,880	- 2,373
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,449	4	33,860	- 17,411
Low Birth Weight	7	15,898	19	7,132	+ 8,766
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,864	5	29,475	- 14,612
Birth Trauma	9	12,930	32	2,340	+ 10,591
Lung Disease	10	11,980	3	35,875	- 23,895
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,029	21	7,064	+ 3,965
Stomach Cancer	12	7,667	14	15,134	- 7,467
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	7,468	29	4,390	+ 3,079
Tuberculosis	14	7,455	15	9,446	- 1,991
Drownings	15	5,900	26	5,097	+ 803
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,523	33	2,265	+ 3,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	5,267	6	29,307	- 24,040
Epilepsy	18	4,339	53	583	+ 3,756
Kidney Disease	19	4,156	8	25,251	- 21,096
Suicide	20	4,058	18	7,249	- 3,191
Falls	21	3,762	13	15,427	- 11,665
Meningitis	22	3,459	51	624	+ 2,835
Fires	23	3,234	52	595	+ 2,640
Lung Cancers	24	3,108	11	21,294	- 18,186
HIV/AIDS	25	2,971	27	4,993	- 2,022
Pertussis	26	2,951	50	705	+ 2,247
Other Injuries	27	2,925	23	5,539	- 2,613
Asthma	28	2,805	17	8,150	- 5,345
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,586	25	5,338	- 2,752
Liver Cancer	30	2,403	9	24,995	- 22,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	31	2,259	38	1,708	+ 551
Lymphomas	32	2,259	30	2,964	- 705
Breast Cancer	33	2,189	22	6,187	- 3,998
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,072	34	2,082	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,052	16	8,258	- 6,206
Violence	36	1,727	36	1,785	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,641	43	957	+ 684
Alcohol	38	1,292	46	867	+ 425
Cervical Cancer	39	1,162	31	2,391	- 1,229
Uterin Cancer	40	1,128	42	1,159	- 30
Oral Cancer	41	1,093	20	7,088	- 5,995
Leukemia	42	1,076	28	4,899	- 3,823
Pancreas Cancer	43	988	44	929	+ 58
Inflammatory/Heart	44	798	24	5,357	- 4,559
Maternal Conditions	45	639	49	773	- 134
Ovary Cancer	46	604	47	864	- 259
Upper Respiratory	47	560	66	34	+ 527
Bladder Cancer	48	522	45	896	- 374
Hepatitis B	49	410	55	379	+ 31
Poisonings	50	393	48	832	- 439
Skin Cancers	51	371	54	467	- 96
Prostate Cancer	52	333	35	1,911	- 1,578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	281	59	224	+ 57
Encephalitis	54	279	39	1,558	- 1,280
Drug Use	55	217	41	1,366	- 1,149
Syphilis	56	207	56	328	- 121
Tetanus	57	204	58	286	- 82
Appendicitis	58	179	60	201	- 23
Skin Disease	59	93	40	1,515	- 1,422
Hepatitis C	60	81	64	78	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	61	74	57	325	- 251
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	61	135	- 63
Leishmaniasis	63	39	78	0	+ 39
Malnutrition	64	26	63	120	- 94
Chlamydia	65	14	70	1	+ 13
War	66	11	65	34	- 23
Diphtheria	67	7	69	3	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	5	68	9	- 4
Dengue	69	1	62	127	- 126
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	71	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Tajikistan

Viet Nam

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.