TAJIKISTAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,613	25	292	+ 8,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,756	3	3,121	+ 1,635
Stroke	3	3,972	2	6,170	- 2,198
Malaria	4	3,939	75	0	+ 3,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,136	13	734	+ 2,402
Tuberculosis	6	2,969	14	733	+ 2,236
Birth Trauma	7	2,529	9	1,271	+ 1,259
Low Birth Weight	8	2,427	7	1,562	+ 865
Liver Disease	9	2,249	4	2,062	+ 187
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,215	1	14,359	- 12,144
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,826	8	1,461	+ 365
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,572	11	1,084	+ 488
Hypertension	13	1,307	5	1,721	- 413
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,197	6	1,617	- 420
Malnutrition	15	1,151	64	3	+ 1,148
Meningitis	16	987	22	340	+ 647
Cervical Cancer	17	899	39	114	+ 785
Kidney Disease	18	880	19	408	+ 471
Other Injuries	19	864	27	288	+ 576
Suicide	20	651	20	399	+ 252
Lung Disease	21	636	10	1,177	- 541
Maternal Conditions	22	594	45	63	+ 531
Violence	23	576	36	170	+ 407
Syphilis	24	442	56	20	+ 422
Pertussis	25	371	26	290	+ 81
Asthma	26	370	28	276	+ 95
Drownings	27	344	15	580	- 236
Falls	28	298	21	370	- 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	295	17	518	- 223
Prostate Cancer	30	281	52	33	+ 248
Lymphomas	31	274	32	222	+ 52
Fires	32	273	23	318	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	33	250	44	78	+ 172
Poisonings	34	228	50	39	+ 189
Breast Cancer	35	183	33	215	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	36	179	16	543	- 364
Endocrine Disorders	37	177	34	204	- 27
Epilepsy	38	166	18	426	- 261
Leukemia	39	130	42	106	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	123	37	161	- 39
Lung Cancers	41	113	24	305	- 193
Stomach Cancer	42	103	12	754	- 650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	101	35	202	- 100
Tetanus	44	95	57	20	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	95	31	222	- 127
Liver Cancer	46	88	30	236	- 148
Parkinson's Disease	47	82	29	254	- 172
Oral Cancer	48	78	41	107	- 30
Alcohol	49	70	38	127	- 57
Bladder Cancer	50	66	48	51	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	51	64	76	0	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	63	59	9	+ 54
Drug Use	53	61	55	21	+ 40
Skin Cancers	54	54	51	36	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	52	49	40	+ 12
Appendicitis	56	42	58	18	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	57	41	46	59	- 18
Leishmaniasis	58	36	63	4	+ 32
Encephalitis	59	35	54	27	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	34	47	55	- 21
Measles	61	24	71	0	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	62	21	43	97	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	15	53	28	- 13
Uterin Cancer	64	15	40	111	- 96
Other Neoplasms	65	10	61	7	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	9	60	8	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	62	7	- 0
Ascariasis	68	4	68	0	+ 4
War	69	3	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	2	65	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	67	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	69	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Zambia

Tajikistan

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.