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Tajikistan
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Tajikistan and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Tajikistan Population Pyramid
16,208,246
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Afghanistan Population Pyramid
64,682,976
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
54.0
58.9
56.4
74
69
72
 
31.6
31.0
31.3
171
172
172
1970
57.8
62.6
60.1
82
78
81
 
35.5
35.0
35.3
171
173
172
1980
59.9
64.9
62.3
94
90
92
 
39.5
39.1
39.3
172
175
173
1990
60.9
66.1
63.4
115
113
114
 
41.4
41.3
41.3
178
181
180
2000
60.3
67.6
63.7
125
120
123
 
53.7
56.1
54.8
150
150
150
2010
63.8
71.4
67.3
126
115
123
 
57.7
60.1
58.8
154
155
154
2019
67.6
71.5
69.5
122
125
124
 
63.3
63.2
63.2
147
174
160
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
67.6
71.5
122
125
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age
67.6
71.5
122
125
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age 5
70.2
73.8
120
128
67.5
66.9
146
177
Age 10
70.3
73.8
121
130
67.7
67.0
147
178
Age 15
70.3
73.8
122
130
67.8
67.1
150
178
Age 20
70.5
74.0
125
133
68.1
67.4
150
179
Age 25
70.8
74.1
128
134
68.6
67.8
149
180
Age 30
71.1
74.3
130
134
69.2
68.3
149
180
Age 35
71.5
74.6
132
136
69.7
68.9
149
180
Age 40
71.9
74.9
132
141
70.4
69.6
151
180
Age 45
72.5
75.2
136
147
71.3
70.6
156
180
Age 50
73.1
75.7
147
152
72.3
71.8
157
180
Age 55
73.9
76.3
156
160
73.7
73.2
157
180
Age 60
75.1
77.2
166
169
75.4
75.1
157
181
Age 65
76.7
78.5
172
175
77.5
77.2
160
181
Age 70
78.8
80.4
178
175
79.9
79.6
158
181
Age 75
81.5
82.8
181
176
82.7
82.4
156
180
Age 80
84.6
85.8
183
169
85.8
85.6
154
174
Age 85
88.6
89.5
174
166
89.2
89.1
156
171
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
389.75
1
301.71
6
2. Stroke
160.78
16
149.10
25
3. Hypertension
47.19
17
65.86
4
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
37.87
71
49.80
62
5. Liver Disease
37.85
31
27.20
67
6. Diabetes Mellitus
33.52
81
40.94
58
7. Lung Disease
29.97
53
37.01
32
8. Road Traffic Accidents
19.35
79
19.81
76
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.70
88
22.34
26
10. Stomach Cancer
15.97
7
10.39
42
11. Tuberculosis
12.24
62
41.14
24
12. Oesophagus Cancer
11.07
9
8.78
13
13. Kidney Disease
8.73
146
46.10
15
14. Parkinson's Disease
8.27
6
5.98
24
15. Asthma
7.97
72
24.23
13
16. Low Birth Weight
7.15
64
12.07
17
17. Breast Cancer
6.96
178
20.24
48
18. Diarrhoeal diseases
6.04
76
9.72
68
19. Congenital Anomalies
5.99
87
6.42
70
20. Birth Trauma
5.88
57
10.16
24
21. Drownings
5.88
19
2.78
78
22. Lung Cancers
5.80
133
6.90
122
23. Suicide
5.32
135
5.96
129
24. Epilepsy
4.98
3
2.70
37
25. Liver Cancer
4.82
103
4.22
119
26. Falls
4.57
113
5.13
99
27. Uterin Cancer
3.71
31
3.66
32
28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.58
32
5.86
17
29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.56
173
4.09
169
30. Cervical Cancer
3.48
141
5.73
117
31. Fires
3.37
39
1.60
89
32. Other Injuries
3.36
163
13.02
36
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.17
84
10.64
9
34. Lymphomas
3.00
149
4.32
108
35. HIV/AIDS
2.75
95
1.72
110
36. Meningitis
2.42
57
5.20
48
37. Violence
2.23
127
9.87
52
38. Oral Cancer
2.13
128
8.18
9
39. Endocrine Disorders
2.11
147
4.30
80
40. Pancreas Cancer
2.02
141
1.54
153
41. Ovary Cancer
2.01
172
4.07
106
42. Pertussis
1.92
45
3.38
22
43. Alcohol
1.82
66
0.68
133
44. Prostate Cancer
1.80
180
4.49
167
45. Inflammatory/Heart
1.42
176
3.32
130
46. Leukemia
1.21
166
1.95
154
47. Bladder Cancer
1.15
147
1.95
98
48. Skin Cancers
0.91
140
1.03
138
49. Maternal Conditions
0.69
102
25.94
4
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.62
34
0.19
133
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,359
30.98
40,195
17.35
2. Stroke
6,170
13.31
19,060
8.23
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,121
6.73
14,649
6.32
4. Liver Disease
2,062
4.45
4,600
1.99
5. Hypertension
1,721
3.71
7,995
3.45
6. Diabetes Mellitus
1,617
3.49
5,750
2.48
7. Low Birth Weight
1,562
3.37
12,631
5.45
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,461
3.15
6,033
2.60
9. Birth Trauma
1,271
2.74
10,723
4.63
10. Lung Disease
1,177
2.54
4,650
2.01
11. Congenital Anomalies
1,084
2.34
5,001
2.16
12. Stomach Cancer
754
1.63
1,501
0.65
13. Diarrhoeal diseases
734
1.58
5,555
2.40
14. Tuberculosis
733
1.58
9,839
4.25
15. Drownings
580
1.25
996
0.43
16. Oesophagus Cancer
543
1.17
1,314
0.57
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
518
1.12
1,765
0.76
18. Epilepsy
426
0.92
993
0.43
19. Kidney Disease
408
0.88
6,590
2.85
20. Suicide
399
0.86
1,573
0.68
21. Falls
370
0.80
905
0.39
22. Meningitis
340
0.73
2,626
1.13
23. Fires
318
0.69
348
0.15
24. Lung Cancers
305
0.66
1,076
0.46
25. HIV/AIDS
292
0.63
464
0.20
26. Pertussis
290
0.63
2,107
0.91
27. Other Injuries
288
0.62
3,241
1.40
28. Asthma
276
0.60
3,403
1.47
29. Parkinson's Disease
254
0.55
628
0.27
30. Liver Cancer
236
0.51
657
0.28
31. Lymphomas
222
0.48
946
0.41
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
222
0.48
1,041
0.45
33. Breast Cancer
215
0.46
1,822
0.79
34. Endocrine Disorders
204
0.44
1,364
0.59
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
202
0.44
741
0.32
36. Violence
170
0.37
3,217
1.39
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
161
0.35
1,505
0.65
38. Alcohol
127
0.27
150
0.06
39. Cervical Cancer
114
0.25
541
0.23
40. Uterin Cancer
111
0.24
289
0.12
41. Oral Cancer
107
0.23
1,467
0.63
42. Leukemia
106
0.23
610
0.26
43. Pancreas Cancer
97
0.21
229
0.10
44. Inflammatory/Heart
78
0.17
527
0.23
45. Maternal Conditions
63
0.14
7,807
3.37
46. Ovary Cancer
59
0.13
369
0.16
47. Upper Respiratory
55
0.12
9
0.00
48. Bladder Cancer
51
0.11
272
0.12
49. Hepatitis B
40
0.09
863
0.37
50. Poisonings
39
0.08
384
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stomach Cancer
15.97
7
10.39
42
2. Oesophagus Cancer
11.07
9
8.78
13
3. Breast Cancer
6.96
178
20.24
48
4. Lung Cancers
5.80
133
6.90
122
5. Liver Cancer
4.82
103
4.22
119
6. Uterin Cancer
3.71
31
3.66
32
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.56
173
4.09
169
8. Cervical Cancer
3.48
141
5.73
117
9. Lymphomas
3.00
149
4.32
108
10. Oral Cancer
2.13
128
8.18
9
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.02
141
1.54
153
12. Ovary Cancer
2.01
172
4.07
106
13. Prostate Cancer
1.80
180
4.49
167
14. Leukemia
1.21
166
1.95
154
15. Bladder Cancer
1.15
147
1.95
98
16. Skin Cancers
0.91
140
1.03
138
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.