Comparison Of Cause- Specific Mortality And Morbidity Of Kazakhstan And Tajikistan

Abstract

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, both nations, have been grappling with communicable and non-communicable diseases. The comparative analysis of cause-specific mortality and morbidity in these two countries is particularly compelling. Since the early 1990s, mortality rates have been notably high, especially in Kazakhstan, where they increased by almost 50% (McKee and Chenet, 2002). Alcohol consumption, smoking, hypertension, high-fat diets, and inadequate diagnostic measures were the primary contributors to ischemic heart disease (Britton, 1998). Cancer was more widespread in Kazakhstan, with significantly higher mortality rates