ALGERIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,108	1	54,547	- 7,439
War	2	30,026	62	41	+ 29,985
Stroke	3	22,339	2	23,393	- 1,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,169	6	7,289	+ 9,880
Low Birth Weight	5	14,803	8	5,441	+ 9,362
Birth Trauma	6	12,567	13	3,800	+ 8,767
Tuberculosis	7	11,531	17	2,840	+ 8,691
Hypertension	8	9,370	4	8,369	+ 1,001
Maternal Conditions	9	9,150	33	917	+ 8,233
Kidney Disease	10	7,724	5	7,528	+ 196
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,071	3	8,996	- 1,926
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,738	9	4,678	+ 2,060
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	6,511	26	1,111	+ 5,400
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,861	11	4,357	+ 1,503
Lung Disease	15	5,450	10	4,668	+ 782
Liver Disease	16	5,391	15	3,464	+ 1,926
Asthma	17	3,988	18	2,040	+ 1,948
Other Injuries	18	3,799	22	1,401	+ 2,398
Violence	19	3,770	36	713	+ 3,057
Meningitis	20	3,077	45	320	+ 2,757
Pertussis	21	2,470	49	169	+ 2,301
Breast Cancer	22	2,135	14	3,465	- 1,330
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,068	7	5,635	- 3,566
Suicide	24	1,843	28	1,072	+ 771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,764	35	721	+ 1,043
Stomach Cancer	26	1,759	19	2,032	- 274
Oral Cancer	27	1,720	38	695	+ 1,025
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,598	32	926	+ 673
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,540	46	313	+ 1,227
Tetanus	30	1,470	60	52	+ 1,418
Encephalitis	31	1,395	51	145	+ 1,250
Lung Cancers	32	1,261	12	3,931	- 2,670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,220	43	362	+ 858
Drownings	34	1,167	42	451	+ 717
Epilepsy	35	1,163	44	355	+ 809
Lymphomas	36	1,109	20	1,833	- 724
Falls	37	1,061	23	1,315	- 254
Hepatitis B	38	1,012	50	165	+ 847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	869	16	3,139	- 2,271
Liver Cancer	40	770	41	551	+ 219
Parkinson's Disease	41	735	24	1,249	- 513
Leukemia	42	715	25	1,157	- 442
Malnutrition	43	691	53	82	+ 609
Cervical Cancer	44	634	27	1,088	- 454
Inflammatory/Heart	45	617	34	825	- 208
HIV/AIDS	46	544	48	193	+ 351
Poisonings	47	450	47	287	+ 163
Ovary Cancer	48	433	40	611	- 179
Measles	49	411	59	55	+ 356
Fires	50	408	39	636	- 229
Drug Use	51	385	30	983	- 599
Appendicitis	52	350	55	80	+ 270
Uterin Cancer	53	338	56	75	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	54	319	21	1,423	- 1,104
Prostate Cancer	55	302	29	1,069	- 767
Pancreas Cancer	56	269	31	973	- 704
Malaria	57	217	72	0	+ 217
Alcohol	58	176	54	81	+ 94
Skin Cancers	59	170	37	711	- 542
Syphilis	60	110	61	41	+ 69
Skin Disease	61	110	52	111	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	98	57	74	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	63	34	58	58	- 24
Hepatitis C	64	33	65	4	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	30	64	22	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	20	67	2	+ 18
Diphtheria	67	19	70	1	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	68	11	68	2	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	66	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	63	22	- 22
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 ALGERIA

Afghanistan

Algeria

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.