ARGENTINA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,080	1	48,765	- 1,685
War	2	30,008	70	5	+ 30,003
Stroke	3	22,325	4	22,878	- 552
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,159	2	40,986	- 23,827
Low Birth Weight	5	14,794	28	2,183	+ 12,612
Birth Trauma	6	12,560	49	373	+ 12,186
Tuberculosis	7	11,525	41	655	+ 10,869
Hypertension	8	9,365	11	5,799	+ 3,566
Maternal Conditions	9	9,144	53	279	+ 8,865
Kidney Disease	10	7,719	5	13,588	- 5,869
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,067	10	6,298	+ 769
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,734	9	6,838	- 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	6,507	42	578	+ 5,929
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,857	26	2,419	+ 3,438
Lung Disease	15	5,446	3	23,234	- 17,787
Liver Disease	16	5,388	16	4,029	+ 1,359
Asthma	17	3,986	47	403	+ 3,583
Other Injuries	18	3,797	12	5,642	- 1,845
Violence	19	3,768	23	2,712	+ 1,056
Meningitis	20	3,075	51	316	+ 2,759
Pertussis	21	2,468	68	10	+ 2,458
Breast Cancer	22	2,134	8	7,063	- 4,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,067	19	3,737	- 1,670
Suicide	24	1,842	18	3,747	- 1,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,763	44	488	+ 1,275
Stomach Cancer	26	1,758	20	3,523	- 1,766
Oral Cancer	27	1,719	35	1,073	+ 646
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,598	17	3,987	- 2,390
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,539	29	2,054	- 515
Tetanus	30	1,469	71	3	+ 1,466
Encephalitis	31	1,394	64	17	+ 1,377
Lung Cancers	32	1,260	6	10,014	- 8,753
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,219	56	139	+ 1,080
Drownings	34	1,167	48	380	+ 786
Epilepsy	35	1,163	50	332	+ 830
Lymphomas	36	1,108	24	2,708	- 1,600
Falls	37	1,060	43	506	+ 554
Hepatitis B	38	1,011	62	56	+ 955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	868	7	8,931	- 8,062
Liver Cancer	40	770	30	2,045	- 1,275
Parkinson's Disease	41	735	36	965	- 229
Leukemia	42	715	27	2,189	- 1,474
Malnutrition	43	690	38	929	- 239
Cervical Cancer	44	633	25	2,480	- 1,846
Inflammatory/Heart	45	617	13	5,495	- 4,878
HIV/AIDS	46	543	32	1,481	- 938
Poisonings	47	449	55	193	+ 256
Ovary Cancer	48	432	33	1,307	- 875
Measles	49	410	79	0	+ 410
Fires	50	408	52	280	+ 128
Drug Use	51	384	39	826	- 441
Appendicitis	52	350	60	71	+ 279
Uterin Cancer	53	338	37	944	- 606
Bladder Cancer	54	319	31	1,675	- 1,357
Prostate Cancer	55	302	15	4,507	- 4,205
Pancreas Cancer	56	269	14	4,607	- 4,338
Malaria	57	217	83	0	+ 217
Alcohol	58	176	46	442	- 266
Skin Cancers	59	170	34	1,073	- 903
Syphilis	60	110	65	15	+ 96
Skin Disease	61	110	22	3,171	- 3,060
Multiple Sclerosis	62	98	58	101	- 3
Other Neoplasms	63	34	21	3,224	- 3,190
Hepatitis C	64	33	57	113	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	30	54	243	- 213
Ascariasis	66	20	77	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	19	78	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	68	11	67	12	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Afghanistan

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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.