AUSTRALIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,817	1	21,548	+ 5,269
War	2	17,093	65	8	+ 17,085
Stroke	3	12,717	3	10,331	+ 2,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,774	8	4,446	+ 5,328
Low Birth Weight	5	8,427	43	248	+ 8,179
Birth Trauma	6	7,154	50	140	+ 7,014
Tuberculosis	7	6,565	56	53	+ 6,512
Hypertension	8	5,334	23	1,631	+ 3,703
Maternal Conditions	9	5,209	63	20	+ 5,188
Kidney Disease	10	4,397	12	3,139	+ 1,258
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,025	29	1,245	+ 2,780
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,836	7	4,471	- 635
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,706	40	296	+ 3,411
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,336	33	711	+ 2,626
Lung Disease	15	3,102	5	8,487	- 5,385
Liver Disease	16	3,069	26	1,421	+ 1,647
Asthma	17	2,270	36	455	+ 1,815
Other Injuries	18	2,163	22	1,642	+ 520
Violence	19	2,146	44	243	+ 1,903
Meningitis	20	1,752	60	37	+ 1,715
Pertussis	21	1,406	69	1	+ 1,405
Breast Cancer	22	1,216	10	3,405	- 2,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,177	2	15,588	- 14,411
Suicide	24	1,049	11	3,150	- 2,101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,004	42	276	+ 728
Stomach Cancer	26	1,001	27	1,288	- 287
Oral Cancer	27	979	32	972	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	28	910	16	2,328	- 1,418
Oesophagus Cancer	29	877	25	1,494	- 617
Tetanus	30	837	70	1	+ 835
Encephalitis	31	794	68	3	+ 791
Lung Cancers	32	718	4	8,769	- 8,051
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	694	38	379	+ 316
Drownings	34	665	47	177	+ 487
Epilepsy	35	662	41	285	+ 378
Lymphomas	36	631	15	3,039	- 2,407
Falls	37	604	14	3,116	- 2,512
Hepatitis B	38	576	58	41	+ 535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	495	6	6,209	- 5,714
Liver Cancer	40	438	20	2,036	- 1,598
Parkinson's Disease	41	419	19	2,036	- 1,617
Leukemia	42	407	18	2,126	- 1,719
Malnutrition	43	393	51	117	+ 276
Cervical Cancer	44	361	39	342	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	45	351	24	1,571	- 1,219
HIV/AIDS	46	310	57	50	+ 260
Poisonings	47	256	61	35	+ 221
Ovary Cancer	48	246	31	1,003	- 756
Measles	49	234	78	0	+ 234
Fires	50	232	55	55	+ 178
Drug Use	51	219	21	1,783	- 1,564
Appendicitis	52	199	62	26	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	53	192	35	524	- 332
Bladder Cancer	54	181	30	1,187	- 1,006
Prostate Cancer	55	172	9	3,766	- 3,594
Pancreas Cancer	56	153	13	3,118	- 2,965
Malaria	57	124	82	0	+ 124
Alcohol	58	100	37	380	- 280
Skin Cancers	59	97	17	2,319	- 2,222
Syphilis	60	63	67	3	+ 60
Skin Disease	61	63	34	594	- 532
Multiple Sclerosis	62	56	46	188	- 132
Other Neoplasms	63	19	28	1,252	- 1,233
Hepatitis C	64	19	48	173	- 154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	45	229	- 212
Ascariasis	66	11	75	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	11	71	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	6	64	17	- 11
Chlamydia	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Afghanistan

Australia

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.