BRAZIL VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	220,453	1	165,788	+ 54,665
War	2	140,514	56	1,090	+ 139,424
Stroke	3	104,538	2	123,207	- 18,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	80,347	3	94,705	- 14,358
Low Birth Weight	5	69,274	33	6,881	+ 62,393
Birth Trauma	6	58,810	45	3,777	+ 55,033
Tuberculosis	7	53,964	40	4,895	+ 49,068
Hypertension	8	43,849	11	28,822	+ 15,027
Maternal Conditions	9	42,818	53	1,507	+ 41,311
Kidney Disease	10	36,145	7	37,690	- 1,546
Road Traffic Accidents	11	33,090	8	33,871	- 781
Diabetes Mellitus	12	31,534	5	59,608	- 28,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	30,469	35	5,659	+ 24,809
Congenital Anomalies	14	27,427	23	12,317	+ 15,110
Lung Disease	15	25,503	6	59,373	- 33,870
Liver Disease	16	25,228	13	21,422	+ 3,806
Asthma	17	18,663	48	2,595	+ 16,068
Other Injuries	18	17,778	21	13,807	+ 3,972
Violence	19	17,642	4	68,779	- 51,137
Meningitis	20	14,400	54	1,359	+ 13,042
Pertussis	21	11,559	75	30	+ 11,528
Breast Cancer	22	9,993	14	20,759	- 10,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	9,680	10	30,717	- 21,037
Suicide	24	8,625	20	14,540	- 5,915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,254	44	4,258	+ 3,996
Stomach Cancer	26	8,230	17	17,992	- 9,762
Oral Cancer	27	8,048	28	9,951	- 1,904
Endocrine Disorders	28	7,480	19	16,927	- 9,447
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,209	26	10,466	- 3,257
Tetanus	30	6,879	71	88	+ 6,791
Encephalitis	31	6,527	72	65	+ 6,462
Lung Cancers	32	5,901	9	31,659	- 25,758
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,708	51	2,193	+ 3,515
Drownings	34	5,463	39	4,937	+ 526
Epilepsy	35	5,444	46	3,263	+ 2,181
Lymphomas	36	5,189	27	10,376	- 5,187
Falls	37	4,965	16	18,847	- 13,881
Hepatitis B	38	4,736	59	775	+ 3,961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,066	12	23,161	- 19,095
Liver Cancer	40	3,604	25	11,514	- 7,910
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,442	41	4,770	- 1,329
Leukemia	42	3,347	30	8,531	- 5,184
Malnutrition	43	3,232	34	6,695	- 3,463
Cervical Cancer	44	2,966	29	9,511	- 6,545
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,889	18	17,508	- 14,619
HIV/AIDS	46	2,544	22	12,558	- 10,014
Poisonings	47	2,104	66	317	+ 1,787
Ovary Cancer	48	2,025	43	4,355	- 2,330
Measles	49	1,922	81	4	+ 1,918
Fires	50	1,909	58	1,028	+ 881
Drug Use	51	1,800	49	2,467	- 667
Appendicitis	52	1,637	57	1,067	+ 569
Uterin Cancer	53	1,582	47	2,780	- 1,198
Bladder Cancer	54	1,491	36	5,306	- 3,814
Prostate Cancer	55	1,415	15	19,001	- 17,586
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,258	24	11,999	- 10,741
Malaria	57	1,017	74	44	+ 973
Alcohol	58	822	32	7,121	- 6,299
Skin Cancers	59	794	38	5,032	- 4,237
Syphilis	60	517	68	223	+ 294
Skin Disease	61	515	31	7,179	- 6,664
Multiple Sclerosis	62	460	64	356	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	63	158	42	4,665	- 4,507
Hepatitis C	64	153	52	1,955	- 1,802
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	140	61	596	- 457
Ascariasis	66	93	78	7	+ 85
Diphtheria	67	90	79	7	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	68	51	67	260	- 209
Chlamydia	69	8	80	5	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	7	63	432	- 425
Otitis Media	71	3	70	94	- 91
Dengue	72	1	76	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	593	- 593
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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.