CAMBODIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,095	2	10,267	+ 6,828
War	2	10,896	68	7	+ 10,889
Stroke	3	8,106	1	13,107	- 5,001
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,230	3	8,794	- 2,564
Low Birth Weight	5	5,372	15	1,826	+ 3,546
Birth Trauma	6	4,560	18	1,351	+ 3,209
Tuberculosis	7	4,185	8	2,866	+ 1,319
Hypertension	8	3,400	10	2,354	+ 1,047
Maternal Conditions	9	3,320	30	484	+ 2,836
Kidney Disease	10	2,803	13	2,114	+ 689
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,566	6	3,223	- 657
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,445	5	3,362	- 916
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,363	11	2,148	+ 215
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,127	20	1,289	+ 838
Lung Disease	15	1,978	7	3,056	- 1,079
Liver Disease	16	1,956	4	8,117	- 6,161
Asthma	17	1,447	21	1,235	+ 212
Other Injuries	18	1,379	26	789	+ 589
Violence	19	1,368	38	347	+ 1,021
Meningitis	20	1,117	54	99	+ 1,018
Pertussis	21	896	41	231	+ 665
Breast Cancer	22	775	24	856	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	751	17	1,362	- 611
Suicide	24	669	25	800	- 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	640	14	1,938	- 1,298
Stomach Cancer	26	638	34	390	+ 249
Oral Cancer	27	624	28	648	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	28	580	35	384	+ 196
Oesophagus Cancer	29	559	39	297	+ 262
Tetanus	30	533	52	110	+ 424
Encephalitis	31	506	46	137	+ 369
Lung Cancers	32	458	16	1,631	- 1,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	443	36	375	+ 68
Drownings	34	424	22	1,113	- 689
Epilepsy	35	422	51	119	+ 303
Lymphomas	36	402	31	472	- 70
Falls	37	385	12	2,116	- 1,731
Hepatitis B	38	367	47	137	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	315	23	905	- 590
Liver Cancer	40	279	9	2,713	- 2,433
Parkinson's Disease	41	267	37	369	- 103
Leukemia	42	260	29	550	- 290
Malnutrition	43	251	33	427	- 177
Cervical Cancer	44	230	27	728	- 498
Inflammatory/Heart	45	224	32	436	- 212
HIV/AIDS	46	197	19	1,340	- 1,143
Poisonings	47	163	56	77	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	48	157	40	249	- 92
Measles	49	149	60	58	+ 91
Fires	50	148	42	224	- 76
Drug Use	51	140	58	64	+ 76
Appendicitis	52	127	57	73	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	53	123	55	94	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	54	116	45	165	- 49
Prostate Cancer	55	110	50	128	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	56	98	48	135	- 37
Malaria	57	79	53	102	- 23
Alcohol	58	64	49	133	- 69
Skin Cancers	59	62	44	167	- 105
Syphilis	60	40	66	17	+ 23
Skin Disease	61	40	43	211	- 171
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	65	18	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	63	12	62	33	- 21
Hepatitis C	64	12	61	47	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	64	22	- 11
Ascariasis	66	7	69	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	7	71	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	4	67	13	- 9
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	58	- 58
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	63	26	- 26
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

Afghanistan

Cambodia

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.