CANADA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,866	1	40,063	- 1,198
War	2	24,772	65	21	+ 24,751
Stroke	3	18,430	5	14,159	+ 4,271
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,165	7	7,431	+ 6,734
Low Birth Weight	5	12,213	42	553	+ 11,659
Birth Trauma	6	10,368	50	193	+ 10,175
Tuberculosis	7	9,514	58	97	+ 9,416
Hypertension	8	7,731	22	2,563	+ 5,168
Maternal Conditions	9	7,549	64	45	+ 7,504
Kidney Disease	10	6,372	14	4,578	+ 1,794
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,834	28	1,998	+ 3,836
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,559	9	5,718	- 158
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,372	36	840	+ 4,531
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,835	35	1,081	+ 3,754
Lung Disease	15	4,496	4	14,212	- 9,716
Liver Disease	16	4,448	17	3,624	+ 824
Asthma	17	3,290	49	262	+ 3,028
Other Injuries	18	3,134	24	2,392	+ 742
Violence	19	3,110	40	605	+ 2,505
Meningitis	20	2,539	59	68	+ 2,470
Pertussis	21	2,038	69	1	+ 2,037
Breast Cancer	22	1,762	8	5,910	- 4,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,706	2	30,970	- 29,263
Suicide	24	1,521	15	4,417	- 2,896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,455	43	442	+ 1,013
Stomach Cancer	26	1,451	26	2,177	- 726
Oral Cancer	27	1,419	32	1,592	- 173
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,319	19	3,233	- 1,914
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,271	25	2,230	- 959
Tetanus	30	1,213	71	0	+ 1,212
Encephalitis	31	1,151	68	3	+ 1,148
Lung Cancers	32	1,040	3	20,937	- 19,896
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,006	39	636	+ 371
Drownings	34	963	48	283	+ 680
Epilepsy	35	960	44	384	+ 576
Lymphomas	36	915	10	5,146	- 4,231
Falls	37	875	12	4,829	- 3,954
Hepatitis B	38	835	60	66	+ 769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	717	6	9,651	- 8,934
Liver Cancer	40	635	20	3,113	- 2,477
Parkinson's Disease	41	607	18	3,359	- 2,752
Leukemia	42	590	21	3,098	- 2,508
Malnutrition	43	570	51	192	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	44	523	41	578	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	45	509	27	2,060	- 1,550
HIV/AIDS	46	449	53	163	+ 286
Poisonings	47	371	56	121	+ 249
Ovary Cancer	48	357	29	1,902	- 1,545
Measles	49	339	74	0	+ 339
Fires	50	336	52	192	+ 144
Drug Use	51	317	16	3,686	- 3,369
Appendicitis	52	289	62	49	+ 239
Uterin Cancer	53	279	34	1,183	- 904
Bladder Cancer	54	263	23	2,521	- 2,258
Prostate Cancer	55	249	13	4,711	- 4,461
Pancreas Cancer	56	222	11	5,057	- 4,836
Malaria	57	179	76	0	+ 179
Alcohol	58	145	33	1,491	- 1,346
Skin Cancers	59	140	30	1,756	- 1,616
Syphilis	60	91	67	5	+ 86
Skin Disease	61	91	38	679	- 588
Multiple Sclerosis	62	81	37	692	- 611
Other Neoplasms	63	28	31	1,679	- 1,651
Hepatitis C	64	27	45	363	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	25	47	322	- 298
Ascariasis	66	16	82	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	16	73	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	9	63	47	- 38
Chlamydia	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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.