CHILE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,699	1	10,685	+ 8,014
War	2	11,918	64	14	+ 11,905
Stroke	3	8,867	2	9,731	- 864
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,815	6	3,920	+ 2,895
Low Birth Weight	5	5,876	36	437	+ 5,438
Birth Trauma	6	4,988	54	87	+ 4,901
Tuberculosis	7	4,577	38	410	+ 4,167
Hypertension	8	3,719	7	3,817	- 97
Maternal Conditions	9	3,632	63	24	+ 3,608
Kidney Disease	10	3,066	3	4,065	- 999
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,807	12	2,826	- 20
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,675	10	3,177	- 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,584	39	334	+ 2,250
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,326	25	858	+ 1,469
Lung Disease	15	2,163	4	4,062	- 1,899
Liver Disease	16	2,140	13	2,647	- 508
Asthma	17	1,583	42	295	+ 1,288
Other Injuries	18	1,508	21	1,310	+ 198
Violence	19	1,496	29	744	+ 753
Meningitis	20	1,221	53	95	+ 1,126
Pertussis	21	980	68	3	+ 978
Breast Cancer	22	848	16	1,689	- 841
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	821	5	4,000	- 3,179
Suicide	24	732	15	1,700	- 969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	700	46	223	+ 477
Stomach Cancer	26	698	8	3,631	- 2,932
Oral Cancer	27	683	40	307	+ 376
Endocrine Disorders	28	634	22	1,286	- 652
Oesophagus Cancer	29	611	30	722	- 111
Tetanus	30	583	69	2	+ 582
Encephalitis	31	554	70	2	+ 552
Lung Cancers	32	501	9	3,452	- 2,952
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	484	52	104	+ 380
Drownings	34	463	44	283	+ 180
Epilepsy	35	462	43	294	+ 167
Lymphomas	36	440	18	1,394	- 954
Falls	37	421	23	904	- 483
Hepatitis B	38	402	60	30	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	345	11	3,022	- 2,677
Liver Cancer	40	306	19	1,369	- 1,063
Parkinson's Disease	41	292	26	790	- 498
Leukemia	42	284	24	879	- 595
Malnutrition	43	274	37	420	- 146
Cervical Cancer	44	252	27	780	- 528
Inflammatory/Heart	45	245	31	709	- 464
HIV/AIDS	46	216	33	539	- 324
Poisonings	47	178	57	68	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	48	172	35	514	- 343
Measles	49	163	75	0	+ 163
Fires	50	162	41	295	- 134
Drug Use	51	153	50	149	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	139	59	37	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	53	134	45	275	- 141
Bladder Cancer	54	127	32	641	- 515
Prostate Cancer	55	120	14	2,435	- 2,315
Pancreas Cancer	56	107	17	1,567	- 1,460
Malaria	57	86	82	0	+ 86
Alcohol	58	70	47	207	- 137
Skin Cancers	59	67	34	526	- 458
Syphilis	60	44	66	5	+ 39
Skin Disease	61	44	28	763	- 720
Multiple Sclerosis	62	39	62	27	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	13	20	1,358	- 1,344
Hepatitis C	64	13	61	27	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	48	187	- 175
Ascariasis	66	8	72	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	8	74	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	4	67	4	- 0
Chlamydia	69	1	80	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Afghanistan

Chile

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.