CHINA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,418,624	2	1,771,525	- 352,901
War	2	904,213	61	900	+ 903,312
Stroke	3	672,708	1	2,043,210	- 1,370,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	517,036	12	183,342	+ 333,694
Low Birth Weight	5	445,783	40	21,631	+ 424,152
Birth Trauma	6	378,445	43	17,644	+ 360,801
Tuberculosis	7	347,259	32	34,802	+ 312,457
Hypertension	8	282,173	7	301,183	- 19,010
Maternal Conditions	9	275,535	54	3,596	+ 271,939
Kidney Disease	10	232,593	11	192,302	+ 40,291
Road Traffic Accidents	11	212,933	8	250,272	- 37,338
Diabetes Mellitus	12	202,924	14	161,672	+ 41,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	196,069	50	8,719	+ 187,350
Congenital Anomalies	14	176,494	31	36,613	+ 139,882
Lung Disease	15	164,114	3	968,607	- 804,493
Liver Disease	16	162,342	15	145,603	+ 16,739
Asthma	17	120,097	39	23,147	+ 96,950
Other Injuries	18	114,405	25	54,087	+ 60,317
Violence	19	113,529	47	11,115	+ 102,414
Meningitis	20	92,668	51	5,704	+ 86,964
Pertussis	21	74,380	64	484	+ 73,896
Breast Cancer	22	64,307	19	92,757	- 28,450
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	62,289	6	304,455	- 242,166
Suicide	24	55,503	17	116,324	- 60,821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	53,114	30	37,723	+ 15,391
Stomach Cancer	26	52,961	5	398,439	- 345,478
Oral Cancer	27	51,787	24	54,695	- 2,909
Endocrine Disorders	28	48,136	37	25,613	+ 22,524
Oesophagus Cancer	29	46,388	10	242,891	- 196,503
Tetanus	30	44,266	63	491	+ 43,775
Encephalitis	31	42,002	55	2,796	+ 39,206
Lung Cancers	32	37,973	4	714,311	- 676,338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	36,733	21	65,350	- 28,617
Drownings	34	35,155	26	52,807	- 17,652
Epilepsy	35	35,034	46	11,365	+ 23,669
Lymphomas	36	33,390	23	57,838	- 24,449
Falls	37	31,952	16	138,878	- 106,926
Hepatitis B	38	30,475	56	2,757	+ 27,717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	26,165	9	248,388	- 222,223
Liver Cancer	40	23,192	13	180,952	- 157,759
Parkinson's Disease	41	22,148	20	70,699	- 48,551
Leukemia	42	21,538	22	58,145	- 36,606
Malnutrition	43	20,798	44	12,995	+ 7,804
Cervical Cancer	44	19,085	27	51,650	- 32,565
Inflammatory/Heart	45	18,593	33	29,954	- 11,360
HIV/AIDS	46	16,374	34	28,746	- 12,372
Poisonings	47	13,538	36	25,762	- 12,224
Ovary Cancer	48	13,032	35	28,078	- 15,046
Measles	49	12,369	62	558	+ 11,811
Fires	50	12,282	48	10,498	+ 1,784
Drug Use	51	11,581	38	24,214	- 12,633
Appendicitis	52	10,532	60	1,468	+ 9,064
Uterin Cancer	53	10,183	45	11,751	- 1,569
Bladder Cancer	54	9,598	29	37,873	- 28,276
Prostate Cancer	55	9,104	28	51,056	- 41,952
Pancreas Cancer	56	8,092	18	111,537	- 103,444
Malaria	57	6,545	75	0	+ 6,545
Alcohol	58	5,290	42	19,071	- 13,781
Skin Cancers	59	5,112	41	19,669	- 14,557
Syphilis	60	3,324	58	1,824	+ 1,500
Skin Disease	61	3,317	52	5,222	- 1,905
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2,962	59	1,734	+ 1,228
Other Neoplasms	63	1,014	53	4,374	- 3,360
Hepatitis C	64	982	66	86	+ 896
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	898	49	10,108	- 9,210
Ascariasis	66	596	68	34	+ 562
Diphtheria	67	582	71	11	+ 571
Upper Respiratory	68	326	57	2,663	- 2,337
Chlamydia	69	50	67	55	- 5
Leishmaniasis	70	48	78	0	+ 48
Otitis Media	71	18	69	15	+ 3
Dengue	72	4	70	12	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	65	400	- 400
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.