COLOMBIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,679	1	43,066	+ 6,613
War	2	31,665	49	260	+ 31,405
Stroke	3	23,558	3	16,573	+ 6,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,106	5	10,773	+ 7,333
Low Birth Weight	5	15,611	23	2,095	+ 13,516
Birth Trauma	6	13,253	41	648	+ 12,604
Tuberculosis	7	12,161	32	1,272	+ 10,889
Hypertension	8	9,881	8	6,400	+ 3,482
Maternal Conditions	9	9,649	46	394	+ 9,255
Kidney Disease	10	8,145	7	6,834	+ 1,311
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,457	6	7,765	- 308
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,106	11	5,028	+ 2,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	6,866	38	747	+ 6,119
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,181	16	2,963	+ 3,218
Lung Disease	15	5,747	4	15,928	- 10,181
Liver Disease	16	5,685	19	2,426	+ 3,259
Asthma	17	4,206	54	191	+ 4,014
Other Injuries	18	4,006	28	1,592	+ 2,414
Violence	19	3,976	2	19,268	- 15,293
Meningitis	20	3,245	50	244	+ 3,001
Pertussis	21	2,605	69	18	+ 2,587
Breast Cancer	22	2,252	13	3,669	- 1,417
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,181	22	2,157	+ 24
Suicide	24	1,944	26	1,965	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,860	39	698	+ 1,162
Stomach Cancer	26	1,855	9	6,112	- 4,257
Oral Cancer	27	1,814	37	807	+ 1,006
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,686	30	1,367	+ 318
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,624	36	835	+ 789
Tetanus	30	1,550	71	14	+ 1,536
Encephalitis	31	1,471	64	38	+ 1,433
Lung Cancers	32	1,330	10	5,250	- 3,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,286	63	38	+ 1,248
Drownings	34	1,231	40	689	+ 542
Epilepsy	35	1,227	43	597	+ 630
Lymphomas	36	1,169	18	2,603	- 1,434
Falls	37	1,119	29	1,518	- 399
Hepatitis B	38	1,067	62	50	+ 1,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	916	12	4,371	- 3,455
Liver Cancer	40	812	24	2,065	- 1,253
Parkinson's Disease	41	776	47	383	+ 393
Leukemia	42	754	21	2,208	- 1,454
Malnutrition	43	728	27	1,878	- 1,150
Cervical Cancer	44	668	20	2,266	- 1,598
Inflammatory/Heart	45	651	31	1,329	- 678
HIV/AIDS	46	573	17	2,683	- 2,110
Poisonings	47	474	61	61	+ 413
Ovary Cancer	48	456	33	1,122	- 666
Measles	49	433	78	0	+ 433
Fires	50	430	56	127	+ 304
Drug Use	51	406	44	492	- 86
Appendicitis	52	369	52	213	+ 156
Uterin Cancer	53	357	45	423	- 66
Bladder Cancer	54	336	42	609	- 273
Prostate Cancer	55	319	14	3,584	- 3,266
Pancreas Cancer	56	283	25	2,022	- 1,739
Malaria	57	229	67	26	+ 203
Alcohol	58	185	68	23	+ 162
Skin Cancers	59	179	35	1,028	- 849
Syphilis	60	116	65	30	+ 86
Skin Disease	61	116	34	1,102	- 986
Multiple Sclerosis	62	104	60	62	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	63	36	15	3,205	- 3,169
Hepatitis C	64	34	59	65	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	31	51	242	- 211
Ascariasis	66	21	76	5	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	20	80	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	68	11	66	27	- 15
Chlamydia	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	74	7	- 6
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.