CZECH REPUBLIC VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,858	1	31,621	- 20,763
War	2	6,921	65	1	+ 6,919
Stroke	3	5,149	2	8,000	- 2,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,957	5	4,114	- 156
Low Birth Weight	5	3,412	46	94	+ 3,318
Birth Trauma	6	2,896	52	27	+ 2,869
Tuberculosis	7	2,658	54	23	+ 2,635
Hypertension	8	2,160	9	2,506	- 346
Maternal Conditions	9	2,109	61	4	+ 2,105
Kidney Disease	10	1,780	14	1,716	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,630	29	636	+ 994
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,553	6	3,993	- 2,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,501	38	255	+ 1,245
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,351	42	185	+ 1,166
Lung Disease	15	1,256	4	4,175	- 2,919
Liver Disease	16	1,243	12	2,180	- 937
Asthma	17	919	41	187	+ 732
Other Injuries	18	876	10	2,369	- 1,493
Violence	19	869	48	66	+ 803
Meningitis	20	709	53	25	+ 684
Pertussis	21	569	68	0	+ 569
Breast Cancer	22	492	13	1,960	- 1,467
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	477	7	3,958	- 3,481
Suicide	24	425	16	1,302	- 877
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	407	33	434	- 27
Stomach Cancer	26	405	18	1,090	- 685
Oral Cancer	27	396	21	951	- 555
Endocrine Disorders	28	368	23	790	- 421
Oesophagus Cancer	29	355	28	644	- 289
Tetanus	30	339	71	0	+ 339
Encephalitis	31	321	64	1	+ 320
Lung Cancers	32	291	3	5,442	- 5,151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	281	37	277	+ 4
Drownings	34	269	43	152	+ 117
Epilepsy	35	268	39	246	+ 23
Lymphomas	36	256	17	1,210	- 955
Falls	37	245	24	733	- 488
Hepatitis B	38	233	63	2	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	200	8	3,917	- 3,717
Liver Cancer	40	178	22	927	- 749
Parkinson's Disease	41	170	31	505	- 336
Leukemia	42	165	19	1,088	- 923
Malnutrition	43	159	36	299	- 140
Cervical Cancer	44	146	35	346	- 200
Inflammatory/Heart	45	142	25	704	- 562
HIV/AIDS	46	125	59	8	+ 117
Poisonings	47	104	50	40	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	48	100	30	619	- 519
Measles	49	95	70	0	+ 95
Fires	50	94	49	54	+ 40
Drug Use	51	89	44	148	- 59
Appendicitis	52	81	57	19	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	53	78	34	430	- 352
Bladder Cancer	54	73	20	1,061	- 988
Prostate Cancer	55	70	15	1,600	- 1,530
Pancreas Cancer	56	62	11	2,312	- 2,250
Malaria	57	50	74	0	+ 50
Alcohol	58	40	32	461	- 421
Skin Cancers	59	39	27	645	- 606
Syphilis	60	25	60	4	+ 21
Skin Disease	61	25	40	203	- 178
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	45	117	- 95
Other Neoplasms	63	8	26	686	- 679
Hepatitis C	64	8	58	18	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	47	77	- 70
Ascariasis	66	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	69	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	51	28	- 26
Chlamydia	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	62	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Afghanistan

Czech Republic

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.