EGYPT VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,450	1	173,871	- 62,421
War	2	71,037	47	714	+ 70,323
Stroke	3	52,849	3	43,839	+ 9,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	40,619	7	20,695	+ 19,925
Low Birth Weight	5	35,022	11	11,391	+ 23,630
Birth Trauma	6	29,731	17	6,109	+ 23,622
Tuberculosis	7	27,281	51	432	+ 26,850
Hypertension	8	22,168	5	21,094	+ 1,074
Maternal Conditions	9	21,647	44	795	+ 20,852
Kidney Disease	10	18,273	6	21,087	- 2,814
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16,728	12	10,141	+ 6,588
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15,942	8	19,131	- 3,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	15,404	23	3,692	+ 11,712
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,866	10	12,163	+ 1,703
Lung Disease	15	12,893	9	13,393	- 500
Liver Disease	16	12,754	2	60,122	- 47,368
Asthma	17	9,435	15	7,104	+ 2,331
Other Injuries	18	8,988	21	3,819	+ 5,169
Violence	19	8,919	20	4,165	+ 4,754
Meningitis	20	7,280	43	827	+ 6,453
Pertussis	21	5,843	42	906	+ 4,937
Breast Cancer	22	5,052	13	9,180	- 4,128
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,894	16	6,975	- 2,081
Suicide	24	4,360	25	3,022	+ 1,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,173	34	1,339	+ 2,834
Stomach Cancer	26	4,161	32	1,844	+ 2,316
Oral Cancer	27	4,068	45	793	+ 3,275
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,782	29	2,372	+ 1,410
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,644	41	951	+ 2,694
Tetanus	30	3,478	49	540	+ 2,937
Encephalitis	31	3,300	38	1,046	+ 2,254
Lung Cancers	32	2,983	18	5,677	- 2,694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,886	36	1,248	+ 1,638
Drownings	34	2,762	37	1,122	+ 1,640
Epilepsy	35	2,752	50	451	+ 2,302
Lymphomas	36	2,623	14	7,539	- 4,915
Falls	37	2,510	30	2,019	+ 491
Hepatitis B	38	2,394	40	988	+ 1,406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,056	24	3,083	- 1,027
Liver Cancer	40	1,822	4	24,512	- 22,690
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,740	28	2,391	- 651
Leukemia	42	1,692	22	3,763	- 2,071
Malnutrition	43	1,634	46	759	+ 875
Cervical Cancer	44	1,499	48	625	+ 874
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,461	27	2,489	- 1,028
HIV/AIDS	46	1,286	53	397	+ 889
Poisonings	47	1,064	57	195	+ 869
Ovary Cancer	48	1,024	31	1,944	- 920
Measles	49	972	64	43	+ 929
Fires	50	965	33	1,568	- 603
Drug Use	51	910	62	116	+ 794
Appendicitis	52	827	59	142	+ 685
Uterin Cancer	53	800	52	422	+ 378
Bladder Cancer	54	754	19	5,133	- 4,379
Prostate Cancer	55	715	35	1,282	- 567
Pancreas Cancer	56	636	26	2,906	- 2,270
Malaria	57	514	77	0	+ 514
Alcohol	58	416	60	141	+ 274
Skin Cancers	59	402	39	1,013	- 611
Syphilis	60	261	58	159	+ 102
Skin Disease	61	261	55	219	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	62	233	56	213	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	63	80	61	116	- 37
Hepatitis C	64	77	63	97	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	71	65	26	+ 45
Ascariasis	66	47	67	6	+ 41
Diphtheria	67	46	70	3	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	68	26	68	5	+ 21
Chlamydia	69	4	71	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	70	4	66	13	- 10
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	220	- 220
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Afghanistan

Egypt

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.