FRANCE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,499	1	63,181	+ 5,318
War	2	43,661	67	7	+ 43,654
Stroke	3	32,482	3	36,354	- 3,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,965	6	19,771	+ 5,195
Low Birth Weight	5	21,525	47	651	+ 20,874
Birth Trauma	6	18,273	55	309	+ 17,965
Tuberculosis	7	16,768	50	435	+ 16,333
Hypertension	8	13,625	23	7,109	+ 6,516
Maternal Conditions	9	13,304	64	52	+ 13,253
Kidney Disease	10	11,231	11	11,477	- 246
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,282	31	3,339	+ 6,943
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,798	12	10,912	- 1,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	9,467	38	1,807	+ 7,660
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,522	35	2,012	+ 6,510
Lung Disease	15	7,924	7	18,232	- 10,307
Liver Disease	16	7,839	22	7,382	+ 457
Asthma	17	5,799	42	1,039	+ 4,760
Other Injuries	18	5,524	9	15,119	- 9,595
Violence	19	5,482	49	538	+ 4,944
Meningitis	20	4,475	58	163	+ 4,311
Pertussis	21	3,591	69	3	+ 3,589
Breast Cancer	22	3,105	8	15,536	- 12,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,008	2	53,157	- 50,150
Suicide	24	2,680	16	8,961	- 6,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,565	43	986	+ 1,579
Stomach Cancer	26	2,557	26	5,530	- 2,973
Oral Cancer	27	2,501	27	4,676	- 2,175
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,324	19	8,086	- 5,762
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,240	28	4,673	- 2,433
Tetanus	30	2,137	70	2	+ 2,135
Encephalitis	31	2,028	66	8	+ 2,020
Lung Cancers	32	1,834	4	35,657	- 33,824
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,774	41	1,384	+ 389
Drownings	34	1,697	45	868	+ 830
Epilepsy	35	1,692	37	1,865	- 174
Lymphomas	36	1,612	14	10,067	- 8,455
Falls	37	1,543	18	8,284	- 6,741
Hepatitis B	38	1,471	59	135	+ 1,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,263	5	21,854	- 20,590
Liver Cancer	40	1,120	15	9,573	- 8,453
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,069	20	7,570	- 6,500
Leukemia	42	1,040	21	7,457	- 6,417
Malnutrition	43	1,004	29	4,212	- 3,207
Cervical Cancer	44	922	40	1,574	- 652
Inflammatory/Heart	45	898	25	6,065	- 5,168
HIV/AIDS	46	791	54	362	+ 429
Poisonings	47	654	57	228	+ 426
Ovary Cancer	48	629	30	3,964	- 3,335
Measles	49	597	77	0	+ 597
Fires	50	593	53	403	+ 190
Drug Use	51	559	36	1,881	- 1,322
Appendicitis	52	509	61	90	+ 419
Uterin Cancer	53	492	34	2,721	- 2,229
Bladder Cancer	54	463	24	6,566	- 6,102
Prostate Cancer	55	440	13	10,873	- 10,433
Pancreas Cancer	56	391	10	12,360	- 11,969
Malaria	57	316	82	0	+ 316
Alcohol	58	255	33	3,189	- 2,933
Skin Cancers	59	247	32	3,256	- 3,009
Syphilis	60	160	68	4	+ 157
Skin Disease	61	160	39	1,598	- 1,438
Multiple Sclerosis	62	143	46	752	- 609
Other Neoplasms	63	49	17	8,771	- 8,722
Hepatitis C	64	47	52	416	- 369
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	51	426	- 383
Ascariasis	66	29	79	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	28	75	1	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	68	16	63	54	- 38
Chlamydia	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	73	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.