GEORGIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,910	1	16,014	- 11,105
War	2	3,130	61	0	+ 3,129
Stroke	3	2,328	2	11,969	- 9,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,789	9	886	+ 904
Low Birth Weight	5	1,543	37	114	+ 1,428
Birth Trauma	6	1,310	46	39	+ 1,270
Tuberculosis	7	1,202	32	153	+ 1,049
Hypertension	8	977	3	4,387	- 3,411
Maternal Conditions	9	954	53	13	+ 941
Kidney Disease	10	805	10	826	- 21
Road Traffic Accidents	11	737	13	496	+ 241
Diabetes Mellitus	12	702	6	1,621	- 919
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	679	50	19	+ 660
Congenital Anomalies	14	611	28	174	+ 437
Lung Disease	15	568	7	1,158	- 590
Liver Disease	16	562	4	1,871	- 1,309
Asthma	17	416	35	136	+ 280
Other Injuries	18	396	20	346	+ 50
Violence	19	393	40	90	+ 303
Meningitis	20	321	47	25	+ 296
Pertussis	21	257	67	0	+ 257
Breast Cancer	22	223	11	613	- 390
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	216	5	1,826	- 1,611
Suicide	24	192	18	367	- 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	184	24	226	- 42
Stomach Cancer	26	183	12	533	- 350
Oral Cancer	27	179	31	167	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	28	167	38	109	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	29	161	43	75	+ 85
Tetanus	30	153	62	0	+ 153
Encephalitis	31	145	48	24	+ 121
Lung Cancers	32	131	8	1,152	- 1,020
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	127	15	426	- 299
Drownings	34	122	39	95	+ 27
Epilepsy	35	121	44	51	+ 70
Lymphomas	36	116	25	208	- 93
Falls	37	111	16	420	- 309
Hepatitis B	38	105	58	7	+ 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	91	14	444	- 353
Liver Cancer	40	80	17	385	- 304
Parkinson's Disease	41	77	19	354	- 278
Leukemia	42	75	30	171	- 97
Malnutrition	43	72	59	5	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	44	66	27	187	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	45	64	21	346	- 282
HIV/AIDS	46	57	42	89	- 32
Poisonings	47	47	49	23	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	48	45	29	174	- 129
Measles	49	43	68	0	+ 43
Fires	50	43	34	140	- 97
Drug Use	51	40	41	90	- 50
Appendicitis	52	36	55	10	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	53	35	36	115	- 80
Bladder Cancer	54	33	26	205	- 172
Prostate Cancer	55	32	22	290	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	56	28	23	227	- 199
Malaria	57	23	71	0	+ 23
Alcohol	58	18	45	49	- 31
Skin Cancers	59	18	33	149	- 131
Syphilis	60	12	63	0	+ 11
Skin Disease	61	11	51	17	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	10	54	12	- 2
Other Neoplasms	63	4	52	15	- 11
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	57	8	- 4
Ascariasis	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	56	8	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Afghanistan

Georgia

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.