GERMANY VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,272	1	147,055	- 62,783
War	2	53,714	66	10	+ 53,704
Stroke	3	39,962	3	49,794	- 9,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,714	9	20,712	+ 10,002
Low Birth Weight	5	26,481	45	770	+ 25,711
Birth Trauma	6	22,481	57	239	+ 22,242
Tuberculosis	7	20,629	56	281	+ 20,348
Hypertension	8	16,762	6	26,796	- 10,033
Maternal Conditions	9	16,368	64	38	+ 16,330
Kidney Disease	10	13,817	8	22,770	- 8,953
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,649	34	3,160	+ 9,489
Diabetes Mellitus	12	12,055	13	15,560	- 3,505
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	11,647	32	3,830	+ 7,817
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,485	36	2,291	+ 8,193
Lung Disease	15	9,749	5	42,797	- 33,048
Liver Disease	16	9,644	15	15,194	- 5,550
Asthma	17	7,134	44	924	+ 6,210
Other Injuries	18	6,796	23	8,248	- 1,452
Violence	19	6,744	46	769	+ 5,975
Meningitis	20	5,505	60	168	+ 5,337
Pertussis	21	4,418	69	2	+ 4,416
Breast Cancer	22	3,820	10	18,842	- 15,022
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,700	2	51,168	- 47,468
Suicide	24	3,297	19	10,284	- 6,987
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,155	38	2,166	+ 989
Stomach Cancer	26	3,146	20	9,658	- 6,512
Oral Cancer	27	3,076	29	6,023	- 2,947
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,860	18	10,677	- 7,818
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,756	27	6,212	- 3,457
Tetanus	30	2,630	75	1	+ 2,629
Encephalitis	31	2,495	67	8	+ 2,488
Lung Cancers	32	2,256	4	46,560	- 44,304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,182	33	3,615	- 1,433
Drownings	34	2,088	49	459	+ 1,630
Epilepsy	35	2,081	35	3,091	- 1,010
Lymphomas	36	1,983	17	12,249	- 10,265
Falls	37	1,898	14	15,325	- 13,427
Hepatitis B	38	1,810	59	182	+ 1,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,554	7	26,026	- 24,472
Liver Cancer	40	1,378	25	8,057	- 6,680
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,316	16	12,594	- 11,278
Leukemia	42	1,279	22	8,737	- 7,457
Malnutrition	43	1,236	50	450	+ 785
Cervical Cancer	44	1,134	39	2,131	- 998
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,105	21	8,891	- 7,787
HIV/AIDS	46	973	54	345	+ 627
Poisonings	47	804	58	216	+ 588
Ovary Cancer	48	774	30	5,192	- 4,418
Measles	49	735	70	2	+ 733
Fires	50	730	53	359	+ 371
Drug Use	51	688	40	1,930	- 1,242
Appendicitis	52	626	62	129	+ 497
Uterin Cancer	53	605	37	2,231	- 1,626
Bladder Cancer	54	570	28	6,193	- 5,623
Prostate Cancer	55	541	12	16,487	- 15,946
Pancreas Cancer	56	481	11	17,971	- 17,491
Malaria	57	389	79	0	+ 389
Alcohol	58	314	26	6,257	- 5,943
Skin Cancers	59	304	31	4,055	- 3,752
Syphilis	60	197	68	6	+ 192
Skin Disease	61	197	42	1,543	- 1,346
Multiple Sclerosis	62	176	41	1,571	- 1,395
Other Neoplasms	63	60	24	8,161	- 8,101
Hepatitis C	64	58	48	507	- 449
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	53	47	543	- 489
Ascariasis	66	35	81	0	+ 35
Diphtheria	67	35	77	0	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	68	19	61	138	- 119
Chlamydia	69	3	85	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	70	3	72	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.