GREECE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,480	1	21,124	- 10,644
War	2	6,680	64	1	+ 6,679
Stroke	3	4,970	2	14,077	- 9,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,820	3	8,282	- 4,463
Low Birth Weight	5	3,293	41	127	+ 3,166
Birth Trauma	6	2,796	57	17	+ 2,779
Tuberculosis	7	2,565	46	66	+ 2,499
Hypertension	8	2,085	9	2,922	- 838
Maternal Conditions	9	2,036	61	2	+ 2,033
Kidney Disease	10	1,718	6	4,759	- 3,040
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,573	22	870	+ 703
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,499	20	1,266	+ 234
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,448	44	95	+ 1,354
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,304	38	174	+ 1,130
Lung Disease	15	1,212	5	5,526	- 4,314
Liver Disease	16	1,199	23	809	+ 390
Asthma	17	887	55	27	+ 860
Other Injuries	18	845	17	1,453	- 608
Violence	19	839	42	104	+ 735
Meningitis	20	685	53	33	+ 651
Pertussis	21	549	69	0	+ 549
Breast Cancer	22	475	11	2,520	- 2,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	460	7	3,940	- 3,479
Suicide	24	410	28	533	- 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	392	26	611	- 218
Stomach Cancer	26	391	16	1,535	- 1,144
Oral Cancer	27	383	30	440	- 58
Endocrine Disorders	28	356	29	526	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	29	343	35	246	+ 97
Tetanus	30	327	62	2	+ 325
Encephalitis	31	310	67	1	+ 310
Lung Cancers	32	281	4	7,355	- 7,075
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	271	43	100	+ 171
Drownings	34	260	32	435	- 176
Epilepsy	35	259	34	249	+ 10
Lymphomas	36	247	19	1,268	- 1,022
Falls	37	236	21	1,245	- 1,009
Hepatitis B	38	225	48	56	+ 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	193	8	3,264	- 3,070
Liver Cancer	40	171	14	1,566	- 1,394
Parkinson's Disease	41	164	10	2,646	- 2,482
Leukemia	42	159	18	1,354	- 1,195
Malnutrition	43	154	66	1	+ 153
Cervical Cancer	44	141	36	243	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	45	137	24	725	- 588
HIV/AIDS	46	121	50	47	+ 74
Poisonings	47	100	56	19	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	48	96	27	557	- 461
Measles	49	91	68	0	+ 91
Fires	50	91	39	146	- 56
Drug Use	51	86	37	193	- 108
Appendicitis	52	78	58	9	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	53	75	33	373	- 297
Bladder Cancer	54	71	15	1,551	- 1,480
Prostate Cancer	55	67	12	2,023	- 1,956
Pancreas Cancer	56	60	13	1,904	- 1,844
Malaria	57	48	78	0	+ 48
Alcohol	58	39	49	50	- 11
Skin Cancers	59	38	31	438	- 400
Syphilis	60	25	65	1	+ 24
Skin Disease	61	25	47	56	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	40	135	- 113
Other Neoplasms	63	7	25	679	- 671
Hepatitis C	64	7	52	38	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	45	67	- 60
Ascariasis	66	4	73	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	70	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	59	8	- 6
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	60	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Afghanistan

Greece

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.