HUNGARY VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,874	1	36,766	- 26,893
War	2	6,293	68	1	+ 6,292
Stroke	3	4,682	2	11,915	- 7,233
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,599	15	1,528	+ 2,071
Low Birth Weight	5	3,103	43	113	+ 2,989
Birth Trauma	6	2,634	60	20	+ 2,614
Tuberculosis	7	2,417	52	62	+ 2,355
Hypertension	8	1,964	4	7,262	- 5,298
Maternal Conditions	9	1,918	62	11	+ 1,907
Kidney Disease	10	1,619	22	874	+ 745
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,482	24	750	+ 732
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,412	9	2,515	- 1,102
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,365	36	281	+ 1,084
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,228	37	254	+ 974
Lung Disease	15	1,142	5	6,436	- 5,294
Liver Disease	16	1,130	8	3,060	- 1,930
Asthma	17	836	41	122	+ 714
Other Injuries	18	796	25	703	+ 94
Violence	19	790	39	135	+ 655
Meningitis	20	645	57	39	+ 606
Pertussis	21	518	70	0	+ 518
Breast Cancer	22	448	10	2,259	- 1,811
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	434	7	4,595	- 4,162
Suicide	24	386	14	1,612	- 1,226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	370	26	686	- 317
Stomach Cancer	26	369	16	1,360	- 991
Oral Cancer	27	360	17	1,342	- 982
Endocrine Disorders	28	335	30	568	- 233
Oesophagus Cancer	29	323	31	565	- 243
Tetanus	30	308	65	4	+ 304
Encephalitis	31	292	67	2	+ 290
Lung Cancers	32	264	3	8,377	- 8,113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	256	38	243	+ 13
Drownings	34	245	46	97	+ 148
Epilepsy	35	244	47	93	+ 151
Lymphomas	36	232	21	905	- 672
Falls	37	222	12	1,746	- 1,524
Hepatitis B	38	212	56	39	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	182	6	5,027	- 4,844
Liver Cancer	40	161	23	848	- 687
Parkinson's Disease	41	154	32	489	- 335
Leukemia	42	150	20	908	- 758
Malnutrition	43	145	59	21	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	44	133	34	466	- 334
Inflammatory/Heart	45	129	13	1,627	- 1,497
HIV/AIDS	46	114	61	14	+ 100
Poisonings	47	94	54	48	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	48	91	27	656	- 565
Measles	49	86	69	1	+ 85
Fires	50	85	45	103	- 17
Drug Use	51	81	53	59	+ 22
Appendicitis	52	73	58	36	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	53	71	35	418	- 347
Bladder Cancer	54	67	19	1,050	- 984
Prostate Cancer	55	63	18	1,324	- 1,260
Pancreas Cancer	56	56	11	2,098	- 2,042
Malaria	57	46	79	0	+ 46
Alcohol	58	37	33	484	- 447
Skin Cancers	59	36	29	579	- 544
Syphilis	60	23	74	0	+ 23
Skin Disease	61	23	40	133	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	44	110	- 90
Other Neoplasms	63	7	28	615	- 608
Hepatitis C	64	7	50	64	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	49	66	- 60
Ascariasis	66	4	83	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	71	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	8	- 6
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	79	- 79
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	42	121	- 121
Oral conditions	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

Afghanistan

Hungary

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.