INDIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,411,696	1	1,520,034	- 108,338
War	2	899,797	67	890	+ 898,907
Stroke	3	669,423	3	697,038	- 27,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	514,511	6	392,425	+ 122,086
Low Birth Weight	5	443,606	9	238,739	+ 204,867
Birth Trauma	6	376,597	20	102,819	+ 273,779
Tuberculosis	7	345,563	5	435,882	- 90,319
Hypertension	8	280,795	19	108,050	+ 172,745
Maternal Conditions	9	274,189	41	25,917	+ 248,272
Kidney Disease	10	231,457	11	222,903	+ 8,555
Road Traffic Accidents	11	211,894	12	212,596	- 702
Diabetes Mellitus	12	201,933	7	271,495	- 69,562
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	195,111	4	670,315	- 475,203
Congenital Anomalies	14	175,632	23	82,769	+ 92,863
Lung Disease	15	163,313	2	879,732	- 716,420
Liver Disease	16	161,549	8	268,580	- 107,031
Asthma	17	119,511	13	196,051	- 76,540
Other Injuries	18	113,846	15	149,570	- 35,724
Violence	19	112,975	27	51,767	+ 61,208
Meningitis	20	92,215	36	33,337	+ 58,879
Pertussis	21	74,017	54	10,094	+ 63,923
Breast Cancer	22	63,993	22	82,821	- 18,828
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	61,984	17	126,593	- 64,609
Suicide	24	55,232	14	173,347	- 118,115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	52,854	26	68,108	- 15,253
Stomach Cancer	26	52,702	24	81,058	- 28,356
Oral Cancer	27	51,534	16	134,187	- 82,653
Endocrine Disorders	28	47,901	47	15,264	+ 32,637
Oesophagus Cancer	29	46,162	34	38,898	+ 7,264
Tetanus	30	44,050	58	7,093	+ 36,958
Encephalitis	31	41,797	29	48,080	- 6,283
Lung Cancers	32	37,788	21	88,276	- 50,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	36,554	18	126,079	- 89,526
Drownings	34	34,983	28	48,774	- 13,792
Epilepsy	35	34,863	40	30,307	+ 4,555
Lymphomas	36	33,226	33	40,159	- 6,933
Falls	37	31,796	10	225,755	- 193,959
Hepatitis B	38	30,326	56	8,184	+ 22,142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	26,038	25	77,368	- 51,330
Liver Cancer	40	23,079	39	30,369	- 7,289
Parkinson's Disease	41	22,040	32	43,398	- 21,358
Leukemia	42	21,433	35	33,383	- 11,950
Malnutrition	43	20,697	55	8,626	+ 12,070
Cervical Cancer	44	18,991	30	45,319	- 26,328
Inflammatory/Heart	45	18,503	49	12,651	+ 5,852
HIV/AIDS	46	16,294	31	44,406	- 28,112
Poisonings	47	13,472	61	3,540	+ 9,932
Ovary Cancer	48	12,968	44	21,947	- 8,979
Measles	49	12,308	51	11,923	+ 385
Fires	50	12,222	42	23,265	- 11,043
Drug Use	51	11,525	52	11,747	- 223
Appendicitis	52	10,481	53	11,245	- 765
Uterin Cancer	53	10,133	59	6,841	+ 3,292
Bladder Cancer	54	9,551	48	14,081	- 4,530
Prostate Cancer	55	9,059	38	30,945	- 21,886
Pancreas Cancer	56	8,053	37	32,812	- 24,759
Malaria	57	6,513	57	7,705	- 1,192
Alcohol	58	5,264	43	23,097	- 17,832
Skin Cancers	59	5,087	60	5,054	+ 33
Syphilis	60	3,308	64	2,007	+ 1,300
Skin Disease	61	3,301	45	17,857	- 14,557
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2,948	63	2,328	+ 619
Other Neoplasms	63	1,009	62	2,968	- 1,959
Hepatitis C	64	977	65	1,364	- 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	894	50	11,931	- 11,037
Ascariasis	66	593	70	126	+ 467
Diphtheria	67	579	72	65	+ 514
Upper Respiratory	68	324	68	584	- 260
Chlamydia	69	50	69	379	- 329
Leishmaniasis	70	48	66	973	- 926
Otitis Media	71	18	71	68	- 50
Dengue	72	4	46	17,546	- 17,542
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.