INDONESIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	282,076	2	259,297	+ 22,779
War	2	179,791	66	163	+ 179,628
Stroke	3	133,760	1	357,183	- 223,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	102,806	9	52,539	+ 50,267
Low Birth Weight	5	88,638	17	22,326	+ 66,313
Birth Trauma	6	75,249	25	14,511	+ 60,738
Tuberculosis	7	69,048	4	90,077	- 21,029
Hypertension	8	56,107	8	54,904	+ 1,203
Maternal Conditions	9	54,787	35	6,214	+ 48,573
Kidney Disease	10	46,248	10	43,039	+ 3,209
Road Traffic Accidents	11	42,339	12	30,668	+ 11,671
Diabetes Mellitus	12	40,349	3	110,513	- 70,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	38,986	7	63,966	- 24,980
Congenital Anomalies	14	35,094	24	14,900	+ 20,194
Lung Disease	15	32,632	6	78,285	- 45,653
Liver Disease	16	32,280	5	89,583	- 57,303
Asthma	17	23,880	14	27,635	- 3,755
Other Injuries	18	22,748	30	9,499	+ 13,249
Violence	19	22,574	27	11,606	+ 10,967
Meningitis	20	18,426	43	3,140	+ 15,286
Pertussis	21	14,790	48	2,200	+ 12,589
Breast Cancer	22	12,787	16	24,160	- 11,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	12,385	15	27,054	- 14,668
Suicide	24	11,036	34	6,544	+ 4,493
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	10,561	49	2,174	+ 8,387
Stomach Cancer	26	10,531	45	2,821	+ 7,710
Oral Cancer	27	10,297	23	16,080	- 5,782
Endocrine Disorders	28	9,571	39	4,027	+ 5,544
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,224	54	1,175	+ 8,048
Tetanus	30	8,802	46	2,742	+ 6,060
Encephalitis	31	8,352	51	1,549	+ 6,803
Lung Cancers	32	7,550	13	28,633	- 21,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	7,304	53	1,251	+ 6,053
Drownings	34	6,990	38	4,518	+ 2,472
Epilepsy	35	6,966	59	706	+ 6,260
Lymphomas	36	6,639	28	11,251	- 4,612
Falls	37	6,353	21	18,404	- 12,051
Hepatitis B	38	6,060	44	2,853	+ 3,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	5,203	22	18,064	- 12,861
Liver Cancer	40	4,612	19	19,721	- 15,110
Parkinson's Disease	41	4,404	32	8,492	- 4,088
Leukemia	42	4,283	26	11,719	- 7,436
Malnutrition	43	4,135	18	19,978	- 15,843
Cervical Cancer	44	3,795	20	19,306	- 15,512
Inflammatory/Heart	45	3,697	29	9,548	- 5,851
HIV/AIDS	46	3,256	11	34,321	- 31,065
Poisonings	47	2,692	58	800	+ 1,892
Ovary Cancer	48	2,591	31	8,499	- 5,908
Measles	49	2,459	65	215	+ 2,244
Fires	50	2,442	52	1,388	+ 1,054
Drug Use	51	2,303	57	959	+ 1,343
Appendicitis	52	2,094	56	1,109	+ 985
Uterin Cancer	53	2,025	47	2,625	- 600
Bladder Cancer	54	1,908	42	3,720	- 1,812
Prostate Cancer	55	1,810	36	5,707	- 3,896
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,609	37	5,410	- 3,801
Malaria	57	1,301	55	1,156	+ 145
Alcohol	58	1,052	61	589	+ 463
Skin Cancers	59	1,017	40	3,756	- 2,740
Syphilis	60	661	50	2,166	- 1,506
Skin Disease	61	659	41	3,734	- 3,074
Multiple Sclerosis	62	589	64	250	+ 339
Other Neoplasms	63	202	60	681	- 479
Hepatitis C	64	195	62	550	- 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	179	63	421	- 243
Ascariasis	66	118	68	29	+ 90
Diphtheria	67	116	69	18	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	68	65	67	78	- 13
Chlamydia	69	10	70	15	- 5
Leishmaniasis	70	10	76	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	33	7,938	- 7,938
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	71	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Afghanistan

Indonesia

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.