IRAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,548	1	93,308	- 4,760
War	2	56,439	42	848	+ 55,592
Stroke	3	41,989	2	36,730	+ 5,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	32,272	8	11,243	+ 21,029
Low Birth Weight	5	27,825	13	4,861	+ 22,964
Birth Trauma	6	23,622	25	2,735	+ 20,887
Tuberculosis	7	21,675	41	882	+ 20,793
Hypertension	8	17,613	4	16,415	+ 1,198
Maternal Conditions	9	17,198	52	285	+ 16,913
Kidney Disease	10	14,518	6	11,810	+ 2,708
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,291	3	17,803	- 4,512
Diabetes Mellitus	12	12,666	5	13,910	- 1,244
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	12,238	33	1,836	+ 10,402
Congenital Anomalies	14	11,016	14	4,844	+ 6,173
Lung Disease	15	10,244	7	11,409	- 1,165
Liver Disease	16	10,133	12	6,637	+ 3,496
Asthma	17	7,496	22	3,360	+ 4,136
Other Injuries	18	7,141	17	4,048	+ 3,093
Violence	19	7,086	27	2,535	+ 4,551
Meningitis	20	5,784	46	642	+ 5,143
Pertussis	21	4,643	60	75	+ 4,567
Breast Cancer	22	4,014	19	3,736	+ 278
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,888	9	11,046	- 7,158
Suicide	24	3,464	16	4,334	- 869
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,315	37	1,246	+ 2,069
Stomach Cancer	26	3,306	10	9,822	- 6,516
Oral Cancer	27	3,232	45	655	+ 2,578
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,005	32	2,092	+ 912
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,895	30	2,371	+ 524
Tetanus	30	2,763	62	37	+ 2,726
Encephalitis	31	2,622	54	246	+ 2,376
Lung Cancers	32	2,370	11	6,784	- 4,413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,293	38	996	+ 1,297
Drownings	34	2,194	40	930	+ 1,264
Epilepsy	35	2,187	44	719	+ 1,468
Lymphomas	36	2,084	23	2,882	- 798
Falls	37	1,994	24	2,821	- 827
Hepatitis B	38	1,902	49	425	+ 1,477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,633	15	4,575	- 2,942
Liver Cancer	40	1,448	20	3,714	- 2,267
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,382	26	2,545	- 1,163
Leukemia	42	1,344	18	3,966	- 2,622
Malnutrition	43	1,298	56	157	+ 1,142
Cervical Cancer	44	1,191	48	501	+ 690
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,161	35	1,611	- 450
HIV/AIDS	46	1,022	28	2,521	- 1,499
Poisonings	47	845	43	816	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	48	813	39	937	- 124
Measles	49	772	68	2	+ 770
Fires	50	767	34	1,823	- 1,056
Drug Use	51	723	31	2,242	- 1,520
Appendicitis	52	657	57	155	+ 503
Uterin Cancer	53	636	51	355	+ 280
Bladder Cancer	54	599	36	1,410	- 811
Prostate Cancer	55	568	21	3,583	- 3,015
Pancreas Cancer	56	505	29	2,418	- 1,913
Malaria	57	409	77	0	+ 409
Alcohol	58	330	53	253	+ 77
Skin Cancers	59	319	47	518	- 199
Syphilis	60	207	61	52	+ 155
Skin Disease	61	207	55	237	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	62	185	50	405	- 220
Other Neoplasms	63	63	58	112	- 48
Hepatitis C	64	61	69	1	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	56	59	80	- 24
Ascariasis	66	37	67	3	+ 34
Diphtheria	67	36	70	1	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	68	20	63	16	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	3	65	4	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	3	64	8	- 5
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Afghanistan

Iran

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.