ITALY VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,076	1	97,116	- 36,040
War	2	38,929	66	6	+ 38,923
Stroke	3	28,962	2	62,633	- 33,671
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,260	9	16,339	+ 5,921
Low Birth Weight	5	19,192	51	357	+ 18,835
Birth Trauma	6	16,293	59	140	+ 16,153
Tuberculosis	7	14,951	53	336	+ 14,615
Hypertension	8	12,148	6	29,931	- 17,783
Maternal Conditions	9	11,863	67	6	+ 11,857
Kidney Disease	10	10,014	11	12,726	- 2,712
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,167	30	3,221	+ 5,947
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,736	8	19,836	- 11,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	8,441	36	1,622	+ 6,819
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,599	37	1,443	+ 6,155
Lung Disease	15	7,066	5	32,382	- 25,317
Liver Disease	16	6,989	23	5,559	+ 1,430
Asthma	17	5,171	47	494	+ 4,677
Other Injuries	18	4,925	12	12,112	- 7,187
Violence	19	4,888	50	409	+ 4,479
Meningitis	20	3,990	60	128	+ 3,862
Pertussis	21	3,202	73	1	+ 3,202
Breast Cancer	22	2,769	10	13,868	- 11,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,682	3	41,445	- 38,763
Suicide	24	2,390	26	4,042	- 1,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,287	43	690	+ 1,597
Stomach Cancer	26	2,280	14	10,252	- 7,972
Oral Cancer	27	2,230	27	3,343	- 1,114
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,072	18	8,431	- 6,358
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,997	34	2,045	- 48
Tetanus	30	1,906	63	22	+ 1,884
Encephalitis	31	1,808	68	5	+ 1,804
Lung Cancers	32	1,635	4	34,152	- 32,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,581	32	2,216	- 634
Drownings	34	1,514	52	344	+ 1,170
Epilepsy	35	1,508	39	1,337	+ 172
Lymphomas	36	1,438	16	9,670	- 8,233
Falls	37	1,376	25	4,222	- 2,847
Hepatitis B	38	1,312	54	334	+ 978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,126	7	21,254	- 20,127
Liver Cancer	40	999	17	9,620	- 8,622
Parkinson's Disease	41	954	19	8,428	- 7,474
Leukemia	42	927	21	6,728	- 5,801
Malnutrition	43	895	41	775	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	44	822	40	1,154	- 332
Inflammatory/Heart	45	800	24	5,531	- 4,730
HIV/AIDS	46	705	46	520	+ 185
Poisonings	47	583	58	154	+ 429
Ovary Cancer	48	561	28	3,282	- 2,720
Measles	49	533	71	1	+ 531
Fires	50	529	56	271	+ 258
Drug Use	51	499	45	654	- 155
Appendicitis	52	453	61	49	+ 405
Uterin Cancer	53	438	33	2,198	- 1,759
Bladder Cancer	54	413	22	6,711	- 6,297
Prostate Cancer	55	392	20	8,409	- 8,017
Pancreas Cancer	56	348	13	12,095	- 11,746
Malaria	57	282	79	0	+ 282
Alcohol	58	228	55	277	- 49
Skin Cancers	59	220	29	3,239	- 3,019
Syphilis	60	143	69	4	+ 139
Skin Disease	61	143	38	1,440	- 1,297
Multiple Sclerosis	62	128	44	677	- 549
Other Neoplasms	63	44	15	9,984	- 9,940
Hepatitis C	64	42	31	2,451	- 2,408
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	39	42	701	- 663
Ascariasis	66	26	80	0	+ 26
Diphtheria	67	25	76	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	68	14	64	20	- 6
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Afghanistan

Italy

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.