JAPAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	123,426	1	163,905	- 40,479
War	2	78,670	66	15	+ 78,656
Stroke	3	58,529	2	121,823	- 63,294
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	44,984	3	107,899	- 62,914
Low Birth Weight	5	38,785	55	202	+ 38,583
Birth Trauma	6	32,926	61	104	+ 32,822
Tuberculosis	7	30,213	34	3,459	+ 26,754
Hypertension	8	24,550	28	6,673	+ 17,877
Maternal Conditions	9	23,973	64	39	+ 23,934
Kidney Disease	10	20,237	9	44,779	- 24,542
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,526	31	4,566	+ 13,960
Diabetes Mellitus	12	17,655	29	5,433	+ 12,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	17,059	37	2,731	+ 14,328
Congenital Anomalies	14	15,356	40	2,473	+ 12,883
Lung Disease	15	14,279	5	78,169	- 63,891
Liver Disease	16	14,124	17	14,195	- 71
Asthma	17	10,449	42	1,922	+ 8,527
Other Injuries	18	9,954	12	22,068	- 12,114
Violence	19	9,878	53	266	+ 9,612
Meningitis	20	8,062	52	308	+ 7,755
Pertussis	21	6,471	71	1	+ 6,470
Breast Cancer	22	5,595	15	15,805	- 10,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,419	7	56,937	- 51,518
Suicide	24	4,829	13	19,466	- 14,637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,621	35	2,922	+ 1,699
Stomach Cancer	26	4,608	8	50,433	- 45,825
Oral Cancer	27	4,506	26	8,333	- 3,828
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,188	21	11,486	- 7,298
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,036	20	12,316	- 8,280
Tetanus	30	3,851	67	9	+ 3,842
Encephalitis	31	3,654	69	5	+ 3,650
Lung Cancers	32	3,304	4	79,688	- 76,384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,196	39	2,555	+ 641
Drownings	34	3,059	25	8,409	- 5,350
Epilepsy	35	3,048	45	1,558	+ 1,490
Lymphomas	36	2,905	14	19,273	- 16,368
Falls	37	2,780	23	9,736	- 6,956
Hepatitis B	38	2,651	46	1,423	+ 1,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,277	6	57,340	- 55,064
Liver Cancer	40	2,018	11	29,384	- 27,367
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,927	18	14,007	- 12,080
Leukemia	42	1,874	24	9,607	- 7,733
Malnutrition	43	1,810	43	1,910	- 100
Cervical Cancer	44	1,660	32	3,799	- 2,138
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,618	27	8,232	- 6,615
HIV/AIDS	46	1,425	63	48	+ 1,377
Poisonings	47	1,178	54	255	+ 923
Ovary Cancer	48	1,134	30	5,061	- 3,927
Measles	49	1,076	75	0	+ 1,076
Fires	50	1,069	48	1,007	+ 62
Drug Use	51	1,008	50	732	+ 276
Appendicitis	52	916	58	126	+ 791
Uterin Cancer	53	886	33	3,461	- 2,575
Bladder Cancer	54	835	22	9,936	- 9,101
Prostate Cancer	55	792	19	13,515	- 12,723
Pancreas Cancer	56	704	10	37,027	- 36,323
Malaria	57	569	79	0	+ 569
Alcohol	58	460	51	576	- 115
Skin Cancers	59	445	44	1,843	- 1,398
Syphilis	60	289	65	16	+ 273
Skin Disease	61	289	36	2,806	- 2,517
Multiple Sclerosis	62	258	59	108	+ 150
Other Neoplasms	63	88	16	15,120	- 15,031
Hepatitis C	64	85	41	2,220	- 2,134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	78	38	2,618	- 2,540
Ascariasis	66	52	82	0	+ 52
Diphtheria	67	51	74	0	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	68	28	57	159	- 131
Chlamydia	69	4	80	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	4	77	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Afghanistan

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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.