KAZAKHSTAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		KAZAKHSTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,297	1	31,074	- 10,777
War	2	12,937	60	7	+ 12,930
Stroke	3	9,625	2	21,553	- 11,928
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,397	7	3,469	+ 3,928
Low Birth Weight	5	6,378	28	701	+ 5,677
Birth Trauma	6	5,415	35	438	+ 4,976
Tuberculosis	7	4,968	45	293	+ 4,675
Hypertension	8	4,037	14	1,836	+ 2,201
Maternal Conditions	9	3,942	55	29	+ 3,913
Kidney Disease	10	3,328	16	1,640	+ 1,688
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,047	11	2,352	+ 694
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,903	12	2,244	+ 659
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,805	48	258	+ 2,547
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,525	24	946	+ 1,579
Lung Disease	15	2,348	3	7,391	- 5,043
Liver Disease	16	2,323	4	5,474	- 3,151
Asthma	17	1,718	20	1,140	+ 578
Other Injuries	18	1,637	17	1,468	+ 169
Violence	19	1,624	23	949	+ 675
Meningitis	20	1,326	50	89	+ 1,237
Pertussis	21	1,064	66	1	+ 1,063
Breast Cancer	22	920	15	1,696	- 776
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	891	10	2,404	- 1,513
Suicide	24	794	8	3,259	- 2,465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	760	37	376	+ 384
Stomach Cancer	26	758	9	2,645	- 1,888
Oral Cancer	27	741	31	679	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	28	689	43	303	+ 386
Oesophagus Cancer	29	664	19	1,298	- 634
Tetanus	30	633	61	4	+ 630
Encephalitis	31	601	49	142	+ 459
Lung Cancers	32	543	5	3,888	- 3,344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	526	46	293	+ 233
Drownings	34	503	30	680	- 177
Epilepsy	35	501	44	295	+ 206
Lymphomas	36	478	36	436	+ 42
Falls	37	457	27	701	- 244
Hepatitis B	38	436	59	15	+ 421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	374	13	2,128	- 1,754
Liver Cancer	40	332	22	1,020	- 688
Parkinson's Disease	41	317	26	723	- 406
Leukemia	42	308	33	612	- 304
Malnutrition	43	298	51	83	+ 214
Cervical Cancer	44	273	25	806	- 533
Inflammatory/Heart	45	266	6	3,863	- 3,597
HIV/AIDS	46	234	42	340	- 106
Poisonings	47	194	39	358	- 164
Ovary Cancer	48	186	32	634	- 447
Measles	49	177	70	0	+ 177
Fires	50	176	40	354	- 179
Drug Use	51	166	29	692	- 526
Appendicitis	52	151	57	19	+ 132
Uterin Cancer	53	146	38	366	- 221
Bladder Cancer	54	137	41	346	- 208
Prostate Cancer	55	130	34	532	- 401
Pancreas Cancer	56	116	21	1,122	- 1,006
Malaria	57	94	76	0	+ 94
Alcohol	58	76	18	1,310	- 1,234
Skin Cancers	59	73	47	286	- 213
Syphilis	60	48	63	2	+ 46
Skin Disease	61	47	54	31	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	42	52	47	- 5
Other Neoplasms	63	15	53	37	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	14	64	1	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	56	25	- 12
Ascariasis	66	9	67	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	8	69	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	5	58	17	- 12
Chlamydia	69	1	62	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 KAZAKHSTAN

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

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.