MALAYSIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,628	1	36,729	- 2,101
War	2	22,071	63	11	+ 22,061
Stroke	3	16,420	3	21,592	- 5,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,621	2	23,477	- 10,857
Low Birth Weight	5	10,881	29	1,020	+ 9,861
Birth Trauma	6	9,238	42	359	+ 8,879
Tuberculosis	7	8,476	26	1,227	+ 7,249
Hypertension	8	6,888	38	649	+ 6,238
Maternal Conditions	9	6,726	56	167	+ 6,559
Kidney Disease	10	5,677	6	6,629	- 952
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,198	4	7,181	- 1,984
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,953	9	4,107	+ 846
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,786	20	1,773	+ 3,013
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,308	24	1,403	+ 2,905
Lung Disease	15	4,006	5	6,633	- 2,627
Liver Disease	16	3,963	7	5,125	- 1,163
Asthma	17	2,932	30	1,013	+ 1,918
Other Injuries	18	2,793	14	2,222	+ 570
Violence	19	2,771	34	869	+ 1,902
Meningitis	20	2,262	46	301	+ 1,961
Pertussis	21	1,816	57	80	+ 1,736
Breast Cancer	22	1,570	12	3,071	- 1,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,520	10	3,996	- 2,476
Suicide	24	1,355	19	1,823	- 469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,296	22	1,424	- 128
Stomach Cancer	26	1,293	21	1,441	- 149
Oral Cancer	27	1,264	17	1,865	- 601
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,175	37	809	+ 366
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,132	41	435	+ 698
Tetanus	30	1,081	61	21	+ 1,059
Encephalitis	31	1,025	40	452	+ 573
Lung Cancers	32	927	8	4,319	- 3,392
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	897	51	246	+ 651
Drownings	34	858	36	820	+ 38
Epilepsy	35	855	52	226	+ 630
Lymphomas	36	815	25	1,321	- 506
Falls	37	780	18	1,855	- 1,075
Hepatitis B	38	744	54	206	+ 538
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	639	11	3,832	- 3,194
Liver Cancer	40	566	16	1,984	- 1,418
Parkinson's Disease	41	541	28	1,106	- 565
Leukemia	42	526	23	1,412	- 886
Malnutrition	43	508	49	249	+ 259
Cervical Cancer	44	466	31	1,010	- 545
Inflammatory/Heart	45	454	27	1,214	- 760
HIV/AIDS	46	400	13	2,679	- 2,279
Poisonings	47	330	53	211	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	48	318	35	827	- 509
Measles	49	302	70	0	+ 302
Fires	50	300	44	336	- 36
Drug Use	51	283	45	322	- 39
Appendicitis	52	257	58	71	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	53	249	43	352	- 104
Bladder Cancer	54	234	39	467	- 233
Prostate Cancer	55	222	33	903	- 681
Pancreas Cancer	56	198	32	994	- 797
Malaria	57	160	76	0	+ 160
Alcohol	58	129	55	181	- 52
Skin Cancers	59	125	50	247	- 123
Syphilis	60	81	62	19	+ 62
Skin Disease	61	81	15	2,066	- 1,985
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	59	30	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	63	25	48	265	- 240
Hepatitis C	64	24	64	6	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	22	60	27	- 5
Ascariasis	66	15	67	2	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	14	69	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	8	65	5	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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.