MEXICO VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	130,978	1	116,238	+ 14,740
War	2	83,484	66	112	+ 83,372
Stroke	3	62,110	4	39,790	+ 22,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	47,737	8	24,816	+ 22,921
Low Birth Weight	5	41,158	18	7,163	+ 33,996
Birth Trauma	6	34,941	36	2,552	+ 32,389
Tuberculosis	7	32,062	38	1,943	+ 30,119
Hypertension	8	26,052	9	17,806	+ 8,246
Maternal Conditions	9	25,439	54	750	+ 24,690
Kidney Disease	10	21,475	3	44,622	- 23,147
Road Traffic Accidents	11	19,660	10	16,303	+ 3,357
Diabetes Mellitus	12	18,735	2	86,110	- 67,374
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	18,103	29	3,476	+ 14,627
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,295	13	10,457	+ 5,839
Lung Disease	15	15,152	7	29,123	- 13,971
Liver Disease	16	14,989	6	29,838	- 14,849
Asthma	17	11,088	47	1,342	+ 9,746
Other Injuries	18	10,563	11	12,175	- 1,612
Violence	19	10,482	5	32,450	- 21,968
Meningitis	20	8,556	58	357	+ 8,199
Pertussis	21	6,867	70	21	+ 6,846
Breast Cancer	22	5,937	16	7,380	- 1,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,751	30	3,447	+ 2,304
Suicide	24	5,124	22	6,772	- 1,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,904	33	2,734	+ 2,170
Stomach Cancer	26	4,890	19	6,939	- 2,049
Oral Cancer	27	4,781	46	1,355	+ 3,426
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,444	12	11,310	- 6,866
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,283	49	1,252	+ 3,031
Tetanus	30	4,087	71	10	+ 4,077
Encephalitis	31	3,878	62	140	+ 3,738
Lung Cancers	32	3,506	17	7,349	- 3,843
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,391	52	859	+ 2,532
Drownings	34	3,246	42	1,799	+ 1,447
Epilepsy	35	3,235	39	1,912	+ 1,323
Lymphomas	36	3,083	24	4,961	- 1,878
Falls	37	2,950	35	2,628	+ 322
Hepatitis B	38	2,814	61	210	+ 2,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,416	20	6,871	- 4,455
Liver Cancer	40	2,141	21	6,817	- 4,676
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,045	43	1,567	+ 478
Leukemia	42	1,989	25	4,830	- 2,841
Malnutrition	43	1,920	14	7,552	- 5,631
Cervical Cancer	44	1,762	26	4,787	- 3,025
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,717	41	1,866	- 150
HIV/AIDS	46	1,512	28	4,128	- 2,616
Poisonings	47	1,250	57	531	+ 719
Ovary Cancer	48	1,203	34	2,649	- 1,446
Measles	49	1,142	80	0	+ 1,142
Fires	50	1,134	56	604	+ 530
Drug Use	51	1,069	44	1,470	- 401
Appendicitis	52	972	53	774	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	53	940	50	902	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	54	886	48	1,272	- 386
Prostate Cancer	55	841	15	7,494	- 6,654
Pancreas Cancer	56	747	27	4,510	- 3,763
Malaria	57	604	84	0	+ 604
Alcohol	58	488	32	2,945	- 2,457
Skin Cancers	59	472	40	1,909	- 1,437
Syphilis	60	307	73	5	+ 302
Skin Disease	61	306	31	3,029	- 2,722
Multiple Sclerosis	62	273	60	295	- 22
Other Neoplasms	63	94	23	6,204	- 6,111
Hepatitis C	64	91	55	625	- 535
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	83	45	1,415	- 1,332
Ascariasis	66	55	72	5	+ 50
Diphtheria	67	54	79	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	68	30	64	127	- 97
Chlamydia	69	5	77	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	70	4	76	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	68	29	- 27
Dengue	72	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Afghanistan

Mexico

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.