MOROCCO VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,456	1	77,340	- 39,884
War	2	23,874	63	22	+ 23,852
Stroke	3	17,761	2	31,861	- 14,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,651	6	7,237	+ 6,414
Low Birth Weight	5	11,770	14	3,305	+ 8,465
Birth Trauma	6	9,992	23	2,067	+ 7,925
Tuberculosis	7	9,169	15	2,870	+ 6,298
Hypertension	8	7,450	3	10,736	- 3,286
Maternal Conditions	9	7,275	38	704	+ 6,571
Kidney Disease	10	6,141	4	10,216	- 4,075
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,622	9	6,185	- 563
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,358	5	7,377	- 2,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,177	27	1,192	+ 3,985
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,660	22	2,124	+ 2,536
Lung Disease	15	4,333	8	6,296	- 1,963
Liver Disease	16	4,286	11	4,866	- 580
Asthma	17	3,171	13	3,342	- 171
Other Injuries	18	3,021	21	2,271	+ 749
Violence	19	2,997	39	632	+ 2,365
Meningitis	20	2,447	40	542	+ 1,904
Pertussis	21	1,964	46	324	+ 1,640
Breast Cancer	22	1,698	12	3,604	- 1,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,645	10	4,967	- 3,323
Suicide	24	1,465	16	2,617	- 1,152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,402	29	1,076	+ 327
Stomach Cancer	26	1,398	25	1,691	- 293
Oral Cancer	27	1,367	35	780	+ 587
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,271	28	1,129	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,225	42	439	+ 785
Tetanus	30	1,169	59	76	+ 1,092
Encephalitis	31	1,109	52	176	+ 933
Lung Cancers	32	1,003	7	6,585	- 5,582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	970	37	718	+ 252
Drownings	34	928	43	426	+ 502
Epilepsy	35	925	45	336	+ 589
Lymphomas	36	882	20	2,274	- 1,392
Falls	37	844	19	2,456	- 1,612
Hepatitis B	38	805	48	316	+ 489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	691	17	2,556	- 1,865
Liver Cancer	40	612	44	423	+ 190
Parkinson's Disease	41	585	26	1,511	- 926
Leukemia	42	569	31	1,035	- 466
Malnutrition	43	549	51	200	+ 349
Cervical Cancer	44	504	18	2,508	- 2,004
Inflammatory/Heart	45	491	32	1,022	- 532
HIV/AIDS	46	432	49	289	+ 143
Poisonings	47	357	50	266	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	48	344	34	800	- 455
Measles	49	327	70	0	+ 326
Fires	50	324	33	904	- 580
Drug Use	51	306	47	321	- 15
Appendicitis	52	278	56	130	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	53	269	53	154	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	54	253	30	1,069	- 815
Prostate Cancer	55	240	24	1,914	- 1,674
Pancreas Cancer	56	214	36	747	- 533
Malaria	57	173	73	0	+ 173
Alcohol	58	140	57	109	+ 30
Skin Cancers	59	135	41	477	- 342
Syphilis	60	88	55	140	- 53
Skin Disease	61	88	54	149	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	62	78	58	106	- 27
Other Neoplasms	63	27	60	70	- 43
Hepatitis C	64	26	65	7	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	24	62	38	- 14
Ascariasis	66	16	66	5	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	15	69	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	9	67	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	64	15	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	61	67	- 67
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Afghanistan

Morocco

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.