NETHERLANDS VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,805	2	17,601	+ 204
War	2	11,349	66	2	+ 11,347
Stroke	3	8,443	4	9,707	- 1,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,489	7	4,946	+ 1,543
Low Birth Weight	5	5,595	45	167	+ 5,427
Birth Trauma	6	4,750	52	74	+ 4,676
Tuberculosis	7	4,358	56	29	+ 4,330
Hypertension	8	3,541	29	818	+ 2,723
Maternal Conditions	9	3,458	65	8	+ 3,450
Kidney Disease	10	2,919	12	2,530	+ 389
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,672	31	681	+ 1,991
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,547	14	2,386	+ 161
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,461	33	584	+ 1,877
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,215	35	544	+ 1,671
Lung Disease	15	2,060	5	9,567	- 7,508
Liver Disease	16	2,038	28	936	+ 1,102
Asthma	17	1,507	46	165	+ 1,342
Other Injuries	18	1,436	19	1,648	- 212
Violence	19	1,425	48	107	+ 1,318
Meningitis	20	1,163	51	78	+ 1,085
Pertussis	21	934	67	1	+ 933
Breast Cancer	22	807	9	3,535	- 2,728
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	782	1	18,148	- 17,366
Suicide	24	697	17	2,025	- 1,328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	667	47	130	+ 536
Stomach Cancer	26	665	22	1,361	- 696
Oral Cancer	27	650	30	768	- 118
Endocrine Disorders	28	604	26	1,055	- 450
Oesophagus Cancer	29	582	15	2,145	- 1,563
Tetanus	30	556	72	0	+ 556
Encephalitis	31	527	68	1	+ 526
Lung Cancers	32	477	3	10,980	- 10,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	461	41	238	+ 224
Drownings	34	441	49	98	+ 343
Epilepsy	35	440	38	289	+ 151
Lymphomas	36	419	13	2,511	- 2,092
Falls	37	401	8	4,131	- 3,730
Hepatitis B	38	382	62	14	+ 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	328	6	5,829	- 5,501
Liver Cancer	40	291	24	1,163	- 872
Parkinson's Disease	41	278	16	2,120	- 1,842
Leukemia	42	270	20	1,578	- 1,308
Malnutrition	43	261	63	12	+ 249
Cervical Cancer	44	240	39	266	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	45	233	23	1,201	- 967
HIV/AIDS	46	206	55	33	+ 173
Poisonings	47	170	61	17	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	48	164	25	1,067	- 903
Measles	49	155	73	0	+ 155
Fires	50	154	53	49	+ 105
Drug Use	51	145	42	231	- 85
Appendicitis	52	132	58	26	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	53	128	34	566	- 438
Bladder Cancer	54	120	21	1,471	- 1,351
Prostate Cancer	55	114	10	3,265	- 3,151
Pancreas Cancer	56	102	11	2,995	- 2,894
Malaria	57	82	77	0	+ 82
Alcohol	58	66	32	612	- 546
Skin Cancers	59	64	27	1,024	- 960
Syphilis	60	42	69	1	+ 41
Skin Disease	61	42	36	295	- 254
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	37	295	- 258
Other Neoplasms	63	13	18	1,831	- 1,818
Hepatitis C	64	12	60	20	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	44	214	- 203
Ascariasis	66	7	82	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	7	71	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	4	57	28	- 24
Chlamydia	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Afghanistan

Netherlands

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.