NIGER VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,391	6	8,229	+ 18,161
War	2	16,821	41	409	+ 16,412
Stroke	3	12,514	5	8,717	+ 3,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,618	1	21,093	- 11,475
Low Birth Weight	5	8,293	4	9,560	- 1,267
Birth Trauma	6	7,040	7	8,030	- 990
Tuberculosis	7	6,460	13	3,703	+ 2,757
Hypertension	8	5,249	25	1,356	+ 3,894
Maternal Conditions	9	5,126	14	3,317	+ 1,809
Kidney Disease	10	4,327	16	2,732	+ 1,594
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,961	8	5,946	- 1,985
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,775	17	2,630	+ 1,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	3,647	3	16,030	- 12,383
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,283	10	4,346	- 1,062
Lung Disease	15	3,053	20	2,172	+ 881
Liver Disease	16	3,020	11	4,116	- 1,096
Asthma	17	2,234	22	1,902	+ 332
Other Injuries	18	2,128	12	3,826	- 1,697
Violence	19	2,112	19	2,244	- 132
Meningitis	20	1,724	9	5,237	- 3,513
Pertussis	21	1,384	15	2,858	- 1,474
Breast Cancer	22	1,196	29	1,075	+ 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,159	32	858	+ 301
Suicide	24	1,033	27	1,227	- 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	988	31	1,044	- 56
Stomach Cancer	26	985	44	300	+ 685
Oral Cancer	27	963	49	242	+ 721
Endocrine Disorders	28	895	23	1,806	- 911
Oesophagus Cancer	29	863	55	132	+ 731
Tetanus	30	823	42	372	+ 451
Encephalitis	31	781	61	112	+ 669
Lung Cancers	32	706	67	42	+ 664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	683	39	467	+ 216
Drownings	34	654	24	1,581	- 927
Epilepsy	35	652	36	676	- 25
Lymphomas	36	621	43	350	+ 271
Falls	37	594	26	1,297	- 703
Hepatitis B	38	567	46	279	+ 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	487	37	522	- 35
Liver Cancer	40	431	35	745	- 314
Parkinson's Disease	41	412	47	275	+ 137
Leukemia	42	401	48	258	+ 143
Malnutrition	43	387	21	2,170	- 1,783
Cervical Cancer	44	355	38	487	- 132
Inflammatory/Heart	45	346	34	769	- 423
HIV/AIDS	46	305	30	1,048	- 743
Poisonings	47	252	33	771	- 520
Ovary Cancer	48	242	40	425	- 182
Measles	49	230	18	2,414	- 2,184
Fires	50	228	28	1,120	- 892
Drug Use	51	215	58	126	+ 89
Appendicitis	52	196	56	128	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	53	189	64	86	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	54	179	53	161	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	55	169	57	128	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	56	151	54	138	+ 13
Malaria	57	122	2	17,022	- 16,900
Alcohol	58	98	60	120	- 22
Skin Cancers	59	95	45	287	- 192
Syphilis	60	62	62	110	- 48
Skin Disease	61	62	52	213	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	62	55	69	22	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	63	19	68	24	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	18	66	46	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	70	18	- 1
Ascariasis	66	11	59	125	- 114
Diphtheria	67	11	65	60	- 50
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	94	- 88
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	51	237	- 236
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	237	- 237
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 NIGER

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.