NIGERIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	237,179	7	61,374	+ 175,805
War	2	151,175	45	3,245	+ 147,930
Stroke	3	112,470	8	57,744	+ 54,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	86,443	1	207,281	- 120,838
Low Birth Weight	5	74,530	6	95,959	- 21,429
Birth Trauma	6	63,272	5	100,186	- 36,914
Tuberculosis	7	58,058	3	127,335	- 69,277
Hypertension	8	47,176	24	10,692	+ 36,485
Maternal Conditions	9	46,066	15	23,540	+ 22,527
Kidney Disease	10	38,887	20	18,189	+ 20,698
Road Traffic Accidents	11	35,600	12	41,693	- 6,093
Diabetes Mellitus	12	33,927	18	22,497	+ 11,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	32,781	2	144,724	- 111,944
Congenital Anomalies	14	29,508	9	49,696	- 20,188
Lung Disease	15	27,438	22	12,569	+ 14,870
Liver Disease	16	27,142	13	38,326	- 11,184
Asthma	17	20,079	27	8,192	+ 11,887
Other Injuries	18	19,127	17	22,696	- 3,569
Violence	19	18,981	19	18,407	+ 573
Meningitis	20	15,493	11	43,651	- 28,158
Pertussis	21	12,436	16	23,282	- 10,846
Breast Cancer	22	10,751	23	11,884	- 1,133
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	10,414	31	6,786	+ 3,628
Suicide	24	9,280	30	7,019	+ 2,261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,880	37	5,846	+ 3,034
Stomach Cancer	26	8,854	50	2,129	+ 6,726
Oral Cancer	27	8,658	48	2,238	+ 6,420
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,048	21	15,799	- 7,751
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,756	64	560	+ 7,195
Tetanus	30	7,401	26	8,355	- 954
Encephalitis	31	7,022	59	937	+ 6,086
Lung Cancers	32	6,349	57	1,295	+ 5,053
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6,141	52	1,946	+ 4,196
Drownings	34	5,877	32	6,584	- 707
Epilepsy	35	5,857	41	5,001	+ 856
Lymphomas	36	5,582	40	5,202	+ 381
Falls	37	5,342	28	7,528	- 2,186
Hepatitis B	38	5,095	55	1,488	+ 3,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,375	43	4,152	+ 223
Liver Cancer	40	3,878	39	5,289	- 1,411
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,703	46	2,473	+ 1,230
Leukemia	42	3,601	47	2,257	+ 1,344
Malnutrition	43	3,477	36	5,896	- 2,419
Cervical Cancer	44	3,191	25	10,574	- 7,383
Inflammatory/Heart	45	3,109	42	4,826	- 1,718
HIV/AIDS	46	2,738	10	44,124	- 41,386
Poisonings	47	2,263	33	6,570	- 4,307
Ovary Cancer	48	2,179	49	2,133	+ 46
Measles	49	2,068	14	29,439	- 27,371
Fires	50	2,053	29	7,132	- 5,078
Drug Use	51	1,936	34	6,273	- 4,337
Appendicitis	52	1,761	60	760	+ 1,001
Uterin Cancer	53	1,702	62	679	+ 1,023
Bladder Cancer	54	1,605	63	670	+ 935
Prostate Cancer	55	1,522	35	5,914	- 4,392
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,353	51	1,975	- 622
Malaria	57	1,094	4	100,963	- 99,869
Alcohol	58	884	58	1,031	- 147
Skin Cancers	59	855	53	1,933	- 1,078
Syphilis	60	556	38	5,449	- 4,894
Skin Disease	61	555	56	1,468	- 914
Multiple Sclerosis	62	495	68	179	+ 316
Other Neoplasms	63	170	66	290	- 120
Hepatitis C	64	164	65	304	- 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	150	69	165	- 15
Ascariasis	66	100	61	685	- 585
Diphtheria	67	97	44	3,800	- 3,702
Upper Respiratory	68	54	67	259	- 204
Chlamydia	69	8	71	14	- 5
Leishmaniasis	70	8	70	23	- 15
Otitis Media	71	3	72	3	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Afghanistan

Nigeria

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.