PHILIPPINES VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,493	1	129,955	- 11,462
War	2	75,526	49	817	+ 74,709
Stroke	3	56,189	3	74,167	- 17,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,186	2	93,807	- 50,621
Low Birth Weight	5	37,235	14	10,141	+ 27,094
Birth Trauma	6	31,610	18	7,960	+ 23,650
Tuberculosis	7	29,005	8	27,061	+ 1,945
Hypertension	8	23,569	5	34,500	- 10,931
Maternal Conditions	9	23,014	38	2,042	+ 20,973
Kidney Disease	10	19,428	4	39,380	- 19,953
Road Traffic Accidents	11	17,786	10	13,017	+ 4,769
Diabetes Mellitus	12	16,950	7	32,260	- 15,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	16,377	22	6,189	+ 10,188
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,742	17	8,051	+ 6,691
Lung Disease	15	13,708	6	32,559	- 18,851
Liver Disease	16	13,560	20	7,076	+ 6,483
Asthma	17	10,031	11	11,404	- 1,373
Other Injuries	18	9,556	31	3,536	+ 6,020
Violence	19	9,483	9	14,835	- 5,352
Meningitis	20	7,740	47	1,041	+ 6,699
Pertussis	21	6,213	43	1,760	+ 4,453
Breast Cancer	22	5,371	15	9,802	- 4,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,203	39	2,010	+ 3,192
Suicide	24	4,636	35	2,325	+ 2,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,436	21	6,865	- 2,429
Stomach Cancer	26	4,424	41	1,868	+ 2,555
Oral Cancer	27	4,326	34	2,916	+ 1,409
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,021	12	10,464	- 6,443
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,875	53	672	+ 3,203
Tetanus	30	3,697	59	521	+ 3,176
Encephalitis	31	3,508	67	185	+ 3,324
Lung Cancers	32	3,172	13	10,296	- 7,124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,068	42	1,807	+ 1,261
Drownings	34	2,936	27	3,881	- 945
Epilepsy	35	2,926	45	1,120	+ 1,807
Lymphomas	36	2,789	36	2,279	+ 510
Falls	37	2,669	28	3,861	- 1,192
Hepatitis B	38	2,545	56	590	+ 1,956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,186	16	8,063	- 5,878
Liver Cancer	40	1,937	19	7,663	- 5,726
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,850	55	594	+ 1,256
Leukemia	42	1,799	29	3,596	- 1,797
Malnutrition	43	1,737	24	4,311	- 2,574
Cervical Cancer	44	1,594	33	3,076	- 1,481
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,553	30	3,545	- 1,992
HIV/AIDS	46	1,368	66	204	+ 1,163
Poisonings	47	1,131	65	226	+ 905
Ovary Cancer	48	1,089	40	1,994	- 905
Measles	49	1,033	48	894	+ 139
Fires	50	1,026	54	600	+ 426
Drug Use	51	967	52	695	+ 273
Appendicitis	52	880	63	276	+ 604
Uterin Cancer	53	851	50	761	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	54	802	58	569	+ 232
Prostate Cancer	55	760	26	4,149	- 3,389
Pancreas Cancer	56	676	37	2,121	- 1,445
Malaria	57	547	69	94	+ 453
Alcohol	58	442	60	401	+ 41
Skin Cancers	59	427	61	368	+ 59
Syphilis	60	278	44	1,157	- 879
Skin Disease	61	277	25	4,229	- 3,952
Multiple Sclerosis	62	247	72	31	+ 216
Other Neoplasms	63	85	23	5,146	- 5,062
Hepatitis C	64	82	81	0	+ 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	75	62	323	- 248
Ascariasis	66	50	76	13	+ 36
Diphtheria	67	49	75	14	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	68	27	70	39	- 11
Chlamydia	69	4	78	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	74	23	- 21
Dengue	72	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Hookworm Disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	64	233	- 233
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.