ROMANIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,181	1	71,810	- 53,629
War	2	11,588	65	2	+ 11,586
Stroke	3	8,621	2	49,707	- 41,086
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,626	5	9,357	- 2,731
Low Birth Weight	5	5,713	41	317	+ 5,396
Birth Trauma	6	4,850	57	38	+ 4,812
Tuberculosis	7	4,451	28	1,015	+ 3,435
Hypertension	8	3,616	3	11,007	- 7,391
Maternal Conditions	9	3,531	58	35	+ 3,496
Kidney Disease	10	2,981	9	5,175	- 2,194
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,729	20	1,992	+ 737
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,601	18	2,230	+ 370
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,513	46	223	+ 2,289
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,262	38	367	+ 1,895
Lung Disease	15	2,103	7	7,359	- 5,256
Liver Disease	16	2,081	6	8,920	- 6,839
Asthma	17	1,539	45	225	+ 1,314
Other Injuries	18	1,466	19	2,139	- 673
Violence	19	1,455	44	255	+ 1,200
Meningitis	20	1,188	54	76	+ 1,111
Pertussis	21	953	69	0	+ 953
Breast Cancer	22	824	11	3,851	- 3,026
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	798	15	2,839	- 2,041
Suicide	24	711	21	1,886	- 1,175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	681	33	531	+ 150
Stomach Cancer	26	679	12	3,457	- 2,778
Oral Cancer	27	664	17	2,290	- 1,626
Endocrine Disorders	28	617	48	193	+ 424
Oesophagus Cancer	29	595	30	755	- 160
Tetanus	30	567	67	1	+ 566
Encephalitis	31	538	62	6	+ 532
Lung Cancers	32	487	4	10,113	- 9,627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	471	35	440	+ 30
Drownings	34	451	32	596	- 146
Epilepsy	35	449	42	314	+ 135
Lymphomas	36	428	25	1,385	- 957
Falls	37	409	24	1,504	- 1,095
Hepatitis B	38	391	59	30	+ 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	335	8	6,835	- 6,500
Liver Cancer	40	297	13	3,114	- 2,816
Parkinson's Disease	41	284	31	741	- 457
Leukemia	42	276	26	1,342	- 1,066
Malnutrition	43	267	50	142	+ 125
Cervical Cancer	44	245	22	1,870	- 1,626
Inflammatory/Heart	45	238	10	4,433	- 4,195
HIV/AIDS	46	210	47	219	- 9
Poisonings	47	174	39	366	- 193
Ovary Cancer	48	167	27	1,109	- 942
Measles	49	159	61	7	+ 151
Fires	50	157	36	421	- 264
Drug Use	51	148	40	346	- 198
Appendicitis	52	135	60	21	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	53	131	34	522	- 392
Bladder Cancer	54	123	23	1,715	- 1,592
Prostate Cancer	55	117	16	2,449	- 2,332
Pancreas Cancer	56	104	14	2,935	- 2,831
Malaria	57	84	75	0	+ 84
Alcohol	58	68	37	409	- 341
Skin Cancers	59	66	29	1,003	- 938
Syphilis	60	43	66	1	+ 41
Skin Disease	61	43	53	97	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	62	38	55	66	- 28
Other Neoplasms	63	13	43	289	- 276
Hepatitis C	64	13	52	98	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	85	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	7	71	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	4	63	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Afghanistan

Romania

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.