RUSSIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,077	1	562,711	- 421,634
War	2	89,921	59	123	+ 89,798
Stroke	3	66,899	2	327,199	- 260,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	51,417	10	32,404	+ 19,013
Low Birth Weight	5	44,332	44	2,153	+ 42,179
Birth Trauma	6	37,635	53	714	+ 36,921
Tuberculosis	7	34,534	30	8,422	+ 26,112
Hypertension	8	28,061	17	18,348	+ 9,714
Maternal Conditions	9	27,401	56	267	+ 27,134
Kidney Disease	10	23,131	22	11,581	+ 11,550
Road Traffic Accidents	11	21,176	19	17,507	+ 3,669
Diabetes Mellitus	12	20,180	18	18,345	+ 1,835
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	19,498	55	403	+ 19,095
Congenital Anomalies	14	17,552	41	4,201	+ 13,350
Lung Disease	15	16,321	9	36,600	- 20,280
Liver Disease	16	16,144	6	45,463	- 29,318
Asthma	17	11,943	46	1,764	+ 10,179
Other Injuries	18	11,377	14	22,517	- 11,140
Violence	19	11,290	23	11,450	- 160
Meningitis	20	9,216	48	1,037	+ 8,178
Pertussis	21	7,397	65	2	+ 7,395
Breast Cancer	22	6,395	13	23,242	- 16,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	6,194	5	48,522	- 42,327
Suicide	24	5,520	8	36,625	- 31,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,282	28	8,938	- 3,656
Stomach Cancer	26	5,267	11	29,386	- 24,119
Oral Cancer	27	5,150	25	10,880	- 5,730
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,787	45	2,004	+ 2,783
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,613	33	7,431	- 2,818
Tetanus	30	4,402	63	3	+ 4,399
Encephalitis	31	4,177	47	1,076	+ 3,101
Lung Cancers	32	3,776	3	54,361	- 50,585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,653	42	2,770	+ 883
Drownings	34	3,496	36	6,629	- 3,133
Epilepsy	35	3,484	52	718	+ 2,766
Lymphomas	36	3,320	29	8,919	- 5,599
Falls	37	3,178	21	11,705	- 8,527
Hepatitis B	38	3,031	60	43	+ 2,987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,602	7	42,633	- 40,031
Liver Cancer	40	2,306	24	11,165	- 8,858
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,203	26	9,371	- 7,168
Leukemia	42	2,142	31	8,238	- 6,096
Malnutrition	43	2,068	57	242	+ 1,826
Cervical Cancer	44	1,898	34	7,423	- 5,525
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,849	4	54,060	- 52,211
HIV/AIDS	46	1,628	15	21,262	- 19,633
Poisonings	47	1,346	40	5,565	- 4,219
Ovary Cancer	48	1,296	32	8,123	- 6,827
Measles	49	1,230	68	0	+ 1,230
Fires	50	1,221	37	6,387	- 5,166
Drug Use	51	1,152	27	9,113	- 7,961
Appendicitis	52	1,047	54	409	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	53	1,013	35	6,867	- 5,855
Bladder Cancer	54	954	38	6,307	- 5,353
Prostate Cancer	55	905	20	14,107	- 13,202
Pancreas Cancer	56	805	16	20,282	- 19,477
Malaria	57	651	74	0	+ 651
Alcohol	58	526	12	27,984	- 27,458
Skin Cancers	59	508	39	5,612	- 5,103
Syphilis	60	331	62	19	+ 312
Skin Disease	61	330	43	2,735	- 2,406
Multiple Sclerosis	62	295	49	827	- 532
Other Neoplasms	63	101	51	729	- 628
Hepatitis C	64	98	66	2	+ 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	89	50	750	- 661
Ascariasis	66	59	77	0	+ 59
Diphtheria	67	58	67	0	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	68	32	58	158	- 126
Chlamydia	69	5	61	25	- 20
Leishmaniasis	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	64	3	- 1
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Afghanistan

Russia

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.