SAUDI ARABIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,611	1	39,037	- 2,426
War	2	23,335	65	3	+ 23,332
Stroke	3	17,361	2	16,793	+ 568
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,343	5	6,132	+ 7,212
Low Birth Weight	5	11,505	18	989	+ 10,516
Birth Trauma	6	9,767	37	343	+ 9,424
Tuberculosis	7	8,962	27	752	+ 8,210
Hypertension	8	7,282	22	834	+ 6,448
Maternal Conditions	9	7,111	48	172	+ 6,938
Kidney Disease	10	6,003	4	9,051	- 3,048
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,495	3	12,317	- 6,822
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,237	9	3,890	+ 1,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,060	35	457	+ 4,603
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,555	12	2,307	+ 2,248
Lung Disease	15	4,235	10	2,842	+ 1,393
Liver Disease	16	4,190	7	4,931	- 742
Asthma	17	3,099	17	1,168	+ 1,932
Other Injuries	18	2,952	8	4,004	- 1,052
Violence	19	2,930	30	646	+ 2,284
Meningitis	20	2,392	45	227	+ 2,165
Pertussis	21	1,920	54	56	+ 1,863
Breast Cancer	22	1,660	20	908	+ 752
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,608	11	2,442	- 835
Suicide	24	1,432	13	2,046	- 613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,371	41	275	+ 1,095
Stomach Cancer	26	1,367	36	389	+ 978
Oral Cancer	27	1,336	34	465	+ 872
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,242	15	1,447	- 205
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,197	44	229	+ 968
Tetanus	30	1,142	61	16	+ 1,127
Encephalitis	31	1,084	43	234	+ 850
Lung Cancers	32	980	26	775	+ 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	948	39	280	+ 668
Drownings	34	907	24	821	+ 86
Epilepsy	35	904	29	694	+ 210
Lymphomas	36	862	28	716	+ 146
Falls	37	825	6	5,340	- 4,516
Hepatitis B	38	786	53	57	+ 730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	675	14	1,630	- 955
Liver Cancer	40	599	21	845	- 246
Parkinson's Disease	41	572	25	776	- 205
Leukemia	42	556	19	925	- 369
Malnutrition	43	537	52	79	+ 457
Cervical Cancer	44	493	49	157	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	45	480	16	1,342	- 862
HIV/AIDS	46	423	47	192	+ 231
Poisonings	47	349	40	279	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	48	336	42	247	+ 89
Measles	49	319	68	1	+ 318
Fires	50	317	23	825	- 508
Drug Use	51	299	33	491	- 192
Appendicitis	52	272	58	35	+ 237
Uterin Cancer	53	263	38	323	- 60
Bladder Cancer	54	248	46	214	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	55	235	50	148	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	56	209	31	526	- 317
Malaria	57	169	75	0	+ 169
Alcohol	58	137	51	128	+ 8
Skin Cancers	59	132	55	55	+ 77
Syphilis	60	86	59	33	+ 53
Skin Disease	61	86	32	516	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	62	76	56	49	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	63	26	57	40	- 14
Hepatitis C	64	25	64	7	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	62	9	+ 14
Ascariasis	66	15	66	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	15	69	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	8	70	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	60	25	- 25
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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.