SPAIN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,367	1	51,684	- 4,317
War	2	30,191	68	6	+ 30,185
Stroke	3	22,461	3	29,004	- 6,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,263	7	13,717	+ 3,547
Low Birth Weight	5	14,884	52	253	+ 14,632
Birth Trauma	6	12,636	60	113	+ 12,523
Tuberculosis	7	11,595	50	270	+ 11,324
Hypertension	8	9,422	9	9,115	+ 307
Maternal Conditions	9	9,200	64	14	+ 9,186
Kidney Disease	10	7,766	8	9,725	- 1,959
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,110	31	1,829	+ 5,280
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,775	10	7,773	- 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	6,547	36	1,064	+ 5,483
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,893	38	863	+ 5,030
Lung Disease	15	5,480	5	18,926	- 13,447
Liver Disease	16	5,420	23	4,231	+ 1,189
Asthma	17	4,010	35	1,133	+ 2,877
Other Injuries	18	3,820	15	5,536	- 1,716
Violence	19	3,791	51	262	+ 3,529
Meningitis	20	3,094	59	129	+ 2,965
Pertussis	21	2,483	73	2	+ 2,482
Breast Cancer	22	2,147	11	7,067	- 4,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,080	2	42,339	- 40,259
Suicide	24	1,853	25	3,609	- 1,756
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,773	44	475	+ 1,298
Stomach Cancer	26	1,768	14	5,796	- 4,028
Oral Cancer	27	1,729	27	2,583	- 854
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,607	21	4,863	- 3,256
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,549	29	2,011	- 462
Tetanus	30	1,478	72	2	+ 1,476
Encephalitis	31	1,402	70	4	+ 1,399
Lung Cancers	32	1,268	4	22,131	- 20,863
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,226	33	1,612	- 386
Drownings	34	1,174	45	446	+ 728
Epilepsy	35	1,170	40	824	+ 346
Lymphomas	36	1,115	16	5,335	- 4,220
Falls	37	1,067	26	3,246	- 2,180
Hepatitis B	38	1,018	58	162	+ 855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	874	6	16,957	- 16,084
Liver Cancer	40	774	18	5,098	- 4,324
Parkinson's Disease	41	740	20	4,943	- 4,203
Leukemia	42	719	24	3,772	- 3,053
Malnutrition	43	694	47	302	+ 392
Cervical Cancer	44	637	39	855	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	45	621	19	4,984	- 4,363
HIV/AIDS	46	547	43	538	+ 8
Poisonings	47	452	57	170	+ 282
Ovary Cancer	48	435	28	2,026	- 1,591
Measles	49	413	81	0	+ 413
Fires	50	410	55	185	+ 225
Drug Use	51	387	41	776	- 390
Appendicitis	52	352	61	79	+ 272
Uterin Cancer	53	340	34	1,612	- 1,272
Bladder Cancer	54	320	17	5,222	- 4,902
Prostate Cancer	55	304	13	6,420	- 6,116
Pancreas Cancer	56	270	12	6,752	- 6,482
Malaria	57	219	83	0	+ 219
Alcohol	58	177	46	333	- 157
Skin Cancers	59	171	32	1,803	- 1,632
Syphilis	60	111	67	9	+ 102
Skin Disease	61	111	30	1,840	- 1,730
Multiple Sclerosis	62	99	49	287	- 188
Other Neoplasms	63	34	22	4,748	- 4,714
Hepatitis C	64	33	42	652	- 619
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	30	48	294	- 264
Ascariasis	66	20	78	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	19	76	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	68	11	62	47	- 36
Chlamydia	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	65	11	- 9
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.