SWEDEN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,609	1	15,136	- 4,526
War	2	6,762	65	2	+ 6,760
Stroke	3	5,031	3	6,035	- 1,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,867	7	2,659	+ 1,208
Low Birth Weight	5	3,334	51	50	+ 3,283
Birth Trauma	6	2,830	55	34	+ 2,797
Tuberculosis	7	2,597	56	24	+ 2,573
Hypertension	8	2,110	10	1,838	+ 272
Maternal Conditions	9	2,061	64	5	+ 2,056
Kidney Disease	10	1,739	12	1,629	+ 110
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,592	34	315	+ 1,277
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,518	11	1,834	- 317
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,466	36	289	+ 1,177
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,320	35	308	+ 1,012
Lung Disease	15	1,227	4	4,344	- 3,117
Liver Disease	16	1,214	23	723	+ 491
Asthma	17	898	42	158	+ 740
Other Injuries	18	856	15	1,374	- 518
Violence	19	849	47	113	+ 736
Meningitis	20	693	54	35	+ 658
Pertussis	21	556	67	0	+ 556
Breast Cancer	22	481	13	1,582	- 1,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	466	2	10,917	- 10,451
Suicide	24	415	14	1,479	- 1,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	397	37	277	+ 120
Stomach Cancer	26	396	26	612	- 216
Oral Cancer	27	387	31	379	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	28	360	24	702	- 342
Oesophagus Cancer	29	347	29	538	- 191
Tetanus	30	331	68	0	+ 331
Encephalitis	31	314	71	0	+ 314
Lung Cancers	32	284	5	3,722	- 3,438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	275	48	110	+ 164
Drownings	34	263	46	114	+ 148
Epilepsy	35	262	44	121	+ 141
Lymphomas	36	250	16	1,357	- 1,107
Falls	37	239	17	1,109	- 870
Hepatitis B	38	228	62	9	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	196	6	3,049	- 2,854
Liver Cancer	40	173	22	752	- 578
Parkinson's Disease	41	166	19	943	- 777
Leukemia	42	161	20	825	- 664
Malnutrition	43	156	45	117	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	44	143	38	228	- 85
Inflammatory/Heart	45	139	28	547	- 408
HIV/AIDS	46	122	61	13	+ 110
Poisonings	47	101	60	18	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	48	97	27	553	- 455
Measles	49	92	83	0	+ 92
Fires	50	92	49	65	+ 27
Drug Use	51	87	30	423	- 337
Appendicitis	52	79	59	18	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	53	76	33	345	- 269
Bladder Cancer	54	72	21	760	- 688
Prostate Cancer	55	68	8	2,622	- 2,554
Pancreas Cancer	56	61	9	1,849	- 1,788
Malaria	57	49	74	0	+ 49
Alcohol	58	40	32	359	- 319
Skin Cancers	59	38	25	650	- 612
Syphilis	60	25	72	0	+ 25
Skin Disease	61	25	39	220	- 195
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	41	170	- 148
Other Neoplasms	63	8	18	1,036	- 1,028
Hepatitis C	64	7	53	44	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	43	129	- 122
Ascariasis	66	4	81	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	70	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	58	20	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.