THAILAND VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,048	1	51,305	+ 18,743
War	2	44,648	60	87	+ 44,561
Stroke	3	33,217	2	50,273	- 17,056
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,530	3	31,289	- 5,759
Low Birth Weight	5	22,012	40	1,548	+ 20,464
Birth Trauma	6	18,687	50	533	+ 18,153
Tuberculosis	7	17,147	14	9,551	+ 7,596
Hypertension	8	13,933	34	2,179	+ 11,754
Maternal Conditions	9	13,605	52	227	+ 13,378
Kidney Disease	10	11,485	4	26,822	- 15,337
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,514	7	22,428	- 11,914
Diabetes Mellitus	12	10,020	10	18,776	- 8,756
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	9,681	15	6,863	+ 2,818
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,715	35	2,107	+ 6,608
Lung Disease	15	8,104	9	19,474	- 11,371
Liver Disease	16	8,016	11	17,596	- 9,580
Asthma	17	5,930	24	4,182	+ 1,748
Other Injuries	18	5,649	21	4,869	+ 780
Violence	19	5,606	31	2,965	+ 2,641
Meningitis	20	4,576	43	931	+ 3,645
Pertussis	21	3,673	62	77	+ 3,595
Breast Cancer	22	3,175	17	6,053	- 2,877
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,076	6	22,851	- 19,775
Suicide	24	2,741	16	6,147	- 3,406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,623	39	1,679	+ 944
Stomach Cancer	26	2,615	27	3,451	- 836
Oral Cancer	27	2,557	20	4,961	- 2,404
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,377	37	1,888	+ 489
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,291	29	3,156	- 865
Tetanus	30	2,186	58	116	+ 2,069
Encephalitis	31	2,074	46	722	+ 1,352
Lung Cancers	32	1,875	8	22,296	- 20,421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,814	51	436	+ 1,378
Drownings	34	1,736	25	3,956	- 2,220
Epilepsy	35	1,730	47	689	+ 1,041
Lymphomas	36	1,649	22	4,539	- 2,890
Falls	37	1,578	18	5,409	- 3,831
Hepatitis B	38	1,505	56	153	+ 1,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,292	13	9,908	- 8,617
Liver Cancer	40	1,145	5	23,883	- 22,738
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,094	23	4,292	- 3,199
Leukemia	42	1,064	26	3,902	- 2,839
Malnutrition	43	1,027	42	962	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	44	942	19	5,110	- 4,168
Inflammatory/Heart	45	918	32	2,879	- 1,961
HIV/AIDS	46	808	12	13,922	- 13,114
Poisonings	47	668	57	132	+ 536
Ovary Cancer	48	643	36	2,003	- 1,360
Measles	49	611	63	56	+ 555
Fires	50	606	48	617	- 11
Drug Use	51	572	45	794	- 222
Appendicitis	52	520	59	114	+ 406
Uterin Cancer	53	503	44	864	- 361
Bladder Cancer	54	474	38	1,798	- 1,325
Prostate Cancer	55	450	30	3,013	- 2,563
Pancreas Cancer	56	400	33	2,383	- 1,983
Malaria	57	323	66	13	+ 310
Alcohol	58	261	49	548	- 287
Skin Cancers	59	252	41	1,133	- 880
Syphilis	60	164	64	36	+ 128
Skin Disease	61	164	28	3,375	- 3,212
Multiple Sclerosis	62	146	61	86	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	63	50	54	192	- 142
Hepatitis C	64	48	67	7	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	44	53	194	- 150
Ascariasis	66	29	69	4	+ 26
Diphtheria	67	29	71	1	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	68	16	65	18	- 2
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	72	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Afghanistan

Thailand

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.