UNITED KINGDOM VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,584	2	71,728	- 3,144
War	2	43,714	67	10	+ 43,705
Stroke	3	32,522	4	37,626	- 5,104
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,996	3	40,540	- 15,544
Low Birth Weight	5	21,552	40	1,313	+ 20,238
Birth Trauma	6	18,296	54	190	+ 18,106
Tuberculosis	7	16,788	47	351	+ 16,437
Hypertension	8	13,642	23	5,208	+ 8,434
Maternal Conditions	9	13,321	64	47	+ 13,274
Kidney Disease	10	11,245	18	5,471	+ 5,774
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,294	33	2,169	+ 8,125
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,810	17	5,842	+ 3,968
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	9,479	38	1,599	+ 7,880
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,533	35	2,127	+ 6,406
Lung Disease	15	7,934	6	32,896	- 24,962
Liver Disease	16	7,848	14	7,666	+ 183
Asthma	17	5,806	41	1,302	+ 4,504
Other Injuries	18	5,531	19	5,464	+ 67
Violence	19	5,489	46	868	+ 4,621
Meningitis	20	4,480	52	232	+ 4,248
Pertussis	21	3,596	69	3	+ 3,593
Breast Cancer	22	3,109	9	12,718	- 9,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,011	1	98,135	- 95,123
Suicide	24	2,683	20	5,325	- 2,642
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,568	36	2,090	+ 478
Stomach Cancer	26	2,560	24	4,999	- 2,439
Oral Cancer	27	2,504	30	3,109	- 605
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,327	28	3,297	- 970
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,243	12	8,727	- 6,484
Tetanus	30	2,140	72	0	+ 2,140
Encephalitis	31	2,031	68	6	+ 2,025
Lung Cancers	32	1,836	5	35,715	- 33,879
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,776	45	876	+ 900
Drownings	34	1,700	49	301	+ 1,399
Epilepsy	35	1,694	42	1,193	+ 500
Lymphomas	36	1,614	10	9,350	- 7,736
Falls	37	1,545	15	7,618	- 6,074
Hepatitis B	38	1,473	65	40	+ 1,433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,265	7	18,446	- 17,181
Liver Cancer	40	1,121	21	5,237	- 4,115
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,071	13	8,573	- 7,502
Leukemia	42	1,041	22	5,211	- 4,170
Malnutrition	43	1,005	58	116	+ 890
Cervical Cancer	44	923	43	1,099	- 176
Inflammatory/Heart	45	899	29	3,126	- 2,228
HIV/AIDS	46	792	55	188	+ 604
Poisonings	47	655	53	221	+ 434
Ovary Cancer	48	630	25	4,019	- 3,389
Measles	49	598	75	0	+ 598
Fires	50	594	48	334	+ 259
Drug Use	51	560	31	2,824	- 2,264
Appendicitis	52	509	59	105	+ 404
Uterin Cancer	53	492	32	2,346	- 1,854
Bladder Cancer	54	464	16	6,133	- 5,669
Prostate Cancer	55	440	8	13,289	- 12,849
Pancreas Cancer	56	391	11	8,995	- 8,604
Malaria	57	316	76	0	+ 316
Alcohol	58	256	39	1,555	- 1,299
Skin Cancers	59	247	27	3,727	- 3,480
Syphilis	60	161	62	49	+ 112
Skin Disease	61	160	34	2,134	- 1,973
Multiple Sclerosis	62	143	37	1,856	- 1,713
Other Neoplasms	63	49	26	3,986	- 3,937
Hepatitis C	64	47	51	267	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	44	1,014	- 970
Ascariasis	66	29	80	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	28	74	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	68	16	63	48	- 33
Chlamydia	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Afghanistan

United Kingdom

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.