USA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	342,587	1	504,904	- 162,317
War	2	218,360	55	1,198	+ 217,163
Stroke	3	162,454	4	158,520	+ 3,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	124,860	11	60,317	+ 64,543
Low Birth Weight	5	107,653	39	6,924	+ 100,729
Birth Trauma	6	91,392	54	1,233	+ 90,158
Tuberculosis	7	83,860	62	546	+ 83,314
Hypertension	8	68,143	8	65,960	+ 2,182
Maternal Conditions	9	66,540	56	779	+ 65,761
Kidney Disease	10	56,169	6	85,861	- 29,691
Road Traffic Accidents	11	51,422	17	41,694	+ 9,728
Diabetes Mellitus	12	49,005	10	61,418	- 12,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	47,349	37	9,955	+ 37,394
Congenital Anomalies	14	42,622	34	11,762	+ 30,860
Lung Disease	15	39,632	3	195,387	- 155,755
Liver Disease	16	39,204	16	43,402	- 4,198
Asthma	17	29,003	46	3,818	+ 25,184
Other Injuries	18	27,628	25	25,997	+ 1,631
Violence	19	27,416	27	18,976	+ 8,440
Meningitis	20	22,379	60	606	+ 21,773
Pertussis	21	17,962	69	16	+ 17,946
Breast Cancer	22	15,530	13	48,671	- 33,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	15,042	2	287,198	- 272,156
Suicide	24	13,404	12	53,099	- 39,695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	12,827	48	3,461	+ 9,365
Stomach Cancer	26	12,790	33	13,077	- 287
Oral Cancer	27	12,506	35	11,555	+ 951
Endocrine Disorders	28	11,625	14	46,985	- 35,360
Oesophagus Cancer	29	11,202	28	17,829	- 6,627
Tetanus	30	10,690	71	2	+ 10,688
Encephalitis	31	10,143	68	25	+ 10,118
Lung Cancers	32	9,170	5	155,533	- 146,362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	8,871	47	3,646	+ 5,225
Drownings	34	8,490	45	4,070	+ 4,420
Epilepsy	35	8,460	50	3,162	+ 5,298
Lymphomas	36	8,063	19	40,281	- 32,218
Falls	37	7,716	18	40,418	- 32,702
Hepatitis B	38	7,359	59	608	+ 6,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	6,319	9	61,827	- 55,508
Liver Cancer	40	5,601	23	27,064	- 21,464
Parkinson's Disease	41	5,349	21	34,491	- 29,142
Leukemia	42	5,201	24	26,966	- 21,764
Malnutrition	43	5,023	40	6,762	- 1,739
Cervical Cancer	44	4,609	38	6,984	- 2,376
Inflammatory/Heart	45	4,490	22	32,529	- 28,039
HIV/AIDS	46	3,954	42	5,660	- 1,706
Poisonings	47	3,269	53	1,674	+ 1,595
Ovary Cancer	48	3,147	31	14,591	- 11,444
Measles	49	2,987	80	0	+ 2,987
Fires	50	2,966	49	3,183	- 217
Drug Use	51	2,797	7	74,435	- 71,638
Appendicitis	52	2,543	63	424	+ 2,119
Uterin Cancer	53	2,459	36	10,063	- 7,604
Bladder Cancer	54	2,318	26	19,622	- 17,304
Prostate Cancer	55	2,198	20	35,612	- 33,414
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,954	15	44,293	- 42,338
Malaria	57	1,581	77	0	+ 1,581
Alcohol	58	1,278	30	14,659	- 13,382
Skin Cancers	59	1,235	32	14,311	- 13,076
Syphilis	60	803	66	49	+ 753
Skin Disease	61	801	43	5,409	- 4,608
Multiple Sclerosis	62	715	44	5,059	- 4,344
Other Neoplasms	63	245	29	17,743	- 17,498
Hepatitis C	64	237	41	5,684	- 5,447
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	217	52	2,461	- 2,244
Ascariasis	66	144	82	0	+ 144
Diphtheria	67	140	75	0	+ 140
Upper Respiratory	68	79	65	229	- 151
Chlamydia	69	12	84	0	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	70	12	79	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	4	67	34	- 30
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.