UZBEKISTAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		UZBEKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,587	1	69,725	- 33,138
War	2	23,320	62	4	+ 23,316
Stroke	3	17,350	2	21,534	- 4,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,335	5	4,574	+ 8,761
Low Birth Weight	5	11,497	10	2,375	+ 9,122
Birth Trauma	6	9,760	16	1,764	+ 7,997
Tuberculosis	7	8,956	17	1,544	+ 7,412
Hypertension	8	7,277	8	2,789	+ 4,489
Maternal Conditions	9	7,106	48	215	+ 6,891
Kidney Disease	10	5,999	7	3,133	+ 2,866
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,492	6	3,853	+ 1,639
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,234	4	6,205	- 972
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	5,057	33	599	+ 4,458
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,552	11	2,318	+ 2,234
Lung Disease	15	4,233	14	1,985	+ 2,247
Liver Disease	16	4,187	3	9,568	- 5,382
Asthma	17	3,097	24	922	+ 2,176
Other Injuries	18	2,951	19	1,423	+ 1,528
Violence	19	2,928	38	485	+ 2,443
Meningitis	20	2,390	51	131	+ 2,259
Pertussis	21	1,918	63	3	+ 1,916
Breast Cancer	22	1,659	15	1,821	- 162
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,606	18	1,454	+ 153
Suicide	24	1,431	9	2,653	- 1,222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,370	32	615	+ 755
Stomach Cancer	26	1,366	12	2,133	- 767
Oral Cancer	27	1,336	30	669	+ 666
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,241	42	332	+ 910
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,196	31	634	+ 562
Tetanus	30	1,142	59	18	+ 1,124
Encephalitis	31	1,083	40	415	+ 669
Lung Cancers	32	979	13	2,019	- 1,040
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	947	21	1,176	- 228
Drownings	34	907	22	1,147	- 241
Epilepsy	35	904	26	820	+ 83
Lymphomas	36	861	34	587	+ 274
Falls	37	824	27	752	+ 72
Hepatitis B	38	786	54	91	+ 695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	675	23	1,018	- 344
Liver Cancer	40	598	20	1,194	- 596
Parkinson's Disease	41	571	36	563	+ 8
Leukemia	42	555	35	566	- 11
Malnutrition	43	536	60	13	+ 523
Cervical Cancer	44	492	25	840	- 347
Inflammatory/Heart	45	480	39	424	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	46	422	28	716	- 294
Poisonings	47	349	44	277	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	48	336	43	320	+ 16
Measles	49	319	69	0	+ 319
Fires	50	317	37	542	- 226
Drug Use	51	299	46	269	+ 30
Appendicitis	52	272	56	30	+ 241
Uterin Cancer	53	263	47	229	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	54	248	49	201	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	55	235	41	338	- 103
Pancreas Cancer	56	209	29	670	- 461
Malaria	57	169	79	0	+ 169
Alcohol	58	136	52	108	+ 28
Skin Cancers	59	132	50	164	- 32
Syphilis	60	86	67	1	+ 85
Skin Disease	61	86	55	37	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	62	76	58	24	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	63	26	57	28	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	25	66	1	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	53	96	- 72
Ascariasis	66	15	68	1	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	15	64	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	68	8	45	276	- 268
Chlamydia	69	1	65	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	61	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UZBEKISTAN

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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.