VENEZUELA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,307	1	26,905	+ 4,402
War	2	19,955	51	185	+ 19,770
Stroke	3	14,846	3	12,133	+ 2,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,410	7	7,188	+ 4,222
Low Birth Weight	5	9,838	12	3,088	+ 6,750
Birth Trauma	6	8,352	24	1,087	+ 7,265
Tuberculosis	7	7,664	31	748	+ 6,916
Hypertension	8	6,227	9	5,195	+ 1,032
Maternal Conditions	9	6,081	39	422	+ 5,659
Kidney Disease	10	5,133	8	5,932	- 799
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,699	5	11,127	- 6,428
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,478	4	11,176	- 6,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,327	22	1,359	+ 2,968
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,895	14	2,846	+ 1,049
Lung Disease	15	3,622	10	5,150	- 1,528
Liver Disease	16	3,583	16	2,340	+ 1,242
Asthma	17	2,650	46	311	+ 2,339
Other Injuries	18	2,525	21	1,693	+ 832
Violence	19	2,505	2	18,132	- 15,626
Meningitis	20	2,045	49	251	+ 1,794
Pertussis	21	1,641	64	26	+ 1,616
Breast Cancer	22	1,419	15	2,563	- 1,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,375	35	572	+ 803
Suicide	24	1,225	34	585	+ 640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,172	40	418	+ 755
Stomach Cancer	26	1,169	17	2,175	- 1,006
Oral Cancer	27	1,143	38	544	+ 599
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,062	30	760	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,024	44	370	+ 654
Tetanus	30	977	68	8	+ 969
Encephalitis	31	927	61	37	+ 890
Lung Cancers	32	838	11	3,900	- 3,062
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	811	57	80	+ 731
Drownings	34	776	43	388	+ 387
Epilepsy	35	773	41	411	+ 363
Lymphomas	36	737	23	1,248	- 511
Falls	37	705	28	865	- 160
Hepatitis B	38	673	63	30	+ 643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	577	19	2,037	- 1,460
Liver Cancer	40	512	26	1,029	- 517
Parkinson's Disease	41	489	48	252	+ 237
Leukemia	42	475	27	1,007	- 532
Malnutrition	43	459	32	629	- 170
Cervical Cancer	44	421	20	1,986	- 1,565
Inflammatory/Heart	45	410	33	599	- 189
HIV/AIDS	46	361	6	7,490	- 7,129
Poisonings	47	299	58	68	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	48	288	36	563	- 275
Measles	49	273	79	0	+ 273
Fires	50	271	54	144	+ 127
Drug Use	51	256	50	225	+ 30
Appendicitis	52	232	56	98	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	53	225	47	309	- 85
Bladder Cancer	54	212	45	365	- 153
Prostate Cancer	55	201	13	2,848	- 2,648
Pancreas Cancer	56	179	25	1,082	- 904
Malaria	57	144	42	402	- 258
Alcohol	58	117	62	34	+ 82
Skin Cancers	59	113	37	553	- 440
Syphilis	60	73	67	15	+ 58
Skin Disease	61	73	66	18	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	60	51	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	63	22	18	2,167	- 2,145
Hepatitis C	64	22	65	21	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	52	180	- 160
Ascariasis	66	13	70	5	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	13	78	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	68	7	74	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Afghanistan

Venezuela

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.