ZIMBABWE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,182	3	8,493	+ 8,689
War	2	10,951	65	26	+ 10,925
Stroke	3	8,147	5	5,126	+ 3,022
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,262	2	10,779	- 4,517
Low Birth Weight	5	5,399	7	4,038	+ 1,361
Birth Trauma	6	4,584	8	3,405	+ 1,178
Tuberculosis	7	4,206	16	1,999	+ 2,207
Hypertension	8	3,418	24	1,146	+ 2,272
Maternal Conditions	9	3,337	19	1,749	+ 1,588
Kidney Disease	10	2,817	12	2,214	+ 603
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,579	4	6,037	- 3,458
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,458	9	3,344	- 886
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	2,375	6	4,595	- 2,220
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,138	11	2,217	- 80
Lung Disease	15	1,988	23	1,163	+ 824
Liver Disease	16	1,966	17	1,941	+ 25
Asthma	17	1,455	21	1,531	- 76
Other Injuries	18	1,386	20	1,656	- 270
Violence	19	1,375	18	1,916	- 541
Meningitis	20	1,122	22	1,325	- 203
Pertussis	21	901	42	419	+ 482
Breast Cancer	22	779	28	839	- 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	754	31	768	- 13
Suicide	24	672	13	2,069	- 1,396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	643	35	548	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	26	641	33	559	+ 83
Oral Cancer	27	627	49	208	+ 420
Endocrine Disorders	28	583	34	553	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	29	562	29	801	- 240
Tetanus	30	536	57	102	+ 434
Encephalitis	31	509	56	117	+ 391
Lung Cancers	32	460	43	286	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	445	36	542	- 97
Drownings	34	426	27	956	- 530
Epilepsy	35	424	39	508	- 83
Lymphomas	36	404	26	960	- 555
Falls	37	387	41	465	- 78
Hepatitis B	38	369	60	57	+ 312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	317	40	505	- 188
Liver Cancer	40	281	38	510	- 229
Parkinson's Disease	41	268	46	226	+ 43
Leukemia	42	261	45	244	+ 17
Malnutrition	43	252	10	2,396	- 2,144
Cervical Cancer	44	231	14	2,023	- 1,792
Inflammatory/Heart	45	225	25	1,047	- 822
HIV/AIDS	46	198	1	19,988	- 19,790
Poisonings	47	164	37	515	- 351
Ovary Cancer	48	158	51	173	- 16
Measles	49	150	63	30	+ 119
Fires	50	149	30	793	- 644
Drug Use	51	140	48	213	- 72
Appendicitis	52	128	58	66	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	53	123	50	182	- 59
Bladder Cancer	54	116	54	125	- 9
Prostate Cancer	55	110	32	628	- 518
Pancreas Cancer	56	98	47	217	- 119
Malaria	57	79	15	2,003	- 1,924
Alcohol	58	64	61	48	+ 16
Skin Cancers	59	62	44	264	- 202
Syphilis	60	40	55	124	- 84
Skin Disease	61	40	52	173	- 133
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	67	14	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	63	12	62	37	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	12	66	14	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	64	26	- 15
Ascariasis	66	7	70	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	7	72	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	59	65	- 61
Chlamydia	69	1	69	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	172	- 172
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.