AFGHANISTAN VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,597	1	40,195	+ 73,403
Stroke	2	113,508	3	19,060	+ 94,448
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	23,593	23	1,765	+ 21,828
Lung Cancers	4	13,253	32	1,076	+ 12,177
Lung Disease	5	11,317	15	4,650	+ 6,667
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,184	4	14,649	- 6,466
Stomach Cancer	7	6,368	26	1,501	+ 4,868
Inflammatory/Heart	8	6,002	45	527	+ 5,476
Liver Cancer	9	5,601	40	657	+ 4,944
Hypertension	10	5,491	8	7,995	- 2,504
Kidney Disease	11	5,146	10	6,590	- 1,444
Liver Disease	12	4,856	16	4,600	+ 256
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,759	41	628	+ 4,131
Road Traffic Accidents	14	4,352	11	6,033	- 1,681
Bladder Cancer	15	4,258	54	272	+ 3,986
Prostate Cancer	16	4,012	55	258	+ 3,754
Breast Cancer	17	2,962	22	1,822	+ 1,140
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,901	56	229	+ 2,671
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,692	12	5,750	- 3,057
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,544	39	741	+ 1,803
Asthma	21	2,487	17	3,403	- 916
Leukemia	22	1,696	42	610	+ 1,086
Falls	23	1,614	37	905	+ 709
Suicide	24	1,614	24	1,573	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	25	1,374	5	12,631	- 11,257
Other Injuries	26	1,362	18	3,241	- 1,880
Violence	27	1,324	19	3,217	- 1,892
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,323	14	5,001	- 3,678
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,172	28	1,364	- 192
Oral Cancer	30	1,156	27	1,467	- 311
Lymphomas	31	888	36	946	- 58
Skin Cancers	32	822	59	145	+ 677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	734	25	1,505	- 770
Oesophagus Cancer	34	666	29	1,314	- 649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	649	33	1,041	- 392
Cervical Cancer	36	617	44	541	+ 77
Epilepsy	37	569	35	993	- 423
Uterin Cancer	38	541	53	289	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	39	510	48	369	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	40	500	62	84	+ 416
Birth Trauma	41	417	6	10,723	- 10,305
HIV/AIDS	42	331	46	464	- 133
Drownings	43	328	34	996	- 668
Drug Use	44	325	51	328	- 4
Fires	45	254	50	348	- 94
Encephalitis	46	253	31	1,190	- 937
Other Neoplasms	47	251	63	29	+ 222
Alcohol	48	238	58	150	+ 88
Meningitis	49	178	20	2,626	- 2,448
Upper Respiratory	50	157	68	9	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	143	65	25	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	120	13	5,555	- 5,435
Poisonings	53	116	47	384	- 268
Tuberculosis	54	109	7	9,839	- 9,730
Skin Disease	55	77	61	94	- 17
Appendicitis	56	68	52	298	- 230
Tetanus	57	35	30	1,254	- 1,219
Malnutrition	58	34	43	589	- 556
Maternal Conditions	59	26	9	7,807	- 7,781
Pertussis	60	18	21	2,107	- 2,090
Leishmaniasis	61	11	70	1	+ 9
Syphilis	62	11	60	94	- 84
Hepatitis B	63	6	38	863	- 857
War	64	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Measles	65	2	49	350	- 348
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	28	- 26
Chlamydia	67	2	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	16	- 16
Malaria	70	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Albania

Afghanistan

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.