AFGHANISTAN VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,542	1	40,195	+ 6,347
Stroke	2	19,960	3	19,060	+ 899
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,676	11	6,033	+ 1,643
Hypertension	4	7,141	8	7,995	- 854
Kidney Disease	5	6,423	10	6,590	- 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,219	4	14,649	- 8,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,808	23	1,765	+ 3,043
Low Birth Weight	8	4,643	5	12,631	- 7,988
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,992	12	5,750	- 1,758
Lung Disease	10	3,983	15	4,650	- 667
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,718	14	5,001	- 1,283
Lung Cancers	12	3,354	32	1,076	+ 2,278
Birth Trauma	13	3,243	6	10,723	- 7,480
Breast Cancer	14	2,957	22	1,822	+ 1,134
Liver Disease	15	2,956	16	4,600	- 1,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,679	39	741	+ 1,937
Tuberculosis	17	2,424	7	9,839	- 7,416
Asthma	18	1,741	17	3,403	- 1,662
Stomach Cancer	19	1,734	26	1,501	+ 233
Lymphomas	20	1,564	36	946	+ 618
Bladder Cancer	21	1,214	54	272	+ 942
Other Injuries	22	1,195	18	3,241	- 2,046
Falls	23	1,122	37	905	+ 216
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,065	41	628	+ 438
Leukemia	25	988	42	610	+ 377
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	948	13	5,555	- 4,608
Cervical Cancer	27	928	44	541	+ 388
Suicide	28	915	24	1,573	- 658
Prostate Cancer	29	912	55	258	+ 654
Drug Use	30	839	51	328	+ 511
Pancreas Cancer	31	830	56	229	+ 601
Endocrine Disorders	32	790	28	1,364	- 574
Maternal Conditions	33	782	9	7,807	- 7,025
Inflammatory/Heart	34	704	45	527	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	615	25	1,505	- 890
Violence	36	609	19	3,217	- 2,608
Skin Cancers	37	607	59	145	+ 462
Oral Cancer	38	593	27	1,467	- 874
Fires	39	543	50	348	+ 195
Ovary Cancer	40	522	48	369	+ 152
Liver Cancer	41	470	40	657	- 187
Drownings	42	385	34	996	- 612
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	308	33	1,041	- 732
Epilepsy	44	303	35	993	- 690
Meningitis	45	273	20	2,626	- 2,352
Oesophagus Cancer	46	267	29	1,314	- 1,047
Poisonings	47	245	47	384	- 139
HIV/AIDS	48	165	46	464	- 299
Pertussis	49	144	21	2,107	- 1,963
Hepatitis B	50	141	38	863	- 723
Encephalitis	51	124	31	1,190	- 1,066
Skin Disease	52	95	61	94	+ 1
Malnutrition	53	70	43	589	- 520
Alcohol	54	69	58	150	- 81
Appendicitis	55	68	52	298	- 230
Uterin Cancer	56	64	53	289	- 224
Multiple Sclerosis	57	63	62	84	- 21
Other Neoplasms	58	49	63	29	+ 21
Measles	59	47	49	350	- 304
Tetanus	60	44	30	1,254	- 1,210
Syphilis	61	35	60	94	- 59
War	62	35	2	25,620	- 25,585
Schistosomiasis	63	19	79	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	65	25	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	28	- 24
Leishmaniasis	66	3	70	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	66	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	68	2	68	9	- 8
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Malaria	72	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Algeria

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.