AFGHANISTAN VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,501	1	40,195	- 6,693
Stroke	2	28,507	3	19,060	+ 9,446
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,564	12	5,750	+ 15,815
Hypertension	4	10,226	8	7,995	+ 2,231
Prostate Cancer	5	10,111	55	258	+ 9,853
Breast Cancer	6	10,090	22	1,822	+ 8,268
Kidney Disease	7	9,827	10	6,590	+ 3,237
Endocrine Disorders	8	9,393	28	1,364	+ 8,029
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,141	4	14,649	- 5,509
Other Injuries	10	7,881	18	3,241	+ 4,640
Lung Disease	11	6,616	15	4,650	+ 1,966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,073	39	741	+ 5,331
Skin Disease	13	3,474	61	94	+ 3,381
Cervical Cancer	14	3,437	44	541	+ 2,896
Stomach Cancer	15	2,785	26	1,501	+ 1,285
Lung Cancers	16	2,599	32	1,076	+ 1,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,589	23	1,765	+ 824
HIV/AIDS	18	2,383	46	464	+ 1,920
Lymphomas	19	2,359	36	946	+ 1,413
Uterin Cancer	20	2,252	53	289	+ 1,964
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,199	45	527	+ 1,672
Anemia	22	2,020	83	0	+ 2,020
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,982	56	229	+ 1,753
Leukemia	24	1,883	42	610	+ 1,273
Liver Cancer	25	1,770	40	657	+ 1,113
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,664	14	5,001	- 3,337
Epilepsy	27	1,380	35	993	+ 387
Liver Disease	28	1,369	16	4,600	- 3,230
Alcohol	29	1,345	58	150	+ 1,195
Ovary Cancer	30	1,301	48	369	+ 931
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,263	85	0	+ 1,263
Other Neoplasms	32	1,167	63	29	+ 1,139
Oral Cancer	33	996	27	1,467	- 471
Violence	34	918	19	3,217	- 2,299
Drownings	35	916	34	996	- 80
Asthma	36	751	17	3,403	- 2,652
Low Birth Weight	37	659	5	12,631	- 11,972
Malnutrition	38	520	43	589	- 70
Appendicitis	39	503	52	298	+ 204
Drug Use	40	485	51	328	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	41	434	54	272	+ 162
Parkinson's Disease	42	395	41	628	- 232
Skin Cancers	43	394	59	145	+ 250
Birth Trauma	44	376	6	10,723	- 10,346
Schizophrenia	45	361	81	0	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	324	13	5,555	- 5,231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	320	25	1,505	- 1,185
Poisonings	48	280	47	384	- 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	233	33	1,041	- 808
Tuberculosis	50	212	7	9,839	- 9,627
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	174	65	25	+ 149
Maternal Conditions	52	169	9	7,807	- 7,638
Meningitis	53	160	20	2,626	- 2,465
Suicide	54	149	24	1,573	- 1,424
Otitis Media	55	114	71	1	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	56	105	62	84	+ 21
Fires	57	67	50	348	- 281
Oesophagus Cancer	58	44	29	1,314	- 1,270
War	59	8	2	25,620	- 25,612
Syphilis	60	1	60	94	- 93
Chlamydia	61	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	62	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	63	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Pertussis	64	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	65	0	49	350	- 350
Ascariasis	66	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	67	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	68	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Hepatitis B	74	0	38	863	- 863
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	11	6,033	- 6,033
Falls	82	0	37	905	- 905
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Antigua/Bar.

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.