AFGHANISTAN VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,633	1	40,195	+ 1,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,992	4	14,649	+ 20,342
Lung Disease	3	19,836	15	4,650	+ 15,186
Stroke	4	19,532	3	19,060	+ 472
Kidney Disease	5	11,601	10	6,590	+ 5,011
Lung Cancers	6	8,549	32	1,076	+ 7,473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,624	39	741	+ 6,883
Breast Cancer	8	6,030	22	1,822	+ 4,208
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,838	12	5,750	+ 88
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,377	11	6,033	- 657
Hypertension	11	4,951	8	7,995	- 3,044
Other Injuries	12	4,817	18	3,241	+ 1,575
Inflammatory/Heart	13	4,691	45	527	+ 4,164
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,933	56	229	+ 3,704
Prostate Cancer	15	3,848	55	258	+ 3,590
Liver Disease	16	3,440	16	4,600	- 1,160
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,404	28	1,364	+ 2,040
Suicide	18	3,199	24	1,573	+ 1,626
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,191	23	1,765	+ 1,426
Stomach Cancer	20	3,008	26	1,501	+ 1,508
Other Neoplasms	21	2,753	63	29	+ 2,724
Skin Disease	22	2,707	61	94	+ 2,613
Violence	23	2,315	19	3,217	- 901
Lymphomas	24	2,312	36	946	+ 1,366
Cervical Cancer	25	2,117	44	541	+ 1,576
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,065	14	5,001	- 2,935
Leukemia	27	1,869	42	610	+ 1,259
Low Birth Weight	28	1,864	5	12,631	- 10,767
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,754	29	1,314	+ 440
Liver Cancer	30	1,746	40	657	+ 1,089
Bladder Cancer	31	1,430	54	272	+ 1,158
HIV/AIDS	32	1,265	46	464	+ 801
Ovary Cancer	33	1,116	48	369	+ 747
Skin Cancers	34	916	59	145	+ 771
Oral Cancer	35	916	27	1,467	- 551
Parkinson's Disease	36	823	41	628	+ 196
Uterin Cancer	37	806	53	289	+ 517
Malnutrition	38	793	43	589	+ 204
Drug Use	39	705	51	328	+ 377
Anemia	40	590	83	0	+ 590
Tuberculosis	41	559	7	9,839	- 9,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	494	13	5,555	- 5,062
Falls	43	432	37	905	- 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	417	25	1,505	- 1,088
Chagas disease	45	385	77	0	+ 385
Alcohol	46	377	58	150	+ 227
Asthma	47	344	17	3,403	- 3,059
Drownings	48	325	34	996	- 671
Birth Trauma	49	319	6	10,723	- 10,404
Epilepsy	50	284	35	993	- 709
Meningitis	51	270	20	2,626	- 2,355
Fires	52	239	50	348	- 109
Maternal Conditions	53	238	9	7,807	- 7,569
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	208	65	25	+ 182
Poisonings	55	165	47	384	- 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	119	33	1,041	- 922
Hepatitis C	57	96	64	28	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	58	87	62	84	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	59	62	84	0	+ 62
Appendicitis	60	60	52	298	- 238
Schizophrenia	61	51	81	0	+ 51
Hepatitis B	62	48	38	863	- 816
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	41	85	0	+ 41
Encephalitis	64	15	31	1,190	- 1,175
Syphilis	65	13	60	94	- 82
Oral conditions	66	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	67	10	68	9	+ 1
Pertussis	68	9	21	2,107	- 2,099
Leprosy	69	4	75	0	+ 4
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Tetanus	71	3	30	1,254	- 1,252
Leishmaniasis	72	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	73	2	71	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	17	- 17
Diphtheria	78	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	79	0	49	350	- 350
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Argentina

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.