AFGHANISTAN VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,973	1	40,195	+ 79,779
Stroke	2	28,591	3	19,060	+ 9,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,366	4	14,649	+ 1,717
Lung Cancers	4	13,876	32	1,076	+ 12,800
Lung Disease	5	11,220	15	4,650	+ 6,570
Hypertension	6	10,418	8	7,995	+ 2,423
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,619	12	5,750	+ 3,869
Liver Disease	8	8,444	16	4,600	+ 3,845
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,953	11	6,033	+ 1,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,325	39	741	+ 5,584
Kidney Disease	11	6,289	10	6,590	- 301
Stomach Cancer	12	6,041	26	1,501	+ 4,540
Breast Cancer	13	5,983	22	1,822	+ 4,161
Liver Cancer	14	4,880	40	657	+ 4,223
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,826	56	229	+ 4,597
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,803	14	5,001	- 1,198
Other Injuries	17	3,538	18	3,241	+ 297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	3,166	25	1,505	+ 1,661
Prostate Cancer	19	2,979	55	258	+ 2,721
Bladder Cancer	20	2,402	54	272	+ 2,130
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,341	45	527	+ 1,814
Leukemia	22	1,833	42	610	+ 1,222
Low Birth Weight	23	1,750	5	12,631	- 10,880
Uterin Cancer	24	1,637	53	289	+ 1,348
Violence	25	1,509	19	3,217	- 1,708
Lymphomas	26	1,433	36	946	+ 487
Cervical Cancer	27	1,332	44	541	+ 791
Suicide	28	1,322	24	1,573	- 250
Ovary Cancer	29	1,220	48	369	+ 851
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	907	33	1,041	- 134
Hepatitis C	31	868	64	28	+ 840
HIV/AIDS	32	861	46	464	+ 397
Oral Cancer	33	809	27	1,467	- 658
Skin Cancers	34	762	59	145	+ 617
Endocrine Disorders	35	701	28	1,364	- 663
Oesophagus Cancer	36	688	29	1,314	- 626
Other Neoplasms	37	589	63	29	+ 561
Tuberculosis	38	588	7	9,839	- 9,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	537	23	1,765	- 1,227
Falls	40	506	37	905	- 399
Drug Use	41	482	51	328	+ 154
Birth Trauma	42	461	6	10,723	- 10,261
Skin Disease	43	367	61	94	+ 273
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	361	85	0	+ 361
Drownings	45	284	34	996	- 712
Poisonings	46	273	47	384	- 111
Fires	47	178	50	348	- 170
Parkinson's Disease	48	157	41	628	- 470
Asthma	49	131	17	3,403	- 3,272
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	128	13	5,555	- 5,427
Hepatitis B	51	122	38	863	- 741
Epilepsy	52	121	35	993	- 871
Multiple Sclerosis	53	119	62	84	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	119	65	25	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	55	114	9	7,807	- 7,692
Meningitis	56	88	20	2,626	- 2,537
Encephalitis	57	68	31	1,190	- 1,122
Anemia	58	65	83	0	+ 65
Appendicitis	59	63	52	298	- 235
Osteoarthritis	60	47	84	0	+ 47
Schizophrenia	61	43	81	0	+ 43
Alcohol	62	41	58	150	- 109
Upper Respiratory	63	34	68	9	+ 25
Oral conditions	64	27	86	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	65	19	71	1	+ 18
Malnutrition	66	18	43	589	- 571
Leishmaniasis	67	13	70	1	+ 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	11	82	0	+ 11
War	69	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Iodine Deficiency	70	4	76	0	+ 4
Pertussis	71	2	21	2,107	- 2,105
Ascariasis	72	0	66	17	- 17
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Syphilis	75	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	76	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	57	185	- 185
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Armenia

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.