AFGHANISTAN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,297	1	40,195	- 7,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,364	23	1,765	+ 21,600
Stroke	3	15,484	3	19,060	- 3,576
Lung Cancers	4	13,143	32	1,076	+ 12,067
Lung Disease	5	12,721	15	4,650	+ 8,071
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,306	39	741	+ 8,565
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,702	12	5,750	+ 952
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,664	4	14,649	- 7,985
Prostate Cancer	9	5,645	55	258	+ 5,387
Breast Cancer	10	5,104	22	1,822	+ 3,282
Suicide	11	4,721	24	1,573	+ 3,148
Kidney Disease	12	4,705	10	6,590	- 1,885
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,673	56	229	+ 4,443
Falls	14	4,670	37	905	+ 3,765
Lymphomas	15	4,554	36	946	+ 3,608
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,490	28	1,364	+ 2,126
Skin Cancers	17	3,475	59	145	+ 3,330
Leukemia	18	3,187	42	610	+ 2,576
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,052	41	628	+ 2,424
Liver Cancer	20	3,052	40	657	+ 2,395
Drug Use	21	2,672	51	328	+ 2,344
Other Injuries	22	2,462	18	3,241	- 780
Hypertension	23	2,445	8	7,995	- 5,550
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,355	45	527	+ 1,828
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,239	29	1,314	+ 924
Liver Disease	26	2,131	16	4,600	- 2,469
Stomach Cancer	27	1,930	26	1,501	+ 430
Other Neoplasms	28	1,877	63	29	+ 1,848
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,866	11	6,033	- 4,167
Bladder Cancer	30	1,780	54	272	+ 1,508
Ovary Cancer	31	1,503	48	369	+ 1,133
Oral Cancer	32	1,457	27	1,467	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,065	14	5,001	- 3,936
Skin Disease	34	891	61	94	+ 797
Uterin Cancer	35	786	53	289	+ 497
Asthma	36	683	17	3,403	- 2,720
Alcohol	37	569	58	150	+ 419
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	568	33	1,041	- 473
Cervical Cancer	39	512	44	541	- 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	443	13	5,555	- 5,112
Epilepsy	41	427	35	993	- 566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	414	25	1,505	- 1,091
Low Birth Weight	43	372	5	12,631	- 12,259
Violence	44	365	19	3,217	- 2,852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	343	65	25	+ 318
Multiple Sclerosis	46	281	62	84	+ 197
Drownings	47	265	34	996	- 731
Hepatitis C	48	259	64	28	+ 231
Anemia	49	236	83	0	+ 236
Birth Trauma	50	210	6	10,723	- 10,513
Malnutrition	51	175	43	589	- 414
Osteoarthritis	52	171	84	0	+ 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	107	85	0	+ 107
Schizophrenia	54	96	81	0	+ 96
Fires	55	82	50	348	- 266
Tuberculosis	56	79	7	9,839	- 9,760
HIV/AIDS	57	75	46	464	- 389
Hepatitis B	58	62	38	863	- 802
Oral conditions	59	60	86	0	+ 60
Meningitis	60	56	20	2,626	- 2,570
Poisonings	61	52	47	384	- 332
Appendicitis	62	40	52	298	- 259
Maternal Conditions	63	30	9	7,807	- 7,776
Upper Respiratory	64	25	68	9	+ 16
War	65	12	2	25,620	- 25,608
Otitis Media	66	9	71	1	+ 9
Syphilis	67	4	60	94	- 90
Encephalitis	68	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
Pertussis	69	2	21	2,107	- 2,105
Tetanus	70	2	30	1,254	- 1,252
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	17	- 17
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Australia

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.