AFGHANISTAN VS BAHRAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHRAIN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,864	1	40,195	- 15,331
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,083	12	5,750	+ 13,333
Stroke	3	7,373	3	19,060	- 11,687
Kidney Disease	4	4,989	10	6,590	- 1,601
Liver Disease	5	4,042	16	4,600	- 558
Endocrine Disorders	6	3,931	28	1,364	+ 2,567
Suicide	7	3,725	24	1,573	+ 2,152
Lung Disease	8	3,333	15	4,650	- 1,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,674	4	14,649	- 11,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,462	23	1,765	+ 697
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,175	11	6,033	- 3,858
Lung Cancers	12	2,114	32	1,076	+ 1,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,907	39	741	+ 1,165
Breast Cancer	14	1,765	22	1,822	- 57
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,633	14	5,001	- 3,368
Low Birth Weight	16	1,445	5	12,631	- 11,186
Other Injuries	17	1,416	18	3,241	- 1,825
Falls	18	1,206	37	905	+ 301
Lymphomas	19	1,059	36	946	+ 113
Leukemia	20	1,054	42	610	+ 444
Skin Disease	21	1,053	61	94	+ 959
Hypertension	22	1,043	8	7,995	- 6,952
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,030	45	527	+ 503
Asthma	24	911	17	3,403	- 2,491
Pancreas Cancer	25	815	56	229	+ 586
Liver Cancer	26	764	40	657	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	27	732	26	1,501	- 769
Bladder Cancer	28	685	54	272	+ 413
Ovary Cancer	29	670	48	369	+ 300
Parkinson's Disease	30	659	41	628	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	643	25	1,505	- 862
Epilepsy	32	641	35	993	- 352
Fires	33	614	50	348	+ 266
Drownings	34	566	34	996	- 430
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	436	13	5,555	- 5,119
Oral Cancer	36	402	27	1,467	- 1,065
Prostate Cancer	37	385	55	258	+ 127
Drug Use	38	384	51	328	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	39	312	44	541	- 229
Oesophagus Cancer	40	248	29	1,314	- 1,066
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	240	33	1,041	- 801
Alcohol	42	226	58	150	+ 76
Tuberculosis	43	215	7	9,839	- 9,625
Uterin Cancer	44	207	53	289	- 81
Violence	45	130	19	3,217	- 3,086
HIV/AIDS	46	128	46	464	- 336
Other Neoplasms	47	124	63	29	+ 95
Meningitis	48	120	20	2,626	- 2,506
Malnutrition	49	116	43	589	- 473
Birth Trauma	50	107	6	10,723	- 10,615
Poisonings	51	106	47	384	- 277
Maternal Conditions	52	106	9	7,807	- 7,701
Hepatitis B	53	93	38	863	- 770
Encephalitis	54	84	31	1,190	- 1,106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	67	65	25	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	56	58	62	84	- 26
Appendicitis	57	56	52	298	- 242
Syphilis	58	47	60	94	- 47
Skin Cancers	59	28	59	145	- 117
Pertussis	60	15	21	2,107	- 2,093
Tetanus	61	6	30	1,254	- 1,248
War	62	6	2	25,620	- 25,614
Hepatitis C	63	1	64	28	- 27
Ascariasis	64	1	66	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	1	68	9	- 8
Diphtheria	66	0	67	16	- 16
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bahrain

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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.