AFGHANISTAN VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,861	1	40,195	- 8,333
Lung Disease	2	23,787	15	4,650	+ 19,137
Stroke	3	16,340	3	19,060	- 2,720
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,032	4	14,649	- 6,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,682	13	5,555	+ 2,127
Liver Disease	6	7,509	16	4,600	+ 2,909
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,436	12	5,750	+ 1,686
Kidney Disease	8	6,741	10	6,590	+ 151
Tuberculosis	9	6,249	7	9,839	- 3,591
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,600	11	6,033	- 433
Stomach Cancer	11	5,358	26	1,501	+ 3,857
Falls	12	5,031	37	905	+ 4,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,741	23	1,765	+ 2,976
Low Birth Weight	14	3,594	5	12,631	- 9,037
Asthma	15	3,527	17	3,403	+ 124
Hypertension	16	3,471	8	7,995	- 4,524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,065	33	1,041	+ 2,025
HIV/AIDS	18	2,631	46	464	+ 2,167
Birth Trauma	19	2,325	6	10,723	- 8,398
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,280	14	5,001	- 2,721
Lung Cancers	21	1,998	32	1,076	+ 922
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,985	29	1,314	+ 670
Oral Cancer	23	1,952	27	1,467	+ 485
Other Injuries	24	1,933	18	3,241	- 1,308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,752	25	1,505	+ 247
Suicide	26	1,594	24	1,573	+ 21
Liver Cancer	27	1,584	40	657	+ 927
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,425	41	628	+ 797
Cervical Cancer	29	1,382	44	541	+ 842
Encephalitis	30	1,271	31	1,190	+ 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,096	39	741	+ 355
Drownings	32	921	34	996	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	33	905	56	229	+ 676
Leukemia	34	842	42	610	+ 231
Violence	35	831	19	3,217	- 2,386
Meningitis	36	781	20	2,626	- 1,845
Ovary Cancer	37	646	48	369	+ 277
Epilepsy	38	626	35	993	- 367
Endocrine Disorders	39	497	28	1,364	- 867
Syphilis	40	482	60	94	+ 388
Skin Cancers	41	419	59	145	+ 274
Maternal Conditions	42	415	9	7,807	- 7,392
Breast Cancer	43	359	22	1,822	- 1,463
Fires	44	357	50	348	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	45	348	45	527	- 179
Skin Disease	46	330	61	94	+ 236
Drug Use	47	311	51	328	- 17
Bladder Cancer	48	294	54	272	+ 23
Alcohol	49	271	58	150	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	241	65	25	+ 216
Appendicitis	51	228	52	298	- 70
Lymphomas	52	220	36	946	- 727
Hepatitis B	53	184	38	863	- 680
Malnutrition	54	157	43	589	- 432
Prostate Cancer	55	154	55	258	- 104
Dengue	56	150	72	0	+ 150
Other Neoplasms	57	98	63	29	+ 69
Measles	58	93	49	350	- 257
Poisonings	59	86	47	384	- 297
Tetanus	60	63	30	1,254	- 1,192
Upper Respiratory	61	46	68	9	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	62	84	- 39
Pertussis	63	43	21	2,107	- 2,064
Hepatitis C	64	42	64	28	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	65	42	70	1	+ 40
Ascariasis	66	8	66	17	- 9
Chlamydia	67	4	69	1	+ 3
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Otitis Media	69	2	71	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	67	16	- 16
Uterin Cancer	71	0	53	289	- 288
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.