AFGHANISTAN VS CAMBODIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMBODIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,819	3	19,060	+ 11,758
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,140	1	40,195	- 16,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,678	4	14,649	+ 6,028
Liver Disease	4	19,086	16	4,600	+ 14,487
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,904	12	5,750	+ 2,155
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,579	11	6,033	+ 1,546
Lung Disease	7	7,187	15	4,650	+ 2,537
Tuberculosis	8	6,738	7	9,839	- 3,101
Liver Cancer	9	6,378	40	657	+ 5,721
Hypertension	10	5,534	8	7,995	- 2,461
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	5,051	13	5,555	- 504
Falls	12	4,974	37	905	+ 4,069
Kidney Disease	13	4,970	10	6,590	- 1,620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	14	4,558	25	1,505	+ 3,053
Low Birth Weight	15	4,294	5	12,631	- 8,337
Lung Cancers	16	3,835	32	1,076	+ 2,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,202	23	1,765	+ 1,437
Birth Trauma	18	3,177	6	10,723	- 7,546
HIV/AIDS	19	3,151	46	464	+ 2,687
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,030	14	5,001	- 1,970
Asthma	21	2,905	17	3,403	- 498
Drownings	22	2,617	34	996	+ 1,621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,128	39	741	+ 1,386
Breast Cancer	24	2,013	22	1,822	+ 191
Suicide	25	1,880	24	1,573	+ 308
Other Injuries	26	1,856	18	3,241	- 1,385
Cervical Cancer	27	1,713	44	541	+ 1,172
Oral Cancer	28	1,525	27	1,467	+ 57
Leukemia	29	1,293	42	610	+ 683
Maternal Conditions	30	1,139	9	7,807	- 6,668
Lymphomas	31	1,111	36	946	+ 165
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,025	45	527	+ 498
Malnutrition	33	1,005	43	589	+ 416
Stomach Cancer	34	916	26	1,501	- 584
Endocrine Disorders	35	902	28	1,364	- 462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	882	33	1,041	- 159
Parkinson's Disease	37	869	41	628	+ 241
Violence	38	815	19	3,217	- 2,402
Oesophagus Cancer	39	698	29	1,314	- 617
Ovary Cancer	40	585	48	369	+ 216
Pertussis	41	543	21	2,107	- 1,565
Fires	42	527	50	348	+ 179
Skin Disease	43	496	61	94	+ 402
Skin Cancers	44	393	59	145	+ 248
Bladder Cancer	45	387	54	272	+ 115
Encephalitis	46	323	31	1,190	- 867
Hepatitis B	47	321	38	863	- 542
Pancreas Cancer	48	317	56	229	+ 87
Alcohol	49	312	58	150	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	50	300	55	258	+ 42
Epilepsy	51	280	35	993	- 713
Tetanus	52	258	30	1,254	- 996
Malaria	53	240	57	185	+ 54
Meningitis	54	232	20	2,626	- 2,394
Uterin Cancer	55	222	53	289	- 66
Poisonings	56	181	47	384	- 203
Appendicitis	57	173	52	298	- 126
Drug Use	58	150	51	328	- 178
Dengue	59	137	72	0	+ 137
Measles	60	137	49	350	- 214
Hepatitis C	61	111	64	28	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	62	78	63	29	+ 49
Schistosomiasis	63	61	79	0	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	65	25	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	65	42	62	84	- 42
Syphilis	66	40	60	94	- 54
Upper Respiratory	67	30	68	9	+ 21
War	68	17	2	25,620	- 25,603
Ascariasis	69	12	66	17	- 5
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	2	67	16	- 15
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Cambodia

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.