AFGHANISTAN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,433	1	40,195	+ 1,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,029	23	1,765	+ 30,264
Lung Cancers	3	21,653	32	1,076	+ 20,577
Lung Disease	4	14,698	15	4,650	+ 10,048
Stroke	5	14,643	3	19,060	- 4,417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,981	39	741	+ 9,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,686	4	14,649	- 6,964
Breast Cancer	8	6,112	22	1,822	+ 4,290
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,913	12	5,750	+ 164
Lymphomas	10	5,322	36	946	+ 4,376
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,230	56	229	+ 5,001
Falls	12	4,994	37	905	+ 4,089
Prostate Cancer	13	4,872	55	258	+ 4,614
Kidney Disease	14	4,734	10	6,590	- 1,856
Suicide	15	4,568	24	1,573	+ 2,995
Drug Use	16	3,812	51	328	+ 3,484
Liver Disease	17	3,747	16	4,600	- 852
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,474	41	628	+ 2,846
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,343	28	1,364	+ 1,979
Liver Cancer	20	3,219	40	657	+ 2,562
Leukemia	21	3,204	42	610	+ 2,594
Hypertension	22	2,650	8	7,995	- 5,345
Bladder Cancer	23	2,607	54	272	+ 2,335
Other Injuries	24	2,474	18	3,241	- 767
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,306	29	1,314	+ 992
Stomach Cancer	26	2,252	26	1,501	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,130	45	527	+ 1,603
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,066	11	6,033	- 3,967
Ovary Cancer	29	1,967	48	369	+ 1,598
Skin Cancers	30	1,816	59	145	+ 1,671
Other Neoplasms	31	1,736	63	29	+ 1,707
Oral Cancer	32	1,646	27	1,467	+ 179
Alcohol	33	1,542	58	150	+ 1,392
Uterin Cancer	34	1,223	53	289	+ 935
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,118	14	5,001	- 3,883
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	869	13	5,555	- 4,686
Multiple Sclerosis	37	716	62	84	+ 632
Skin Disease	38	702	61	94	+ 608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	657	33	1,041	- 383
Violence	40	626	19	3,217	- 2,591
Cervical Cancer	41	598	44	541	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	42	572	5	12,631	- 12,058
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	457	25	1,505	- 1,048
Epilepsy	44	397	35	993	- 595
Hepatitis C	45	375	64	28	+ 348
Anemia	46	355	83	0	+ 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	333	65	25	+ 308
Drownings	48	293	34	996	- 703
Asthma	49	271	17	3,403	- 3,132
Birth Trauma	50	199	6	10,723	- 10,523
Malnutrition	51	199	43	589	- 390
Fires	52	199	50	348	- 149
HIV/AIDS	53	168	46	464	- 295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	147	85	0	+ 147
Osteoarthritis	55	143	84	0	+ 143
Poisonings	56	126	47	384	- 258
Schizophrenia	57	123	81	0	+ 123
Tuberculosis	58	101	7	9,839	- 9,738
Meningitis	59	71	20	2,626	- 2,555
Hepatitis B	60	68	38	863	- 795
Oral conditions	61	52	86	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	62	51	52	298	- 247
Upper Respiratory	63	48	68	9	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	64	47	9	7,807	- 7,760
War	65	22	2	25,620	- 25,598
Otitis Media	66	8	71	1	+ 7
Syphilis	67	5	60	94	- 89
Encephalitis	68	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,107	- 2,107
Chagas disease	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Chlamydia	83	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.