AFGHANISTAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,142	4	14,649	+ 22,492
Tuberculosis	2	33,396	7	9,839	+ 23,557
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,255	13	5,555	+ 27,700
HIV/AIDS	4	26,644	46	464	+ 26,180
Stroke	5	23,315	3	19,060	+ 4,255
Malaria	6	23,284	57	185	+ 23,098
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,589	1	40,195	- 19,605
Low Birth Weight	8	15,817	5	12,631	+ 3,187
Birth Trauma	9	15,560	6	10,723	+ 4,838
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,708	11	6,033	+ 6,675
Measles	11	11,538	49	350	+ 11,188
Hypertension	12	8,891	8	7,995	+ 896
Maternal Conditions	13	8,338	9	7,807	+ 531
Liver Disease	14	8,188	16	4,600	+ 3,589
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,103	12	5,750	+ 2,354
Meningitis	16	7,204	20	2,626	+ 4,579
Violence	17	7,161	19	3,217	+ 3,944
Lung Disease	18	6,788	15	4,650	+ 2,138
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,506	14	5,001	+ 506
Asthma	20	5,402	17	3,403	+ 1,999
Kidney Disease	21	5,042	10	6,590	- 1,548
Malnutrition	22	4,904	43	589	+ 4,315
Other Injuries	23	4,406	18	3,241	+ 1,164
Suicide	24	4,153	24	1,573	+ 2,580
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,003	28	1,364	+ 1,639
Breast Cancer	26	2,444	22	1,822	+ 622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,252	25	1,505	+ 747
War	28	2,226	2	25,620	- 23,394
Tetanus	29	1,990	30	1,254	+ 736
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,916	45	527	+ 1,389
Pertussis	31	1,883	21	2,107	- 225
Cervical Cancer	32	1,634	44	541	+ 1,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,448	23	1,765	- 317
Drownings	34	1,436	34	996	+ 440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,377	33	1,041	+ 336
Falls	36	1,287	37	905	+ 382
Schistosomiasis	37	1,201	79	0	+ 1,201
Prostate Cancer	38	1,110	55	258	+ 852
Fires	39	1,007	50	348	+ 659
Poisonings	40	951	47	384	+ 568
Syphilis	41	853	60	94	+ 758
Lymphomas	42	845	36	946	- 101
Epilepsy	43	843	35	993	- 149
Liver Cancer	44	828	40	657	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	827	39	741	+ 85
Oral Cancer	46	646	27	1,467	- 821
Leukemia	47	626	42	610	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	48	477	41	628	- 150
Stomach Cancer	49	465	26	1,501	- 1,036
Ovary Cancer	50	454	48	369	+ 85
Appendicitis	51	439	52	298	+ 140
Alcohol	52	438	58	150	+ 288
Oesophagus Cancer	53	342	29	1,314	- 972
Skin Disease	54	342	61	94	+ 248
Lung Cancers	55	332	32	1,076	- 744
Leishmaniasis	56	323	70	1	+ 322
Drug Use	57	311	51	328	- 17
Skin Cancers	58	304	59	145	+ 159
Trypanosomiasis	59	281	78	0	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	60	260	56	229	+ 30
Hepatitis B	61	234	38	863	- 629
Encephalitis	62	199	31	1,190	- 991
Upper Respiratory	63	173	68	9	+ 164
Bladder Cancer	64	165	54	272	- 107
Uterin Cancer	65	139	53	289	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	107	65	25	+ 81
Diphtheria	67	75	67	16	+ 59
Otitis Media	68	44	71	1	+ 43
Hepatitis C	69	40	64	28	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	70	34	63	29	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	34	66	17	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	72	27	62	84	- 57
Chlamydia	73	13	69	1	+ 12
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Central Africa

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.