AFGHANISTAN VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,968	1	40,195	- 17,226
Stroke	2	20,918	3	19,060	+ 1,858
Kidney Disease	3	8,738	10	6,590	+ 2,148
Lung Disease	4	8,733	15	4,650	+ 4,083
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,598	23	1,765	+ 6,833
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,426	4	14,649	- 6,223
Hypertension	7	8,204	8	7,995	+ 209
Stomach Cancer	8	7,804	26	1,501	+ 6,304
Lung Cancers	9	7,421	32	1,076	+ 6,345
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,828	12	5,750	+ 1,079
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,497	39	741	+ 5,755
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,076	11	6,033	+ 43
Liver Disease	13	5,691	16	4,600	+ 1,091
Prostate Cancer	14	5,235	55	258	+ 4,977
Suicide	15	3,655	24	1,573	+ 2,082
Breast Cancer	16	3,630	22	1,822	+ 1,808
Pancreas Cancer	17	3,368	56	229	+ 3,139
Lymphomas	18	2,996	36	946	+ 2,050
Liver Cancer	19	2,943	40	657	+ 2,286
Other Neoplasms	20	2,919	63	29	+ 2,890
Other Injuries	21	2,816	18	3,241	- 425
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,765	28	1,364	+ 1,401
Falls	23	1,944	37	905	+ 1,039
Leukemia	24	1,890	42	610	+ 1,280
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,844	14	5,001	- 3,157
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,698	41	628	+ 1,071
Cervical Cancer	27	1,676	44	541	+ 1,135
Skin Disease	28	1,641	61	94	+ 1,547
Violence	29	1,599	19	3,217	- 1,618
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,552	29	1,314	+ 238
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,524	45	527	+ 998
Bladder Cancer	32	1,378	54	272	+ 1,106
HIV/AIDS	33	1,159	46	464	+ 695
Skin Cancers	34	1,130	59	145	+ 985
Ovary Cancer	35	1,106	48	369	+ 736
Low Birth Weight	36	940	5	12,631	- 11,690
Malnutrition	37	903	43	589	+ 314
Tuberculosis	38	882	7	9,839	- 8,957
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	719	13	5,555	- 4,837
Oral Cancer	40	660	27	1,467	- 808
Fires	41	635	50	348	+ 287
Asthma	42	633	17	3,403	- 2,770
Epilepsy	43	633	35	993	- 360
Drownings	44	608	34	996	- 388
Uterin Cancer	45	591	53	289	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	480	25	1,505	- 1,025
Alcohol	47	445	58	150	+ 295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	401	65	25	+ 376
Anemia	49	386	83	0	+ 386
Drug Use	50	319	51	328	- 9
Osteoarthritis	51	282	84	0	+ 282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	224	33	1,041	- 816
Meningitis	53	204	20	2,626	- 2,421
Birth Trauma	54	188	6	10,723	- 10,535
Chagas disease	55	169	77	0	+ 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	158	85	0	+ 158
Poisonings	57	147	47	384	- 237
Schizophrenia	58	81	81	0	+ 81
Appendicitis	59	79	52	298	- 219
Hepatitis B	60	64	38	863	- 799
Hepatitis C	61	57	64	28	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	62	57	62	84	- 27
Maternal Conditions	63	51	9	7,807	- 7,756
War	64	29	2	25,620	- 25,590
Oral conditions	65	11	86	0	+ 11
Syphilis	66	11	60	94	- 84
Upper Respiratory	67	9	68	9	+ 0
Pertussis	68	6	21	2,107	- 2,102
Tetanus	69	4	30	1,254	- 1,250
Encephalitis	70	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
Otitis Media	71	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Chile

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.