AFGHANISTAN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	57,891	3	19,060	+ 38,831
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,194	1	40,195	+ 9,999
Lung Disease	3	27,444	15	4,650	+ 22,794
Lung Cancers	4	20,239	32	1,076	+ 19,163
Stomach Cancer	5	11,289	26	1,501	+ 9,789
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,626	23	1,765	+ 6,861
Hypertension	7	8,534	8	7,995	+ 539
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,091	11	6,033	+ 1,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,038	39	741	+ 6,296
Oesophagus Cancer	10	6,882	29	1,314	+ 5,568
Kidney Disease	11	5,449	10	6,590	- 1,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	5,195	4	14,649	- 9,455
Liver Cancer	13	5,127	40	657	+ 4,470
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,581	12	5,750	- 1,169
Liver Disease	15	4,125	16	4,600	- 474
Falls	16	3,935	37	905	+ 3,030
Suicide	17	3,296	24	1,573	+ 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,160	56	229	+ 2,931
Breast Cancer	19	2,628	22	1,822	+ 806
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,003	41	628	+ 1,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,852	33	1,041	+ 811
Leukemia	22	1,647	42	610	+ 1,037
Lymphomas	23	1,639	36	946	+ 693
Oral Cancer	24	1,550	27	1,467	+ 82
Other Injuries	25	1,532	18	3,241	- 1,709
Drownings	26	1,496	34	996	+ 500
Cervical Cancer	27	1,463	44	541	+ 923
Prostate Cancer	28	1,447	55	258	+ 1,189
Bladder Cancer	29	1,073	54	272	+ 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,069	25	1,505	- 436
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,037	14	5,001	- 3,963
Tuberculosis	32	986	7	9,839	- 8,853
Inflammatory/Heart	33	849	45	527	+ 322
HIV/AIDS	34	814	46	464	+ 351
Ovary Cancer	35	796	48	369	+ 426
Poisonings	36	730	47	384	+ 346
Endocrine Disorders	37	726	28	1,364	- 638
Drug Use	38	686	51	328	+ 358
Asthma	39	656	17	3,403	- 2,747
Low Birth Weight	40	613	5	12,631	- 12,018
Skin Cancers	41	557	59	145	+ 412
Alcohol	42	540	58	150	+ 390
Birth Trauma	43	500	6	10,723	- 10,223
Malnutrition	44	368	43	589	- 221
Uterin Cancer	45	333	53	289	+ 44
Epilepsy	46	322	35	993	- 671
Violence	47	315	19	3,217	- 2,902
Fires	48	297	50	348	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	286	65	25	+ 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	247	13	5,555	- 5,308
Meningitis	51	162	20	2,626	- 2,464
Skin Disease	52	148	61	94	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	53	124	63	29	+ 95
Maternal Conditions	54	102	9	7,807	- 7,705
Encephalitis	55	79	31	1,190	- 1,111
Hepatitis B	56	78	38	863	- 785
Upper Respiratory	57	75	68	9	+ 66
Syphilis	58	52	60	94	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	59	49	62	84	- 35
Appendicitis	60	42	52	298	- 257
War	61	26	2	25,620	- 25,594
Measles	62	16	49	350	- 335
Tetanus	63	14	30	1,254	- 1,240
Pertussis	64	14	21	2,107	- 2,094
Schistosomiasis	65	11	79	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	28	- 25
Chlamydia	67	2	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	1	66	17	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

China

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.