AFGHANISTAN VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,844	1	40,195	- 5,350
Violence	2	15,590	19	3,217	+ 12,373
Stroke	3	13,409	3	19,060	- 5,651
Lung Disease	4	12,887	15	4,650	+ 8,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,717	4	14,649	- 5,933
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,282	11	6,033	+ 249
Kidney Disease	7	5,529	10	6,590	- 1,061
Hypertension	8	5,178	8	7,995	- 2,817
Stomach Cancer	9	4,945	26	1,501	+ 3,445
Lung Cancers	10	4,248	32	1,076	+ 3,172
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,068	12	5,750	- 1,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,537	39	741	+ 2,795
Breast Cancer	13	2,969	22	1,822	+ 1,147
Prostate Cancer	14	2,900	55	258	+ 2,642
Other Neoplasms	15	2,593	63	29	+ 2,564
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,397	14	5,001	- 2,604
HIV/AIDS	17	2,171	46	464	+ 1,707
Lymphomas	18	2,106	36	946	+ 1,160
Liver Disease	19	1,963	16	4,600	- 2,637
Cervical Cancer	20	1,834	44	541	+ 1,293
Leukemia	21	1,787	42	610	+ 1,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,745	23	1,765	- 20
Low Birth Weight	23	1,695	5	12,631	- 10,935
Liver Cancer	24	1,671	40	657	+ 1,014
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,636	56	229	+ 1,407
Suicide	26	1,590	24	1,573	+ 17
Malnutrition	27	1,520	43	589	+ 930
Other Injuries	28	1,288	18	3,241	- 1,953
Falls	29	1,228	37	905	+ 323
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,106	28	1,364	- 258
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,076	45	527	+ 549
Tuberculosis	32	1,029	7	9,839	- 8,810
Ovary Cancer	33	908	48	369	+ 539
Skin Disease	34	892	61	94	+ 798
Skin Cancers	35	832	59	145	+ 687
Oesophagus Cancer	36	676	29	1,314	- 639
Oral Cancer	37	653	27	1,467	- 814
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	605	13	5,555	- 4,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	565	25	1,505	- 940
Drownings	40	558	34	996	- 439
Birth Trauma	41	525	6	10,723	- 10,198
Bladder Cancer	42	493	54	272	+ 221
Epilepsy	43	483	35	993	- 509
Drug Use	44	398	51	328	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	45	342	53	289	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	46	319	9	7,807	- 7,488
Parkinson's Disease	47	310	41	628	- 318
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	269	85	0	+ 269
War	49	210	2	25,620	- 25,409
Meningitis	50	197	20	2,626	- 2,428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	196	65	25	+ 170
Appendicitis	52	172	52	298	- 126
Chagas disease	53	165	77	0	+ 165
Asthma	54	155	17	3,403	- 3,248
Dengue	55	108	72	0	+ 108
Fires	56	102	50	348	- 246
Anemia	57	81	83	0	+ 81
Osteoarthritis	58	54	84	0	+ 54
Hepatitis C	59	53	64	28	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	60	50	62	84	- 33
Poisonings	61	49	47	384	- 334
Hepatitis B	62	41	38	863	- 823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	31	33	1,041	- 1,010
Encephalitis	64	31	31	1,190	- 1,159
Syphilis	65	24	60	94	- 70
Upper Respiratory	66	22	68	9	+ 12
Malaria	67	21	57	185	- 165
Alcohol	68	18	58	150	- 131
Pertussis	69	15	21	2,107	- 2,093
Schizophrenia	70	14	81	0	+ 14
Tetanus	71	11	30	1,254	- 1,243
Leprosy	72	7	75	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	73	6	71	1	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	6	70	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	6	86	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	4	66	17	- 13
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	67	16	- 16
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Colombia

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.