AFGHANISTAN VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,495	4	14,649	+ 11,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,191	13	5,555	+ 10,636
Stroke	3	15,852	3	19,060	- 3,209
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,539	1	40,195	- 24,656
Low Birth Weight	5	14,634	5	12,631	+ 2,004
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,078	11	6,033	+ 4,045
Birth Trauma	7	9,397	6	10,723	- 1,326
Liver Disease	8	7,117	16	4,600	+ 2,517
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,075	12	5,750	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,825	14	5,001	+ 824
Meningitis	11	5,148	20	2,626	+ 2,522
Hypertension	12	5,129	8	7,995	- 2,866
Cervical Cancer	13	4,656	44	541	+ 4,115
Kidney Disease	14	4,518	10	6,590	- 2,072
Malnutrition	15	4,274	43	589	+ 3,684
Other Injuries	16	4,020	18	3,241	+ 779
Lung Disease	17	3,721	15	4,650	- 929
Pertussis	18	3,566	21	2,107	+ 1,458
Tuberculosis	19	3,515	7	9,839	- 6,324
Violence	20	2,818	19	3,217	- 399
Asthma	21	2,179	17	3,403	- 1,224
Maternal Conditions	22	2,092	9	7,807	- 5,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,070	23	1,765	+ 305
Suicide	24	2,042	24	1,573	+ 469
Drownings	25	1,549	34	996	+ 553
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,500	29	1,314	+ 185
Prostate Cancer	27	1,463	55	258	+ 1,205
Liver Cancer	28	1,296	40	657	+ 639
Malaria	29	1,293	57	185	+ 1,107
Fires	30	1,205	50	348	+ 857
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,170	45	527	+ 644
Falls	32	1,168	37	905	+ 263
Breast Cancer	33	1,006	22	1,822	- 816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	936	25	1,505	- 569
Poisonings	35	895	47	384	+ 512
Endocrine Disorders	36	868	28	1,364	- 495
Lymphomas	37	859	36	946	- 87
Syphilis	38	853	60	94	+ 759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	832	39	741	+ 90
Epilepsy	40	772	35	993	- 221
Oral Cancer	41	689	27	1,467	- 778
Skin Cancers	42	554	59	145	+ 409
Tetanus	43	530	30	1,254	- 724
Parkinson's Disease	44	511	41	628	- 116
Stomach Cancer	45	501	26	1,501	- 999
Bladder Cancer	46	457	54	272	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	453	33	1,041	- 587
Skin Disease	48	411	61	94	+ 317
Drug Use	49	297	51	328	- 31
Appendicitis	50	261	52	298	- 37
Alcohol	51	258	58	150	+ 108
Hepatitis B	52	229	38	863	- 635
Upper Respiratory	53	188	68	9	+ 178
Encephalitis	54	185	31	1,190	- 1,005
Uterin Cancer	55	139	53	289	- 150
Ovary Cancer	56	138	48	369	- 231
Leukemia	57	136	42	610	- 474
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	74	65	25	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	59	49	63	29	+ 20
Lung Cancers	60	46	32	1,076	- 1,030
Hepatitis C	61	44	64	28	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	62	84	- 52
Ascariasis	63	16	66	17	- 1
Otitis Media	64	14	71	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	65	11	67	16	- 6
Chlamydia	66	11	69	1	+ 9
War	67	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Dengue	68	2	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	46	464	- 464
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	56	229	- 229
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Comoros

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.