AFGHANISTAN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,671	46	464	+ 29,207
Tuberculosis	2	18,299	7	9,839	+ 8,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,951	4	14,649	+ 2,301
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,412	1	40,195	- 23,782
Stroke	5	14,913	3	19,060	- 4,147
Malaria	6	13,008	57	185	+ 12,823
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,516	11	6,033	+ 4,483
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,581	13	5,555	+ 3,026
Low Birth Weight	9	8,442	5	12,631	- 4,188
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,906	12	5,750	+ 1,157
Birth Trauma	11	6,563	6	10,723	- 4,160
Hypertension	12	6,136	8	7,995	- 1,859
Liver Disease	13	6,123	16	4,600	+ 1,523
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,796	14	5,001	- 204
Kidney Disease	15	4,033	10	6,590	- 2,557
Maternal Conditions	16	3,800	9	7,807	- 4,007
Lung Disease	17	3,559	15	4,650	- 1,091
Violence	18	3,545	19	3,217	+ 328
Suicide	19	2,294	24	1,573	+ 722
Other Injuries	20	2,192	18	3,241	- 1,050
Pertussis	21	2,166	21	2,107	+ 58
Meningitis	22	1,968	20	2,626	- 657
Asthma	23	1,913	17	3,403	- 1,490
Malnutrition	24	1,788	43	589	+ 1,199
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,515	23	1,765	- 250
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,445	45	527	+ 918
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,368	28	1,364	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	28	1,301	55	258	+ 1,044
Cervical Cancer	29	1,291	44	541	+ 750
Liver Cancer	30	1,115	40	657	+ 458
Measles	31	1,048	49	350	+ 698
Breast Cancer	32	1,044	22	1,822	- 778
Falls	33	978	37	905	+ 73
Syphilis	34	701	60	94	+ 607
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	691	25	1,505	- 813
Drownings	36	683	34	996	- 313
Fires	37	594	50	348	+ 246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	584	39	741	- 157
Stomach Cancer	39	579	26	1,501	- 922
Epilepsy	40	500	35	993	- 493
Poisonings	41	464	47	384	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	42	454	41	628	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	438	33	1,041	- 603
Drug Use	44	431	51	328	+ 102
Lymphomas	45	401	36	946	- 545
Leukemia	46	378	42	610	- 232
Lung Cancers	47	353	32	1,076	- 723
Ovary Cancer	48	325	48	369	- 44
Alcohol	49	303	58	150	+ 153
Skin Disease	50	301	61	94	+ 207
Schistosomiasis	51	295	79	0	+ 295
Pancreas Cancer	52	275	56	229	+ 46
Skin Cancers	53	237	59	145	+ 92
Oral Cancer	54	215	27	1,467	- 1,252
Tetanus	55	152	30	1,254	- 1,102
Encephalitis	56	130	31	1,190	- 1,060
Oesophagus Cancer	57	128	29	1,314	- 1,186
Appendicitis	58	122	52	298	- 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	98	65	25	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	60	96	53	289	- 192
Bladder Cancer	61	96	54	272	- 176
Hepatitis B	62	95	38	863	- 768
Other Neoplasms	63	50	63	29	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	64	44	68	9	+ 35
Trypanosomiasis	65	44	78	0	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	62	84	- 59
Hepatitis C	67	16	64	28	- 11
Diphtheria	68	12	67	16	- 4
Ascariasis	69	7	66	17	- 10
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	4	71	1	+ 4
War	72	3	2	25,620	- 25,616
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Congo

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.