AFGHANISTAN VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,020	1	40,195	- 6,174
Stroke	2	14,038	3	19,060	- 5,022
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,151	23	1,765	+ 10,386
Lung Disease	4	10,797	15	4,650	+ 6,147
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,077	12	5,750	+ 4,327
Lung Cancers	6	9,700	32	1,076	+ 8,624
Kidney Disease	7	6,458	10	6,590	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,078	39	741	+ 4,337
Breast Cancer	9	4,700	22	1,822	+ 2,878
Other Injuries	10	4,125	18	3,241	+ 883
Hypertension	11	3,868	8	7,995	- 4,127
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,823	28	1,364	+ 2,459
Prostate Cancer	13	3,571	55	258	+ 3,313
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,170	56	229	+ 2,940
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,963	4	14,649	- 11,687
Lymphomas	16	2,952	36	946	+ 2,006
Leukemia	17	2,513	42	610	+ 1,903
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,094	11	6,033	- 3,939
Bladder Cancer	19	2,026	54	272	+ 1,754
Liver Cancer	20	1,945	40	657	+ 1,288
Stomach Cancer	21	1,917	26	1,501	+ 416
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,715	13	5,555	- 3,840
Other Neoplasms	23	1,625	63	29	+ 1,596
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,552	45	527	+ 1,025
Falls	25	1,541	37	905	+ 636
Liver Disease	26	1,530	16	4,600	- 3,069
Ovary Cancer	27	1,361	48	369	+ 991
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,338	41	628	+ 711
Suicide	29	1,327	24	1,573	- 246
Skin Disease	30	1,325	61	94	+ 1,231
Skin Cancers	31	1,173	59	145	+ 1,028
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,049	33	1,041	+ 8
Drownings	33	1,013	34	996	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	34	836	53	289	+ 547
Asthma	35	734	17	3,403	- 2,669
Oral Cancer	36	633	27	1,467	- 835
Cervical Cancer	37	560	44	541	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	38	535	14	5,001	- 4,466
Anemia	39	527	83	0	+ 527
Violence	40	465	19	3,217	- 2,752
Drug Use	41	406	51	328	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	342	25	1,505	- 1,163
Oesophagus Cancer	43	314	29	1,314	- 1,001
Epilepsy	44	298	35	993	- 695
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	296	65	25	+ 271
Multiple Sclerosis	46	267	62	84	+ 183
Low Birth Weight	47	194	5	12,631	- 12,436
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	174	85	0	+ 174
Alcohol	49	159	58	150	+ 10
Fires	50	141	50	348	- 207
Poisonings	51	126	47	384	- 258
Tuberculosis	52	113	7	9,839	- 9,726
Birth Trauma	53	76	6	10,723	- 10,647
Hepatitis B	54	56	38	863	- 808
Meningitis	55	52	20	2,626	- 2,574
Malnutrition	56	48	43	589	- 541
Schizophrenia	57	47	81	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	58	46	64	28	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	59	33	68	9	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	60	27	84	0	+ 27
Oral conditions	61	25	86	0	+ 25
Syphilis	62	22	60	94	- 73
Maternal Conditions	63	20	9	7,807	- 7,787
HIV/AIDS	64	12	46	464	- 451
Otitis Media	65	12	71	1	+ 12
Appendicitis	66	12	52	298	- 286
Leishmaniasis	67	12	70	1	+ 11
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Encephalitis	69	1	31	1,190	- 1,189
Pertussis	70	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	17	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Cyprus

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.