AFGHANISTAN VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,060	1	40,195	+ 76,866
Stroke	2	29,616	3	19,060	+ 10,556
Lung Cancers	3	20,145	32	1,076	+ 19,069
Lung Disease	4	15,456	15	4,650	+ 10,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,229	4	14,649	+ 579
Diabetes Mellitus	6	14,781	12	5,750	+ 9,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,652	23	1,765	+ 12,888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	14,502	39	741	+ 13,761
Hypertension	9	9,276	8	7,995	+ 1,281
Other Injuries	10	8,769	18	3,241	+ 5,528
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,558	56	229	+ 8,329
Liver Disease	12	8,070	16	4,600	+ 3,470
Breast Cancer	13	7,254	22	1,822	+ 5,432
Kidney Disease	14	6,351	10	6,590	- 239
Prostate Cancer	15	5,921	55	258	+ 5,663
Suicide	16	4,819	24	1,573	+ 3,246
Lymphomas	17	4,481	36	946	+ 3,534
Stomach Cancer	18	4,037	26	1,501	+ 2,536
Leukemia	19	4,028	42	610	+ 3,418
Bladder Cancer	20	3,929	54	272	+ 3,657
Oral Cancer	21	3,521	27	1,467	+ 2,053
Liver Cancer	22	3,430	40	657	+ 2,773
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,923	28	1,364	+ 1,559
Falls	24	2,712	37	905	+ 1,806
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,607	45	527	+ 2,080
Other Neoplasms	26	2,541	63	29	+ 2,512
Skin Cancers	27	2,389	59	145	+ 2,244
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,383	29	1,314	+ 1,069
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,354	11	6,033	- 3,679
Ovary Cancer	30	2,290	48	369	+ 1,921
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,871	41	628	+ 1,243
Alcohol	32	1,708	58	150	+ 1,558
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,605	25	1,505	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	34	1,592	53	289	+ 1,303
Cervical Cancer	35	1,280	44	541	+ 740
Malnutrition	36	1,107	43	589	+ 517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,025	33	1,041	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	945	13	5,555	- 4,610
Epilepsy	39	909	35	993	- 83
Skin Disease	40	751	61	94	+ 657
Asthma	41	692	17	3,403	- 2,711
Congenital Anomalies	42	685	14	5,001	- 4,315
Drownings	43	563	34	996	- 433
Drug Use	44	547	51	328	+ 219
Multiple Sclerosis	45	435	62	84	+ 351
Low Birth Weight	46	349	5	12,631	- 12,282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	286	65	25	+ 261
Violence	48	245	19	3,217	- 2,971
Fires	49	199	50	348	- 149
Poisonings	50	147	47	384	- 237
Upper Respiratory	51	104	68	9	+ 94
Birth Trauma	52	101	6	10,723	- 10,622
Meningitis	53	93	20	2,626	- 2,533
Tuberculosis	54	86	7	9,839	- 9,753
Anemia	55	84	83	0	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	81	85	0	+ 81
Appendicitis	57	71	52	298	- 227
Hepatitis C	58	66	64	28	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	59	29	46	464	- 434
Syphilis	60	15	60	94	- 79
Maternal Conditions	61	14	9	7,807	- 7,793
Oral conditions	62	11	86	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	7	38	863	- 857
Encephalitis	64	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
War	65	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	3	71	1	+ 3
Pertussis	68	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	69	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Czech Republic

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.