AFGHANISTAN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,877	1	40,195	- 4,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,046	23	1,765	+ 33,281
Lung Disease	3	29,465	15	4,650	+ 24,815
Lung Cancers	4	24,995	32	1,076	+ 23,920
Stroke	5	24,600	3	19,060	+ 5,539
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,070	4	14,649	+ 420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,420	39	741	+ 13,679
Prostate Cancer	8	9,941	55	258	+ 9,683
Breast Cancer	9	8,725	22	1,822	+ 6,903
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,624	12	5,750	+ 2,874
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,361	56	229	+ 7,132
Kidney Disease	12	6,118	10	6,590	- 473
Lymphomas	13	4,901	36	946	+ 3,955
Liver Disease	14	4,649	16	4,600	+ 49
Hypertension	15	4,316	8	7,995	- 3,679
Suicide	16	4,147	24	1,573	+ 2,574
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,030	41	628	+ 3,403
Alcohol	18	4,019	58	150	+ 3,870
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,859	28	1,364	+ 2,496
Leukemia	20	3,751	42	610	+ 3,141
Bladder Cancer	21	3,664	54	272	+ 3,392
Falls	22	3,632	37	905	+ 2,727
Stomach Cancer	23	3,252	26	1,501	+ 1,751
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,201	29	1,314	+ 1,887
Liver Cancer	25	3,120	40	657	+ 2,462
Skin Cancers	26	2,609	59	145	+ 2,465
Other Neoplasms	27	2,539	63	29	+ 2,510
Oral Cancer	28	2,490	27	1,467	+ 1,022
Ovary Cancer	29	2,466	48	369	+ 2,096
Other Injuries	30	2,332	18	3,241	- 910
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,911	45	527	+ 1,384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,452	25	1,505	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,434	11	6,033	- 4,599
Drug Use	34	1,322	51	328	+ 994
Uterin Cancer	35	1,045	53	289	+ 757
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,029	14	5,001	- 3,972
Cervical Cancer	37	1,026	44	541	+ 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	971	13	5,555	- 4,584
Multiple Sclerosis	39	886	62	84	+ 802
Epilepsy	40	840	35	993	- 153
Low Birth Weight	41	782	5	12,631	- 11,848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	648	33	1,041	- 393
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	567	65	25	+ 542
Asthma	44	553	17	3,403	- 2,850
Skin Disease	45	530	61	94	+ 436
Anemia	46	491	83	0	+ 491
Violence	47	423	19	3,217	- 2,793
Schizophrenia	48	381	81	0	+ 381
Fires	49	355	50	348	+ 7
Drownings	50	250	34	996	- 746
Osteoarthritis	51	171	84	0	+ 171
Meningitis	52	168	20	2,626	- 2,458
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	165	85	0	+ 165
Appendicitis	54	154	52	298	- 144
HIV/AIDS	55	151	46	464	- 313
Birth Trauma	56	143	6	10,723	- 10,580
Tuberculosis	57	104	7	9,839	- 9,735
Upper Respiratory	58	103	68	9	+ 94
Malnutrition	59	94	43	589	- 495
Hepatitis C	60	58	64	28	+ 30
Hepatitis B	61	41	38	863	- 823
Poisonings	62	37	47	384	- 346
Oral conditions	63	28	86	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	15	9	7,807	- 7,792
Otitis Media	65	12	71	1	+ 11
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Encephalitis	67	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
Tetanus	68	3	30	1,254	- 1,252
Chlamydia	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Syphilis	70	2	60	94	- 92
Measles	71	2	49	350	- 348
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Denmark

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.