AFGHANISTAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,589	1	40,195	+ 15,395
Stroke	2	29,239	3	19,060	+ 10,179
Road Traffic Accidents	3	25,733	11	6,033	+ 19,699
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,246	12	5,750	+ 4,497
Liver Disease	5	9,943	16	4,600	+ 5,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,363	4	14,649	- 6,287
Kidney Disease	7	7,867	10	6,590	+ 1,277
HIV/AIDS	8	7,163	46	464	+ 6,699
Violence	9	7,110	19	3,217	+ 3,893
Hypertension	10	7,026	8	7,995	- 969
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,706	23	1,765	+ 4,941
Prostate Cancer	12	6,137	55	258	+ 5,880
Low Birth Weight	13	5,684	5	12,631	- 6,946
Breast Cancer	14	5,416	22	1,822	+ 3,594
Lung Disease	15	5,046	15	4,650	+ 396
Lung Cancers	16	4,613	32	1,076	+ 3,537
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,851	14	5,001	- 1,149
Birth Trauma	18	3,393	6	10,723	- 7,330
Other Injuries	19	3,302	18	3,241	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,156	39	741	+ 2,415
Liver Cancer	21	2,463	40	657	+ 1,806
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,235	28	1,364	+ 871
Cervical Cancer	23	2,078	44	541	+ 1,538
Stomach Cancer	24	2,031	26	1,501	+ 530
Suicide	25	1,964	24	1,573	+ 392
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,871	13	5,555	- 3,685
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,691	56	229	+ 1,461
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,656	41	628	+ 1,028
Asthma	29	1,636	17	3,403	- 1,767
Falls	30	1,614	37	905	+ 708
Oral Cancer	31	1,609	27	1,467	+ 142
Leukemia	32	1,516	42	610	+ 906
Lymphomas	33	1,388	36	946	+ 442
Malnutrition	34	1,378	43	589	+ 789
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,156	45	527	+ 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,094	25	1,505	- 411
Drownings	37	919	34	996	- 77
Tuberculosis	38	898	7	9,839	- 8,941
Maternal Conditions	39	751	9	7,807	- 7,056
Oesophagus Cancer	40	744	29	1,314	- 571
Skin Cancers	41	639	59	145	+ 494
Epilepsy	42	587	35	993	- 405
Drug Use	43	579	51	328	+ 251
Fires	44	516	50	348	+ 168
Meningitis	45	496	20	2,626	- 2,130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	455	33	1,041	- 586
Pertussis	47	447	21	2,107	- 1,660
Alcohol	48	447	58	150	+ 297
Bladder Cancer	49	343	54	272	+ 71
Ovary Cancer	50	329	48	369	- 40
Syphilis	51	261	60	94	+ 167
Appendicitis	52	247	52	298	- 51
Skin Disease	53	185	61	94	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	179	65	25	+ 154
Poisonings	55	173	47	384	- 210
Encephalitis	56	165	31	1,190	- 1,025
Uterin Cancer	57	160	53	289	- 129
Other Neoplasms	58	131	63	29	+ 102
Schistosomiasis	59	81	79	0	+ 81
Hepatitis C	60	63	64	28	+ 36
Tetanus	61	63	30	1,254	- 1,191
Multiple Sclerosis	62	48	62	84	- 35
Hepatitis B	63	40	38	863	- 823
Dengue	64	17	72	0	+ 17
Malaria	65	15	57	185	- 171
Chlamydia	66	6	69	1	+ 4
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Upper Respiratory	68	4	68	9	- 6
Diphtheria	69	3	67	16	- 14
Ascariasis	70	2	66	17	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	49	350	- 350
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
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

Dominican Rep.

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.