AFGHANISTAN VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,723	4	14,649	+ 6,073
Stroke	2	16,216	3	19,060	- 2,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,496	13	5,555	+ 8,941
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,621	1	40,195	- 26,574
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,387	11	6,033	+ 2,354
Liver Disease	6	7,682	16	4,600	+ 3,083
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,973	12	5,750	+ 223
Hypertension	8	5,854	8	7,995	- 2,141
Lung Disease	9	4,186	15	4,650	- 464
Malnutrition	10	4,172	43	589	+ 3,583
Birth Trauma	11	3,898	6	10,723	- 6,825
Kidney Disease	12	3,653	10	6,590	- 2,937
Maternal Conditions	13	3,438	9	7,807	- 4,369
Tuberculosis	14	3,437	7	9,839	- 6,402
Other Injuries	15	3,415	18	3,241	+ 174
Low Birth Weight	16	3,359	5	12,631	- 9,272
Malaria	17	2,764	57	185	+ 2,578
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,732	14	5,001	- 2,268
Meningitis	19	2,558	20	2,626	- 68
Violence	20	2,430	19	3,217	- 787
Suicide	21	2,414	24	1,573	+ 841
Asthma	22	2,062	17	3,403	- 1,340
Breast Cancer	23	1,970	22	1,822	+ 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,959	23	1,765	+ 194
HIV/AIDS	25	1,945	46	464	+ 1,481
Falls	26	1,063	37	905	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	930	25	1,505	- 575
Lymphomas	28	928	36	946	- 18
Leukemia	29	911	42	610	+ 301
Cervical Cancer	30	838	44	541	+ 297
Fires	31	834	50	348	+ 486
Inflammatory/Heart	32	777	45	527	+ 250
Drownings	33	744	34	996	- 252
Poisonings	34	722	47	384	+ 339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	715	39	741	- 26
Pertussis	36	567	21	2,107	- 1,541
Parkinson's Disease	37	536	41	628	- 91
Epilepsy	38	515	35	993	- 477
Oesophagus Cancer	39	512	29	1,314	- 802
Ovary Cancer	40	503	48	369	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	485	33	1,041	- 556
Schistosomiasis	42	460	79	0	+ 460
Endocrine Disorders	43	451	28	1,364	- 913
Oral Cancer	44	449	27	1,467	- 1,018
Liver Cancer	45	438	40	657	- 219
Lung Cancers	46	390	32	1,076	- 686
Prostate Cancer	47	342	55	258	+ 84
Stomach Cancer	48	305	26	1,501	- 1,195
Alcohol	49	288	58	150	+ 138
Skin Disease	50	282	61	94	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	51	265	54	272	- 7
Tetanus	52	237	30	1,254	- 1,017
Drug Use	53	229	51	328	- 99
Syphilis	54	220	60	94	+ 126
Appendicitis	55	198	52	298	- 100
Skin Cancers	56	188	59	145	+ 44
Hepatitis B	57	174	38	863	- 689
Pancreas Cancer	58	124	56	229	- 106
Leishmaniasis	59	120	70	1	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	60	113	68	9	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	61	111	53	289	- 178
Encephalitis	62	98	31	1,190	- 1,092
Measles	63	80	49	350	- 270
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	75	65	25	+ 50
Hepatitis C	65	40	64	28	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	38	63	29	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	24	62	84	- 60
Ascariasis	68	12	66	17	- 5
Otitis Media	69	11	71	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 5
War	71	3	2	25,620	- 25,617
Diphtheria	72	2	67	16	- 14
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
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
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

Eritrea

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.