AFGHANISTAN VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,124	1	40,195	+ 60,929
Hypertension	2	90,751	8	7,995	+ 82,756
Stroke	3	37,506	3	19,060	+ 18,446
Lung Cancers	4	22,087	32	1,076	+ 21,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,709	39	741	+ 16,967
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,721	4	14,649	- 2,928
Liver Disease	7	11,039	16	4,600	+ 6,440
Prostate Cancer	8	10,031	55	258	+ 9,773
Stomach Cancer	9	9,740	26	1,501	+ 8,239
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,021	56	229	+ 8,792
Breast Cancer	11	8,736	22	1,822	+ 6,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,711	23	1,765	+ 5,946
Lung Disease	13	7,687	15	4,650	+ 3,037
Inflammatory/Heart	14	7,293	45	527	+ 6,766
Lymphomas	15	7,155	36	946	+ 6,209
Suicide	16	6,634	24	1,573	+ 5,062
Kidney Disease	17	5,930	10	6,590	- 660
Alcohol	18	4,987	58	150	+ 4,837
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,909	12	5,750	- 840
Other Injuries	20	4,746	18	3,241	+ 1,505
Bladder Cancer	21	4,227	54	272	+ 3,955
Leukemia	22	4,222	42	610	+ 3,611
Other Neoplasms	23	4,145	63	29	+ 4,116
Falls	24	3,985	37	905	+ 3,080
Oral Cancer	25	3,711	27	1,467	+ 2,244
Liver Cancer	26	3,603	40	657	+ 2,946
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,311	29	1,314	+ 1,996
Ovary Cancer	28	2,931	48	369	+ 2,561
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,755	41	628	+ 2,127
Skin Cancers	30	2,651	59	145	+ 2,506
Drug Use	31	2,521	51	328	+ 2,192
Cervical Cancer	32	2,271	44	541	+ 1,730
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,216	28	1,364	+ 852
Uterin Cancer	34	2,020	53	289	+ 1,732
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,989	11	6,033	- 4,044
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,849	25	1,505	+ 344
Epilepsy	37	1,496	35	993	+ 503
Fires	38	1,375	50	348	+ 1,027
HIV/AIDS	39	1,354	46	464	+ 890
Drownings	40	1,007	34	996	+ 11
Skin Disease	41	958	61	94	+ 865
Violence	42	958	19	3,217	- 2,259
Congenital Anomalies	43	841	14	5,001	- 4,159
Asthma	44	809	17	3,403	- 2,593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	724	33	1,041	- 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	579	65	25	+ 553
Tuberculosis	47	553	7	9,839	- 9,286
Multiple Sclerosis	48	546	62	84	+ 462
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	408	85	0	+ 408
Osteoarthritis	50	341	84	0	+ 341
Anemia	51	308	83	0	+ 308
Poisonings	52	280	47	384	- 104
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	278	13	5,555	- 5,278
Meningitis	54	249	20	2,626	- 2,377
Low Birth Weight	55	228	5	12,631	- 12,403
Schizophrenia	56	205	81	0	+ 205
Birth Trauma	57	168	6	10,723	- 10,554
Hepatitis C	58	136	64	28	+ 108
Appendicitis	59	68	52	298	- 230
Oral conditions	60	68	86	0	+ 68
Maternal Conditions	61	39	9	7,807	- 7,768
Syphilis	62	34	60	94	- 61
Encephalitis	63	7	31	1,190	- 1,184
War	64	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Hepatitis B	65	0	38	863	- 863
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	9	- 9
Otitis Media	67	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	57	185	- 185
Ascariasis	74	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	43	589	- 589
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Diphtheria	82	0	67	16	- 16
Pertussis	83	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	84	0	49	350	- 350
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Estonia

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.