AFGHANISTAN VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,074	1	40,195	- 3,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,192	23	1,765	+ 29,427
Stroke	3	21,332	3	19,060	+ 2,272
Lung Cancers	4	20,923	32	1,076	+ 19,847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,824	39	741	+ 12,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,601	4	14,649	- 3,048
Lung Disease	7	10,698	15	4,650	+ 6,048
Breast Cancer	8	9,116	22	1,822	+ 7,294
Other Injuries	9	8,872	18	3,241	+ 5,630
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,253	56	229	+ 7,023
Kidney Disease	11	6,734	10	6,590	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,403	12	5,750	+ 653
Prostate Cancer	13	6,380	55	258	+ 6,122
Lymphomas	14	5,907	36	946	+ 4,961
Liver Cancer	15	5,617	40	657	+ 4,960
Suicide	16	5,258	24	1,573	+ 3,686
Other Neoplasms	17	5,147	63	29	+ 5,118
Falls	18	4,861	37	905	+ 3,956
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,745	28	1,364	+ 3,381
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,442	41	628	+ 3,814
Leukemia	21	4,376	42	610	+ 3,765
Liver Disease	22	4,332	16	4,600	- 268
Hypertension	23	4,172	8	7,995	- 3,823
Bladder Cancer	24	3,853	54	272	+ 3,581
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,559	45	527	+ 3,032
Stomach Cancer	26	3,245	26	1,501	+ 1,745
Oral Cancer	27	2,744	27	1,467	+ 1,277
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,742	29	1,314	+ 1,428
Malnutrition	29	2,471	43	589	+ 1,882
Ovary Cancer	30	2,326	48	369	+ 1,957
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,959	11	6,033	- 4,074
Skin Cancers	32	1,910	59	145	+ 1,766
Alcohol	33	1,871	58	150	+ 1,721
Uterin Cancer	34	1,596	53	289	+ 1,308
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,181	14	5,001	- 3,820
Drug Use	36	1,104	51	328	+ 776
Epilepsy	37	1,095	35	993	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,061	13	5,555	- 4,495
Skin Disease	39	938	61	94	+ 844
Cervical Cancer	40	923	44	541	+ 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	812	33	1,041	- 229
Asthma	42	610	17	3,403	- 2,793
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	579	25	1,505	- 926
Anemia	44	571	83	0	+ 571
Drownings	45	509	34	996	- 487
Multiple Sclerosis	46	441	62	84	+ 357
Low Birth Weight	47	382	5	12,631	- 12,249
Schizophrenia	48	380	81	0	+ 380
Violence	49	315	19	3,217	- 2,901
Tuberculosis	50	255	7	9,839	- 9,584
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	250	65	25	+ 225
Hepatitis C	52	244	64	28	+ 216
Fires	53	237	50	348	- 111
HIV/AIDS	54	212	46	464	- 252
Birth Trauma	55	181	6	10,723	- 10,542
Osteoarthritis	56	144	84	0	+ 144
Poisonings	57	134	47	384	- 250
Meningitis	58	96	20	2,626	- 2,530
Hepatitis B	59	79	38	863	- 784
Oral conditions	60	69	86	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	61	53	52	298	- 246
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	44	85	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	63	32	68	9	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	30	9	7,807	- 7,776
Otitis Media	65	9	71	1	+ 9
Encephalitis	66	5	31	1,190	- 1,185
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Syphilis	68	2	60	94	- 92
Pertussis	69	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Tetanus	70	1	30	1,254	- 1,253
Schistosomiasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

France

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.