AFGHANISTAN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,140	1	40,195	+ 29,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,405	23	1,765	+ 22,640
Stroke	3	23,750	3	19,060	+ 4,689
Lung Cancers	4	22,207	32	1,076	+ 21,131
Lung Disease	5	20,412	15	4,650	+ 15,763
Hypertension	6	12,780	8	7,995	+ 4,785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,413	39	741	+ 11,672
Kidney Disease	8	10,861	10	6,590	+ 4,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,879	4	14,649	- 4,770
Breast Cancer	10	8,987	22	1,822	+ 7,165
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,572	56	229	+ 8,342
Prostate Cancer	12	7,864	55	258	+ 7,606
Diabetes Mellitus	13	7,421	12	5,750	+ 1,672
Falls	14	7,309	37	905	+ 6,404
Liver Disease	15	7,247	16	4,600	+ 2,647
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,007	41	628	+ 5,379
Lymphomas	17	5,842	36	946	+ 4,896
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,093	28	1,364	+ 3,729
Suicide	19	4,905	24	1,573	+ 3,333
Stomach Cancer	20	4,606	26	1,501	+ 3,106
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,241	45	527	+ 3,714
Leukemia	22	4,167	42	610	+ 3,557
Other Injuries	23	3,934	18	3,241	+ 693
Other Neoplasms	24	3,892	63	29	+ 3,864
Liver Cancer	25	3,843	40	657	+ 3,186
Alcohol	26	2,985	58	150	+ 2,835
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,963	29	1,314	+ 1,649
Bladder Cancer	28	2,954	54	272	+ 2,682
Oral Cancer	29	2,873	27	1,467	+ 1,405
Ovary Cancer	30	2,477	48	369	+ 2,107
Skin Cancers	31	1,934	59	145	+ 1,789
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,827	13	5,555	- 3,728
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,724	33	1,041	+ 684
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,507	11	6,033	- 4,526
Epilepsy	35	1,474	35	993	+ 482
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,093	14	5,001	- 3,908
Uterin Cancer	37	1,064	53	289	+ 776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,033	25	1,505	- 472
Cervical Cancer	39	1,017	44	541	+ 476
Drug Use	40	921	51	328	+ 592
Multiple Sclerosis	41	749	62	84	+ 665
Skin Disease	42	736	61	94	+ 642
Anemia	43	474	83	0	+ 474
Asthma	44	441	17	3,403	- 2,962
Low Birth Weight	45	367	5	12,631	- 12,263
Violence	46	367	19	3,217	- 2,850
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	259	65	25	+ 233
Hepatitis C	48	242	64	28	+ 214
Drownings	49	219	34	996	- 777
Malnutrition	50	215	43	589	- 375
Schizophrenia	51	186	81	0	+ 186
Osteoarthritis	52	173	84	0	+ 173
Fires	53	171	50	348	- 177
HIV/AIDS	54	165	46	464	- 299
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	139	85	0	+ 139
Tuberculosis	56	134	7	9,839	- 9,705
Birth Trauma	57	114	6	10,723	- 10,609
Poisonings	58	103	47	384	- 280
Hepatitis B	59	87	38	863	- 777
Meningitis	60	80	20	2,626	- 2,546
Upper Respiratory	61	66	68	9	+ 57
Appendicitis	62	61	52	298	- 237
Oral conditions	63	30	86	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	64	18	9	7,807	- 7,789
Otitis Media	65	8	71	1	+ 7
War	66	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Encephalitis	67	4	31	1,190	- 1,186
Syphilis	68	3	60	94	- 92
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,107	- 2,106
Measles	70	1	49	350	- 349
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.