AFGHANISTAN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,019	1	40,195	+ 40,824
Stroke	2	53,992	3	19,060	+ 34,931
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,765	4	14,649	+ 17,116
Lung Cancers	4	28,210	32	1,076	+ 27,135
Lung Disease	5	21,195	15	4,650	+ 16,545
Kidney Disease	6	18,250	10	6,590	+ 11,660
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,110	23	1,765	+ 13,345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	12,517	39	741	+ 11,776
Hypertension	9	11,208	8	7,995	+ 3,213
Parkinson's Disease	10	10,148	41	628	+ 9,520
Breast Cancer	11	9,666	22	1,822	+ 7,844
Prostate Cancer	12	7,760	55	258	+ 7,502
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,303	56	229	+ 7,074
Liver Cancer	14	6,004	40	657	+ 5,347
Bladder Cancer	15	5,947	54	272	+ 5,675
Stomach Cancer	16	5,889	26	1,501	+ 4,388
Other Injuries	17	5,574	18	3,241	+ 2,332
Leukemia	18	5,193	42	610	+ 4,583
Lymphomas	19	4,865	36	946	+ 3,919
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,854	12	5,750	- 896
Falls	21	4,775	37	905	+ 3,870
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,338	11	6,033	- 2,695
Liver Disease	23	3,104	16	4,600	- 1,496
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,780	45	527	+ 2,253
Other Neoplasms	25	2,602	63	29	+ 2,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,342	25	1,505	+ 837
Ovary Cancer	27	2,137	48	369	+ 1,768
Suicide	28	2,043	24	1,573	+ 470
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,017	28	1,364	+ 653
Oral Cancer	30	1,688	27	1,467	+ 221
Skin Cancers	31	1,681	59	145	+ 1,536
Drownings	32	1,670	34	996	+ 674
Uterin Cancer	33	1,429	53	289	+ 1,140
Epilepsy	34	955	35	993	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	35	942	29	1,314	- 372
Cervical Cancer	36	933	44	541	+ 392
Drug Use	37	741	51	328	+ 413
Congenital Anomalies	38	668	14	5,001	- 4,333
Fires	39	561	50	348	+ 213
Multiple Sclerosis	40	518	62	84	+ 434
Low Birth Weight	41	488	5	12,631	- 12,143
Violence	42	399	19	3,217	- 2,818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	384	33	1,041	- 657
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	364	13	5,555	- 5,191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	256	65	25	+ 231
Tuberculosis	46	255	7	9,839	- 9,584
Skin Disease	47	216	61	94	+ 122
Hepatitis B	48	214	38	863	- 649
Alcohol	49	193	58	150	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	50	181	46	464	- 283
Anemia	51	180	83	0	+ 180
Hepatitis C	52	148	64	28	+ 120
Meningitis	53	128	20	2,626	- 2,498
Schizophrenia	54	105	81	0	+ 105
Asthma	55	105	17	3,403	- 3,297
Poisonings	56	74	47	384	- 309
Birth Trauma	57	65	6	10,723	- 10,658
Appendicitis	58	36	52	298	- 262
Upper Respiratory	59	30	68	9	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	60	14	70	1	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	61	8	9	7,807	- 7,799
Tetanus	62	7	30	1,254	- 1,247
Oral conditions	63	6	86	0	+ 6
War	64	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Syphilis	65	4	60	94	- 90
Malnutrition	66	3	43	589	- 586
Encephalitis	67	2	31	1,190	- 1,188
Measles	68	1	49	350	- 349
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	70	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.