AFGHANISTAN VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,544	1	40,195	+ 14,349
Stroke	2	36,543	3	19,060	+ 17,483
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,419	12	5,750	+ 25,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,945	4	14,649	+ 4,295
Prostate Cancer	5	16,980	55	258	+ 16,722
Kidney Disease	6	14,054	10	6,590	+ 7,464
Endocrine Disorders	7	9,799	28	1,364	+ 8,435
Hypertension	8	9,445	8	7,995	+ 1,450
Breast Cancer	9	8,726	22	1,822	+ 6,904
Other Injuries	10	7,506	18	3,241	+ 4,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,974	39	741	+ 6,233
Skin Disease	12	6,329	61	94	+ 6,235
Lung Disease	13	5,477	15	4,650	+ 827
Lung Cancers	14	5,258	32	1,076	+ 4,182
Uterin Cancer	15	4,232	53	289	+ 3,944
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,914	56	229	+ 3,684
Birth Trauma	17	3,768	6	10,723	- 6,955
Liver Disease	18	3,729	16	4,600	- 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,632	23	1,765	+ 1,867
Cervical Cancer	20	3,571	44	541	+ 3,030
Lymphomas	21	3,494	36	946	+ 2,548
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,122	11	6,033	- 2,911
Stomach Cancer	23	2,844	26	1,501	+ 1,344
Violence	24	2,586	19	3,217	- 630
Liver Cancer	25	2,452	40	657	+ 1,795
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,362	14	5,001	- 2,639
Low Birth Weight	27	2,361	5	12,631	- 10,270
Oral Cancer	28	2,317	27	1,467	+ 850
Other Neoplasms	29	2,277	63	29	+ 2,248
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,082	29	1,314	+ 768
Alcohol	31	2,047	58	150	+ 1,897
Anemia	32	1,937	83	0	+ 1,937
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,643	25	1,505	+ 138
Falls	34	1,608	37	905	+ 703
Ovary Cancer	35	1,536	48	369	+ 1,167
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,510	45	527	+ 983
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	1,488	85	0	+ 1,488
Leukemia	38	1,429	42	610	+ 819
Drownings	39	1,422	34	996	+ 426
Malnutrition	40	1,252	43	589	+ 663
Bladder Cancer	41	1,250	54	272	+ 978
HIV/AIDS	42	1,171	46	464	+ 707
Asthma	43	1,036	17	3,403	- 2,367
Parkinson's Disease	44	958	41	628	+ 331
Epilepsy	45	734	35	993	- 259
Fires	46	648	50	348	+ 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	609	33	1,041	- 432
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	558	13	5,555	- 4,997
Drug Use	49	439	51	328	+ 110
Osteoarthritis	50	365	84	0	+ 365
Tuberculosis	51	338	7	9,839	- 9,501
Suicide	52	257	24	1,573	- 1,316
Appendicitis	53	217	52	298	- 82
Skin Cancers	54	217	59	145	+ 72
Maternal Conditions	55	188	9	7,807	- 7,619
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	154	65	25	+ 129
Upper Respiratory	57	144	68	9	+ 134
Hepatitis B	58	107	38	863	- 756
Syphilis	59	100	60	94	+ 6
Poisonings	60	30	47	384	- 354
War	61	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pertussis	62	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Dengue	63	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	65	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 1
Meningitis	68	0	20	2,626	- 2,626
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	28	- 28
Encephalitis	70	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Malaria	71	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	76	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	77	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	62	84	- 84
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Grenada

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.