AFGHANISTAN VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,444	1	40,195	+ 27,249
Stroke	2	51,655	3	19,060	+ 32,595
Diabetes Mellitus	3	29,236	12	5,750	+ 23,487
Hypertension	4	16,168	8	7,995	+ 8,173
Suicide	5	15,932	24	1,573	+ 14,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,234	4	14,649	+ 584
HIV/AIDS	7	12,944	46	464	+ 12,480
Kidney Disease	8	11,791	10	6,590	+ 5,200
Liver Disease	9	9,944	16	4,600	+ 5,345
Violence	10	9,779	19	3,217	+ 6,562
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,833	11	6,033	+ 2,800
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,812	28	1,364	+ 7,449
Lung Disease	13	8,790	15	4,650	+ 4,140
Other Injuries	14	8,447	18	3,241	+ 5,206
Drownings	15	7,317	34	996	+ 6,321
Tuberculosis	16	6,920	7	9,839	- 2,919
Prostate Cancer	17	6,228	55	258	+ 5,970
Anemia	18	4,997	83	0	+ 4,997
Breast Cancer	19	4,843	22	1,822	+ 3,021
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,636	45	527	+ 4,109
Cervical Cancer	21	4,617	44	541	+ 4,076
Low Birth Weight	22	4,510	5	12,631	- 8,121
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,471	14	5,001	- 1,530
Birth Trauma	24	3,254	6	10,723	- 7,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,959	39	741	+ 2,218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,744	25	1,505	+ 1,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,400	13	5,555	- 3,155
Other Neoplasms	28	2,029	63	29	+ 2,000
Lung Cancers	29	1,907	32	1,076	+ 831
Malnutrition	30	1,885	43	589	+ 1,296
Stomach Cancer	31	1,716	26	1,501	+ 216
Lymphomas	32	1,626	36	946	+ 680
Malaria	33	1,516	57	185	+ 1,330
Liver Cancer	34	1,460	40	657	+ 802
Maternal Conditions	35	1,423	9	7,807	- 6,384
Asthma	36	1,287	17	3,403	- 2,116
Epilepsy	37	1,191	35	993	+ 199
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,154	23	1,765	- 611
Leukemia	39	1,072	42	610	+ 462
Oral Cancer	40	1,013	27	1,467	- 454
Fires	41	982	50	348	+ 634
Pancreas Cancer	42	960	56	229	+ 730
Ovary Cancer	43	895	48	369	+ 526
Meningitis	44	879	20	2,626	- 1,747
Drug Use	45	790	51	328	+ 462
Uterin Cancer	46	656	53	289	+ 367
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	651	33	1,041	- 390
Falls	48	562	37	905	- 344
Parkinson's Disease	49	455	41	628	- 172
Bladder Cancer	50	400	54	272	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	51	395	29	1,314	- 920
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	392	85	0	+ 392
Encephalitis	53	355	31	1,190	- 835
Appendicitis	54	303	52	298	+ 4
Skin Cancers	55	244	59	145	+ 99
Skin Disease	56	162	61	94	+ 68
Alcohol	57	157	58	150	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	58	152	84	0	+ 152
Hepatitis B	59	101	38	863	- 762
Dengue	60	93	72	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	61	63	62	84	- 21
Schizophrenia	62	51	81	0	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	50	65	25	+ 25
War	64	31	2	25,620	- 25,589
Poisonings	65	29	47	384	- 354
Upper Respiratory	66	26	68	9	+ 17
Oral conditions	67	21	86	0	+ 21
Leprosy	68	18	75	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	13	64	28	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	13	82	0	+ 13
Syphilis	71	12	60	94	- 83
Tetanus	72	10	30	1,254	- 1,244
Pertussis	73	3	21	2,107	- 2,104
Ascariasis	74	1	66	17	- 16
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	76	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	77	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Guyana

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.