AFGHANISTAN VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,085	1	40,195	+ 4,890
Stroke	2	40,207	3	19,060	+ 21,147
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,112	4	14,649	+ 9,462
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,155	12	5,750	+ 11,405
HIV/AIDS	5	9,236	46	464	+ 8,772
Kidney Disease	6	9,220	10	6,590	+ 2,629
Hypertension	7	8,983	8	7,995	+ 988
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,669	13	5,555	+ 3,113
Low Birth Weight	9	8,587	5	12,631	- 4,043
Liver Disease	10	8,278	16	4,600	+ 3,678
Lung Disease	11	7,968	15	4,650	+ 3,318
Violence	12	7,952	19	3,217	+ 4,735
Road Traffic Accidents	13	7,218	11	6,033	+ 1,185
Birth Trauma	14	7,169	6	10,723	- 3,553
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,210	14	5,001	+ 1,209
Other Injuries	16	5,115	18	3,241	+ 1,874
Prostate Cancer	17	4,630	55	258	+ 4,372
Maternal Conditions	18	4,604	9	7,807	- 3,203
Drownings	19	4,459	34	996	+ 3,463
Asthma	20	3,779	17	3,403	+ 377
Suicide	21	3,705	24	1,573	+ 2,132
Tuberculosis	22	3,439	7	9,839	- 6,400
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,259	23	1,765	+ 1,495
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,248	28	1,364	+ 1,884
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,212	45	527	+ 2,685
Stomach Cancer	26	2,946	26	1,501	+ 1,445
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	2,779	33	1,041	+ 1,738
Meningitis	28	2,662	20	2,626	+ 36
Malnutrition	29	2,447	43	589	+ 1,857
Breast Cancer	30	2,406	22	1,822	+ 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,404	25	1,505	+ 899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,322	39	741	+ 1,580
Liver Cancer	33	2,261	40	657	+ 1,604
Cervical Cancer	34	1,955	44	541	+ 1,414
Falls	35	1,874	37	905	+ 968
Lung Cancers	36	1,678	32	1,076	+ 602
Fires	37	1,604	50	348	+ 1,256
Pertussis	38	1,524	21	2,107	- 584
Alcohol	39	1,459	58	150	+ 1,309
Skin Disease	40	1,449	61	94	+ 1,355
Epilepsy	41	1,395	35	993	+ 402
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,124	41	628	+ 497
Leukemia	43	1,026	42	610	+ 415
Pancreas Cancer	44	916	56	229	+ 686
Oral Cancer	45	890	27	1,467	- 577
Syphilis	46	858	60	94	+ 764
Lymphomas	47	803	36	946	- 143
Appendicitis	48	586	52	298	+ 287
Oesophagus Cancer	49	529	29	1,314	- 785
Poisonings	50	527	47	384	+ 143
Ovary Cancer	51	524	48	369	+ 155
Drug Use	52	478	51	328	+ 149
Tetanus	53	405	30	1,254	- 849
Encephalitis	54	402	31	1,190	- 789
Bladder Cancer	55	314	54	272	+ 42
Skin Cancers	56	192	59	145	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	57	143	53	289	- 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	127	65	25	+ 102
Malaria	59	123	57	185	- 63
Other Neoplasms	60	104	63	29	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	61	97	62	84	+ 13
Hepatitis B	62	89	38	863	- 775
Upper Respiratory	63	64	68	9	+ 55
Dengue	64	57	72	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	65	25	64	28	- 3
War	66	19	2	25,620	- 25,601
Ascariasis	67	18	66	17	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	15	69	1	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	11	67	16	- 6
Otitis Media	70	4	71	1	+ 4
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Haiti

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.