AFGHANISTAN VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,463	1	40,195	+ 4,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,563	23	1,765	+ 30,798
Stroke	3	15,495	3	19,060	- 3,566
Lung Cancers	4	14,790	32	1,076	+ 13,714
Lung Disease	5	14,184	15	4,650	+ 9,534
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,073	4	14,649	- 5,577
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,094	39	741	+ 7,353
Prostate Cancer	8	6,705	55	258	+ 6,448
Breast Cancer	9	5,880	22	1,822	+ 4,058
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,839	41	628	+ 5,211
Other Injuries	11	5,512	18	3,241	+ 2,271
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,773	56	229	+ 4,544
Suicide	13	4,435	24	1,573	+ 2,862
Lymphomas	14	4,051	36	946	+ 3,105
Kidney Disease	15	3,664	10	6,590	- 2,926
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,269	12	5,750	- 2,481
Hypertension	17	2,668	8	7,995	- 5,327
Falls	18	2,610	37	905	+ 1,705
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,483	29	1,314	+ 1,168
Liver Cancer	20	2,466	40	657	+ 1,808
Bladder Cancer	21	2,243	54	272	+ 1,971
Leukemia	22	2,083	42	610	+ 1,472
Stomach Cancer	23	1,935	26	1,501	+ 435
Drug Use	24	1,852	51	328	+ 1,524
Ovary Cancer	25	1,811	48	369	+ 1,442
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,722	45	527	+ 1,195
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,718	28	1,364	+ 354
Alcohol	28	1,559	58	150	+ 1,409
Skin Cancers	29	1,431	59	145	+ 1,286
Other Neoplasms	30	1,072	63	29	+ 1,044
Liver Disease	31	1,043	16	4,600	- 3,557
Cervical Cancer	32	1,013	44	541	+ 472
Oral Cancer	33	941	27	1,467	- 526
Congenital Anomalies	34	821	14	5,001	- 4,179
Road Traffic Accidents	35	766	11	6,033	- 5,268
Uterin Cancer	36	762	53	289	+ 473
Epilepsy	37	597	35	993	- 395
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	466	65	25	+ 441
Violence	39	442	19	3,217	- 2,775
Anemia	40	404	83	0	+ 404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	359	25	1,505	- 1,146
Poisonings	42	356	47	384	- 28
Low Birth Weight	43	332	5	12,631	- 12,299
Multiple Sclerosis	44	304	62	84	+ 220
Skin Disease	45	290	61	94	+ 196
Birth Trauma	46	274	6	10,723	- 10,449
Osteoarthritis	47	228	84	0	+ 228
Asthma	48	183	17	3,403	- 3,220
Schizophrenia	49	160	81	0	+ 160
Meningitis	50	141	20	2,626	- 2,485
Upper Respiratory	51	122	68	9	+ 113
Hepatitis C	52	122	64	28	+ 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	117	85	0	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	115	33	1,041	- 926
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	107	13	5,555	- 5,448
Drownings	56	101	34	996	- 896
Malnutrition	57	60	43	589	- 529
Fires	58	59	50	348	- 289
HIV/AIDS	59	51	46	464	- 413
Maternal Conditions	60	39	9	7,807	- 7,768
War	61	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pertussis	62	1	21	2,107	- 2,106
Hepatitis B	63	0	38	863	- 863
Otitis Media	64	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	67	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	68	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Ascariasis	69	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	7	9,839	- 9,839
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	52	298	- 298
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.