AFGHANISTAN VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,858	1	40,195	- 18,337
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,782	23	1,765	+ 11,017
Kidney Disease	3	10,398	10	6,590	+ 3,808
Stroke	4	10,374	3	19,060	- 8,686
Lung Cancers	5	8,644	32	1,076	+ 7,568
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,163	12	5,750	+ 2,414
Lung Disease	7	6,598	15	4,650	+ 1,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,482	4	14,649	- 8,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,444	39	741	+ 5,703
Breast Cancer	10	5,278	22	1,822	+ 3,456
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,363	56	229	+ 4,134
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,277	28	1,364	+ 2,913
Lymphomas	13	3,948	36	946	+ 3,002
Other Injuries	14	3,532	18	3,241	+ 291
Leukemia	15	2,610	42	610	+ 2,000
Stomach Cancer	16	2,412	26	1,501	+ 911
Prostate Cancer	17	2,225	55	258	+ 1,967
Bladder Cancer	18	2,118	54	272	+ 1,846
Suicide	19	1,935	24	1,573	+ 363
Other Neoplasms	20	1,792	63	29	+ 1,763
Hypertension	21	1,708	8	7,995	- 6,287
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,698	41	628	+ 1,070
Skin Cancers	23	1,618	59	145	+ 1,473
Skin Disease	24	1,570	61	94	+ 1,476
Liver Cancer	25	1,472	40	657	+ 815
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,421	11	6,033	- 4,612
Ovary Cancer	27	1,376	48	369	+ 1,007
Liver Disease	28	1,247	16	4,600	- 3,353
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,242	14	5,001	- 3,759
Inflammatory/Heart	30	915	45	527	+ 388
Uterin Cancer	31	862	53	289	+ 573
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	709	13	5,555	- 4,846
Oral Cancer	33	641	27	1,467	- 826
Anemia	34	636	83	0	+ 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	615	33	1,041	- 426
Asthma	36	604	17	3,403	- 2,798
Oesophagus Cancer	37	588	29	1,314	- 726
Cervical Cancer	38	567	44	541	+ 27
Falls	39	527	37	905	- 379
Epilepsy	40	463	35	993	- 529
Violence	41	444	19	3,217	- 2,773
Low Birth Weight	42	401	5	12,631	- 12,229
Drug Use	43	288	51	328	- 40
Schizophrenia	44	284	81	0	+ 284
Drownings	45	167	34	996	- 829
Hepatitis C	46	166	64	28	+ 138
Multiple Sclerosis	47	166	62	84	+ 82
Malnutrition	48	165	43	589	- 424
Alcohol	49	164	58	150	+ 15
Birth Trauma	50	149	6	10,723	- 10,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	142	25	1,505	- 1,363
HIV/AIDS	52	108	46	464	- 356
Fires	53	104	50	348	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	98	65	25	+ 73
Meningitis	55	86	20	2,626	- 2,539
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	74	85	0	+ 74
Tuberculosis	57	69	7	9,839	- 9,770
Hepatitis B	58	67	38	863	- 796
Osteoarthritis	59	33	84	0	+ 33
War	60	31	2	25,620	- 25,588
Maternal Conditions	61	25	9	7,807	- 7,782
Upper Respiratory	62	23	68	9	+ 14
Poisonings	63	17	47	384	- 367
Appendicitis	64	16	52	298	- 282
Oral conditions	65	16	86	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	15	31	1,190	- 1,175
Otitis Media	67	3	71	1	+ 3
Leprosy	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,107	- 2,107
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	71	0	60	94	- 94
Diphtheria	72	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	73	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Israel

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.