AFGHANISTAN VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,913	1	40,195	+ 23,718
Stroke	2	41,220	3	19,060	+ 22,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	27,275	23	1,765	+ 25,510
Lung Cancers	4	22,476	32	1,076	+ 21,400
Lung Disease	5	21,311	15	4,650	+ 16,661
Hypertension	6	19,698	8	7,995	+ 11,703
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,987	39	741	+ 13,246
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,054	12	5,750	+ 7,305
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,753	4	14,649	- 3,897
Breast Cancer	10	9,127	22	1,822	+ 7,305
Kidney Disease	11	8,375	10	6,590	+ 1,785
Other Injuries	12	7,971	18	3,241	+ 4,730
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,960	56	229	+ 7,730
Stomach Cancer	14	6,747	26	1,501	+ 5,247
Other Neoplasms	15	6,571	63	29	+ 6,542
Lymphomas	16	6,364	36	946	+ 5,418
Liver Cancer	17	6,331	40	657	+ 5,674
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,548	28	1,364	+ 4,184
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,546	41	628	+ 4,919
Prostate Cancer	20	5,534	55	258	+ 5,276
Leukemia	21	4,428	42	610	+ 3,818
Bladder Cancer	22	4,416	54	272	+ 4,144
Liver Disease	23	3,659	16	4,600	- 941
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,640	45	527	+ 3,113
Falls	25	2,779	37	905	+ 1,874
Suicide	26	2,660	24	1,573	+ 1,087
Oral Cancer	27	2,200	27	1,467	+ 733
Ovary Cancer	28	2,160	48	369	+ 1,790
Skin Cancers	29	2,132	59	145	+ 1,987
Road Traffic Accidents	30	2,120	11	6,033	- 3,914
Hepatitis C	31	1,613	64	28	+ 1,585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,458	33	1,041	+ 417
Uterin Cancer	33	1,446	53	289	+ 1,158
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,346	29	1,314	+ 32
Anemia	35	1,101	83	0	+ 1,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,067	13	5,555	- 4,488
Congenital Anomalies	37	950	14	5,001	- 4,051
Skin Disease	38	948	61	94	+ 854
Epilepsy	39	880	35	993	- 113
Cervical Cancer	40	759	44	541	+ 218
Malnutrition	41	510	43	589	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	462	65	25	+ 436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	454	25	1,505	- 1,051
Multiple Sclerosis	44	445	62	84	+ 361
Drug Use	45	430	51	328	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	46	342	46	464	- 122
Asthma	47	325	17	3,403	- 3,078
Osteoarthritis	48	317	84	0	+ 317
Schizophrenia	49	279	81	0	+ 279
Violence	50	269	19	3,217	- 2,948
Low Birth Weight	51	235	5	12,631	- 12,395
Drownings	52	226	34	996	- 770
Tuberculosis	53	221	7	9,839	- 9,618
Hepatitis B	54	220	38	863	- 644
Alcohol	55	182	58	150	+ 32
Fires	56	178	50	348	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	158	85	0	+ 158
Poisonings	58	101	47	384	- 282
Birth Trauma	59	92	6	10,723	- 10,630
Meningitis	60	84	20	2,626	- 2,542
Appendicitis	61	32	52	298	- 266
Oral conditions	62	31	86	0	+ 31
Tetanus	63	14	30	1,254	- 1,240
Upper Respiratory	64	13	68	9	+ 4
Otitis Media	65	10	71	1	+ 10
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Maternal Conditions	67	4	9	7,807	- 7,803
Encephalitis	68	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Syphilis	69	3	60	94	- 91
Leishmaniasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Measles	71	1	49	350	- 350
Chagas disease	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Ascariasis	80	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Italy

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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.