AFGHANISTAN VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,437	1	40,195	- 22,758
Stroke	2	10,443	3	19,060	- 8,617
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,165	11	6,033	+ 132
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,046	12	5,750	+ 296
Hypertension	5	5,499	8	7,995	- 2,495
Kidney Disease	6	5,364	10	6,590	- 1,226
Lung Cancers	7	3,801	32	1,076	+ 2,725
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,366	4	14,649	- 11,283
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,355	14	5,001	- 1,646
Low Birth Weight	10	3,078	5	12,631	- 9,553
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,536	23	1,765	+ 771
Breast Cancer	12	2,463	22	1,822	+ 641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,213	39	741	+ 1,472
Liver Disease	14	1,772	16	4,600	- 2,828
Lung Disease	15	1,594	15	4,650	- 3,056
Leukemia	16	1,327	42	610	+ 717
Stomach Cancer	17	1,311	26	1,501	- 190
Lymphomas	18	1,161	36	946	+ 215
Other Injuries	19	1,055	18	3,241	- 2,187
Birth Trauma	20	973	6	10,723	- 9,750
Violence	21	966	19	3,217	- 2,251
Pancreas Cancer	22	881	56	229	+ 652
Bladder Cancer	23	764	54	272	+ 492
Falls	24	684	37	905	- 221
Liver Cancer	25	667	40	657	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	26	647	28	1,364	- 717
Parkinson's Disease	27	607	41	628	- 20
Suicide	28	593	24	1,573	- 979
Fires	29	548	50	348	+ 200
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	546	13	5,555	- 5,009
Oral Cancer	31	513	27	1,467	- 955
Ovary Cancer	32	500	48	369	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	33	470	55	258	+ 212
Drug Use	34	412	51	328	+ 84
Asthma	35	411	17	3,403	- 2,992
Drownings	36	384	34	996	- 612
Meningitis	37	281	20	2,626	- 2,344
Inflammatory/Heart	38	267	45	527	- 260
Uterin Cancer	39	267	53	289	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	239	25	1,505	- 1,266
Cervical Cancer	41	229	44	541	- 312
Oesophagus Cancer	42	227	29	1,314	- 1,088
Pertussis	43	196	21	2,107	- 1,911
Maternal Conditions	44	189	9	7,807	- 7,618
Syphilis	45	186	60	94	+ 92
Epilepsy	46	176	35	993	- 817
Poisonings	47	168	47	384	- 216
Skin Disease	48	152	61	94	+ 58
Skin Cancers	49	136	59	145	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	80	33	1,041	- 960
Malnutrition	51	54	43	589	- 536
Encephalitis	52	49	31	1,190	- 1,141
Tuberculosis	53	44	7	9,839	- 9,796
Multiple Sclerosis	54	42	62	84	- 41
Alcohol	55	38	58	150	- 112
Tetanus	56	38	30	1,254	- 1,216
Other Neoplasms	57	33	63	29	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	28	52	298	- 270
War	59	22	2	25,620	- 25,597
Hepatitis B	60	15	38	863	- 848
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	65	25	- 11
Schistosomiasis	62	9	79	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	63	7	46	464	- 457
Hepatitis C	64	5	64	28	- 23
Measles	65	3	49	350	- 348
Leishmaniasis	66	1	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	67	16	- 16
Ascariasis	68	1	66	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	69	1	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Jordan

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.