AFGHANISTAN VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,537	1	40,195	+ 21,342
Stroke	2	42,682	3	19,060	+ 23,622
Lung Disease	3	14,636	15	4,650	+ 9,986
Liver Disease	4	10,840	16	4,600	+ 6,240
Lung Cancers	5	7,699	32	1,076	+ 6,623
Inflammatory/Heart	6	7,650	45	527	+ 7,123
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,871	4	14,649	- 7,779
Suicide	8	6,453	24	1,573	+ 4,881
Stomach Cancer	9	5,239	26	1,501	+ 3,738
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,761	23	1,765	+ 2,996
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,658	11	6,033	- 1,375
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,444	12	5,750	- 1,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,215	39	741	+ 3,473
Hypertension	14	3,635	8	7,995	- 4,359
Breast Cancer	15	3,360	22	1,822	+ 1,538
Kidney Disease	16	3,247	10	6,590	- 3,343
Other Injuries	17	2,908	18	3,241	- 334
Alcohol	18	2,594	58	150	+ 2,444
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,571	29	1,314	+ 1,257
Asthma	20	2,258	17	3,403	- 1,145
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,221	56	229	+ 1,992
Liver Cancer	22	2,020	40	657	+ 1,362
Violence	23	1,880	19	3,217	- 1,336
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,873	14	5,001	- 3,128
Cervical Cancer	25	1,595	44	541	+ 1,055
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,432	41	628	+ 805
Falls	27	1,389	37	905	+ 484
Low Birth Weight	28	1,388	5	12,631	- 11,243
Drug Use	29	1,370	51	328	+ 1,041
Drownings	30	1,347	34	996	+ 351
Oral Cancer	31	1,344	27	1,467	- 123
Ovary Cancer	32	1,255	48	369	+ 885
Leukemia	33	1,212	42	610	+ 601
Prostate Cancer	34	1,053	55	258	+ 795
Birth Trauma	35	868	6	10,723	- 9,854
Lymphomas	36	863	36	946	- 83
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	744	25	1,505	- 761
Uterin Cancer	38	726	53	289	+ 437
Poisonings	39	709	47	384	+ 325
Fires	40	702	50	348	+ 354
Bladder Cancer	41	685	54	272	+ 413
HIV/AIDS	42	674	46	464	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	43	600	28	1,364	- 764
Epilepsy	44	585	35	993	- 408
Tuberculosis	45	580	7	9,839	- 9,259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	580	33	1,041	- 461
Skin Cancers	47	567	59	145	+ 422
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	511	13	5,555	- 5,045
Encephalitis	49	281	31	1,190	- 909
Meningitis	50	176	20	2,626	- 2,450
Malnutrition	51	165	43	589	- 424
Multiple Sclerosis	52	94	62	84	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	53	73	63	29	+ 44
Skin Disease	54	62	61	94	- 32
Maternal Conditions	55	58	9	7,807	- 7,749
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	50	65	25	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	38	52	298	- 261
Upper Respiratory	58	33	68	9	+ 23
Hepatitis B	59	29	38	863	- 834
War	60	14	2	25,620	- 25,606
Tetanus	61	7	30	1,254	- 1,247
Chlamydia	62	5	69	1	+ 4
Syphilis	63	3	60	94	- 91
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	28	- 25
Leishmaniasis	65	2	70	1	+ 1
Pertussis	66	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Ascariasis	67	0	66	17	- 16
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	49	350	- 350
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Kazakhstan

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.