AFGHANISTAN VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	234,016	1	40,195	+ 193,822
Stroke	2	86,147	3	19,060	+ 67,087
Lung Cancers	3	20,284	32	1,076	+ 19,208
Hypertension	4	19,679	8	7,995	+ 11,684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	16,391	39	741	+ 15,650
Suicide	6	11,014	24	1,573	+ 9,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,986	4	14,649	- 4,663
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	9,907	23	1,765	+ 8,142
Liver Disease	9	9,824	16	4,600	+ 5,224
Stomach Cancer	10	9,758	26	1,501	+ 8,257
Breast Cancer	11	9,602	22	1,822	+ 7,780
Prostate Cancer	12	9,128	55	258	+ 8,870
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,823	56	229	+ 8,594
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,016	12	5,750	+ 2,267
Falls	15	7,908	37	905	+ 7,003
Lung Disease	16	7,831	15	4,650	+ 3,181
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,388	45	527	+ 6,862
Other Injuries	18	6,343	18	3,241	+ 3,102
Kidney Disease	19	5,676	10	6,590	- 914
Oral Cancer	20	5,160	27	1,467	+ 3,692
Lymphomas	21	4,908	36	946	+ 3,961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,774	25	1,505	+ 3,269
Bladder Cancer	23	4,464	54	272	+ 4,192
Leukemia	24	4,332	42	610	+ 3,722
Liver Cancer	25	3,647	40	657	+ 2,989
Ovary Cancer	26	3,560	48	369	+ 3,190
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,428	11	6,033	- 2,605
Cervical Cancer	28	3,424	44	541	+ 2,883
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,394	41	628	+ 2,766
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,340	29	1,314	+ 2,026
Other Neoplasms	31	3,235	63	29	+ 3,207
Skin Cancers	32	3,001	59	145	+ 2,856
Alcohol	33	2,925	58	150	+ 2,775
Uterin Cancer	34	2,433	53	289	+ 2,144
Drownings	35	2,289	34	996	+ 1,293
Violence	36	2,008	19	3,217	- 1,209
Drug Use	37	1,866	51	328	+ 1,538
Tuberculosis	38	1,813	7	9,839	- 8,026
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,100	28	1,364	- 264
Epilepsy	40	947	35	993	- 45
Congenital Anomalies	41	941	14	5,001	- 4,059
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	906	13	5,555	- 4,649
Fires	43	782	50	348	+ 434
Skin Disease	44	731	61	94	+ 637
Poisonings	45	705	47	384	+ 321
Asthma	46	693	17	3,403	- 2,710
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	626	65	25	+ 601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	446	33	1,041	- 595
Multiple Sclerosis	49	439	62	84	+ 355
Hepatitis C	50	357	64	28	+ 329
HIV/AIDS	51	340	46	464	- 124
Meningitis	52	295	20	2,626	- 2,330
Birth Trauma	53	157	6	10,723	- 10,566
Appendicitis	54	149	52	298	- 150
Low Birth Weight	55	135	5	12,631	- 12,496
Schizophrenia	56	129	81	0	+ 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	122	85	0	+ 122
Malnutrition	58	108	43	589	- 481
Osteoarthritis	59	95	84	0	+ 95
Anemia	60	81	83	0	+ 81
Hepatitis B	61	72	38	863	- 791
Tetanus	62	37	30	1,254	- 1,217
Maternal Conditions	63	32	9	7,807	- 7,775
Oral conditions	64	30	86	0	+ 30
Encephalitis	65	24	31	1,190	- 1,166
Otitis Media	66	15	71	1	+ 15
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Upper Respiratory	68	1	68	9	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Syphilis	70	0	60	94	- 94
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Diphtheria	82	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	83	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Lithuania

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.