AFGHANISTAN VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,135	1	40,195	- 1,060
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,807	23	1,765	+ 16,042
Lung Cancers	3	15,525	32	1,076	+ 14,449
Stroke	4	15,360	3	19,060	- 3,701
Lung Disease	5	14,487	15	4,650	+ 9,837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,835	39	741	+ 7,093
Breast Cancer	7	6,770	22	1,822	+ 4,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,643	4	14,649	- 8,006
Kidney Disease	9	5,434	10	6,590	- 1,156
Other Injuries	10	5,281	18	3,241	+ 2,039
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,887	56	229	+ 4,658
Liver Disease	12	4,484	16	4,600	- 116
Suicide	13	4,146	24	1,573	+ 2,573
Lymphomas	14	3,851	36	946	+ 2,904
Prostate Cancer	15	3,802	55	258	+ 3,544
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,698	41	628	+ 3,071
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,651	12	5,750	- 2,099
Falls	18	3,622	37	905	+ 2,717
Hypertension	19	3,205	8	7,995	- 4,790
Leukemia	20	3,165	42	610	+ 2,555
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,153	28	1,364	+ 1,789
Stomach Cancer	22	3,057	26	1,501	+ 1,556
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,932	45	527	+ 2,405
Other Neoplasms	24	2,918	63	29	+ 2,889
Liver Cancer	25	2,899	40	657	+ 2,242
Bladder Cancer	26	2,616	54	272	+ 2,344
Ovary Cancer	27	2,108	48	369	+ 1,739
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,900	29	1,314	+ 586
Alcohol	29	1,512	58	150	+ 1,362
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,500	11	6,033	- 4,533
Skin Cancers	31	1,291	59	145	+ 1,146
Malnutrition	32	1,162	43	589	+ 573
Oral Cancer	33	1,136	27	1,467	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,130	33	1,041	+ 89
Epilepsy	35	1,006	35	993	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	36	935	53	289	+ 647
Congenital Anomalies	37	622	14	5,001	- 4,379
Cervical Cancer	38	573	44	541	+ 32
Drug Use	39	555	51	328	+ 227
Anemia	40	504	83	0	+ 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	403	25	1,505	- 1,102
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	369	13	5,555	- 5,186
Schizophrenia	43	347	81	0	+ 347
Skin Disease	44	321	61	94	+ 227
Asthma	45	276	17	3,403	- 3,127
Multiple Sclerosis	46	245	62	84	+ 161
Hepatitis C	47	222	64	28	+ 194
Violence	48	186	19	3,217	- 3,031
Low Birth Weight	49	183	5	12,631	- 12,448
Osteoarthritis	50	157	84	0	+ 157
Fires	51	151	50	348	- 197
HIV/AIDS	52	148	46	464	- 316
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	138	65	25	+ 113
Drownings	54	117	34	996	- 879
Tuberculosis	55	111	7	9,839	- 9,728
Poisonings	56	88	47	384	- 295
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	71	85	0	+ 71
Meningitis	58	41	20	2,626	- 2,585
Birth Trauma	59	36	6	10,723	- 10,687
Hepatitis B	60	33	38	863	- 830
Upper Respiratory	61	23	68	9	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	20	52	298	- 278
Maternal Conditions	63	20	9	7,807	- 7,787
Oral conditions	64	18	86	0	+ 18
Encephalitis	65	10	31	1,190	- 1,181
Syphilis	66	8	60	94	- 86
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Pertussis	68	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	69	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	70	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Chlamydia	72	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Luxembourg

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.