AFGHANISTAN VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	103,715	3	19,060	+ 84,655
Coronary Heart Disease	2	83,033	1	40,195	+ 42,839
Inflammatory/Heart	3	79,834	45	527	+ 79,307
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,731	12	5,750	+ 14,982
Lung Cancers	5	19,818	32	1,076	+ 18,742
Lung Disease	6	15,153	15	4,650	+ 10,503
Hypertension	7	11,788	8	7,995	+ 3,793
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,528	39	741	+ 9,786
Kidney Disease	9	9,686	10	6,590	+ 3,096
Stomach Cancer	10	8,549	26	1,501	+ 7,049
Breast Cancer	11	7,256	22	1,822	+ 5,434
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,007	56	229	+ 4,778
Liver Cancer	13	4,885	40	657	+ 4,228
Prostate Cancer	14	4,867	55	258	+ 4,609
Liver Disease	15	4,090	16	4,600	- 510
Suicide	16	3,677	24	1,573	+ 2,104
Other Injuries	17	3,438	18	3,241	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	18	3,053	54	272	+ 2,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	2,941	4	14,649	- 11,709
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,640	41	628	+ 2,013
Skin Cancers	21	2,367	59	145	+ 2,223
Leukemia	22	2,149	42	610	+ 1,539
Uterin Cancer	23	2,029	53	289	+ 1,740
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,014	11	6,033	- 4,019
Lymphomas	25	1,800	36	946	+ 854
Ovary Cancer	26	1,755	48	369	+ 1,386
Falls	27	1,461	37	905	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	28	1,379	5	12,631	- 11,251
Oral Cancer	29	1,350	27	1,467	- 118
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,331	23	1,765	- 434
Cervical Cancer	31	1,274	44	541	+ 733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,052	25	1,505	- 453
Asthma	33	997	17	3,403	- 2,406
Oesophagus Cancer	34	851	29	1,314	- 463
Tuberculosis	35	598	7	9,839	- 9,242
Violence	36	581	19	3,217	- 2,636
Congenital Anomalies	37	539	14	5,001	- 4,462
Epilepsy	38	434	35	993	- 559
Multiple Sclerosis	39	398	62	84	+ 314
Other Neoplasms	40	355	63	29	+ 326
Drownings	41	335	34	996	- 661
Alcohol	42	259	58	150	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	241	33	1,041	- 800
Endocrine Disorders	44	229	28	1,364	- 1,135
Poisonings	45	211	47	384	- 173
Fires	46	205	50	348	- 143
Drug Use	47	169	51	328	- 159
Birth Trauma	48	135	6	10,723	- 10,588
Hepatitis B	49	134	38	863	- 729
Pertussis	50	68	21	2,107	- 2,039
Meningitis	51	68	20	2,626	- 2,558
Anemia	52	65	83	0	+ 65
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	52	85	0	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	54	36	9	7,807	- 7,771
Appendicitis	55	26	52	298	- 272
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	19	13	5,555	- 5,536
Skin Disease	57	19	61	94	- 75
Malnutrition	58	11	43	589	- 578
Encephalitis	59	10	31	1,190	- 1,180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	65	25	- 18
HIV/AIDS	61	6	46	464	- 458
Syphilis	62	5	60	94	- 89
War	63	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Leishmaniasis	64	2	70	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	9	- 9
Diphtheria	66	0	67	16	- 16
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	28	- 28
Chlamydia	68	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	75	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

No Macedonia

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.