AFGHANISTAN VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,671	1	40,195	- 4,524
Diabetes Mellitus	2	26,425	12	5,750	+ 20,676
Kidney Disease	3	13,694	10	6,590	+ 7,103
Stroke	4	12,211	3	19,060	- 6,849
Violence	5	9,958	19	3,217	+ 6,742
Liver Disease	6	9,157	16	4,600	+ 4,557
Lung Disease	7	8,937	15	4,650	+ 4,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,615	4	14,649	- 7,034
Hypertension	9	5,464	8	7,995	- 2,531
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,003	11	6,033	- 1,030
Other Injuries	11	3,736	18	3,241	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,471	28	1,364	+ 2,107
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,209	14	5,001	- 1,792
Malnutrition	14	2,317	43	589	+ 1,728
Prostate Cancer	15	2,300	55	258	+ 2,042
Breast Cancer	16	2,265	22	1,822	+ 443
Lung Cancers	17	2,255	32	1,076	+ 1,179
Low Birth Weight	18	2,198	5	12,631	- 10,433
Stomach Cancer	19	2,129	26	1,501	+ 629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,109	39	741	+ 1,367
Liver Cancer	21	2,092	40	657	+ 1,435
Suicide	22	2,078	24	1,573	+ 506
Other Neoplasms	23	1,904	63	29	+ 1,875
Lymphomas	24	1,523	36	946	+ 576
Leukemia	25	1,482	42	610	+ 872
Cervical Cancer	26	1,469	44	541	+ 928
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,384	56	229	+ 1,155
HIV/AIDS	28	1,267	46	464	+ 803
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,067	13	5,555	- 4,489
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,058	23	1,765	- 707
Skin Disease	31	929	61	94	+ 835
Alcohol	32	904	58	150	+ 754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	839	25	1,505	- 666
Ovary Cancer	34	813	48	369	+ 444
Falls	35	806	37	905	- 99
Birth Trauma	36	783	6	10,723	- 9,940
Anemia	37	670	83	0	+ 670
Tuberculosis	38	596	7	9,839	- 9,243
Epilepsy	39	587	35	993	- 406
Skin Cancers	40	586	59	145	+ 441
Inflammatory/Heart	41	573	45	527	+ 46
Drownings	42	552	34	996	- 444
Parkinson's Disease	43	481	41	628	- 147
Drug Use	44	451	51	328	+ 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	434	65	25	+ 409
Oral Cancer	46	416	27	1,467	- 1,052
Asthma	47	412	17	3,403	- 2,991
Bladder Cancer	48	390	54	272	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	49	384	29	1,314	- 930
Uterin Cancer	50	277	53	289	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	274	85	0	+ 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	264	33	1,041	- 777
Appendicitis	53	238	52	298	- 61
Maternal Conditions	54	230	9	7,807	- 7,577
Hepatitis C	55	192	64	28	+ 164
Fires	56	185	50	348	- 163
Poisonings	57	163	47	384	- 221
Meningitis	58	110	20	2,626	- 2,516
Osteoarthritis	59	93	84	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	60	91	62	84	+ 7
Hepatitis B	61	64	38	863	- 799
Encephalitis	62	43	31	1,190	- 1,147
Schizophrenia	63	39	81	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	64	39	68	9	+ 30
Oral conditions	65	38	86	0	+ 38
War	66	34	2	25,620	- 25,585
Dengue	67	9	72	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	9	71	1	+ 8
Chagas disease	69	7	77	0	+ 7
Pertussis	70	7	21	2,107	- 2,101
Tetanus	71	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Ascariasis	72	1	66	17	- 15
Syphilis	73	1	60	94	- 93
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	80	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	57	185	- 185
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Mexico

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.