AFGHANISTAN VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,838	1	40,195	+ 37,643
Diabetes Mellitus	2	49,436	12	5,750	+ 43,687
Stroke	3	47,980	3	19,060	+ 28,920
Kidney Disease	4	22,653	10	6,590	+ 16,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,857	4	14,649	+ 6,207
Lung Disease	6	16,606	15	4,650	+ 11,956
Suicide	7	12,935	24	1,573	+ 11,363
Hypertension	8	10,923	8	7,995	+ 2,928
Liver Disease	9	9,551	16	4,600	+ 4,951
Lung Cancers	10	9,238	32	1,076	+ 8,162
Drownings	11	6,938	34	996	+ 5,942
Breast Cancer	12	6,840	22	1,822	+ 5,018
Asthma	13	6,408	17	3,403	+ 3,005
Low Birth Weight	14	6,029	5	12,631	- 6,602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,527	33	1,041	+ 4,487
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	5,409	13	5,555	- 147
Other Injuries	17	5,361	18	3,241	+ 2,119
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,349	14	5,001	+ 348
Tuberculosis	19	5,040	7	9,839	- 4,799
Stomach Cancer	20	4,729	26	1,501	+ 3,229
Birth Trauma	21	4,358	6	10,723	- 6,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,396	39	741	+ 2,655
Cervical Cancer	23	3,353	44	541	+ 2,813
Liver Cancer	24	3,287	40	657	+ 2,629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,665	25	1,505	+ 1,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,626	23	1,765	+ 861
Falls	27	2,478	37	905	+ 1,572
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,427	45	527	+ 1,900
Prostate Cancer	29	2,219	55	258	+ 1,961
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,137	28	1,364	+ 773
Violence	31	2,122	19	3,217	- 1,095
Leukemia	32	2,023	42	610	+ 1,413
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,880	41	628	+ 1,253
Maternal Conditions	34	1,477	9	7,807	- 6,330
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,460	56	229	+ 1,231
Lymphomas	36	1,449	36	946	+ 503
Pertussis	37	1,420	21	2,107	- 688
Oral Cancer	38	1,360	27	1,467	- 107
Meningitis	39	1,286	20	2,626	- 1,340
Syphilis	40	1,217	60	94	+ 1,123
Uterin Cancer	41	1,154	53	289	+ 865
Skin Disease	42	1,104	61	94	+ 1,010
Epilepsy	43	1,099	35	993	+ 106
Malnutrition	44	1,070	43	589	+ 481
Ovary Cancer	45	930	48	369	+ 560
Alcohol	46	916	58	150	+ 767
Oesophagus Cancer	47	879	29	1,314	- 435
Fires	48	811	50	348	+ 463
Bladder Cancer	49	629	54	272	+ 357
Poisonings	50	410	47	384	+ 26
Skin Cancers	51	366	59	145	+ 221
Drug Use	52	249	51	328	- 79
Encephalitis	53	240	31	1,190	- 950
Appendicitis	54	178	52	298	- 120
Other Neoplasms	55	150	63	29	+ 121
Measles	56	140	49	350	- 210
Hepatitis B	57	121	38	863	- 742
Road Traffic Accidents	58	73	11	6,033	- 5,960
Tetanus	59	68	30	1,254	- 1,187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	59	65	25	+ 33
Dengue	61	56	72	0	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	62	56	62	84	- 28
Hepatitis C	63	15	64	28	- 13
Diphtheria	64	14	67	16	- 2
Ascariasis	65	13	66	17	- 4
War	66	5	2	25,620	- 25,614
Chlamydia	67	5	69	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	68	9	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	46	464	- 464
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Micronesia

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.