AFGHANISTAN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,907	46	464	+ 41,443
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,957	4	14,649	+ 6,307
Tuberculosis	3	20,267	7	9,839	+ 10,428
Stroke	4	19,075	3	19,060	+ 15
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,468	1	40,195	- 22,727
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,426	11	6,033	+ 6,392
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,366	12	5,750	+ 4,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,228	13	5,555	+ 3,673
Low Birth Weight	9	7,383	5	12,631	- 5,247
Lung Disease	10	6,600	15	4,650	+ 1,950
Violence	11	6,436	19	3,217	+ 3,219
Hypertension	12	6,124	8	7,995	- 1,871
Birth Trauma	13	4,931	6	10,723	- 5,792
Liver Disease	14	4,803	16	4,600	+ 203
Kidney Disease	15	4,602	10	6,590	- 1,988
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,052	14	5,001	- 949
Suicide	17	3,474	24	1,573	+ 1,901
Malnutrition	18	3,199	43	589	+ 2,610
Other Injuries	19	2,958	18	3,241	- 284
Asthma	20	2,869	17	3,403	- 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,513	23	1,765	+ 748
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,315	45	527	+ 1,789
Cervical Cancer	23	1,900	44	541	+ 1,359
Breast Cancer	24	1,733	22	1,822	- 89
Maternal Conditions	25	1,576	9	7,807	- 6,231
Drownings	26	1,569	34	996	+ 572
Meningitis	27	1,556	20	2,626	- 1,069
Fires	28	1,556	50	348	+ 1,208
Skin Cancers	29	1,542	59	145	+ 1,397
Oral Cancer	30	1,427	27	1,467	- 40
Prostate Cancer	31	1,349	55	258	+ 1,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,084	25	1,505	- 421
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,043	28	1,364	- 321
Falls	34	889	37	905	- 16
Lung Cancers	35	841	32	1,076	- 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	779	39	741	+ 37
Pertussis	37	775	21	2,107	- 1,332
Epilepsy	38	704	35	993	- 289
Poisonings	39	663	47	384	+ 279
Lymphomas	40	656	36	946	- 290
Liver Cancer	41	643	40	657	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	42	621	41	628	- 7
Syphilis	43	498	60	94	+ 403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	473	33	1,041	- 568
Stomach Cancer	45	466	26	1,501	- 1,035
Drug Use	46	454	51	328	+ 125
Skin Disease	47	442	61	94	+ 348
Alcohol	48	402	58	150	+ 252
Leukemia	49	339	42	610	- 271
Ovary Cancer	50	333	48	369	- 36
Malaria	51	308	57	185	+ 123
Oesophagus Cancer	52	300	29	1,314	- 1,015
Pancreas Cancer	53	251	56	229	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	54	224	54	272	- 48
Schistosomiasis	55	195	79	0	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	56	163	53	289	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	135	65	25	+ 110
Appendicitis	58	126	52	298	- 173
Encephalitis	59	115	31	1,190	- 1,075
Other Neoplasms	60	110	63	29	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	61	91	68	9	+ 82
Tetanus	62	86	30	1,254	- 1,168
Hepatitis B	63	64	38	863	- 799
Multiple Sclerosis	64	32	62	84	- 51
Measles	65	29	49	350	- 321
Hepatitis C	66	8	64	28	- 20
War	67	7	2	25,620	- 25,613
Chlamydia	68	5	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	66	17	- 13
Otitis Media	70	4	71	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	67	16	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Namibia

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.