AFGHANISTAN VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	40,970	23	1,765	+ 39,205
Coronary Heart Disease	2	39,734	1	40,195	- 461
Lung Cancers	3	24,787	32	1,076	+ 23,711
Stroke	4	21,914	3	19,060	+ 2,853
Lung Disease	5	21,599	15	4,650	+ 16,949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,160	39	741	+ 12,419
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,166	4	14,649	- 3,483
Falls	8	9,325	37	905	+ 8,420
Breast Cancer	9	7,980	22	1,822	+ 6,158
Prostate Cancer	10	7,371	55	258	+ 7,113
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,761	56	229	+ 6,532
Kidney Disease	12	5,712	10	6,590	- 878
Lymphomas	13	5,669	36	946	+ 4,723
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,386	12	5,750	- 363
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,843	29	1,314	+ 3,529
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,785	41	628	+ 4,158
Suicide	17	4,571	24	1,573	+ 2,999
Other Neoplasms	18	4,134	63	29	+ 4,105
Other Injuries	19	3,721	18	3,241	+ 479
Leukemia	20	3,563	42	610	+ 2,953
Bladder Cancer	21	3,321	54	272	+ 3,049
Stomach Cancer	22	3,072	26	1,501	+ 1,572
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,711	45	527	+ 2,184
Liver Cancer	24	2,625	40	657	+ 1,968
Ovary Cancer	25	2,408	48	369	+ 2,039
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,381	28	1,364	+ 1,017
Skin Cancers	27	2,312	59	145	+ 2,167
Liver Disease	28	2,112	16	4,600	- 2,487
Hypertension	29	1,847	8	7,995	- 6,148
Oral Cancer	30	1,733	27	1,467	+ 266
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,537	11	6,033	- 4,496
Alcohol	32	1,383	58	150	+ 1,233
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,318	13	5,555	- 4,237
Uterin Cancer	34	1,278	53	289	+ 990
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,228	14	5,001	- 3,773
Skin Disease	36	667	61	94	+ 573
Multiple Sclerosis	37	665	62	84	+ 581
Epilepsy	38	652	35	993	- 340
Cervical Cancer	39	601	44	541	+ 60
Anemia	40	563	83	0	+ 563
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	536	33	1,041	- 505
Drug Use	42	521	51	328	+ 193
Osteoarthritis	43	497	84	0	+ 497
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	484	65	25	+ 458
Low Birth Weight	45	378	5	12,631	- 12,253
Asthma	46	373	17	3,403	- 3,030
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	294	25	1,505	- 1,211
Violence	48	242	19	3,217	- 2,974
Drownings	49	221	34	996	- 775
Schizophrenia	50	216	81	0	+ 216
Meningitis	51	177	20	2,626	- 2,448
Birth Trauma	52	167	6	10,723	- 10,556
Fires	53	111	50	348	- 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	94	85	0	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	55	74	46	464	- 390
Tuberculosis	56	65	7	9,839	- 9,774
Upper Respiratory	57	63	68	9	+ 54
Appendicitis	58	58	52	298	- 241
Oral conditions	59	48	86	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	60	46	64	28	+ 18
Poisonings	61	39	47	384	- 344
Hepatitis B	62	30	38	863	- 833
Malnutrition	63	27	43	589	- 562
Otitis Media	64	22	71	1	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	65	19	9	7,807	- 7,788
War	66	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Pertussis	67	2	21	2,107	- 2,105
Encephalitis	68	2	31	1,190	- 1,188
Syphilis	69	2	60	94	- 93
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Tetanus	72	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Netherlands

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.