AFGHANISTAN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,608	1	40,195	- 587
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,567	23	1,765	+ 21,802
Stroke	3	18,488	3	19,060	- 572
Lung Cancers	4	14,563	32	1,076	+ 13,487
Lung Disease	5	14,108	15	4,650	+ 9,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,619	39	741	+ 10,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,152	4	14,649	- 7,497
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,975	12	5,750	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	9	5,744	55	258	+ 5,486
Breast Cancer	10	5,727	22	1,822	+ 3,905
Falls	11	4,871	37	905	+ 3,966
Skin Cancers	12	4,754	59	145	+ 4,609
Lymphomas	13	4,728	36	946	+ 3,782
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,220	56	229	+ 3,991
Suicide	15	4,107	24	1,573	+ 2,535
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,560	11	6,033	- 2,473
Kidney Disease	17	3,358	10	6,590	- 3,232
Leukemia	18	3,040	42	610	+ 2,429
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,744	41	628	+ 2,117
Hypertension	20	2,541	8	7,995	- 5,454
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,523	28	1,364	+ 1,159
Stomach Cancer	22	2,509	26	1,501	+ 1,009
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,433	45	527	+ 1,906
Liver Cancer	24	2,238	40	657	+ 1,581
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,169	29	1,314	+ 855
Bladder Cancer	26	2,074	54	272	+ 1,802
Other Neoplasms	27	1,904	63	29	+ 1,875
Other Injuries	28	1,695	18	3,241	- 1,546
Ovary Cancer	29	1,608	48	369	+ 1,239
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,364	14	5,001	- 3,636
Oral Cancer	31	1,272	27	1,467	- 195
Liver Disease	32	1,225	16	4,600	- 3,375
Uterin Cancer	33	1,123	53	289	+ 835
Skin Disease	34	917	61	94	+ 823
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	875	33	1,041	- 166
Asthma	36	705	17	3,403	- 2,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	628	13	5,555	- 4,927
Low Birth Weight	38	609	5	12,631	- 12,021
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	546	25	1,505	- 959
Drug Use	40	537	51	328	+ 209
Cervical Cancer	41	472	44	541	- 68
Violence	42	445	19	3,217	- 2,771
Epilepsy	43	427	35	993	- 565
Drownings	44	423	34	996	- 574
Alcohol	45	400	58	150	+ 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	366	65	25	+ 340
Multiple Sclerosis	47	337	62	84	+ 253
Hepatitis C	48	230	64	28	+ 202
Osteoarthritis	49	187	84	0	+ 187
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	172	85	0	+ 172
Anemia	51	136	83	0	+ 136
Tuberculosis	52	133	7	9,839	- 9,706
Fires	53	131	50	348	- 217
Birth Trauma	54	113	6	10,723	- 10,609
Malnutrition	55	109	43	589	- 480
Hepatitis B	56	108	38	863	- 756
HIV/AIDS	57	81	46	464	- 383
Poisonings	58	72	47	384	- 311
Meningitis	59	70	20	2,626	- 2,556
Schizophrenia	60	63	81	0	+ 63
Oral conditions	61	61	86	0	+ 61
Appendicitis	62	45	52	298	- 253
Maternal Conditions	63	37	9	7,807	- 7,770
Upper Respiratory	64	28	68	9	+ 19
Pertussis	65	6	21	2,107	- 2,102
Encephalitis	66	5	31	1,190	- 1,185
Otitis Media	67	5	71	1	+ 5
War	68	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Tetanus	69	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Syphilis	70	3	60	94	- 91
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	83	0	67	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.