AFGHANISTAN VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,113	1	40,195	- 5,082
Kidney Disease	2	21,229	10	6,590	+ 14,639
Stroke	3	13,367	3	19,060	- 5,693
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,424	12	5,750	+ 6,674
Lung Disease	5	9,431	15	4,650	+ 4,781
Liver Disease	6	7,230	16	4,600	+ 2,630
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,920	4	14,649	- 7,730
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,662	11	6,033	+ 628
Hypertension	9	6,629	8	7,995	- 1,366
Violence	10	3,717	19	3,217	+ 500
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,430	14	5,001	- 1,571
Liver Cancer	12	3,056	40	657	+ 2,399
Low Birth Weight	13	2,942	5	12,631	- 9,688
Stomach Cancer	14	2,870	26	1,501	+ 1,369
Prostate Cancer	15	2,319	55	258	+ 2,061
Cervical Cancer	16	2,248	44	541	+ 1,707
Other Injuries	17	2,148	18	3,241	- 1,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	1,895	39	741	+ 1,154
Suicide	19	1,710	24	1,573	+ 138
Breast Cancer	20	1,701	22	1,822	- 121
Alcohol	21	1,674	58	150	+ 1,524
Falls	22	1,659	37	905	+ 754
Lung Cancers	23	1,646	32	1,076	+ 570
Leukemia	24	1,364	42	610	+ 753
Birth Trauma	25	1,189	6	10,723	- 9,533
Other Neoplasms	26	1,155	63	29	+ 1,126
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,068	56	229	+ 839
Endocrine Disorders	28	983	28	1,364	- 381
Lymphomas	29	983	36	946	+ 37
Malnutrition	30	980	43	589	+ 391
Skin Disease	31	972	61	94	+ 878
Drownings	32	943	34	996	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	895	23	1,765	- 869
Inflammatory/Heart	34	838	45	527	+ 311
HIV/AIDS	35	837	46	464	+ 373
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	735	13	5,555	- 4,820
Tuberculosis	37	689	7	9,839	- 9,150
Asthma	38	631	17	3,403	- 2,772
Maternal Conditions	39	529	9	7,807	- 7,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	514	25	1,505	- 991
Epilepsy	41	446	35	993	- 547
Parkinson's Disease	42	401	41	628	- 227
Oral Cancer	43	386	27	1,467	- 1,081
Ovary Cancer	44	368	48	369	- 1
Skin Cancers	45	354	59	145	+ 209
Drug Use	46	302	51	328	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	47	251	29	1,314	- 1,063
Uterin Cancer	48	234	53	289	- 55
Appendicitis	49	191	52	298	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	184	65	25	+ 159
Meningitis	51	174	20	2,626	- 2,452
Bladder Cancer	52	168	54	272	- 104
Anemia	53	168	83	0	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	120	33	1,041	- 921
Poisonings	55	106	47	384	- 278
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	102	85	0	+ 102
Fires	57	98	50	348	- 250
Encephalitis	58	61	31	1,190	- 1,129
Osteoarthritis	59	59	84	0	+ 59
Syphilis	60	56	60	94	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	62	84	- 43
Hepatitis B	62	31	38	863	- 832
Oral conditions	63	28	86	0	+ 28
Dengue	64	26	72	0	+ 26
Chagas disease	65	24	77	0	+ 24
Schizophrenia	66	20	81	0	+ 20
Pertussis	67	18	21	2,107	- 2,089
Hepatitis C	68	7	64	28	- 20
Ascariasis	69	5	66	17	- 12
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Leprosy	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	72	3	68	9	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	74	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	75	1	71	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	1	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	77	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Tetanus	79	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Nicaragua

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.