AFGHANISTAN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,126	4	14,649	+ 17,477
Malaria	2	25,925	57	185	+ 25,740
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,415	13	5,555	+ 18,860
Low Birth Weight	4	14,560	5	12,631	+ 1,929
Stroke	5	13,277	3	19,060	- 5,784
Coronary Heart Disease	6	12,534	1	40,195	- 27,661
Birth Trauma	7	12,231	6	10,723	+ 1,508
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,056	11	6,033	+ 3,023
Meningitis	9	7,977	20	2,626	+ 5,351
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,619	14	5,001	+ 1,618
Liver Disease	11	6,269	16	4,600	+ 1,670
Other Injuries	12	5,827	18	3,241	+ 2,585
Tuberculosis	13	5,640	7	9,839	- 4,199
Maternal Conditions	14	5,052	9	7,807	- 2,754
Pertussis	15	4,352	21	2,107	+ 2,245
Kidney Disease	16	4,162	10	6,590	- 2,428
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,006	12	5,750	- 1,744
Measles	18	3,676	49	350	+ 3,326
Violence	19	3,417	19	3,217	+ 201
Lung Disease	20	3,308	15	4,650	- 1,342
Malnutrition	21	3,305	43	589	+ 2,716
Asthma	22	2,897	17	3,403	- 506
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,751	28	1,364	+ 1,387
Drownings	24	2,408	34	996	+ 1,412
Hypertension	25	2,065	8	7,995	- 5,930
Falls	26	1,976	37	905	+ 1,071
Suicide	27	1,869	24	1,573	+ 296
Fires	28	1,707	50	348	+ 1,359
Breast Cancer	29	1,638	22	1,822	- 184
HIV/AIDS	30	1,596	46	464	+ 1,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,591	25	1,505	+ 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,307	23	1,765	- 458
Poisonings	33	1,175	47	384	+ 791
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,171	45	527	+ 644
Liver Cancer	35	1,135	40	657	+ 478
Epilepsy	36	1,030	35	993	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	795	39	741	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	38	741	44	541	+ 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	711	33	1,041	- 330
Ovary Cancer	40	647	48	369	+ 278
War	41	624	2	25,620	- 24,996
Tetanus	42	567	30	1,254	- 687
Lymphomas	43	533	36	946	- 413
Stomach Cancer	44	458	26	1,501	- 1,043
Skin Cancers	45	437	59	145	+ 292
Hepatitis B	46	425	38	863	- 439
Parkinson's Disease	47	419	41	628	- 208
Leukemia	48	392	42	610	- 218
Oral Cancer	49	369	27	1,467	- 1,099
Schistosomiasis	50	361	79	0	+ 361
Leishmaniasis	51	361	70	1	+ 360
Skin Disease	52	324	61	94	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	53	246	54	272	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	54	210	56	229	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	55	200	29	1,314	- 1,114
Appendicitis	56	195	52	298	- 104
Prostate Cancer	57	194	55	258	- 64
Drug Use	58	192	51	328	- 136
Ascariasis	59	190	66	17	+ 173
Alcohol	60	183	58	150	+ 33
Encephalitis	61	171	31	1,190	- 1,019
Syphilis	62	167	60	94	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	63	143	68	9	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	64	131	53	289	- 157
Diphtheria	65	92	67	16	+ 76
Hepatitis C	66	69	64	28	+ 42
Lung Cancers	67	64	32	1,076	- 1,012
Other Neoplasms	68	36	63	29	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	34	62	84	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	27	65	25	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	4	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Niger

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.