AFGHANISTAN VS OMAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	OMAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,367	1	40,195	+ 14,173
Stroke	2	16,943	3	19,060	- 2,118
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,581	12	5,750	+ 4,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,207	4	14,649	- 7,443
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,419	11	6,033	- 614
Liver Disease	6	4,176	16	4,600	- 423
Congenital Anomalies	7	3,970	14	5,001	- 1,031
Hypertension	8	3,698	8	7,995	- 4,297
Lung Disease	9	3,344	15	4,650	- 1,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,324	23	1,765	+ 1,559
Kidney Disease	11	3,210	10	6,590	- 3,380
Falls	12	3,006	37	905	+ 2,101
Suicide	13	2,482	24	1,573	+ 909
Drownings	14	2,168	34	996	+ 1,172
Low Birth Weight	15	2,128	5	12,631	- 10,503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,103	39	741	+ 1,362
Stomach Cancer	17	1,907	26	1,501	+ 407
Breast Cancer	18	1,451	22	1,822	- 371
Lymphomas	19	1,416	36	946	+ 470
Other Injuries	20	1,335	18	3,241	- 1,906
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,309	45	527	+ 782
Leukemia	22	1,306	42	610	+ 696
Encephalitis	23	1,293	31	1,190	+ 103
Liver Cancer	24	1,197	40	657	+ 540
Lung Cancers	25	1,160	32	1,076	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,128	41	628	+ 500
Skin Disease	27	945	61	94	+ 851
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	805	13	5,555	- 4,751
Birth Trauma	29	793	6	10,723	- 9,930
Pancreas Cancer	30	788	56	229	+ 559
Oral Cancer	31	721	27	1,467	- 747
Endocrine Disorders	32	546	28	1,364	- 818
Poisonings	33	483	47	384	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	34	436	44	541	- 105
Bladder Cancer	35	424	54	272	+ 152
Fires	36	393	50	348	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	37	380	55	258	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	374	25	1,505	- 1,131
Violence	39	352	19	3,217	- 2,864
Oesophagus Cancer	40	332	29	1,314	- 983
HIV/AIDS	41	319	46	464	- 145
Drug Use	42	294	51	328	- 34
Ovary Cancer	43	270	48	369	- 99
Epilepsy	44	226	35	993	- 767
Skin Cancers	45	225	59	145	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	46	223	9	7,807	- 7,584
Meningitis	47	215	20	2,626	- 2,411
Tuberculosis	48	184	7	9,839	- 9,655
Dengue	49	161	72	0	+ 161
Alcohol	50	137	58	150	- 13
Pertussis	51	135	21	2,107	- 1,972
Multiple Sclerosis	52	119	62	84	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	118	33	1,041	- 923
Uterin Cancer	54	117	53	289	- 172
Asthma	55	115	17	3,403	- 3,288
Other Neoplasms	56	70	63	29	+ 41
Appendicitis	57	48	52	298	- 250
War	58	44	2	25,620	- 25,575
Schistosomiasis	59	22	79	0	+ 22
Malnutrition	60	22	43	589	- 567
Syphilis	61	19	60	94	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	16	65	25	- 10
Tetanus	63	10	30	1,254	- 1,244
Hepatitis B	64	5	38	863	- 859
Ascariasis	65	2	66	17	- 14
Leishmaniasis	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	68	9	- 8
Diphtheria	68	1	67	16	- 15
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	71	0	64	28	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Oman

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.