AFGHANISTAN VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,270	1	40,195	- 1,924
Stroke	2	22,485	3	19,060	+ 3,425
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,595	13	5,555	+ 11,040
Low Birth Weight	4	14,845	5	12,631	+ 2,214
Lung Disease	5	13,826	15	4,650	+ 9,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,272	4	14,649	- 1,377
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,151	12	5,750	+ 4,402
Birth Trauma	8	9,469	6	10,723	- 1,254
Kidney Disease	9	9,030	10	6,590	+ 2,439
Liver Disease	10	8,718	16	4,600	+ 4,118
Tuberculosis	11	6,694	7	9,839	- 3,145
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,479	11	6,033	- 1,555
Other Injuries	13	4,294	18	3,241	+ 1,053
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,184	14	5,001	- 816
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,136	33	1,041	+ 3,095
Hypertension	16	3,643	8	7,995	- 4,351
Asthma	17	3,299	17	3,403	- 104
Suicide	18	3,073	24	1,573	+ 1,501
Meningitis	19	2,866	20	2,626	+ 240
Breast Cancer	20	2,863	22	1,822	+ 1,041
Oral Cancer	21	2,732	27	1,467	+ 1,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,419	23	1,765	+ 654
Violence	23	2,055	19	3,217	- 1,162
Maternal Conditions	24	1,970	9	7,807	- 5,837
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,819	28	1,364	+ 455
Lung Cancers	26	1,540	32	1,076	+ 464
Malnutrition	27	1,407	43	589	+ 818
Falls	28	1,374	37	905	+ 469
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,250	29	1,314	- 64
Tetanus	30	1,199	30	1,254	- 55
Lymphomas	31	1,116	36	946	+ 170
HIV/AIDS	32	1,081	46	464	+ 617
Encephalitis	33	1,057	31	1,190	- 133
Pertussis	34	1,011	21	2,107	- 1,097
Parkinson's Disease	35	977	41	628	+ 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	866	25	1,505	- 638
Drownings	37	855	34	996	- 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	839	39	741	+ 98
Leukemia	39	835	42	610	+ 225
Epilepsy	40	775	35	993	- 218
Liver Cancer	41	704	40	657	+ 47
Fires	42	684	50	348	+ 336
Stomach Cancer	43	643	26	1,501	- 858
Cervical Cancer	44	637	44	541	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	45	566	55	258	+ 308
Ovary Cancer	46	562	48	369	+ 192
Poisonings	47	535	47	384	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	48	434	54	272	+ 162
Measles	49	410	49	350	+ 60
Alcohol	50	401	58	150	+ 251
Appendicitis	51	393	52	298	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	52	368	45	527	- 158
Hepatitis B	53	360	38	863	- 503
Skin Cancers	54	245	59	145	+ 100
Dengue	55	227	72	0	+ 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	221	65	25	+ 195
Syphilis	57	205	60	94	+ 111
Hepatitis C	58	195	64	28	+ 167
Uterin Cancer	59	189	53	289	- 99
Pancreas Cancer	60	170	56	229	- 59
Drug Use	61	132	51	328	- 196
War	62	95	2	25,620	- 25,525
Malaria	63	93	57	185	- 92
Other Neoplasms	64	65	63	29	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	65	65	62	84	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	46	68	9	+ 37
Skin Disease	67	21	61	94	- 73
Ascariasis	68	12	66	17	- 5
Diphtheria	69	11	67	16	- 6
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	5	71	1	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Pakistan

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.