AFGHANISTAN VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,079	1	40,195	- 17,115
Stroke	2	16,040	3	19,060	- 3,020
Diabetes Mellitus	3	12,594	12	5,750	+ 6,845
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,861	4	14,649	- 5,788
Kidney Disease	5	8,492	10	6,590	+ 1,902
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,276	11	6,033	+ 2,243
Lung Disease	7	6,297	15	4,650	+ 1,647
Hypertension	8	4,775	8	7,995	- 3,220
Other Injuries	9	4,499	18	3,241	+ 1,257
Lung Cancers	10	3,934	32	1,076	+ 2,858
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,529	14	5,001	- 1,472
Low Birth Weight	12	3,437	5	12,631	- 9,194
Violence	13	3,016	19	3,217	- 200
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,998	28	1,364	+ 1,634
Prostate Cancer	15	2,914	55	258	+ 2,656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,895	39	741	+ 2,154
Liver Disease	17	2,794	16	4,600	- 1,806
Cervical Cancer	18	2,750	44	541	+ 2,209
Other Neoplasms	19	2,596	63	29	+ 2,567
Breast Cancer	20	2,564	22	1,822	+ 742
HIV/AIDS	21	2,390	46	464	+ 1,926
Suicide	22	2,267	24	1,573	+ 695
Alcohol	23	2,185	58	150	+ 2,035
Stomach Cancer	24	1,894	26	1,501	+ 393
Malnutrition	25	1,759	43	589	+ 1,170
Tuberculosis	26	1,454	7	9,839	- 8,386
Leukemia	27	1,453	42	610	+ 842
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,377	56	229	+ 1,147
Lymphomas	29	1,305	36	946	+ 359
Birth Trauma	30	1,134	6	10,723	- 9,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,025	13	5,555	- 4,531
Drownings	32	950	34	996	- 46
Oesophagus Cancer	33	924	29	1,314	- 390
Inflammatory/Heart	34	821	45	527	+ 295
Liver Cancer	35	812	40	657	+ 155
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	767	23	1,765	- 997
Skin Disease	37	766	61	94	+ 672
Oral Cancer	38	712	27	1,467	- 755
Asthma	39	674	17	3,403	- 2,729
Skin Cancers	40	666	59	145	+ 521
Parkinson's Disease	41	649	41	628	+ 21
Syphilis	42	633	60	94	+ 539
Falls	43	535	37	905	- 370
Epilepsy	44	525	35	993	- 468
Ovary Cancer	45	454	48	369	+ 85
Anemia	46	435	83	0	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	365	25	1,505	- 1,139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	350	65	25	+ 325
Maternal Conditions	49	343	9	7,807	- 7,464
Fires	50	338	50	348	- 10
Bladder Cancer	51	302	54	272	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	280	85	0	+ 280
Meningitis	53	279	20	2,626	- 2,347
Uterin Cancer	54	242	53	289	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	231	33	1,041	- 810
Drug Use	56	201	51	328	- 127
Appendicitis	57	199	52	298	- 100
Osteoarthritis	58	162	84	0	+ 162
Pertussis	59	159	21	2,107	- 1,948
Chagas disease	60	103	77	0	+ 103
Leishmaniasis	61	90	70	1	+ 88
Dengue	62	87	72	0	+ 87
Poisonings	63	73	47	384	- 311
Tetanus	64	65	30	1,254	- 1,189
Leprosy	65	63	75	0	+ 63
Encephalitis	66	58	31	1,190	- 1,132
Hepatitis B	67	51	38	863	- 812
Multiple Sclerosis	68	45	62	84	- 39
Schizophrenia	69	41	81	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	70	23	68	9	+ 14
War	71	15	2	25,620	- 25,604
Hepatitis C	72	15	64	28	- 13
Oral conditions	73	12	86	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	74	8	71	1	+ 7
Iodine Deficiency	75	6	76	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	76	2	66	17	- 15
Diphtheria	77	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	78	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Paraguay

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.