AFGHANISTAN VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,083	1	40,195	+ 3,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,821	4	14,649	+ 17,171
Stroke	3	25,159	3	19,060	+ 6,098
Kidney Disease	4	13,358	10	6,590	+ 6,768
Hypertension	5	11,703	8	7,995	+ 3,708
Lung Disease	6	11,045	15	4,650	+ 6,395
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,943	12	5,750	+ 5,194
Tuberculosis	8	9,179	7	9,839	- 660
Violence	9	5,032	19	3,217	+ 1,815
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,415	11	6,033	- 1,618
Asthma	11	3,868	17	3,403	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,549	28	1,364	+ 2,186
Lung Cancers	13	3,492	32	1,076	+ 2,416
Low Birth Weight	14	3,440	5	12,631	- 9,191
Breast Cancer	15	3,325	22	1,822	+ 1,503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,735	39	741	+ 1,994
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,731	14	5,001	- 2,270
Birth Trauma	18	2,700	6	10,723	- 8,023
Liver Cancer	19	2,600	40	657	+ 1,942
Liver Disease	20	2,400	16	4,600	- 2,199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	2,329	25	1,505	+ 824
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,099	13	5,555	- 3,456
Other Neoplasms	23	1,746	63	29	+ 1,717
Malnutrition	24	1,462	43	589	+ 873
Skin Disease	25	1,435	61	94	+ 1,341
Prostate Cancer	26	1,408	55	258	+ 1,150
Drownings	27	1,316	34	996	+ 320
Falls	28	1,310	37	905	+ 404
Leukemia	29	1,220	42	610	+ 610
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,203	45	527	+ 676
Other Injuries	31	1,199	18	3,241	- 2,042
Anemia	32	1,165	83	0	+ 1,165
Cervical Cancer	33	1,043	44	541	+ 503
Oral Cancer	34	989	27	1,467	- 478
Suicide	35	789	24	1,573	- 784
Lymphomas	36	773	36	946	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	37	720	56	229	+ 490
Maternal Conditions	38	693	9	7,807	- 7,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	682	23	1,765	- 1,083
Ovary Cancer	40	676	48	369	+ 307
Stomach Cancer	41	634	26	1,501	- 867
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	613	33	1,041	- 428
Pertussis	43	597	21	2,107	- 1,510
Syphilis	44	392	60	94	+ 298
Epilepsy	45	380	35	993	- 613
Dengue	46	360	72	0	+ 359
Meningitis	47	353	20	2,626	- 2,272
Measles	48	303	49	350	- 47
War	49	277	2	25,620	- 25,342
Uterin Cancer	50	258	53	289	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	255	85	0	+ 255
Drug Use	52	236	51	328	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	53	228	29	1,314	- 1,086
Fires	54	203	50	348	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	55	201	41	628	- 426
Hepatitis B	56	200	38	863	- 663
Osteoarthritis	57	193	84	0	+ 193
Bladder Cancer	58	193	54	272	- 79
Tetanus	59	177	30	1,254	- 1,078
Alcohol	60	136	58	150	- 14
Skin Cancers	61	125	59	145	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	109	65	25	+ 84
Appendicitis	63	94	52	298	- 205
Schistosomiasis	64	79	79	0	+ 79
Poisonings	65	77	47	384	- 307
HIV/AIDS	66	69	46	464	- 395
Encephalitis	67	63	31	1,190	- 1,127
Schizophrenia	68	43	81	0	+ 43
Malaria	69	32	57	185	- 154
Upper Respiratory	70	13	68	9	+ 4
Leprosy	71	12	75	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	72	11	62	84	- 73
Oral conditions	73	10	86	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	74	8	71	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	75	5	67	16	- 12
Ascariasis	76	5	66	17	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	69	1	- 0
Chagas disease	79	1	77	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Philippines

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.