AFGHANISTAN VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,006	1	40,195	- 23,188
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,214	12	5,750	+ 1,464
Stroke	3	4,009	3	19,060	- 15,051
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,235	11	6,033	- 2,798
Liver Disease	5	3,183	16	4,600	- 1,417
Kidney Disease	6	2,816	10	6,590	- 3,775
Suicide	7	2,599	24	1,573	+ 1,026
Falls	8	2,021	37	905	+ 1,115
Other Injuries	9	1,806	18	3,241	- 1,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,694	4	14,649	- 12,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,305	39	741	+ 563
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,176	23	1,765	- 589
Lung Cancers	13	1,144	32	1,076	+ 68
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,100	14	5,001	- 3,901
Lung Disease	15	1,077	15	4,650	- 3,573
Leukemia	16	899	42	610	+ 289
Breast Cancer	17	829	22	1,822	- 993
Lymphomas	18	761	36	946	- 185
Drownings	19	709	34	996	- 287
Low Birth Weight	20	704	5	12,631	- 11,926
Liver Cancer	21	698	40	657	+ 41
Fires	22	668	50	348	+ 320
Stomach Cancer	23	659	26	1,501	- 841
Endocrine Disorders	24	615	28	1,364	- 749
Inflammatory/Heart	25	508	45	527	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	26	441	41	628	- 186
Bladder Cancer	27	424	54	272	+ 152
Hypertension	28	415	8	7,995	- 7,580
Oral Cancer	29	394	27	1,467	- 1,074
Pancreas Cancer	30	391	56	229	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	31	277	55	258	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	32	269	48	369	- 100
Skin Disease	33	251	61	94	+ 157
Violence	34	221	19	3,217	- 2,996
Epilepsy	35	211	35	993	- 782
Cervical Cancer	36	201	44	541	- 340
Oesophagus Cancer	37	199	29	1,314	- 1,116
Birth Trauma	38	197	6	10,723	- 10,526
Drug Use	39	192	51	328	- 137
Asthma	40	161	17	3,403	- 3,242
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	156	13	5,555	- 5,399
Poisonings	42	140	47	384	- 244
Skin Cancers	43	127	59	145	- 18
Tuberculosis	44	126	7	9,839	- 9,713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	123	33	1,041	- 918
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	115	25	1,505	- 1,390
Meningitis	47	111	20	2,626	- 2,515
Alcohol	48	110	58	150	- 40
Uterin Cancer	49	100	53	289	- 189
Encephalitis	50	81	31	1,190	- 1,109
Other Neoplasms	51	42	63	29	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	52	40	9	7,807	- 7,767
Syphilis	53	38	60	94	- 56
Pertussis	54	37	21	2,107	- 2,071
Multiple Sclerosis	55	30	62	84	- 54
Hepatitis B	56	30	38	863	- 833
Appendicitis	57	19	52	298	- 279
Malnutrition	58	13	43	589	- 576
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	8	65	25	- 18
Tetanus	60	5	30	1,254	- 1,249
War	61	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Dengue	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	64	28	- 27
Ascariasis	64	1	66	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	1	68	9	- 9
Diphtheria	66	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	67	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	68	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	46	464	- 464
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	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
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

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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.