AFGHANISTAN VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	158,757	1	40,195	+ 118,562
Stroke	2	109,892	3	19,060	+ 90,832
Hypertension	3	24,335	8	7,995	+ 16,340
Lung Cancers	4	22,358	32	1,076	+ 21,283
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,686	4	14,649	+ 6,037
Liver Disease	6	19,720	16	4,600	+ 15,120
Lung Disease	7	16,269	15	4,650	+ 11,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,111	39	741	+ 14,370
Kidney Disease	9	11,440	10	6,590	+ 4,850
Inflammatory/Heart	10	9,800	45	527	+ 9,273
Breast Cancer	11	8,513	22	1,822	+ 6,691
Stomach Cancer	12	7,643	26	1,501	+ 6,142
Liver Cancer	13	6,883	40	657	+ 6,226
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,488	56	229	+ 6,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	6,277	23	1,765	+ 4,512
Prostate Cancer	16	5,414	55	258	+ 5,156
Oral Cancer	17	5,062	27	1,467	+ 3,595
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,931	12	5,750	- 819
Other Injuries	19	4,729	18	3,241	+ 1,488
Road Traffic Accidents	20	4,404	11	6,033	- 1,629
Suicide	21	4,170	24	1,573	+ 2,598
Cervical Cancer	22	4,134	44	541	+ 3,594
Bladder Cancer	23	3,791	54	272	+ 3,520
Falls	24	3,325	37	905	+ 2,420
Lymphomas	25	3,061	36	946	+ 2,115
Leukemia	26	2,968	42	610	+ 2,357
Ovary Cancer	27	2,452	48	369	+ 2,082
Tuberculosis	28	2,245	7	9,839	- 7,594
Skin Cancers	29	2,218	59	145	+ 2,073
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,669	29	1,314	+ 354
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,638	41	628	+ 1,010
Drownings	32	1,318	34	996	+ 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,174	25	1,505	- 331
Uterin Cancer	34	1,155	53	289	+ 866
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	974	33	1,041	- 67
Fires	36	931	50	348	+ 583
Alcohol	37	905	58	150	+ 755
Congenital Anomalies	38	811	14	5,001	- 4,190
Poisonings	39	810	47	384	+ 426
Drug Use	40	765	51	328	+ 437
Low Birth Weight	41	700	5	12,631	- 11,930
Epilepsy	42	695	35	993	- 298
Other Neoplasms	43	638	63	29	+ 609
Violence	44	564	19	3,217	- 2,652
Asthma	45	498	17	3,403	- 2,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	494	13	5,555	- 5,061
HIV/AIDS	47	484	46	464	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	48	426	28	1,364	- 938
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	317	85	0	+ 317
Malnutrition	50	313	43	589	- 276
Schizophrenia	51	227	81	0	+ 227
Hepatitis C	52	218	64	28	+ 190
Skin Disease	53	215	61	94	+ 121
Meningitis	54	169	20	2,626	- 2,457
Multiple Sclerosis	55	146	62	84	+ 63
Anemia	56	130	83	0	+ 130
Birth Trauma	57	85	6	10,723	- 10,638
Maternal Conditions	58	78	9	7,807	- 7,729
Hepatitis B	59	67	38	863	- 796
Appendicitis	60	46	52	298	- 252
Measles	61	16	49	350	- 334
Encephalitis	62	13	31	1,190	- 1,177
Upper Respiratory	63	6	68	9	- 3
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
War	65	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Syphilis	66	3	60	94	- 91
Tetanus	67	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	65	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Romania

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.