AFGHANISTAN VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	160,323	1	40,195	+ 120,129
Stroke	2	93,223	3	19,060	+ 74,163
Lung Cancers	3	15,488	32	1,076	+ 14,412
Inflammatory/Heart	4	15,402	45	527	+ 14,876
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	13,824	23	1,765	+ 12,060
Liver Disease	6	12,953	16	4,600	+ 8,353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,147	39	741	+ 11,405
Suicide	8	10,435	24	1,573	+ 8,862
Lung Disease	9	10,428	15	4,650	+ 5,778
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	9,232	4	14,649	- 5,417
Stomach Cancer	11	8,372	26	1,501	+ 6,872
Alcohol	12	7,973	58	150	+ 7,823
Breast Cancer	13	6,622	22	1,822	+ 4,800
Other Injuries	14	6,415	18	3,241	+ 3,174
HIV/AIDS	15	6,058	46	464	+ 5,594
Pancreas Cancer	16	5,779	56	229	+ 5,549
Hypertension	17	5,227	8	7,995	- 2,768
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,227	12	5,750	- 523
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,988	11	6,033	- 1,045
Prostate Cancer	20	4,019	55	258	+ 3,761
Falls	21	3,335	37	905	+ 2,429
Kidney Disease	22	3,300	10	6,590	- 3,291
Violence	23	3,262	19	3,217	+ 46
Liver Cancer	24	3,181	40	657	+ 2,524
Oral Cancer	25	3,100	27	1,467	+ 1,633
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,670	41	628	+ 2,042
Drug Use	27	2,596	51	328	+ 2,268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,547	25	1,505	+ 1,042
Lymphomas	29	2,541	36	946	+ 1,595
Tuberculosis	30	2,399	7	9,839	- 7,440
Leukemia	31	2,347	42	610	+ 1,737
Ovary Cancer	32	2,314	48	369	+ 1,945
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,117	29	1,314	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	34	2,115	44	541	+ 1,574
Uterin Cancer	35	1,957	53	289	+ 1,668
Drownings	36	1,889	34	996	+ 893
Fires	37	1,820	50	348	+ 1,472
Bladder Cancer	38	1,797	54	272	+ 1,525
Skin Cancers	39	1,599	59	145	+ 1,454
Poisonings	40	1,586	47	384	+ 1,202
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,197	14	5,001	- 3,804
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	789	33	1,041	- 252
Skin Disease	43	779	61	94	+ 685
Low Birth Weight	44	613	5	12,631	- 12,017
Endocrine Disorders	45	571	28	1,364	- 793
Asthma	46	503	17	3,403	- 2,900
Encephalitis	47	307	31	1,190	- 883
Meningitis	48	296	20	2,626	- 2,330
Multiple Sclerosis	49	236	62	84	+ 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	214	65	25	+ 188
Other Neoplasms	51	208	63	29	+ 179
Epilepsy	52	205	35	993	- 788
Birth Trauma	53	203	6	10,723	- 10,519
Appendicitis	54	116	52	298	- 182
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	115	13	5,555	- 5,440
Maternal Conditions	56	76	9	7,807	- 7,731
Malnutrition	57	69	43	589	- 520
Upper Respiratory	58	45	68	9	+ 36
War	59	35	2	25,620	- 25,585
Hepatitis B	60	12	38	863	- 851
Chlamydia	61	7	69	1	+ 6
Syphilis	62	5	60	94	- 89
Tetanus	63	1	30	1,254	- 1,253
Otitis Media	64	1	71	1	+ 0
Pertussis	65	1	21	2,107	- 2,107
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	28	- 27
Diphtheria	67	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	68	0	49	350	- 350
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.