AFGHANISTAN VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	131,339	1	40,195	+ 91,145
Stroke	2	97,953	3	19,060	+ 78,893
Inflammatory/Heart	3	92,121	45	527	+ 91,594
Lung Cancers	4	39,437	32	1,076	+ 38,361
Kidney Disease	5	25,144	10	6,590	+ 18,553
Lung Disease	6	23,237	15	4,650	+ 18,587
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,779	12	5,750	+ 16,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	20,683	39	741	+ 19,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,345	23	1,765	+ 15,580
Breast Cancer	10	13,778	22	1,822	+ 11,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	11,051	4	14,649	- 3,598
Hypertension	12	9,776	8	7,995	+ 1,781
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,455	56	229	+ 8,226
Prostate Cancer	14	7,944	55	258	+ 7,687
Stomach Cancer	15	7,255	26	1,501	+ 5,754
Suicide	16	6,010	24	1,573	+ 4,437
Liver Cancer	17	5,537	40	657	+ 4,880
Bladder Cancer	18	5,385	54	272	+ 5,113
Liver Disease	19	5,352	16	4,600	+ 753
Lymphomas	20	5,014	36	946	+ 4,068
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,848	41	628	+ 4,221
Leukemia	22	4,285	42	610	+ 3,675
Oral Cancer	23	4,104	27	1,467	+ 2,637
Road Traffic Accidents	24	3,953	11	6,033	- 2,080
Cervical Cancer	25	3,851	44	541	+ 3,310
Skin Cancers	26	3,851	59	145	+ 3,706
Other Neoplasms	27	3,627	63	29	+ 3,598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,585	25	1,505	+ 2,080
Ovary Cancer	29	3,348	48	369	+ 2,979
Other Injuries	30	2,451	18	3,241	- 791
Asthma	31	2,352	17	3,403	- 1,051
Uterin Cancer	32	2,225	53	289	+ 1,936
Falls	33	2,181	37	905	+ 1,275
Alcohol	34	2,058	58	150	+ 1,908
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,000	29	1,314	+ 685
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,861	28	1,364	+ 497
Epilepsy	37	1,344	35	993	+ 351
Low Birth Weight	38	1,130	5	12,631	- 11,501
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,007	13	5,555	- 4,548
Congenital Anomalies	40	976	14	5,001	- 4,025
Anemia	41	916	83	0	+ 916
Multiple Sclerosis	42	883	62	84	+ 799
Skin Disease	43	682	61	94	+ 588
Schizophrenia	44	655	81	0	+ 655
Violence	45	649	19	3,217	- 2,568
Tuberculosis	46	605	7	9,839	- 9,234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	471	33	1,041	- 570
Drownings	48	442	34	996	- 554
Drug Use	49	433	51	328	+ 105
Fires	50	385	50	348	+ 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	309	85	0	+ 309
Birth Trauma	52	273	6	10,723	- 10,450
Hepatitis B	53	217	38	863	- 647
Meningitis	54	213	20	2,626	- 2,412
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	206	65	25	+ 180
HIV/AIDS	56	150	46	464	- 314
Poisonings	57	136	47	384	- 247
Appendicitis	58	96	52	298	- 202
Maternal Conditions	59	72	9	7,807	- 7,735
Hepatitis C	60	71	64	28	+ 43
Malnutrition	61	60	43	589	- 529
Osteoarthritis	62	43	84	0	+ 43
Pertussis	63	39	21	2,107	- 2,069
Upper Respiratory	64	15	68	9	+ 6
Tetanus	65	15	30	1,254	- 1,240
Encephalitis	66	12	31	1,190	- 1,178
Syphilis	67	10	60	94	- 84
Otitis Media	68	8	71	1	+ 7
Oral conditions	69	6	86	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	70	6	76	0	+ 6
War	71	5	2	25,620	- 25,614
Measles	72	4	49	350	- 346
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Serbia

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.