AFGHANISTAN VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,172	1	40,195	+ 28,977
Stroke	2	37,813	3	19,060	+ 18,753
Lung Cancers	3	24,115	32	1,076	+ 23,039
Hypertension	4	16,844	8	7,995	+ 8,849
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,207	39	741	+ 13,466
Falls	6	13,531	37	905	+ 12,626
Lung Disease	7	12,903	15	4,650	+ 8,253
Alcohol	8	9,771	58	150	+ 9,621
Breast Cancer	9	9,255	22	1,822	+ 7,433
Prostate Cancer	10	9,105	55	258	+ 8,847
Lymphomas	11	8,893	36	946	+ 7,947
Liver Disease	12	8,209	16	4,600	+ 3,609
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	7,871	4	14,649	- 6,778
Suicide	14	7,864	24	1,573	+ 6,292
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,828	56	229	+ 7,599
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	7,180	23	1,765	+ 5,415
Stomach Cancer	17	6,514	26	1,501	+ 5,013
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,507	12	5,750	+ 757
Liver Cancer	19	5,441	40	657	+ 4,784
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,573	45	527	+ 4,047
Leukemia	21	4,311	42	610	+ 3,700
Bladder Cancer	22	4,044	54	272	+ 3,772
Other Injuries	23	3,881	18	3,241	+ 640
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,755	41	628	+ 3,128
Skin Cancers	25	3,646	59	145	+ 3,501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	2,897	33	1,041	+ 1,856
Oral Cancer	27	2,770	27	1,467	+ 1,303
Kidney Disease	28	2,742	10	6,590	- 3,848
Ovary Cancer	29	2,341	48	369	+ 1,972
Uterin Cancer	30	2,019	53	289	+ 1,730
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,008	11	6,033	- 4,025
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,772	29	1,314	+ 457
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,770	28	1,364	+ 406
Other Neoplasms	34	1,321	63	29	+ 1,293
Epilepsy	35	1,190	35	993	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	36	1,157	44	541	+ 616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,043	25	1,505	- 462
Congenital Anomalies	38	938	14	5,001	- 4,063
Multiple Sclerosis	39	665	62	84	+ 581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	566	65	25	+ 541
Drug Use	41	459	51	328	+ 131
Violence	42	359	19	3,217	- 2,857
Low Birth Weight	43	322	5	12,631	- 12,309
Drownings	44	321	34	996	- 675
Asthma	45	313	17	3,403	- 3,090
Tuberculosis	46	278	7	9,839	- 9,561
Schizophrenia	47	177	81	0	+ 177
Fires	48	154	50	348	- 194
Skin Disease	49	98	61	94	+ 4
Meningitis	50	98	20	2,626	- 2,527
Poisonings	51	79	47	384	- 305
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	78	13	5,555	- 5,477
Oral conditions	53	59	86	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	54	41	52	298	- 258
Syphilis	55	38	60	94	- 56
Maternal Conditions	56	25	9	7,807	- 7,782
Birth Trauma	57	25	6	10,723	- 10,698
Hepatitis B	58	21	38	863	- 842
Tetanus	59	20	30	1,254	- 1,235
Anemia	60	20	83	0	+ 20
War	61	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Leishmaniasis	62	1	70	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	9	- 9
Malnutrition	64	0	43	589	- 589
Encephalitis	65	0	31	1,190	- 1,190
Pertussis	66	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	28	- 28
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	46	464	- 464
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	77	0	67	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Slovenia

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.