AFGHANISTAN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	47,790	46	464	+ 47,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,114	4	14,649	+ 11,465
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,732	1	40,195	- 18,463
Stroke	4	20,374	3	19,060	+ 1,314
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,038	12	5,750	+ 14,289
Tuberculosis	6	14,581	7	9,839	+ 4,741
Violence	7	13,939	19	3,217	+ 10,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,517	13	5,555	+ 4,961
Kidney Disease	9	10,157	10	6,590	+ 3,567
Suicide	10	9,143	24	1,573	+ 7,571
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,639	11	6,033	+ 2,606
Hypertension	12	8,489	8	7,995	+ 494
Lung Disease	13	7,896	15	4,650	+ 3,246
Liver Disease	14	5,983	16	4,600	+ 1,383
Lung Cancers	15	5,115	32	1,076	+ 4,039
Low Birth Weight	16	4,149	5	12,631	- 8,482
Other Injuries	17	3,992	18	3,241	+ 750
Asthma	18	3,960	17	3,403	+ 557
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,910	28	1,364	+ 2,546
Cervical Cancer	20	3,688	44	541	+ 3,147
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,590	45	527	+ 3,063
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,104	23	1,765	+ 1,339
Breast Cancer	23	3,009	22	1,822	+ 1,187
Prostate Cancer	24	2,903	55	258	+ 2,645
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,888	14	5,001	- 2,113
Meningitis	26	2,430	20	2,626	- 196
Fires	27	2,401	50	348	+ 2,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,381	39	741	+ 1,639
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,314	29	1,314	+ 999
Birth Trauma	30	1,994	6	10,723	- 8,729
Lymphomas	31	1,870	36	946	+ 924
Drownings	32	1,595	34	996	+ 599
Liver Cancer	33	1,582	40	657	+ 925
Malnutrition	34	1,580	43	589	+ 991
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,332	56	229	+ 1,103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,257	25	1,505	- 248
Epilepsy	37	1,241	35	993	+ 249
Maternal Conditions	38	1,128	9	7,807	- 6,679
Stomach Cancer	39	1,019	26	1,501	- 482
Leukemia	40	971	42	610	+ 361
Oral Cancer	41	933	27	1,467	- 534
Falls	42	929	37	905	+ 23
Pertussis	43	758	21	2,107	- 1,349
Syphilis	44	750	60	94	+ 656
Skin Disease	45	731	61	94	+ 637
Parkinson's Disease	46	715	41	628	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	674	33	1,041	- 367
Skin Cancers	48	659	59	145	+ 514
Alcohol	49	655	58	150	+ 505
Poisonings	50	648	47	384	+ 264
Ovary Cancer	51	631	48	369	+ 262
Bladder Cancer	52	550	54	272	+ 278
Drug Use	53	511	51	328	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	54	340	53	289	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	249	65	25	+ 224
Appendicitis	56	182	52	298	- 117
Measles	57	180	49	350	- 171
Other Neoplasms	58	177	63	29	+ 148
Encephalitis	59	155	31	1,190	- 1,035
Upper Respiratory	60	148	68	9	+ 139
Hepatitis B	61	93	38	863	- 771
Multiple Sclerosis	62	75	62	84	- 9
Malaria	63	55	57	185	- 131
War	64	44	2	25,620	- 25,576
Tetanus	65	25	30	1,254	- 1,229
Schistosomiasis	66	23	79	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	67	13	71	1	+ 12
Chlamydia	68	12	69	1	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	11	67	16	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	5	64	28	- 23
Ascariasis	71	2	66	17	- 15
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

South Africa

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.