AFGHANISTAN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,858	1	40,195	+ 3,664
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,928	23	1,765	+ 34,163
Stroke	3	24,612	3	19,060	+ 5,552
Lung Cancers	4	18,780	32	1,076	+ 17,704
Lung Disease	5	16,061	15	4,650	+ 11,411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,390	39	741	+ 13,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,640	4	14,649	- 3,010
Kidney Disease	8	8,252	10	6,590	+ 1,662
Hypertension	9	7,734	8	7,995	- 260
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,596	12	5,750	+ 847
Breast Cancer	11	5,997	22	1,822	+ 4,175
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,730	56	229	+ 5,501
Prostate Cancer	13	5,448	55	258	+ 5,190
Stomach Cancer	14	4,919	26	1,501	+ 3,418
Other Injuries	15	4,698	18	3,241	+ 1,456
Lymphomas	16	4,527	36	946	+ 3,581
Bladder Cancer	17	4,432	54	272	+ 4,160
Liver Cancer	18	4,326	40	657	+ 3,669
Inflammatory/Heart	19	4,229	45	527	+ 3,703
Parkinson's Disease	20	4,194	41	628	+ 3,567
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,127	28	1,364	+ 2,763
Other Neoplasms	22	4,029	63	29	+ 4,000
Liver Disease	23	3,591	16	4,600	- 1,009
Leukemia	24	3,201	42	610	+ 2,591
Suicide	25	3,063	24	1,573	+ 1,490
Falls	26	2,755	37	905	+ 1,850
Oral Cancer	27	2,192	27	1,467	+ 725
Ovary Cancer	28	1,719	48	369	+ 1,350
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,707	29	1,314	+ 392
Skin Disease	30	1,562	61	94	+ 1,468
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,552	11	6,033	- 4,481
Skin Cancers	32	1,530	59	145	+ 1,385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,368	33	1,041	+ 327
Uterin Cancer	34	1,368	53	289	+ 1,079
Asthma	35	961	17	3,403	- 2,441
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	903	13	5,555	- 4,653
Anemia	37	776	83	0	+ 776
Congenital Anomalies	38	732	14	5,001	- 4,268
Cervical Cancer	39	726	44	541	+ 185
Epilepsy	40	699	35	993	- 293
Drug Use	41	659	51	328	+ 331
Hepatitis C	42	553	64	28	+ 526
HIV/AIDS	43	457	46	464	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	403	25	1,505	- 1,102
Drownings	45	378	34	996	- 618
Alcohol	46	283	58	150	+ 133
Malnutrition	47	257	43	589	- 333
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	249	65	25	+ 224
Multiple Sclerosis	49	244	62	84	+ 160
Tuberculosis	50	229	7	9,839	- 9,610
Violence	51	222	19	3,217	- 2,995
Low Birth Weight	52	214	5	12,631	- 12,416
Osteoarthritis	53	180	84	0	+ 180
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	173	85	0	+ 173
Fires	55	157	50	348	- 191
Schizophrenia	56	153	81	0	+ 153
Poisonings	57	145	47	384	- 239
Hepatitis B	58	138	38	863	- 726
Meningitis	59	109	20	2,626	- 2,516
Birth Trauma	60	96	6	10,723	- 10,627
Appendicitis	61	67	52	298	- 231
Upper Respiratory	62	39	68	9	+ 30
Oral conditions	63	37	86	0	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	64	11	9	7,807	- 7,795
Leishmaniasis	65	9	70	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	8	71	1	+ 7
Syphilis	67	8	60	94	- 87
War	68	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	76	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Chagas disease	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	1	30	1,254	- 1,253
Pertussis	73	1	21	2,107	- 2,106
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.