AFGHANISTAN VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,020	1	40,195	+ 1,825
Diabetes Mellitus	2	36,316	12	5,750	+ 30,567
Stroke	3	23,417	3	19,060	+ 4,357
Violence	4	15,642	19	3,217	+ 12,425
Kidney Disease	5	12,511	10	6,590	+ 5,921
Prostate Cancer	6	9,393	55	258	+ 9,135
Breast Cancer	7	7,355	22	1,822	+ 5,533
Lung Cancers	8	6,187	32	1,076	+ 5,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,117	23	1,765	+ 4,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,849	4	14,649	- 8,800
Hypertension	11	5,731	8	7,995	- 2,264
HIV/AIDS	12	5,581	46	464	+ 5,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,571	39	741	+ 4,830
Liver Disease	14	3,871	16	4,600	- 729
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,707	11	6,033	- 2,327
Lung Disease	16	3,680	15	4,650	- 970
Suicide	17	3,446	24	1,573	+ 1,874
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,399	28	1,364	+ 2,035
Pancreas Cancer	19	3,242	56	229	+ 3,013
Lymphomas	20	3,174	36	946	+ 2,227
Cervical Cancer	21	2,760	44	541	+ 2,219
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,657	14	5,001	- 2,344
Low Birth Weight	23	2,360	5	12,631	- 10,270
Ovary Cancer	24	2,283	48	369	+ 1,913
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,053	45	527	+ 1,526
Stomach Cancer	26	1,967	26	1,501	+ 466
Uterin Cancer	27	1,928	53	289	+ 1,640
Liver Cancer	28	1,877	40	657	+ 1,220
Leukemia	29	1,776	42	610	+ 1,166
Other Injuries	30	1,736	18	3,241	- 1,506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,480	25	1,505	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,461	41	628	+ 834
Falls	33	1,225	37	905	+ 320
Bladder Cancer	34	1,155	54	272	+ 883
Asthma	35	1,148	17	3,403	- 2,254
Skin Disease	36	1,106	61	94	+ 1,012
Epilepsy	37	914	35	993	- 79
Oral Cancer	38	880	27	1,467	- 588
Drownings	39	879	34	996	- 118
Birth Trauma	40	719	6	10,723	- 10,004
Oesophagus Cancer	41	693	29	1,314	- 621
Alcohol	42	659	58	150	+ 509
Tuberculosis	43	613	7	9,839	- 9,226
Drug Use	44	534	51	328	+ 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	512	13	5,555	- 5,043
War	46	480	2	25,620	- 25,139
Malnutrition	47	471	43	589	- 118
Fires	48	465	50	348	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	318	33	1,041	- 723
Maternal Conditions	50	296	9	7,807	- 7,511
Other Neoplasms	51	288	63	29	+ 260
Meningitis	52	270	20	2,626	- 2,355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	232	65	25	+ 206
Encephalitis	54	174	31	1,190	- 1,016
Dengue	55	149	72	0	+ 149
Appendicitis	56	125	52	298	- 173
Skin Cancers	57	122	59	145	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	58	64	62	84	- 20
Poisonings	59	42	47	384	- 342
Hepatitis B	60	13	38	863	- 850
Syphilis	61	4	60	94	- 90
Hepatitis C	62	3	64	28	- 24
Chlamydia	63	3	69	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	68	9	- 7
Tetanus	65	1	30	1,254	- 1,253
Ascariasis	66	1	66	17	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	68	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Trinidad/Tob.

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.