AFGHANISTAN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	57,513	23	1,765	+ 55,749
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,037	1	40,195	+ 1,843
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,759	4	14,649	+ 9,110
Stroke	4	22,052	3	19,060	+ 2,991
Lung Cancers	5	20,931	32	1,076	+ 19,855
Lung Disease	6	19,279	15	4,650	+ 14,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,811	39	741	+ 10,069
Prostate Cancer	8	7,788	55	258	+ 7,531
Breast Cancer	9	7,454	22	1,822	+ 5,632
Lymphomas	10	5,480	36	946	+ 4,534
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,272	56	229	+ 5,043
Oesophagus Cancer	12	5,114	29	1,314	+ 3,800
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,024	41	628	+ 4,397
Liver Disease	14	4,493	16	4,600	- 107
Falls	15	4,465	37	905	+ 3,559
Bladder Cancer	16	3,595	54	272	+ 3,323
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,424	12	5,750	- 2,326
Kidney Disease	18	3,206	10	6,590	- 3,384
Other Injuries	19	3,202	18	3,241	- 39
Suicide	20	3,121	24	1,573	+ 1,548
Liver Cancer	21	3,069	40	657	+ 2,412
Leukemia	22	3,054	42	610	+ 2,444
Hypertension	23	3,052	8	7,995	- 4,943
Stomach Cancer	24	2,930	26	1,501	+ 1,429
Ovary Cancer	25	2,355	48	369	+ 1,986
Other Neoplasms	26	2,336	63	29	+ 2,307
Skin Cancers	27	2,184	59	145	+ 2,040
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,932	28	1,364	+ 568
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,832	45	527	+ 1,305
Oral Cancer	30	1,822	27	1,467	+ 355
Drug Use	31	1,655	51	328	+ 1,327
Uterin Cancer	32	1,375	53	289	+ 1,087
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,271	11	6,033	- 4,762
Skin Disease	34	1,251	61	94	+ 1,157
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,246	14	5,001	- 3,754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,225	25	1,505	- 280
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,088	62	84	+ 1,004
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	937	13	5,555	- 4,618
Alcohol	39	911	58	150	+ 761
Low Birth Weight	40	770	5	12,631	- 11,861
Asthma	41	763	17	3,403	- 2,640
Epilepsy	42	699	35	993	- 293
Cervical Cancer	43	644	44	541	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	594	65	25	+ 569
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	513	33	1,041	- 527
Violence	46	509	19	3,217	- 2,708
Tuberculosis	47	206	7	9,839	- 9,633
Fires	48	196	50	348	- 152
Drownings	49	176	34	996	- 820
Anemia	50	162	83	0	+ 162
Hepatitis C	51	157	64	28	+ 129
Meningitis	52	136	20	2,626	- 2,489
Poisonings	53	129	47	384	- 254
Birth Trauma	54	111	6	10,723	- 10,612
HIV/AIDS	55	110	46	464	- 354
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	108	85	0	+ 108
Osteoarthritis	57	98	84	0	+ 98
Malnutrition	58	68	43	589	- 522
Appendicitis	59	62	52	298	- 237
Schizophrenia	60	59	81	0	+ 59
Oral conditions	61	31	86	0	+ 31
Syphilis	62	29	60	94	- 66
Upper Respiratory	63	28	68	9	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	27	9	7,807	- 7,780
Hepatitis B	65	23	38	863	- 840
Otitis Media	66	9	71	1	+ 9
War	67	6	2	25,620	- 25,614
Encephalitis	68	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Pertussis	69	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Leishmaniasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	80	0	66	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

United Kingdom

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.