AFGHANISTAN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,239	1	40,195	+ 19,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,696	23	1,765	+ 31,931
Lung Disease	3	22,924	15	4,650	+ 18,274
Stroke	4	18,599	3	19,060	- 462
Lung Cancers	5	18,248	32	1,076	+ 17,172
Kidney Disease	6	10,074	10	6,590	+ 3,484
Drug Use	7	8,733	51	328	+ 8,405
Hypertension	8	7,739	8	7,995	- 256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	7,254	39	741	+ 6,513
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,206	12	5,750	+ 1,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	7,077	4	14,649	- 7,573
Suicide	12	6,230	24	1,573	+ 4,657
Breast Cancer	13	5,710	22	1,822	+ 3,888
Endocrine Disorders	14	5,513	28	1,364	+ 4,149
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,197	56	229	+ 4,967
Liver Disease	16	5,092	16	4,600	+ 493
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,892	11	6,033	- 1,141
Falls	18	4,742	37	905	+ 3,837
Lymphomas	19	4,726	36	946	+ 3,780
Prostate Cancer	20	4,178	55	258	+ 3,920
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,047	41	628	+ 3,419
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,817	45	527	+ 3,290
Liver Cancer	23	3,175	40	657	+ 2,518
Leukemia	24	3,164	42	610	+ 2,554
Other Injuries	25	3,050	18	3,241	- 191
Bladder Cancer	26	2,302	54	272	+ 2,030
Violence	27	2,226	19	3,217	- 990
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,092	29	1,314	+ 778
Other Neoplasms	29	2,082	63	29	+ 2,053
Alcohol	30	1,720	58	150	+ 1,570
Ovary Cancer	31	1,712	48	369	+ 1,343
Skin Cancers	32	1,679	59	145	+ 1,534
Stomach Cancer	33	1,534	26	1,501	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,380	14	5,001	- 3,621
Oral Cancer	35	1,356	27	1,467	- 112
Uterin Cancer	36	1,181	53	289	+ 892
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,168	13	5,555	- 4,387
Cervical Cancer	38	819	44	541	+ 279
Low Birth Weight	39	812	5	12,631	- 11,818
Malnutrition	40	793	43	589	+ 204
Hepatitis C	41	667	64	28	+ 639
HIV/AIDS	42	664	46	464	+ 200
Skin Disease	43	635	61	94	+ 541
Multiple Sclerosis	44	594	62	84	+ 510
Drownings	45	478	34	996	- 519
Asthma	46	448	17	3,403	- 2,955
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	428	33	1,041	- 613
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	406	25	1,505	- 1,099
Fires	49	373	50	348	+ 25
Epilepsy	50	371	35	993	- 622
Anemia	51	365	83	0	+ 365
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	289	65	25	+ 263
Poisonings	53	196	47	384	- 187
Birth Trauma	54	145	6	10,723	- 10,578
War	55	141	2	25,620	- 25,479
Maternal Conditions	56	91	9	7,807	- 7,716
Schizophrenia	57	85	81	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	80	85	0	+ 80
Hepatitis B	59	71	38	863	- 792
Meningitis	60	71	20	2,626	- 2,555
Osteoarthritis	61	68	84	0	+ 68
Tuberculosis	62	64	7	9,839	- 9,775
Appendicitis	63	50	52	298	- 249
Oral conditions	64	34	86	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	65	27	68	9	+ 18
Syphilis	66	6	60	94	- 88
Otitis Media	67	4	71	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	3	31	1,190	- 1,187
Pertussis	69	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Chagas disease	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	16	- 16
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
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.