AFGHANISTAN VS UZBEKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UZBEKISTAN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,600	1	40,195	+ 36,406
Stroke	2	23,658	3	19,060	+ 4,597
Liver Disease	3	10,512	16	4,600	+ 5,912
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,817	12	5,750	+ 1,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,025	4	14,649	- 9,625
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,232	11	6,033	- 1,801
Kidney Disease	7	3,442	10	6,590	- 3,148
Hypertension	8	3,064	8	7,995	- 4,931
Suicide	9	2,915	24	1,573	+ 1,342
Low Birth Weight	10	2,610	5	12,631	- 10,021
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,546	14	5,001	- 2,454
Stomach Cancer	12	2,343	26	1,501	+ 843
Lung Cancers	13	2,218	32	1,076	+ 1,142
Lung Disease	14	2,181	15	4,650	- 2,469
Breast Cancer	15	2,000	22	1,822	+ 178
Birth Trauma	16	1,938	6	10,723	- 8,785
Tuberculosis	17	1,696	7	9,839	- 8,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,597	23	1,765	- 168
Other Injuries	19	1,563	18	3,241	- 1,678
Liver Cancer	20	1,312	40	657	+ 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,292	33	1,041	+ 251
Drownings	22	1,260	34	996	+ 264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,119	39	741	+ 377
Asthma	24	1,012	17	3,403	- 2,390
Cervical Cancer	25	922	44	541	+ 382
Epilepsy	26	901	35	993	- 92
Falls	27	826	37	905	- 79
HIV/AIDS	28	787	46	464	+ 323
Pancreas Cancer	29	736	56	229	+ 506
Oral Cancer	30	735	27	1,467	- 732
Oesophagus Cancer	31	697	29	1,314	- 618
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	676	25	1,505	- 829
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	658	13	5,555	- 4,897
Lymphomas	34	645	36	946	- 301
Leukemia	35	622	42	610	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	36	619	41	628	- 9
Fires	37	596	50	348	+ 248
Violence	38	533	19	3,217	- 2,683
Inflammatory/Heart	39	465	45	527	- 61
Encephalitis	40	455	31	1,190	- 735
Prostate Cancer	41	371	55	258	+ 113
Endocrine Disorders	42	365	28	1,364	- 999
Ovary Cancer	43	351	48	369	- 18
Poisonings	44	304	47	384	- 79
Upper Respiratory	45	303	68	9	+ 294
Drug Use	46	295	51	328	- 33
Uterin Cancer	47	251	53	289	- 37
Maternal Conditions	48	237	9	7,807	- 7,570
Bladder Cancer	49	221	54	272	- 51
Skin Cancers	50	180	59	145	+ 35
Meningitis	51	144	20	2,626	- 2,482
Alcohol	52	119	58	150	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	105	65	25	+ 80
Hepatitis B	54	100	38	863	- 763
Skin Disease	55	41	61	94	- 53
Appendicitis	56	33	52	298	- 265
Other Neoplasms	57	30	63	29	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	58	27	62	84	- 57
Tetanus	59	19	30	1,254	- 1,235
Malnutrition	60	14	43	589	- 575
Leishmaniasis	61	5	70	1	+ 4
War	62	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pertussis	63	3	21	2,107	- 2,105
Diphtheria	64	2	67	16	- 15
Chlamydia	65	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	28	- 26
Syphilis	67	1	60	94	- 94
Ascariasis	68	1	66	17	- 16
Measles	69	0	49	350	- 350
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Uzbekistan

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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.