AFGHANISTAN VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,543	1	40,195	- 5,651
Violence	2	23,279	19	3,217	+ 20,062
Stroke	3	15,577	3	19,060	- 3,483
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,349	12	5,750	+ 8,600
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,286	11	6,033	+ 8,253
HIV/AIDS	6	9,616	46	464	+ 9,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,229	4	14,649	- 5,421
Kidney Disease	8	7,616	10	6,590	+ 1,025
Hypertension	9	6,670	8	7,995	- 1,325
Lung Disease	10	6,611	15	4,650	+ 1,961
Lung Cancers	11	5,007	32	1,076	+ 3,931
Low Birth Weight	12	3,965	5	12,631	- 8,666
Prostate Cancer	13	3,657	55	258	+ 3,399
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,653	14	5,001	- 1,347
Breast Cancer	15	3,291	22	1,822	+ 1,469
Liver Disease	16	3,005	16	4,600	- 1,595
Stomach Cancer	17	2,792	26	1,501	+ 1,292
Other Neoplasms	18	2,783	63	29	+ 2,754
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,616	39	741	+ 1,874
Cervical Cancer	20	2,550	44	541	+ 2,009
Other Injuries	21	2,174	18	3,241	- 1,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,745	13	5,555	- 3,810
Lymphomas	23	1,602	36	946	+ 656
Birth Trauma	24	1,396	6	10,723	- 9,327
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,389	56	229	+ 1,160
Liver Cancer	26	1,322	40	657	+ 664
Leukemia	27	1,293	42	610	+ 683
Falls	28	1,111	37	905	+ 206
Chagas disease	29	1,061	77	0	+ 1,061
Endocrine Disorders	30	976	28	1,364	- 388
Tuberculosis	31	960	7	9,839	- 8,879
Malnutrition	32	808	43	589	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	33	769	45	527	+ 242
Suicide	34	751	24	1,573	- 821
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	734	23	1,765	- 1,030
Ovary Cancer	36	722	48	369	+ 353
Skin Cancers	37	710	59	145	+ 565
Oral Cancer	38	699	27	1,467	- 769
Maternal Conditions	39	542	9	7,807	- 7,265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	536	25	1,505	- 969
Epilepsy	41	527	35	993	- 466
Malaria	42	516	57	185	+ 331
Drownings	43	499	34	996	- 497
Oesophagus Cancer	44	475	29	1,314	- 840
Bladder Cancer	45	468	54	272	+ 196
Asthma	46	399	17	3,403	- 3,003
Uterin Cancer	47	397	53	289	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	48	323	41	628	- 304
Meningitis	49	322	20	2,626	- 2,304
Drug Use	50	289	51	328	- 39
War	51	237	2	25,620	- 25,382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	231	65	25	+ 206
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	194	85	0	+ 194
Fires	54	185	50	348	- 163
Anemia	55	161	83	0	+ 161
Appendicitis	56	125	52	298	- 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	103	33	1,041	- 938
Poisonings	58	87	47	384	- 297
Dengue	59	83	72	0	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	60	65	62	84	- 19
Encephalitis	61	47	31	1,190	- 1,143
Alcohol	62	44	58	150	- 106
Hepatitis B	63	38	38	863	- 825
Pertussis	64	33	21	2,107	- 2,075
Hepatitis C	65	27	64	28	- 1
Skin Disease	66	23	61	94	- 71
Syphilis	67	20	60	94	- 75
Tetanus	68	10	30	1,254	- 1,245
Schizophrenia	69	8	81	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	6	66	17	- 11
Leprosy	71	5	75	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	72	4	84	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	73	4	70	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	2	68	9	- 7
Otitis Media	75	2	71	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	79	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	79	0	49	350	- 350
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Venezuela

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.