AFGHANISTAN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,245	46	464	+ 32,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,358	4	14,649	+ 3,709
Stroke	3	15,332	3	19,060	- 3,729
Malaria	4	15,204	57	185	+ 15,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,105	13	5,555	+ 6,550
Tuberculosis	6	11,460	7	9,839	+ 1,621
Birth Trauma	7	9,764	6	10,723	- 959
Low Birth Weight	8	9,369	5	12,631	- 3,262
Liver Disease	9	8,682	16	4,600	+ 4,082
Coronary Heart Disease	10	8,549	1	40,195	- 31,646
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,048	11	6,033	+ 1,015
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,068	14	5,001	+ 1,067
Hypertension	13	5,047	8	7,995	- 2,948
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,620	12	5,750	- 1,130
Malnutrition	15	4,442	43	589	+ 3,852
Meningitis	16	3,812	20	2,626	+ 1,186
Cervical Cancer	17	3,469	44	541	+ 2,929
Kidney Disease	18	3,396	10	6,590	- 3,194
Other Injuries	19	3,334	18	3,241	+ 93
Suicide	20	2,513	24	1,573	+ 940
Lung Disease	21	2,455	15	4,650	- 2,195
Maternal Conditions	22	2,292	9	7,807	- 5,515
Violence	23	2,225	19	3,217	- 992
Syphilis	24	1,707	60	94	+ 1,612
Pertussis	25	1,433	21	2,107	- 675
Asthma	26	1,429	17	3,403	- 1,974
Drownings	27	1,329	34	996	+ 333
Falls	28	1,150	37	905	+ 245
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,137	23	1,765	- 627
Prostate Cancer	30	1,083	55	258	+ 825
Lymphomas	31	1,057	36	946	+ 111
Fires	32	1,054	50	348	+ 706
Inflammatory/Heart	33	967	45	527	+ 440
Poisonings	34	880	47	384	+ 496
Breast Cancer	35	706	22	1,822	- 1,116
Oesophagus Cancer	36	692	29	1,314	- 623
Endocrine Disorders	37	682	28	1,364	- 682
Epilepsy	38	640	35	993	- 352
Leukemia	39	504	42	610	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	474	25	1,505	- 1,031
Lung Cancers	41	436	32	1,076	- 640
Stomach Cancer	42	398	26	1,501	- 1,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	391	39	741	- 350
Tetanus	44	366	30	1,254	- 888
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	366	33	1,041	- 675
Liver Cancer	46	341	40	657	- 316
Parkinson's Disease	47	316	41	628	- 311
Oral Cancer	48	299	27	1,467	- 1,168
Alcohol	49	270	58	150	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	50	254	54	272	- 18
Schistosomiasis	51	247	79	0	+ 247
Skin Disease	52	243	61	94	+ 149
Drug Use	53	236	51	328	- 92
Skin Cancers	54	208	59	145	+ 63
Hepatitis B	55	201	38	863	- 662
Appendicitis	56	162	52	298	- 137
Ovary Cancer	57	159	48	369	- 210
Leishmaniasis	58	140	70	1	+ 138
Encephalitis	59	135	31	1,190	- 1,055
Upper Respiratory	60	131	68	9	+ 121
Measles	61	93	49	350	- 257
Pancreas Cancer	62	82	56	229	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	58	65	25	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	64	57	53	289	- 231
Other Neoplasms	65	38	63	29	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	34	64	28	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	62	84	- 58
Ascariasis	68	17	66	17	- 0
War	69	12	2	25,620	- 25,607
Otitis Media	70	10	71	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	7	69	1	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	72	6	78	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	73	5	67	16	- 11
Dengue	74	2	72	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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

Zambia

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.