PAKISTAN VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	252,824	1	240,720	+ 12,104
War	2	161,146	62	597	+ 160,550
Stroke	3	119,888	2	141,432	- 21,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	92,145	6	83,483	+ 8,662
Low Birth Weight	5	79,446	4	93,373	- 13,927
Birth Trauma	6	67,446	8	59,559	+ 7,887
Tuberculosis	7	61,888	11	42,103	+ 19,784
Hypertension	8	50,288	16	22,917	+ 27,371
Maternal Conditions	9	49,105	24	12,392	+ 36,713
Kidney Disease	10	41,452	9	56,796	- 15,344
Road Traffic Accidents	11	37,948	12	28,170	+ 9,778
Diabetes Mellitus	12	36,165	7	63,852	- 27,688
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	34,943	3	104,383	- 69,440
Congenital Anomalies	14	31,454	14	26,320	+ 5,135
Lung Disease	15	29,248	5	86,968	- 57,720
Liver Disease	16	28,932	10	54,835	- 25,903
Asthma	17	21,403	17	20,750	+ 653
Other Injuries	18	20,389	13	27,010	- 6,621
Violence	19	20,233	23	12,925	+ 7,308
Meningitis	20	16,515	19	18,025	- 1,510
Pertussis	21	13,256	34	6,358	+ 6,898
Breast Cancer	22	11,461	20	18,009	- 6,549
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	11,101	22	15,216	- 4,115
Suicide	24	9,892	18	19,331	- 9,439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	9,466	36	5,450	+ 4,016
Stomach Cancer	26	9,439	43	4,044	+ 5,394
Oral Cancer	27	9,229	21	17,181	- 7,952
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,579	25	11,439	- 2,861
Oesophagus Cancer	29	8,267	29	7,866	+ 402
Tetanus	30	7,889	30	7,541	+ 348
Encephalitis	31	7,486	33	6,651	+ 835
Lung Cancers	32	6,767	26	9,688	- 2,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6,546	15	26,017	- 19,470
Drownings	34	6,265	37	5,376	+ 889
Epilepsy	35	6,244	40	4,873	+ 1,370
Lymphomas	36	5,951	31	7,020	- 1,069
Falls	37	5,694	28	8,642	- 2,948
Hepatitis B	38	5,431	53	2,267	+ 3,164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,663	38	5,279	- 616
Liver Cancer	40	4,133	41	4,427	- 293
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,947	35	6,145	- 2,198
Leukemia	42	3,838	39	5,254	- 1,415
Malnutrition	43	3,707	27	8,852	- 5,145
Cervical Cancer	44	3,401	44	4,009	- 608
Inflammatory/Heart	45	3,314	52	2,318	+ 996
HIV/AIDS	46	2,918	32	6,797	- 3,879
Poisonings	47	2,413	47	3,364	- 952
Ovary Cancer	48	2,322	46	3,533	- 1,211
Measles	49	2,204	49	2,579	- 375
Fires	50	2,189	42	4,305	- 2,116
Drug Use	51	2,064	61	829	+ 1,235
Appendicitis	52	1,877	51	2,472	- 595
Uterin Cancer	53	1,815	59	1,191	+ 623
Bladder Cancer	54	1,710	48	2,727	- 1,016
Prostate Cancer	55	1,622	45	3,559	- 1,937
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,442	60	1,069	+ 373
Malaria	57	1,166	63	587	+ 579
Alcohol	58	943	50	2,520	- 1,577
Skin Cancers	59	911	54	1,539	- 628
Syphilis	60	592	57	1,289	- 696
Skin Disease	61	591	67	132	+ 459
Multiple Sclerosis	62	528	65	411	+ 116
Other Neoplasms	63	181	64	412	- 231
Hepatitis C	64	175	58	1,227	- 1,052
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	160	56	1,388	- 1,228
Ascariasis	66	106	68	75	+ 31
Diphtheria	67	104	69	68	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	68	58	66	288	- 230
Chlamydia	69	9	70	44	- 35
Leishmaniasis	70	9	72	4	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	71	28	- 25
Dengue	72	1	55	1,429	- 1,429
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.