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	255,525	1	240,720	+ 14,805
War	2	162,868	62	597	+ 162,272
Stroke	3	121,169	2	141,432	- 20,263
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	93,129	6	83,483	+ 9,646
Low Birth Weight	5	80,295	4	93,373	- 13,078
Birth Trauma	6	68,166	8	59,559	+ 8,608
Tuberculosis	7	62,549	11	42,103	+ 20,446
Hypertension	8	50,826	16	22,917	+ 27,908
Maternal Conditions	9	49,630	24	12,392	+ 37,237
Kidney Disease	10	41,895	9	56,796	- 14,901
Road Traffic Accidents	11	38,354	12	28,170	+ 10,184
Diabetes Mellitus	12	36,551	7	63,852	- 27,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	35,316	3	104,383	- 69,066
Congenital Anomalies	14	31,790	14	26,320	+ 5,471
Lung Disease	15	29,561	5	86,968	- 57,407
Liver Disease	16	29,241	10	54,835	- 25,594
Asthma	17	21,632	17	20,750	+ 882
Other Injuries	18	20,607	13	27,010	- 6,403
Violence	19	20,449	23	12,925	+ 7,524
Meningitis	20	16,691	19	18,025	- 1,334
Pertussis	21	13,397	34	6,358	+ 7,039
Breast Cancer	22	11,583	20	18,009	- 6,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	11,220	22	15,216	- 3,996
Suicide	24	9,997	18	19,331	- 9,333
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	9,567	36	5,450	+ 4,117
Stomach Cancer	26	9,539	43	4,044	+ 5,495
Oral Cancer	27	9,328	21	17,181	- 7,853
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,670	25	11,439	- 2,769
Oesophagus Cancer	29	8,356	29	7,866	+ 490
Tetanus	30	7,973	30	7,541	+ 432
Encephalitis	31	7,566	33	6,651	+ 915
Lung Cancers	32	6,840	26	9,688	- 2,848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6,616	15	26,017	- 19,400
Drownings	34	6,332	37	5,376	+ 956
Epilepsy	35	6,310	40	4,873	+ 1,437
Lymphomas	36	6,014	31	7,020	- 1,006
Falls	37	5,755	28	8,642	- 2,887
Hepatitis B	38	5,489	53	2,267	+ 3,222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,713	38	5,279	- 566
Liver Cancer	40	4,177	41	4,427	- 249
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,989	35	6,145	- 2,156
Leukemia	42	3,880	39	5,254	- 1,374
Malnutrition	43	3,746	27	8,852	- 5,105
Cervical Cancer	44	3,438	44	4,009	- 572
Inflammatory/Heart	45	3,349	52	2,318	+ 1,032
HIV/AIDS	46	2,949	32	6,797	- 3,848
Poisonings	47	2,439	47	3,364	- 926
Ovary Cancer	48	2,347	46	3,533	- 1,186
Measles	49	2,228	49	2,579	- 351
Fires	50	2,212	42	4,305	- 2,093
Drug Use	51	2,086	61	829	+ 1,257
Appendicitis	52	1,897	51	2,472	- 575
Uterin Cancer	53	1,834	59	1,191	+ 643
Bladder Cancer	54	1,729	48	2,727	- 998
Prostate Cancer	55	1,640	45	3,559	- 1,920
Pancreas Cancer	56	1,458	60	1,069	+ 388
Malaria	57	1,179	63	587	+ 592
Alcohol	58	953	50	2,520	- 1,567
Skin Cancers	59	921	54	1,539	- 618
Syphilis	60	599	57	1,289	- 690
Skin Disease	61	597	67	132	+ 465
Multiple Sclerosis	62	534	65	411	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	63	183	64	412	- 229
Hepatitis C	64	177	58	1,227	- 1,050
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	162	56	1,388	- 1,226
Ascariasis	66	107	68	75	+ 32
Diphtheria	67	105	69	68	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	68	59	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

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.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.