AFGHANISTAN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,548	4	14,649	+ 898
HIV/AIDS	2	14,386	46	464	+ 13,922
Tuberculosis	3	13,539	7	9,839	+ 3,700
Stroke	4	10,949	3	19,060	- 8,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,622	13	5,555	+ 5,066
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,252	11	6,033	+ 4,218
Liver Disease	7	9,233	16	4,600	+ 4,634
Malaria	8	8,715	57	185	+ 8,530
Coronary Heart Disease	9	8,247	1	40,195	- 31,948
Birth Trauma	10	6,859	6	10,723	- 3,864
Low Birth Weight	11	6,586	5	12,631	- 6,044
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,212	14	5,001	- 788
Maternal Conditions	13	3,893	9	7,807	- 3,914
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,893	12	5,750	- 1,857
Meningitis	15	3,695	20	2,626	+ 1,069
Kidney Disease	16	3,075	10	6,590	- 3,516
Hypertension	17	3,043	8	7,995	- 4,952
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,012	29	1,314	+ 1,698
Other Injuries	19	2,987	18	3,241	- 255
Lung Disease	20	2,948	15	4,650	- 1,702
Malnutrition	21	2,902	43	589	+ 2,312
Cervical Cancer	22	2,334	44	541	+ 1,794
Suicide	23	2,214	24	1,573	+ 642
Violence	24	2,027	19	3,217	- 1,190
Breast Cancer	25	1,831	22	1,822	+ 9
Asthma	26	1,584	17	3,403	- 1,818
Tetanus	27	1,466	30	1,254	+ 212
Stomach Cancer	28	1,384	26	1,501	- 116
Lymphomas	29	1,330	36	946	+ 384
Oral Cancer	30	1,269	27	1,467	- 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,259	23	1,765	- 506
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,018	39	741	+ 276
Falls	33	1,009	37	905	+ 104
Liver Cancer	34	930	40	657	+ 273
Leukemia	35	914	42	610	+ 304
Fires	36	907	50	348	+ 559
Prostate Cancer	37	890	55	258	+ 632
Poisonings	38	874	47	384	+ 490
Drownings	39	827	34	996	- 169
Inflammatory/Heart	40	772	45	527	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	750	25	1,505	- 755
Pertussis	42	698	21	2,107	- 1,409
Epilepsy	43	573	35	993	- 419
Endocrine Disorders	44	572	28	1,364	- 791
Ovary Cancer	45	547	48	369	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	46	493	56	229	+ 264
Lung Cancers	47	461	32	1,076	- 615
Skin Cancers	48	440	59	145	+ 295
Hepatitis B	49	360	38	863	- 504
Parkinson's Disease	50	324	41	628	- 304
Skin Disease	51	314	61	94	+ 220
Syphilis	52	310	60	94	+ 215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	281	33	1,041	- 760
Schistosomiasis	54	255	79	0	+ 255
Alcohol	55	245	58	150	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	56	222	53	289	- 66
Bladder Cancer	57	219	54	272	- 53
Appendicitis	58	166	52	298	- 133
Leishmaniasis	59	134	70	1	+ 132
Encephalitis	60	130	31	1,190	- 1,060
Hepatitis C	61	105	64	28	+ 77
Drug Use	62	78	51	328	- 250
Measles	63	71	49	350	- 279
Upper Respiratory	64	65	68	9	+ 56
War	65	61	2	25,620	- 25,558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	58	65	25	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	67	42	63	29	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	68	27	62	84	- 57
Diphtheria	69	9	67	16	- 8
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	71	6	66	17	- 11
Otitis Media	72	5	71	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Kenya

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.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.