AFGHANISTAN VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,551	1	40,195	- 16,644
Stroke	2	18,004	3	19,060	- 1,056
Kidney Disease	3	9,929	10	6,590	+ 3,338
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,604	12	5,750	+ 3,855
Lung Disease	5	7,316	15	4,650	+ 2,666
Violence	6	6,549	19	3,217	+ 3,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,255	4	14,649	- 8,395
HIV/AIDS	8	5,862	46	464	+ 5,398
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,306	11	6,033	- 727
Hypertension	10	4,577	8	7,995	- 3,418
Stomach Cancer	11	3,563	26	1,501	+ 2,062
Prostate Cancer	12	3,499	55	258	+ 3,241
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,389	14	5,001	- 1,612
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,162	39	741	+ 2,421
Liver Disease	15	2,921	16	4,600	- 1,678
Lung Cancers	16	2,718	32	1,076	+ 1,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,659	23	1,765	+ 894
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,505	28	1,364	+ 1,141
Breast Cancer	19	2,501	22	1,822	+ 679
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,422	45	527	+ 1,896
Other Neoplasms	21	2,299	63	29	+ 2,270
Low Birth Weight	22	2,134	5	12,631	- 10,497
Tuberculosis	23	2,001	7	9,839	- 7,838
Lymphomas	24	1,836	36	946	+ 890
Leukemia	25	1,696	42	610	+ 1,085
Cervical Cancer	26	1,656	44	541	+ 1,115
Liver Cancer	27	1,630	40	657	+ 972
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,463	13	5,555	- 4,092
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,212	56	229	+ 983
Skin Disease	30	1,144	61	94	+ 1,050
Malnutrition	31	1,097	43	589	+ 508
Suicide	32	1,089	24	1,573	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,028	41	628	+ 401
Drownings	34	927	34	996	- 69
Other Injuries	35	896	18	3,241	- 2,346
Birth Trauma	36	841	6	10,723	- 9,882
Falls	37	824	37	905	- 81
Oral Cancer	38	703	27	1,467	- 765
Epilepsy	39	597	35	993	- 396
Uterin Cancer	40	589	53	289	+ 300
Ovary Cancer	41	571	48	369	+ 202
Anemia	42	566	83	0	+ 566
Asthma	43	504	17	3,403	- 2,899
Skin Cancers	44	501	59	145	+ 356
Oesophagus Cancer	45	462	29	1,314	- 852
Bladder Cancer	46	295	54	272	+ 23
Drug Use	47	294	51	328	- 34
Maternal Conditions	48	292	9	7,807	- 7,515
Alcohol	49	271	58	150	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	269	25	1,505	- 1,236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	252	85	0	+ 252
Meningitis	52	243	20	2,626	- 2,382
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	223	33	1,041	- 818
Upper Respiratory	54	123	68	9	+ 114
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	122	65	25	+ 97
Appendicitis	56	102	52	298	- 197
Fires	57	101	50	348	- 247
Schizophrenia	58	87	81	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	59	65	38	863	- 798
Osteoarthritis	60	38	84	0	+ 38
Poisonings	61	35	47	384	- 348
Multiple Sclerosis	62	25	62	84	- 59
Encephalitis	63	23	31	1,190	- 1,167
Dengue	64	17	72	0	+ 17
Syphilis	65	13	60	94	- 81
Hepatitis C	66	6	64	28	- 22
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Otitis Media	68	4	71	1	+ 3
Tetanus	69	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Leishmaniasis	70	3	70	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	72	3	86	0	+ 3
Chagas disease	73	3	77	0	+ 3
Pertussis	74	2	21	2,107	- 2,106
Ascariasis	75	1	66	17	- 16
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	79	0	49	350	- 350
Schistosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Panama

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.