AFGHANISTAN VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,761	46	464	+ 46,297
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,217	4	14,649	+ 10,568
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,868	1	40,195	- 20,326
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,124	11	6,033	+ 8,091
Stroke	5	11,992	3	19,060	- 7,069
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,749	13	5,555	+ 5,193
Low Birth Weight	7	9,446	5	12,631	- 3,185
Birth Trauma	8	7,967	6	10,723	- 2,756
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,822	12	5,750	+ 2,073
Malnutrition	10	5,605	43	589	+ 5,016
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,187	14	5,001	+ 186
Kidney Disease	12	5,178	10	6,590	- 1,412
Suicide	13	4,839	24	1,573	+ 3,266
Cervical Cancer	14	4,732	44	541	+ 4,192
Malaria	15	4,686	57	185	+ 4,500
Tuberculosis	16	4,677	7	9,839	- 5,162
Liver Disease	17	4,541	16	4,600	- 58
Violence	18	4,483	19	3,217	+ 1,266
Maternal Conditions	19	4,092	9	7,807	- 3,715
Other Injuries	20	3,873	18	3,241	+ 632
Asthma	21	3,581	17	3,403	+ 178
Meningitis	22	3,100	20	2,626	+ 474
Lung Disease	23	2,721	15	4,650	- 1,929
Hypertension	24	2,680	8	7,995	- 5,315
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,450	45	527	+ 1,923
Lymphomas	26	2,245	36	946	+ 1,299
Drownings	27	2,236	34	996	+ 1,240
Breast Cancer	28	1,963	22	1,822	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,875	29	1,314	+ 561
Fires	30	1,854	50	348	+ 1,506
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,796	23	1,765	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	32	1,469	55	258	+ 1,211
Stomach Cancer	33	1,307	26	1,501	- 193
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,295	28	1,364	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,282	25	1,505	- 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,268	33	1,041	+ 227
Poisonings	37	1,205	47	384	+ 822
Liver Cancer	38	1,192	40	657	+ 535
Epilepsy	39	1,188	35	993	+ 195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,182	39	741	+ 440
Falls	41	1,087	37	905	+ 182
Pertussis	42	980	21	2,107	- 1,128
Lung Cancers	43	669	32	1,076	- 407
Skin Cancers	44	618	59	145	+ 473
Leukemia	45	570	42	610	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	46	528	41	628	- 100
Pancreas Cancer	47	507	56	229	+ 278
Drug Use	48	497	51	328	+ 169
Oral Cancer	49	486	27	1,467	- 982
Uterin Cancer	50	426	53	289	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	51	406	48	369	+ 36
Skin Disease	52	405	61	94	+ 311
Schistosomiasis	53	402	79	0	+ 402
Bladder Cancer	54	292	54	272	+ 20
Syphilis	55	291	60	94	+ 197
Encephalitis	56	275	31	1,190	- 915
Tetanus	57	238	30	1,254	- 1,016
Appendicitis	58	155	52	298	- 144
Upper Respiratory	59	152	68	9	+ 143
Hepatitis B	60	133	38	863	- 731
Alcohol	61	113	58	150	- 37
Other Neoplasms	62	87	63	29	+ 58
Measles	63	71	49	350	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	61	65	25	+ 36
War	65	61	2	25,620	- 25,559
Hepatitis C	66	33	64	28	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	33	62	84	- 51
Otitis Media	68	8	71	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	7	69	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	66	17	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	72	5	67	16	- 12
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.