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China
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare China and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
China Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    110.80
    58
    149.10
    25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.57
    115
    301.71
    6
    3. Lung Disease
    54.18
    13
    37.01
    32
    4. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    6.90
    122
    5. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    10.39
    42
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.36
    97
    22.34
    26
    7. Hypertension
    16.80
    98
    65.86
    4
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.09
    96
    19.81
    76
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    4.09
    169
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    8.78
    13
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.28
    152
    49.80
    62
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.39
    141
    46.10
    15
    13. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    4.22
    119
    14. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    20.24
    48
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.56
    148
    40.94
    58
    16. Falls
    8.04
    50
    5.13
    99
    17. Liver Disease
    7.57
    146
    27.20
    67
    18. Suicide
    6.67
    121
    5.96
    129
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    4.49
    167
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    1.54
    153
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    5.73
    117
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    98
    5.98
    24
    23. Drownings
    3.66
    56
    2.78
    78
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.53
    34
    5.86
    17
    25. Other Injuries
    3.50
    161
    13.02
    36
    26. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    1.95
    154
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.32
    150
    6.42
    70
    28. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    4.32
    108
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    8.18
    9
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    4.07
    106
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.05
    106
    10.64
    9
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.95
    98
    33. Tuberculosis
    1.88
    111
    41.14
    24
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    150
    12.07
    17
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    168
    3.32
    130
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.62
    111
    1.72
    110
    37. Poisonings
    1.55
    57
    1.58
    56
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.51
    162
    4.30
    80
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.40
    108
    10.16
    24
    40. Drug Use
    1.34
    79
    1.36
    77
    41. Asthma
    1.29
    123
    24.23
    13
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    3.66
    32
    43. Alcohol
    1.05
    111
    0.68
    133
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    1.03
    138
    45. Malnutrition
    0.78
    107
    1.44
    89
    46. Epilepsy
    0.74
    163
    2.70
    37
    47. Violence
    0.73
    166
    9.87
    52
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.72
    150
    9.72
    68
    49. Fires
    0.62
    129
    1.60
    89
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    41
    0.19
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2.043m
    21.27
    19,060
    8.23
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.772m
    18.44
    40,195
    17.35
    3. Lung Disease
    968,607
    10.08
    4,650
    2.01
    4. Lung Cancers
    714,311
    7.44
    1,076
    0.46
    5. Stomach Cancer
    398,439
    4.15
    1,501
    0.65
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    304,455
    3.17
    1,765
    0.76
    7. Hypertension
    301,183
    3.14
    7,995
    3.45
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    250,272
    2.61
    6,033
    2.60
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    248,388
    2.59
    741
    0.32
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    242,891
    2.53
    1,314
    0.57
    11. Kidney Disease
    192,302
    2.00
    6,590
    2.85
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    183,342
    1.91
    14,649
    6.32
    13. Liver Cancer
    180,952
    1.88
    657
    0.28
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    161,672
    1.68
    5,750
    2.48
    15. Liver Disease
    145,603
    1.52
    4,600
    1.99
    16. Falls
    138,878
    1.45
    905
    0.39
    17. Suicide
    116,324
    1.21
    1,573
    0.68
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    111,537
    1.16
    229
    0.10
    19. Breast Cancer
    92,757
    0.97
    1,822
    0.79
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    70,699
    0.74
    628
    0.27
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    65,350
    0.68
    1,041
    0.45
    22. Leukemia
    58,145
    0.61
    610
    0.26
    23. Lymphomas
    57,838
    0.60
    946
    0.41
    24. Oral Cancer
    54,695
    0.57
    1,467
    0.63
    25. Other Injuries
    54,087
    0.56
    3,241
    1.40
    26. Drownings
    52,807
    0.55
    996
    0.43
    27. Cervical Cancer
    51,650
    0.54
    541
    0.23
    28. Prostate Cancer
    51,056
    0.53
    258
    0.11
    29. Bladder Cancer
    37,873
    0.39
    272
    0.12
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37,723
    0.39
    1,505
    0.65
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    36,613
    0.38
    5,001
    2.16
    32. Tuberculosis
    34,802
    0.36
    9,839
    4.25
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    29,954
    0.31
    527
    0.23
    34. HIV/AIDS
    28,746
    0.30
    464
    0.20
    35. Ovary Cancer
    28,078
    0.29
    369
    0.16
    36. Poisonings
    25,762
    0.27
    384
    0.17
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    25,613
    0.27
    1,364
    0.59
    38. Drug Use
    24,214
    0.25
    328
    0.14
    39. Asthma
    23,147
    0.24
    3,403
    1.47
    40. Low Birth Weight
    21,631
    0.23
    12,631
    5.45
    41. Skin Cancers
    19,669
    0.20
    145
    0.06
    42. Alcohol
    19,071
    0.20
    150
    0.06
    43. Birth Trauma
    17,644
    0.18
    10,723
    4.63
    44. Malnutrition
    12,995
    0.14
    589
    0.25
    45. Uterin Cancer
    11,751
    0.12
    289
    0.12
    46. Epilepsy
    11,365
    0.12
    993
    0.43
    47. Violence
    11,115
    0.12
    3,217
    1.39
    48. Fires
    10,498
    0.11
    348
    0.15
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10,108
    0.11
    25
    0.01
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,719
    0.09
    5,555
    2.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    6.90
    122
    2. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    10.39
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    4.09
    169
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    8.78
    13
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    4.22
    119
    6. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    20.24
    48
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    4.49
    167
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    1.54
    153
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    5.73
    117
    10. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    1.95
    154
    11. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    4.32
    108
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    8.18
    9
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    4.07
    106
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.95
    98
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    3.66
    32
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    1.03
    138
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.