According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Afghanistan, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Afghanistan. What is the leading cause of death in Afghanistan?
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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Coronary Heart Disease | 263.34 | 11 | 30,077 (12.85%) |
Stroke | 154.41 | 14 | 18,204 (7.78%) |
Tuberculosis | 83.56 | 13 | 13,325 (5.69%) |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 64.21 | 61 | 23,770 (10.16%) |
War | 44.46 | 3 | 13,330 (5.70%) |
Other Injuries | 38.08 | 1 | 12,476 (5.33%) |
Lung Disease | 37.62 | 27 | 4,406 (1.88%) |
Kidney Disease | 32.37 | 21 | 4,677 (2.00%) |
Breast Cancer | 25.76 | 15 | 2,008 (0.86%) |
Liver Disease | 24.85 | 55 | 3,804 (1.63%) |
Low Birth Weight | 24.58 | 13 | 13,733 (5.87%) |
Alzheimers/Dementia | 24.53 | 43 | 2,076 (0.89%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 23.82 | 106 | 3,042 (1.30%) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 22.93 | 53 | 12,146 (5.19%) |
Asthma | 19.26 | 17 | 2,874 (1.23%) |
Road Traffic Accidents | 18.73 | 90 | 4,938 (2.11%) |
Birth Trauma | 18.51 | 18 | 10,342 (4.42%) |
Hypertension | 16.62 | 65 | 1,832 (0.78%) |
Maternal Conditions | 15.69 | 24 | 4,486 (1.92%) |
Stomach Cancer | 14.79 | 22 | 1,853 (0.79%) |
Falls | 13.44 | 24 | 4,299 (1.84%) |
Congenital Anomalies | 12.02 | 40 | 6,096 (2.60%) |
Drownings | 11.89 | 14 | 4,649 (1.99%) |
Oesophagus Cancer | 10.76 | 14 | 1,351 (0.58%) |
Oral Cancer | 8.53 | 9 | 1,202 (0.51%) |
Violence | 8.34 | 68 | 2,272 (0.97%) |
Meningitis | 7.94 | 40 | 3,551 (1.52%) |
Lung Cancers | 7.75 | 114 | 1,058 (0.45%) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 7.66 | 29 | 1,163 (0.50%) |
Endocrine Disorders | 7.56 | 66 | 2,449 (1.05%) |
Cervical Cancer | 7.51 | 97 | 602 (0.26%) |
Inflammatory/Heart | 7.38 | 59 | 1,164 (0.50%) |
Other Neoplasms | 6.98 | 7 | 1,076 (0.46%) |
Suicide | 6.92 | 129 | 1,796 (0.77%) |
Lymphomas | 6.62 | 49 | 1,283 (0.55%) |
Liver Cancer | 6.08 | 76 | 793 (0.34%) |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 5.27 | 129 | 824 (0.35%) |
Prostate Cancer | 5.09 | 162 | (0.00%) |
Uterin Cancer | 4.62 | 21 | (0.00%) |
Rheumatic Heart Disease | 4.39 | 47 | 781 (0.33%) |
Ovary Cancer | 4.12 | 94 | (0.00%) |
Measles | 3.75 | 18 | 2,043 (0.87%) |
Malnutrition | 3.63 | 71 | 1,598 (0.68%) |
Epilepsy | 3.57 | 46 | 1,239 (0.53%) |
Bladder Cancer | 3.06 | 56 | 353 (0.15%) |
Leukemia | 2.75 | 129 | 796 (0.34%) |
Pertussis | 2.49 | 13 | 1,364 (0.58%) |
Skin Disease | 2.47 | 70 | (0.00%) |
Fires | 1.98 | 80 | 587 (0.25%) |
Tetanus | 1.75 | 30 | 917 (0.39%) |
Value | World Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population total | 34,124,811 | 39 |
Sex ratio m / f | 1.03 | 29 |
Population 0-14 | 40.9% | 27 |
Population 15-64 | 56.5% | 163 |
Population 65 + | 2.6% | 184 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 0.2 | 182 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Smoking Percent | N/D | N/D | N/D / N/D |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Obesity Percent | 3.2 | 7.6 | 172 / 172 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 3.63 | 139 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
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Breast Cancer | 25.76 | 15 |
Stomach Cancer | 14.79 | 22 |
Oesophagus Cancer | 10.76 | 14 |
Oral Cancer | 8.53 | 9 |
Lung Cancers | 7.75 | 114 |
Cervical Cancer | 7.51 | 97 |
Liver Cancer | 6.08 | 76 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 5.27 | 129 |
Prostate Cancer | 5.09 | 162 |
Uterin Cancer | 4.62 | 21 |
Ovary Cancer | 4.12 | 94 |
Bladder Cancer | 3.06 | 56 |