Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Burden of disease

Afghanistan
55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
54,506 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
18th

Burden of disease over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people against 54,506 DALYs per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1,172 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 77,011 DALYs per 100,000 people 81,517 DALYs per 100,000 people 4,506 DALYs per 100,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 56,741 DALYs per 100,000 people 62,499 DALYs per 100,000 people 5,758 DALYs per 100,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 53,861 DALYs per 100,000 people 55,205 DALYs per 100,000 people 1,344 DALYs per 100,000 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people against 54,506 DALYs per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
1,172 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for burden of disease?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.