NEPAL VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,179	2	19,677	+ 11,503
War	2	19,873	65	24	+ 19,849
Stroke	3	14,785	4	12,909	+ 1,876
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,364	6	6,237	+ 5,126
Low Birth Weight	5	9,798	11	3,822	+ 5,975
Birth Trauma	6	8,318	15	2,676	+ 5,642
Tuberculosis	7	7,632	3	16,535	- 8,902
Hypertension	8	6,202	18	2,092	+ 4,110
Maternal Conditions	9	6,056	28	977	+ 5,079
Kidney Disease	10	5,112	10	4,284	+ 828
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,680	9	4,654	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,460	14	2,929	+ 1,531
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,309	7	6,071	- 1,761
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,879	21	1,949	+ 1,930
Lung Disease	15	3,607	1	27,027	- 23,420
Liver Disease	16	3,568	5	6,383	- 2,815
Asthma	17	2,640	8	5,930	- 3,291
Other Injuries	18	2,514	22	1,655	+ 860
Violence	19	2,495	35	704	+ 1,791
Meningitis	20	2,037	43	377	+ 1,659
Pertussis	21	1,635	40	453	+ 1,182
Breast Cancer	22	1,413	27	1,038	+ 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,369	19	2,022	- 653
Suicide	24	1,220	16	2,571	- 1,351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,167	49	191	+ 976
Stomach Cancer	26	1,164	25	1,379	- 215
Oral Cancer	27	1,138	24	1,389	- 250
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,058	45	257	+ 801
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,020	38	491	+ 528
Tetanus	30	973	53	134	+ 839
Encephalitis	31	923	29	882	+ 41
Lung Cancers	32	835	12	3,586	- 2,751
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	807	17	2,320	- 1,513
Drownings	34	773	23	1,505	- 732
Epilepsy	35	770	30	874	- 104
Lymphomas	36	734	32	768	- 34
Falls	37	702	13	3,321	- 2,619
Hepatitis B	38	670	56	117	+ 553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	575	26	1,167	- 592
Liver Cancer	40	510	46	256	+ 254
Parkinson's Disease	41	487	33	760	- 273
Leukemia	42	473	36	668	- 194
Malnutrition	43	457	31	845	- 388
Cervical Cancer	44	419	20	1,969	- 1,550
Inflammatory/Heart	45	409	48	217	+ 191
HIV/AIDS	46	360	34	737	- 377
Poisonings	47	298	39	474	- 176
Ovary Cancer	48	286	37	585	- 298
Measles	49	272	59	60	+ 212
Fires	50	270	50	184	+ 86
Drug Use	51	255	57	93	+ 161
Appendicitis	52	231	47	220	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	53	224	60	56	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	54	211	44	325	- 114
Prostate Cancer	55	200	58	85	+ 115
Pancreas Cancer	56	178	41	445	- 267
Malaria	57	144	72	0	+ 144
Alcohol	58	116	52	168	- 51
Skin Cancers	59	112	42	400	- 287
Syphilis	60	73	54	134	- 61
Skin Disease	61	73	67	17	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	63	38	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	63	22	61	50	- 27
Hepatitis C	64	22	64	29	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	51	173	- 153
Ascariasis	66	13	69	4	+ 9
Diphtheria	67	13	71	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	68	7	66	24	- 17
Chlamydia	69	1	68	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	1	62	39	- 38
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.