NEPAL VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,053	2	19,677	+ 5,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,124	19	2,022	+ 16,102
Stroke	3	12,011	4	12,909	- 897
Lung Cancers	4	10,195	12	3,586	+ 6,609
Lung Disease	5	9,868	1	27,027	- 17,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,219	26	1,167	+ 6,051
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,198	14	2,929	+ 2,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,169	6	6,237	- 1,068
Prostate Cancer	9	4,379	58	85	+ 4,293
Breast Cancer	10	3,959	27	1,038	+ 2,921
Suicide	11	3,662	16	2,571	+ 1,091
Kidney Disease	12	3,650	10	4,284	- 634
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,625	41	445	+ 3,179
Falls	14	3,623	13	3,321	+ 301
Lymphomas	15	3,533	32	768	+ 2,765
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,707	45	257	+ 2,450
Skin Cancers	17	2,696	42	400	+ 2,296
Leukemia	18	2,472	36	668	+ 1,804
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,367	33	760	+ 1,608
Liver Cancer	20	2,367	46	256	+ 2,111
Drug Use	21	2,073	57	93	+ 1,979
Other Injuries	22	1,910	22	1,655	+ 255
Hypertension	23	1,897	18	2,092	- 195
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,826	48	217	+ 1,609
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,737	38	491	+ 1,245
Liver Disease	26	1,653	5	6,383	- 4,730
Stomach Cancer	27	1,497	25	1,379	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	28	1,456	61	50	+ 1,406
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,447	9	4,654	- 3,207
Bladder Cancer	30	1,380	44	325	+ 1,056
Ovary Cancer	31	1,166	37	585	+ 581
Oral Cancer	32	1,130	24	1,389	- 258
Congenital Anomalies	33	826	21	1,949	- 1,122
Skin Disease	34	691	67	17	+ 674
Uterin Cancer	35	609	60	56	+ 553
Asthma	36	529	8	5,930	- 5,401
Alcohol	37	442	52	168	+ 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	440	17	2,320	- 1,880
Cervical Cancer	39	397	20	1,969	- 1,572
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	344	7	6,071	- 5,727
Epilepsy	41	331	30	874	- 543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	321	49	191	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	43	288	11	3,822	- 3,534
Violence	44	283	35	704	- 421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	266	51	173	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	46	218	63	38	+ 180
Drownings	47	206	23	1,505	- 1,299
Hepatitis C	48	201	64	29	+ 173
Anemia	49	183	86	0	+ 183
Birth Trauma	50	163	15	2,676	- 2,513
Malnutrition	51	136	31	845	- 709
Osteoarthritis	52	133	81	0	+ 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	83	80	0	+ 83
Schizophrenia	54	74	84	0	+ 74
Fires	55	63	50	184	- 120
Tuberculosis	56	61	3	16,535	- 16,473
HIV/AIDS	57	58	34	737	- 679
Hepatitis B	58	48	56	117	- 69
Oral conditions	59	46	82	0	+ 46
Meningitis	60	43	43	377	- 334
Poisonings	61	40	39	474	- 433
Appendicitis	62	31	47	220	- 190
Maternal Conditions	63	24	28	977	- 953
Upper Respiratory	64	20	66	24	- 4
War	65	9	65	24	- 15
Otitis Media	66	7	70	4	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	54	134	- 131
Encephalitis	68	3	29	882	- 879
Pertussis	69	2	40	453	- 451
Tetanus	70	2	53	134	- 133
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	5	- 5
Measles	78	0	59	60	- 60
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.