NEPAL VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,343	4	12,909	+ 26,434
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,605	2	19,677	+ 16,929
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,603	14	2,929	+ 23,674
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,635	6	6,237	+ 16,398
Prostate Cancer	5	16,888	58	85	+ 16,802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,768	26	1,167	+ 10,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,674	19	2,022	+ 9,652
Breast Cancer	8	9,728	27	1,038	+ 8,690
Endocrine Disorders	9	9,550	45	257	+ 9,293
Kidney Disease	10	9,442	10	4,284	+ 5,158
Other Injuries	11	8,034	22	1,655	+ 6,379
Lung Disease	12	7,555	1	27,027	- 19,472
Hypertension	13	7,365	18	2,092	+ 5,274
Skin Disease	14	6,386	67	17	+ 6,369
Lymphomas	15	5,194	32	768	+ 4,427
Lung Cancers	16	4,367	12	3,586	+ 780
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,991	48	217	+ 3,774
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,964	41	445	+ 3,518
Violence	19	3,309	35	704	+ 2,605
Leukemia	20	2,976	36	668	+ 2,308
HIV/AIDS	21	2,880	34	737	+ 2,143
Stomach Cancer	22	2,835	25	1,379	+ 1,456
Cervical Cancer	23	2,818	20	1,969	+ 849
Other Neoplasms	24	2,643	61	50	+ 2,593
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,401	9	4,654	- 2,253
Liver Disease	26	2,337	5	6,383	- 4,046
Uterin Cancer	27	2,168	60	56	+ 2,111
Oral Cancer	28	1,828	24	1,389	+ 440
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,827	21	1,949	- 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,772	80	0	+ 1,772
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,676	33	760	+ 916
Ovary Cancer	32	1,588	37	585	+ 1,004
Liver Cancer	33	1,473	46	256	+ 1,217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,451	49	191	+ 1,260
Asthma	35	1,329	8	5,930	- 4,601
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,178	38	491	+ 687
Anemia	37	1,140	86	0	+ 1,140
Epilepsy	38	962	30	874	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	39	959	44	325	+ 634
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	699	7	6,071	- 5,371
Falls	41	676	13	3,321	- 2,645
Low Birth Weight	42	540	11	3,822	- 3,282
Birth Trauma	43	532	15	2,676	- 2,143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	476	51	173	+ 303
Meningitis	45	442	43	377	+ 64
Alcohol	46	414	52	168	+ 246
Skin Cancers	47	403	42	400	+ 4
Poisonings	48	211	39	474	- 263
Malnutrition	49	202	31	845	- 643
Osteoarthritis	50	200	81	0	+ 200
Suicide	51	181	16	2,571	- 2,390
Hepatitis B	52	166	56	117	+ 49
Drug Use	53	152	57	93	+ 58
Dengue	54	139	55	120	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	120	17	2,320	- 2,200
Maternal Conditions	56	118	28	977	- 859
Drownings	57	113	23	1,505	- 1,392
Upper Respiratory	58	107	66	24	+ 83
Schizophrenia	59	105	84	0	+ 105
Tuberculosis	60	104	3	16,535	- 16,431
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	63	38	+ 39
Fires	62	58	50	184	- 126
Oral conditions	63	57	82	0	+ 57
Syphilis	64	40	54	134	- 94
Appendicitis	65	33	47	220	- 187
War	66	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	67	0	40	453	- 453
Measles	68	0	59	60	- 60
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	53	134	- 134
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	5	- 5
Encephalitis	82	0	29	882	- 882
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	29	- 29
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Barbados

Nepal

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.