NEPAL VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,705	2	19,677	+ 20,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,466	19	2,022	+ 22,444
Stroke	3	19,248	4	12,909	+ 6,339
Lung Cancers	4	17,609	12	3,586	+ 14,023
Lung Disease	5	16,728	1	27,027	- 10,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,752	6	6,237	+ 8,515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,649	26	1,167	+ 7,482
Kidney Disease	8	7,670	10	4,284	+ 3,386
Breast Cancer	9	6,721	27	1,038	+ 5,683
Suicide	10	5,485	16	2,571	+ 2,914
Other Injuries	11	5,213	22	1,655	+ 3,559
Other Neoplasms	12	4,749	61	50	+ 4,699
Prostate Cancer	13	4,740	58	85	+ 4,655
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,702	41	445	+ 4,256
Falls	15	4,562	13	3,321	+ 1,240
Lymphomas	16	4,033	32	768	+ 3,266
Liver Disease	17	3,723	5	6,383	- 2,660
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,720	45	257	+ 3,463
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,579	33	760	+ 2,820
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,298	14	2,929	+ 369
Leukemia	21	3,116	36	668	+ 2,449
Bladder Cancer	22	2,802	44	325	+ 2,478
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,756	48	217	+ 2,538
Liver Cancer	24	2,535	46	256	+ 2,279
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,334	38	491	+ 1,843
Stomach Cancer	26	2,243	25	1,379	+ 863
Hypertension	27	1,922	18	2,092	- 170
Oral Cancer	28	1,753	24	1,389	+ 364
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,731	9	4,654	- 2,924
Ovary Cancer	30	1,696	37	585	+ 1,111
Skin Cancers	31	1,357	42	400	+ 957
Alcohol	32	1,298	52	168	+ 1,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,085	7	6,071	- 4,985
Uterin Cancer	34	998	60	56	+ 942
Skin Disease	35	986	67	17	+ 969
Epilepsy	36	904	30	874	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	761	17	2,320	- 1,559
Malnutrition	38	755	31	845	- 90
Drug Use	39	747	57	93	+ 653
Congenital Anomalies	40	732	21	1,949	- 1,216
Cervical Cancer	41	631	20	1,969	- 1,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	552	49	191	+ 361
Anemia	43	517	86	0	+ 517
Violence	44	388	35	704	- 315
Multiple Sclerosis	45	382	63	38	+ 343
Asthma	46	332	8	5,930	- 5,598
Drownings	47	204	23	1,505	- 1,301
Fires	48	195	50	184	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	189	51	173	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	50	181	11	3,822	- 3,641
Osteoarthritis	51	152	81	0	+ 152
Hepatitis C	52	138	64	29	+ 109
Birth Trauma	53	122	15	2,676	- 2,554
Tuberculosis	54	119	3	16,535	- 16,416
Poisonings	55	107	39	474	- 367
Schizophrenia	56	103	84	0	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	57	94	34	737	- 643
Meningitis	58	74	43	377	- 303
Upper Respiratory	59	57	66	24	+ 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	52	80	0	+ 52
Oral conditions	61	49	82	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	62	43	47	220	- 177
Hepatitis B	63	43	56	117	- 74
Maternal Conditions	64	16	28	977	- 961
Otitis Media	65	5	70	4	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	3	29	882	- 879
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	68	2	40	453	- 450
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	54	134	- 134
Chlamydia	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	79	0	59	60	- 60
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	55	120	- 120
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

Belgium

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.