NEPAL VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,715	2	19,677	+ 5,038
Lung Disease	2	18,452	1	27,027	- 8,575
Stroke	3	12,675	4	12,909	- 233
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,231	6	6,237	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,959	7	6,071	- 112
Liver Disease	6	5,825	5	6,383	- 558
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,768	14	2,929	+ 2,839
Kidney Disease	8	5,229	10	4,284	+ 945
Tuberculosis	9	4,847	3	16,535	- 11,688
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,344	9	4,654	- 310
Stomach Cancer	11	4,156	25	1,379	+ 2,777
Falls	12	3,903	13	3,321	+ 582
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,678	19	2,022	+ 1,656
Low Birth Weight	14	2,788	11	3,822	- 1,035
Asthma	15	2,736	8	5,930	- 3,195
Hypertension	16	2,693	18	2,092	+ 601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,378	17	2,320	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	18	2,041	34	737	+ 1,304
Birth Trauma	19	1,804	15	2,676	- 872
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,769	21	1,949	- 180
Lung Cancers	21	1,549	12	3,586	- 2,037
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,539	38	491	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	23	1,514	24	1,389	+ 126
Other Injuries	24	1,499	22	1,655	- 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,359	49	191	+ 1,168
Suicide	26	1,236	16	2,571	- 1,335
Liver Cancer	27	1,229	46	256	+ 973
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,105	33	760	+ 345
Cervical Cancer	29	1,072	20	1,969	- 897
Encephalitis	30	986	29	882	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	850	26	1,167	- 317
Drownings	32	714	23	1,505	- 791
Pancreas Cancer	33	702	41	445	+ 257
Leukemia	34	653	36	668	- 15
Violence	35	645	35	704	- 59
Meningitis	36	606	43	377	+ 229
Ovary Cancer	37	501	37	585	- 83
Epilepsy	38	486	30	874	- 388
Endocrine Disorders	39	386	45	257	+ 128
Syphilis	40	374	54	134	+ 240
Skin Cancers	41	325	42	400	- 75
Maternal Conditions	42	322	28	977	- 655
Breast Cancer	43	279	27	1,038	- 759
Fires	44	277	50	184	+ 93
Inflammatory/Heart	45	270	48	217	+ 52
Skin Disease	46	256	67	17	+ 239
Drug Use	47	241	57	93	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	48	228	44	325	- 96
Alcohol	49	210	52	168	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	187	51	173	+ 14
Appendicitis	51	177	47	220	- 44
Lymphomas	52	170	32	768	- 597
Hepatitis B	53	142	56	117	+ 26
Malnutrition	54	122	31	845	- 723
Prostate Cancer	55	119	58	85	+ 34
Dengue	56	117	55	120	- 3
Other Neoplasms	57	76	61	50	+ 26
Measles	58	72	59	60	+ 12
Poisonings	59	67	39	474	- 407
Tetanus	60	49	53	134	- 86
Upper Respiratory	61	36	66	24	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	35	63	38	- 3
Pertussis	63	33	40	453	- 419
Hepatitis C	64	32	64	29	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	65	32	62	39	- 6
Ascariasis	66	6	69	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	3	68	5	- 2
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Otitis Media	69	2	70	4	- 2
Diphtheria	70	1	71	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	60	56	- 56
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	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.