NEPAL VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,140	2	19,677	+ 12,463
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,845	19	2,022	+ 22,823
Lung Cancers	3	16,796	12	3,586	+ 13,210
Lung Disease	4	11,401	1	27,027	- 15,625
Stroke	5	11,359	4	12,909	- 1,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,742	26	1,167	+ 6,575
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,962	6	6,237	- 275
Breast Cancer	8	4,741	27	1,038	+ 3,703
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,587	14	2,929	+ 1,658
Lymphomas	10	4,128	32	768	+ 3,361
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,057	41	445	+ 3,612
Falls	12	3,874	13	3,321	+ 553
Prostate Cancer	13	3,779	58	85	+ 3,694
Kidney Disease	14	3,672	10	4,284	- 612
Suicide	15	3,543	16	2,571	+ 972
Drug Use	16	2,957	57	93	+ 2,864
Liver Disease	17	2,907	5	6,383	- 3,476
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,695	33	760	+ 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,593	45	257	+ 2,336
Liver Cancer	20	2,497	46	256	+ 2,241
Leukemia	21	2,485	36	668	+ 1,818
Hypertension	22	2,056	18	2,092	- 36
Bladder Cancer	23	2,022	44	325	+ 1,697
Other Injuries	24	1,919	22	1,655	+ 265
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,789	38	491	+ 1,298
Stomach Cancer	26	1,747	25	1,379	+ 368
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,652	48	217	+ 1,435
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,603	9	4,654	- 3,052
Ovary Cancer	29	1,526	37	585	+ 941
Skin Cancers	30	1,409	42	400	+ 1,009
Other Neoplasms	31	1,347	61	50	+ 1,297
Oral Cancer	32	1,277	24	1,389	- 111
Alcohol	33	1,196	52	168	+ 1,028
Uterin Cancer	34	949	60	56	+ 892
Congenital Anomalies	35	867	21	1,949	- 1,081
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	674	7	6,071	- 5,396
Multiple Sclerosis	37	555	63	38	+ 517
Skin Disease	38	545	67	17	+ 528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	510	17	2,320	- 1,810
Violence	40	485	35	704	- 218
Cervical Cancer	41	464	20	1,969	- 1,506
Low Birth Weight	42	444	11	3,822	- 3,378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	355	49	191	+ 163
Epilepsy	44	308	30	874	- 566
Hepatitis C	45	291	64	29	+ 263
Anemia	46	275	86	0	+ 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	259	51	173	+ 86
Drownings	48	227	23	1,505	- 1,278
Asthma	49	210	8	5,930	- 5,720
Birth Trauma	50	155	15	2,676	- 2,521
Malnutrition	51	154	31	845	- 691
Fires	52	154	50	184	- 29
HIV/AIDS	53	131	34	737	- 606
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	114	80	0	+ 114
Osteoarthritis	55	111	81	0	+ 111
Poisonings	56	97	39	474	- 376
Schizophrenia	57	95	84	0	+ 95
Tuberculosis	58	78	3	16,535	- 16,456
Meningitis	59	55	43	377	- 322
Hepatitis B	60	53	56	117	- 64
Oral conditions	61	41	82	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	62	40	47	220	- 181
Upper Respiratory	63	37	66	24	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	36	28	977	- 941
War	65	17	65	24	- 7
Otitis Media	66	6	70	4	+ 2
Syphilis	67	4	54	134	- 130
Encephalitis	68	2	29	882	- 879
Pertussis	69	1	40	453	- 452
Chagas disease	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	53	134	- 134
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 119
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	59	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	83	0	68	5	- 5
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

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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.