NEPAL VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,811	6	6,237	+ 22,574
Tuberculosis	2	25,905	3	16,535	+ 9,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,796	7	6,071	+ 19,725
HIV/AIDS	4	20,667	34	737	+ 19,931
Stroke	5	18,085	4	12,909	+ 5,177
Malaria	6	18,061	72	0	+ 18,061
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,971	2	19,677	- 3,705
Low Birth Weight	8	12,269	11	3,822	+ 8,447
Birth Trauma	9	12,070	15	2,676	+ 9,395
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,857	9	4,654	+ 5,203
Measles	11	8,950	59	60	+ 8,890
Hypertension	12	6,897	18	2,092	+ 4,805
Maternal Conditions	13	6,468	28	977	+ 5,491
Liver Disease	14	6,352	5	6,383	- 31
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,286	14	2,929	+ 3,356
Meningitis	16	5,588	43	377	+ 5,211
Violence	17	5,555	35	704	+ 4,851
Lung Disease	18	5,266	1	27,027	- 21,761
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,271	21	1,949	+ 2,323
Asthma	20	4,190	8	5,930	- 1,740
Kidney Disease	21	3,911	10	4,284	- 373
Malnutrition	22	3,804	31	845	+ 2,959
Other Injuries	23	3,418	22	1,655	+ 1,763
Suicide	24	3,222	16	2,571	+ 650
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,330	45	257	+ 2,072
Breast Cancer	26	1,896	27	1,038	+ 858
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,747	49	191	+ 1,555
War	28	1,727	65	24	+ 1,703
Tetanus	29	1,544	53	134	+ 1,409
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,486	48	217	+ 1,269
Pertussis	31	1,460	40	453	+ 1,008
Cervical Cancer	32	1,267	20	1,969	- 702
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,123	19	2,022	- 899
Drownings	34	1,114	23	1,505	- 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,068	17	2,320	- 1,252
Falls	36	998	13	3,321	- 2,323
Schistosomiasis	37	932	73	0	+ 932
Prostate Cancer	38	861	58	85	+ 776
Fires	39	781	50	184	+ 597
Poisonings	40	738	39	474	+ 264
Syphilis	41	661	54	134	+ 527
Lymphomas	42	655	32	768	- 112
Epilepsy	43	654	30	874	- 220
Liver Cancer	44	642	46	256	+ 387
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	641	26	1,167	- 526
Oral Cancer	46	501	24	1,389	- 887
Leukemia	47	485	36	668	- 182
Parkinson's Disease	48	370	33	760	- 389
Stomach Cancer	49	361	25	1,379	- 1,019
Ovary Cancer	50	352	37	585	- 232
Appendicitis	51	340	47	220	+ 120
Alcohol	52	340	52	168	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	53	265	38	491	- 226
Skin Disease	54	265	67	17	+ 248
Lung Cancers	55	258	12	3,586	- 3,328
Leishmaniasis	56	251	62	39	+ 212
Drug Use	57	241	57	93	+ 148
Skin Cancers	58	236	42	400	- 164
Trypanosomiasis	59	218	75	0	+ 218
Pancreas Cancer	60	202	41	445	- 244
Hepatitis B	61	182	56	117	+ 65
Encephalitis	62	154	29	882	- 728
Upper Respiratory	63	134	66	24	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	64	128	44	325	- 196
Uterin Cancer	65	108	60	56	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	83	51	173	- 90
Diphtheria	67	59	71	1	+ 57
Otitis Media	68	34	70	4	+ 30
Hepatitis C	69	31	64	29	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	26	61	50	- 23
Ascariasis	71	26	69	4	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	72	21	63	38	- 17
Chlamydia	73	10	68	5	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.