NEPAL VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,907	4	12,909	+ 31,998
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,935	2	19,677	+ 19,259
Lung Disease	3	21,288	1	27,027	- 5,738
Lung Cancers	4	15,699	12	3,586	+ 12,113
Stomach Cancer	5	8,757	25	1,379	+ 7,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,691	19	2,022	+ 4,670
Hypertension	7	6,620	18	2,092	+ 4,528
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,501	9	4,654	+ 846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,459	26	1,167	+ 4,292
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,338	38	491	+ 4,847
Kidney Disease	11	4,227	10	4,284	- 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,030	6	6,237	- 2,208
Liver Cancer	13	3,977	46	256	+ 3,721
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,553	14	2,929	+ 624
Liver Disease	15	3,200	5	6,383	- 3,183
Falls	16	3,052	13	3,321	- 269
Suicide	17	2,557	16	2,571	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,451	41	445	+ 2,006
Breast Cancer	19	2,039	27	1,038	+ 1,001
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,554	33	760	+ 794
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,436	17	2,320	- 884
Leukemia	22	1,278	36	668	+ 610
Lymphomas	23	1,271	32	768	+ 504
Oral Cancer	24	1,202	24	1,389	- 186
Other Injuries	25	1,189	22	1,655	- 466
Drownings	26	1,161	23	1,505	- 345
Cervical Cancer	27	1,135	20	1,969	- 834
Prostate Cancer	28	1,122	58	85	+ 1,037
Bladder Cancer	29	832	44	325	+ 508
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	829	49	191	+ 638
Congenital Anomalies	31	805	21	1,949	- 1,144
Tuberculosis	32	765	3	16,535	- 15,770
Inflammatory/Heart	33	658	48	217	+ 441
HIV/AIDS	34	632	34	737	- 105
Ovary Cancer	35	617	37	585	+ 33
Poisonings	36	566	39	474	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	37	563	45	257	+ 305
Drug Use	38	532	57	93	+ 439
Asthma	39	509	8	5,930	- 5,421
Low Birth Weight	40	475	11	3,822	- 3,347
Skin Cancers	41	432	42	400	+ 33
Alcohol	42	419	52	168	+ 252
Birth Trauma	43	388	15	2,676	- 2,288
Malnutrition	44	286	31	845	- 559
Uterin Cancer	45	258	60	56	+ 202
Epilepsy	46	250	30	874	- 624
Violence	47	244	35	704	- 459
Fires	48	231	50	184	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	222	51	173	+ 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	192	7	6,071	- 5,879
Meningitis	51	125	43	377	- 252
Skin Disease	52	115	67	17	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	53	96	61	50	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	54	79	28	977	- 898
Encephalitis	55	61	29	882	- 820
Hepatitis B	56	61	56	117	- 56
Upper Respiratory	57	59	66	24	+ 35
Syphilis	58	40	54	134	- 94
Multiple Sclerosis	59	38	63	38	- 0
Appendicitis	60	32	47	220	- 188
War	61	20	65	24	- 4
Measles	62	12	59	60	- 48
Tetanus	63	11	53	134	- 124
Pertussis	64	11	40	453	- 442
Schistosomiasis	65	9	73	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	29	- 27
Chlamydia	67	1	68	5	- 4
Ascariasis	68	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	70	0	55	120	- 119
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	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.