NEPAL VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,016	34	737	+ 22,279
Tuberculosis	2	14,194	3	16,535	- 2,340
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,149	6	6,237	+ 6,911
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,731	2	19,677	- 6,946
Stroke	5	11,568	4	12,909	- 1,340
Malaria	6	10,091	72	0	+ 10,091
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,158	9	4,654	+ 3,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,656	7	6,071	+ 586
Low Birth Weight	9	6,549	11	3,822	+ 2,726
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,357	14	2,929	+ 2,428
Birth Trauma	11	5,091	15	2,676	+ 2,415
Hypertension	12	4,760	18	2,092	+ 2,668
Liver Disease	13	4,749	5	6,383	- 1,634
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,721	21	1,949	+ 1,772
Kidney Disease	15	3,128	10	4,284	- 1,156
Maternal Conditions	16	2,948	28	977	+ 1,971
Lung Disease	17	2,760	1	27,027	- 24,266
Violence	18	2,750	35	704	+ 2,046
Suicide	19	1,780	16	2,571	- 791
Other Injuries	20	1,700	22	1,655	+ 46
Pertussis	21	1,680	40	453	+ 1,227
Meningitis	22	1,527	43	377	+ 1,150
Asthma	23	1,484	8	5,930	- 4,446
Malnutrition	24	1,387	31	845	+ 542
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,175	19	2,022	- 847
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,121	48	217	+ 903
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,061	45	257	+ 803
Prostate Cancer	28	1,010	58	85	+ 924
Cervical Cancer	29	1,001	20	1,969	- 968
Liver Cancer	30	865	46	256	+ 609
Measles	31	813	59	60	+ 753
Breast Cancer	32	810	27	1,038	- 228
Falls	33	759	13	3,321	- 2,562
Syphilis	34	544	54	134	+ 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	536	49	191	+ 345
Drownings	36	530	23	1,505	- 975
Fires	37	461	50	184	+ 277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	453	26	1,167	- 714
Stomach Cancer	39	449	25	1,379	- 930
Epilepsy	40	388	30	874	- 486
Poisonings	41	360	39	474	- 114
Parkinson's Disease	42	352	33	760	- 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	340	17	2,320	- 1,980
Drug Use	44	334	57	93	+ 241
Lymphomas	45	311	32	768	- 456
Leukemia	46	293	36	668	- 374
Lung Cancers	47	274	12	3,586	- 3,312
Ovary Cancer	48	252	37	585	- 332
Alcohol	49	235	52	168	+ 67
Skin Disease	50	233	67	17	+ 216
Schistosomiasis	51	229	73	0	+ 229
Pancreas Cancer	52	214	41	445	- 232
Skin Cancers	53	184	42	400	- 216
Oral Cancer	54	167	24	1,389	- 1,222
Tetanus	55	118	53	134	- 17
Encephalitis	56	101	29	882	- 781
Oesophagus Cancer	57	99	38	491	- 392
Appendicitis	58	94	47	220	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	76	51	173	- 97
Uterin Cancer	60	75	60	56	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	61	74	44	325	- 250
Hepatitis B	62	74	56	117	- 43
Other Neoplasms	63	39	61	50	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	34	66	24	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	65	34	75	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	63	38	- 19
Hepatitis C	67	13	64	29	- 16
Diphtheria	68	10	71	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	5	69	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	5	68	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	3	70	4	- 0
War	72	3	65	24	- 22
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.