NEPAL VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,830	2	19,677	+ 8,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,185	19	2,022	+ 25,164
Lung Disease	3	22,856	1	27,027	- 4,171
Lung Cancers	4	19,389	12	3,586	+ 15,803
Stroke	5	19,082	4	12,909	+ 6,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,690	6	6,237	+ 5,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,186	26	1,167	+ 10,018
Prostate Cancer	8	7,711	58	85	+ 7,626
Breast Cancer	9	6,768	27	1,038	+ 5,730
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,689	14	2,929	+ 3,760
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,710	41	445	+ 5,265
Kidney Disease	12	4,745	10	4,284	+ 461
Lymphomas	13	3,802	32	768	+ 3,034
Liver Disease	14	3,606	5	6,383	- 2,777
Hypertension	15	3,348	18	2,092	+ 1,256
Suicide	16	3,217	16	2,571	+ 645
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,126	33	760	+ 2,367
Alcohol	18	3,118	52	168	+ 2,950
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,994	45	257	+ 2,736
Leukemia	20	2,909	36	668	+ 2,242
Bladder Cancer	21	2,842	44	325	+ 2,517
Falls	22	2,817	13	3,321	- 504
Stomach Cancer	23	2,522	25	1,379	+ 1,143
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,483	38	491	+ 1,992
Liver Cancer	25	2,420	46	256	+ 2,164
Skin Cancers	26	2,024	42	400	+ 1,624
Other Neoplasms	27	1,969	61	50	+ 1,920
Oral Cancer	28	1,931	24	1,389	+ 543
Ovary Cancer	29	1,913	37	585	+ 1,328
Other Injuries	30	1,809	22	1,655	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,482	48	217	+ 1,265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,127	49	191	+ 935
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,112	9	4,654	- 3,542
Drug Use	34	1,025	57	93	+ 932
Uterin Cancer	35	811	60	56	+ 754
Congenital Anomalies	36	798	21	1,949	- 1,151
Cervical Cancer	37	796	20	1,969	- 1,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	753	7	6,071	- 5,317
Multiple Sclerosis	39	688	63	38	+ 649
Epilepsy	40	651	30	874	- 222
Low Birth Weight	41	607	11	3,822	- 3,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	502	17	2,320	- 1,818
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	440	51	173	+ 267
Asthma	44	429	8	5,930	- 5,501
Skin Disease	45	411	67	17	+ 394
Anemia	46	381	86	0	+ 381
Violence	47	328	35	704	- 375
Schizophrenia	48	296	84	0	+ 296
Fires	49	275	50	184	+ 92
Drownings	50	194	23	1,505	- 1,311
Osteoarthritis	51	132	81	0	+ 132
Meningitis	52	130	43	377	- 247
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	128	80	0	+ 128
Appendicitis	54	120	47	220	- 101
HIV/AIDS	55	117	34	737	- 619
Birth Trauma	56	111	15	2,676	- 2,565
Tuberculosis	57	81	3	16,535	- 16,454
Upper Respiratory	58	80	66	24	+ 56
Malnutrition	59	73	31	845	- 772
Hepatitis C	60	45	64	29	+ 16
Hepatitis B	61	32	56	117	- 85
Poisonings	62	29	39	474	- 445
Oral conditions	63	21	82	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	12	28	977	- 965
Otitis Media	65	9	70	4	+ 5
War	66	3	65	24	- 21
Encephalitis	67	3	29	882	- 879
Tetanus	68	2	53	134	- 132
Chlamydia	69	2	68	5	- 3
Syphilis	70	2	54	134	- 132
Measles	71	2	59	60	- 59
Pertussis	72	0	40	453	- 453
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	120	- 120
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.