NEPAL VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,121	2	19,677	+ 23,444
Stroke	2	22,681	4	12,909	+ 9,773
Road Traffic Accidents	3	19,961	9	4,654	+ 15,306
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,948	14	2,929	+ 5,019
Liver Disease	5	7,713	5	6,383	+ 1,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,487	6	6,237	+ 250
Kidney Disease	7	6,102	10	4,284	+ 1,818
HIV/AIDS	8	5,556	34	737	+ 4,819
Violence	9	5,515	35	704	+ 4,811
Hypertension	10	5,450	18	2,092	+ 3,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,202	19	2,022	+ 3,180
Prostate Cancer	12	4,761	58	85	+ 4,675
Low Birth Weight	13	4,409	11	3,822	+ 587
Breast Cancer	14	4,202	27	1,038	+ 3,163
Lung Disease	15	3,914	1	27,027	- 23,113
Lung Cancers	16	3,578	12	3,586	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,988	21	1,949	+ 1,039
Birth Trauma	18	2,632	15	2,676	- 44
Other Injuries	19	2,561	22	1,655	+ 907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,448	26	1,167	+ 1,281
Liver Cancer	21	1,911	46	256	+ 1,655
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,733	45	257	+ 1,476
Cervical Cancer	23	1,612	20	1,969	- 357
Stomach Cancer	24	1,575	25	1,379	+ 196
Suicide	25	1,524	16	2,571	- 1,047
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,451	7	6,071	- 4,620
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,311	41	445	+ 866
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,284	33	760	+ 525
Asthma	29	1,269	8	5,930	- 4,661
Falls	30	1,252	13	3,321	- 2,069
Oral Cancer	31	1,248	24	1,389	- 140
Leukemia	32	1,176	36	668	+ 509
Lymphomas	33	1,077	32	768	+ 309
Malnutrition	34	1,069	31	845	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	35	896	48	217	+ 679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	849	49	191	+ 657
Drownings	37	713	23	1,505	- 792
Tuberculosis	38	696	3	16,535	- 15,838
Maternal Conditions	39	583	28	977	- 394
Oesophagus Cancer	40	577	38	491	+ 86
Skin Cancers	41	495	42	400	+ 96
Epilepsy	42	455	30	874	- 418
Drug Use	43	449	57	93	+ 355
Fires	44	400	50	184	+ 217
Meningitis	45	385	43	377	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	353	17	2,320	- 1,967
Pertussis	47	347	40	453	- 106
Alcohol	48	346	52	168	+ 179
Bladder Cancer	49	266	44	325	- 59
Ovary Cancer	50	255	37	585	- 329
Syphilis	51	202	54	134	+ 68
Appendicitis	52	192	47	220	- 29
Skin Disease	53	143	67	17	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	139	51	173	- 34
Poisonings	55	134	39	474	- 339
Encephalitis	56	128	29	882	- 754
Uterin Cancer	57	124	60	56	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	58	102	61	50	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	59	63	73	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	60	49	64	29	+ 21
Tetanus	61	49	53	134	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	62	38	63	38	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	31	56	117	- 86
Dengue	64	14	55	120	- 106
Malaria	65	12	72	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	66	4	68	5	- 1
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Upper Respiratory	68	3	66	24	- 21
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	69	4	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	59	60	- 60
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Dominican Rep.

Nepal

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.