NEPAL VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,834	6	6,237	+ 13,597
Tuberculosis	2	11,801	3	16,535	- 4,733
Measles	3	11,395	59	60	+ 11,335
Malaria	4	11,276	72	0	+ 11,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,138	7	6,071	+ 5,068
Stroke	6	9,869	4	12,909	- 3,039
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,362	2	19,677	- 10,315
Low Birth Weight	8	9,350	11	3,822	+ 5,527
Birth Trauma	9	8,920	15	2,676	+ 6,244
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,160	9	4,654	+ 3,505
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,384	21	1,949	+ 2,435
Hypertension	12	4,246	18	2,092	+ 2,154
Liver Disease	13	4,057	5	6,383	- 2,326
Lung Disease	14	3,648	1	27,027	- 23,379
HIV/AIDS	15	3,583	34	737	+ 2,846
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,480	14	2,929	+ 550
Meningitis	17	3,120	43	377	+ 2,742
Violence	18	2,999	35	704	+ 2,295
Maternal Conditions	19	2,835	28	977	+ 1,858
Kidney Disease	20	2,448	10	4,284	- 1,836
Malnutrition	21	2,403	31	845	+ 1,558
Other Injuries	22	2,231	22	1,655	+ 576
Pertussis	23	2,136	40	453	+ 1,684
Asthma	24	2,086	8	5,930	- 3,845
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,990	45	257	+ 1,733
Suicide	26	1,567	16	2,571	- 1,004
Cervical Cancer	27	1,301	20	1,969	- 669
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,226	19	2,022	- 796
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,091	48	217	+ 874
Prostate Cancer	30	1,065	58	85	+ 979
Liver Cancer	31	1,036	46	256	+ 780
Syphilis	32	1,012	54	134	+ 878
Falls	33	939	13	3,321	- 2,382
Drownings	34	931	23	1,505	- 574
Breast Cancer	35	921	27	1,038	- 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	800	26	1,167	- 367
Stomach Cancer	37	696	25	1,379	- 684
Lymphomas	38	556	32	768	- 212
Fires	39	541	50	184	+ 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	519	49	191	+ 327
Leukemia	41	505	36	668	- 163
Poisonings	42	466	39	474	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	466	17	2,320	- 1,854
Epilepsy	44	466	30	874	- 408
War	45	447	65	24	+ 423
Tetanus	46	314	53	134	+ 180
Lung Cancers	47	312	12	3,586	- 3,274
Schistosomiasis	48	289	73	0	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	49	279	33	760	- 481
Pancreas Cancer	50	274	41	445	- 171
Oral Cancer	51	270	24	1,389	- 1,118
Leishmaniasis	52	234	62	39	+ 195
Oesophagus Cancer	53	213	38	491	- 278
Skin Disease	54	211	67	17	+ 194
Skin Cancers	55	206	42	400	- 193
Appendicitis	56	190	47	220	- 31
Encephalitis	57	183	29	882	- 699
Ovary Cancer	58	177	37	585	- 408
Drug Use	59	172	57	93	+ 79
Alcohol	60	171	52	168	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	123	56	117	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	100	66	24	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	63	95	60	56	+ 39
Trypanosomiasis	64	94	75	0	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	65	73	44	325	- 252
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	59	51	173	- 114
Other Neoplasms	67	24	61	50	- 26
Ascariasis	68	22	69	4	+ 17
Hepatitis C	69	18	64	29	- 10
Diphtheria	70	13	71	1	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	63	38	- 27
Otitis Media	72	10	70	4	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	4	68	5	- 1
Dengue	74	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	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.