NEPAL VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,442	2	19,677	+ 58,765
Hypertension	2	70,396	18	2,092	+ 68,304
Stroke	3	29,094	4	12,909	+ 16,185
Lung Cancers	4	17,133	12	3,586	+ 13,547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,737	26	1,167	+ 12,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,092	6	6,237	+ 2,855
Liver Disease	7	8,563	5	6,383	+ 2,180
Prostate Cancer	8	7,781	58	85	+ 7,696
Stomach Cancer	9	7,555	25	1,379	+ 6,176
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,997	41	445	+ 6,552
Breast Cancer	11	6,776	27	1,038	+ 5,738
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,981	19	2,022	+ 3,959
Lung Disease	13	5,963	1	27,027	- 21,064
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,657	48	217	+ 5,440
Lymphomas	15	5,550	32	768	+ 4,782
Suicide	16	5,146	16	2,571	+ 2,575
Kidney Disease	17	4,600	10	4,284	+ 316
Alcohol	18	3,868	52	168	+ 3,701
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,808	14	2,929	+ 879
Other Injuries	20	3,682	22	1,655	+ 2,027
Bladder Cancer	21	3,279	44	325	+ 2,954
Leukemia	22	3,275	36	668	+ 2,607
Other Neoplasms	23	3,215	61	50	+ 3,166
Falls	24	3,091	13	3,321	- 230
Oral Cancer	25	2,879	24	1,389	+ 1,490
Liver Cancer	26	2,795	46	256	+ 2,539
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,568	38	491	+ 2,077
Ovary Cancer	28	2,273	37	585	+ 1,689
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,137	33	760	+ 1,377
Skin Cancers	30	2,056	42	400	+ 1,657
Drug Use	31	1,955	57	93	+ 1,862
Cervical Cancer	32	1,761	20	1,969	- 208
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,719	45	257	+ 1,461
Uterin Cancer	34	1,567	60	56	+ 1,511
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,543	9	4,654	- 3,112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,434	49	191	+ 1,243
Epilepsy	37	1,160	30	874	+ 286
Fires	38	1,066	50	184	+ 883
HIV/AIDS	39	1,050	34	737	+ 313
Drownings	40	781	23	1,505	- 724
Skin Disease	41	743	67	17	+ 727
Violence	42	743	35	704	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	43	653	21	1,949	- 1,296
Asthma	44	628	8	5,930	- 5,302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	562	17	2,320	- 1,758
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	449	51	173	+ 276
Tuberculosis	47	429	3	16,535	- 16,106
Multiple Sclerosis	48	424	63	38	+ 385
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	317	80	0	+ 317
Osteoarthritis	50	265	81	0	+ 265
Anemia	51	239	86	0	+ 239
Poisonings	52	217	39	474	- 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	215	7	6,071	- 5,855
Meningitis	54	193	43	377	- 184
Low Birth Weight	55	176	11	3,822	- 3,646
Schizophrenia	56	159	84	0	+ 159
Birth Trauma	57	131	15	2,676	- 2,545
Hepatitis C	58	106	64	29	+ 77
Appendicitis	59	53	47	220	- 168
Oral conditions	60	53	82	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	61	30	28	977	- 947
Syphilis	62	26	54	134	- 108
Encephalitis	63	5	29	882	- 877
War	64	3	65	24	- 21
Hepatitis B	65	0	56	117	- 117
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	24	- 24
Otitis Media	67	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	75	0	55	120	- 120
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	5	- 5
Malnutrition	79	0	31	845	- 845
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	134	- 134
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	40	453	- 453
Measles	84	0	59	60	- 60
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Estonia

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.