NEPAL VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	61,511	19	2,022	+ 59,489
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,380	2	19,677	+ 34,703
Stroke	3	22,762	4	12,909	+ 9,853
Lung Cancers	4	12,789	12	3,586	+ 9,203
Hypertension	5	11,229	18	2,092	+ 9,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,928	26	1,167	+ 6,761
Falls	7	7,330	13	3,321	+ 4,009
Lung Disease	8	7,132	1	27,027	- 19,895
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,898	41	445	+ 6,453
Liver Disease	10	5,908	5	6,383	- 475
Prostate Cancer	11	5,367	58	85	+ 5,281
Breast Cancer	12	5,245	27	1,038	+ 4,207
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,718	33	760	+ 3,958
Lymphomas	14	4,706	32	768	+ 3,939
Suicide	15	4,680	16	2,571	+ 2,109
Liver Cancer	16	3,015	46	256	+ 2,759
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,865	48	217	+ 2,648
Alcohol	18	2,569	52	168	+ 2,401
Stomach Cancer	19	2,472	25	1,379	+ 1,092
Other Injuries	20	2,416	22	1,655	+ 761
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,413	6	6,237	- 3,824
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,311	14	2,929	- 618
Other Neoplasms	23	2,085	61	50	+ 2,035
Leukemia	24	2,053	36	668	+ 1,385
Ovary Cancer	25	1,905	37	585	+ 1,320
Kidney Disease	26	1,891	10	4,284	- 2,393
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,769	38	491	+ 1,278
Bladder Cancer	28	1,706	44	325	+ 1,381
Skin Cancers	29	1,644	42	400	+ 1,244
Drug Use	30	1,489	57	93	+ 1,395
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,420	45	257	+ 1,162
Uterin Cancer	32	1,245	60	56	+ 1,189
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,189	9	4,654	- 3,465
Oral Cancer	34	1,146	24	1,389	- 243
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,062	21	1,949	- 887
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	838	49	191	+ 647
Drownings	37	586	23	1,505	- 919
Epilepsy	38	576	30	874	- 298
Schizophrenia	39	514	84	0	+ 514
Asthma	40	469	8	5,930	- 5,462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	459	51	173	+ 286
Multiple Sclerosis	42	443	63	38	+ 405
Violence	43	356	35	704	- 348
Cervical Cancer	44	343	20	1,969	- 1,626
Fires	45	341	50	184	+ 157
Tuberculosis	46	177	3	16,535	- 16,357
Skin Disease	47	150	67	17	+ 133
Low Birth Weight	48	145	11	3,822	- 3,678
Poisonings	49	137	39	474	- 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	105	17	2,320	- 2,215
Osteoarthritis	51	93	81	0	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	85	7	6,071	- 5,986
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	60	80	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	54	53	47	220	- 168
Meningitis	55	52	43	377	- 325
Birth Trauma	56	43	15	2,676	- 2,633
Malnutrition	57	37	31	845	- 808
Anemia	58	31	86	0	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	59	31	34	737	- 706
Hepatitis C	60	25	64	29	- 3
Oral conditions	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	11	66	24	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	9	56	117	- 108
Maternal Conditions	64	8	28	977	- 969
War	65	3	65	24	- 21
Encephalitis	66	3	29	882	- 879
Syphilis	67	2	54	134	- 132
Otitis Media	68	2	70	4	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	40	453	- 452
Tetanus	70	0	53	134	- 134
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	82	0	55	120	- 120
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Finland

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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.