NEPAL VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,759	2	19,677	+ 9,082
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,196	19	2,022	+ 22,174
Stroke	3	16,548	4	12,909	+ 3,639
Lung Cancers	4	16,230	12	3,586	+ 12,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,947	26	1,167	+ 8,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,999	6	6,237	+ 2,762
Lung Disease	7	8,299	1	27,027	- 18,728
Breast Cancer	8	7,071	27	1,038	+ 6,033
Other Injuries	9	6,882	22	1,655	+ 5,227
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,626	41	445	+ 5,181
Kidney Disease	11	5,224	10	4,284	+ 940
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,967	14	2,929	+ 2,037
Prostate Cancer	13	4,949	58	85	+ 4,864
Lymphomas	14	4,582	32	768	+ 3,815
Liver Cancer	15	4,357	46	256	+ 4,101
Suicide	16	4,079	16	2,571	+ 1,508
Other Neoplasms	17	3,992	61	50	+ 3,943
Falls	18	3,771	13	3,321	+ 450
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,681	45	257	+ 3,423
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,446	33	760	+ 2,686
Leukemia	21	3,394	36	668	+ 2,726
Liver Disease	22	3,360	5	6,383	- 3,023
Hypertension	23	3,236	18	2,092	+ 1,144
Bladder Cancer	24	2,989	44	325	+ 2,664
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,761	48	217	+ 2,544
Stomach Cancer	26	2,517	25	1,379	+ 1,138
Oral Cancer	27	2,128	24	1,389	+ 740
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,127	38	491	+ 1,636
Malnutrition	29	1,917	31	845	+ 1,072
Ovary Cancer	30	1,804	37	585	+ 1,220
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,520	9	4,654	- 3,135
Skin Cancers	32	1,482	42	400	+ 1,082
Alcohol	33	1,451	52	168	+ 1,284
Uterin Cancer	34	1,238	60	56	+ 1,182
Congenital Anomalies	35	916	21	1,949	- 1,033
Drug Use	36	856	57	93	+ 763
Epilepsy	37	849	30	874	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	823	7	6,071	- 5,248
Skin Disease	39	727	67	17	+ 710
Cervical Cancer	40	716	20	1,969	- 1,253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	630	17	2,320	- 1,690
Asthma	42	473	8	5,930	- 5,457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	449	49	191	+ 258
Anemia	44	443	86	0	+ 443
Drownings	45	395	23	1,505	- 1,110
Multiple Sclerosis	46	342	63	38	+ 304
Low Birth Weight	47	296	11	3,822	- 3,526
Schizophrenia	48	295	84	0	+ 295
Violence	49	245	35	704	- 459
Tuberculosis	50	198	3	16,535	- 16,336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	194	51	173	+ 21
Hepatitis C	52	189	64	29	+ 161
Fires	53	183	50	184	- 0
HIV/AIDS	54	165	34	737	- 572
Birth Trauma	55	141	15	2,676	- 2,535
Osteoarthritis	56	112	81	0	+ 112
Poisonings	57	104	39	474	- 370
Meningitis	58	74	43	377	- 303
Hepatitis B	59	62	56	117	- 55
Oral conditions	60	54	82	0	+ 54
Appendicitis	61	41	47	220	- 180
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	34	80	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	63	24	66	24	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	24	28	977	- 953
Otitis Media	65	7	70	4	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	4	29	882	- 878
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Syphilis	68	2	54	134	- 132
Pertussis	69	1	40	453	- 451
Tetanus	70	1	53	134	- 133
Schistosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	55	120	- 120
Measles	77	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	78	0	68	5	- 5
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

France

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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.