NEPAL VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,846	2	19,677	+ 43,170
Stroke	2	41,881	4	12,909	+ 28,973
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,640	6	6,237	+ 18,403
Lung Cancers	4	21,883	12	3,586	+ 18,297
Lung Disease	5	16,441	1	27,027	- 10,586
Kidney Disease	6	14,157	10	4,284	+ 9,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,721	19	2,022	+ 9,699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,709	26	1,167	+ 8,542
Hypertension	9	8,694	18	2,092	+ 6,602
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,872	33	760	+ 7,112
Breast Cancer	11	7,498	27	1,038	+ 6,460
Prostate Cancer	12	6,019	58	85	+ 5,934
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,665	41	445	+ 5,220
Liver Cancer	14	4,658	46	256	+ 4,402
Bladder Cancer	15	4,613	44	325	+ 4,289
Stomach Cancer	16	4,568	25	1,379	+ 3,189
Other Injuries	17	4,324	22	1,655	+ 2,669
Leukemia	18	4,028	36	668	+ 3,360
Lymphomas	19	3,774	32	768	+ 3,006
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,765	14	2,929	+ 836
Falls	21	3,704	13	3,321	+ 383
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,589	9	4,654	- 2,065
Liver Disease	23	2,408	5	6,383	- 3,975
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,157	48	217	+ 1,939
Other Neoplasms	25	2,019	61	50	+ 1,969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,817	49	191	+ 1,625
Ovary Cancer	27	1,658	37	585	+ 1,073
Suicide	28	1,585	16	2,571	- 986
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,565	45	257	+ 1,307
Oral Cancer	30	1,310	24	1,389	- 79
Skin Cancers	31	1,304	42	400	+ 904
Drownings	32	1,295	23	1,505	- 210
Uterin Cancer	33	1,108	60	56	+ 1,052
Epilepsy	34	741	30	874	- 133
Oesophagus Cancer	35	731	38	491	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	36	724	20	1,969	- 1,246
Drug Use	37	575	57	93	+ 481
Congenital Anomalies	38	518	21	1,949	- 1,431
Fires	39	435	50	184	+ 252
Multiple Sclerosis	40	402	63	38	+ 364
Low Birth Weight	41	378	11	3,822	- 3,444
Violence	42	309	35	704	- 394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	298	17	2,320	- 2,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	282	7	6,071	- 5,788
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	199	51	173	+ 26
Tuberculosis	46	198	3	16,535	- 16,337
Skin Disease	47	167	67	17	+ 150
Hepatitis B	48	166	56	117	+ 50
Alcohol	49	150	52	168	- 17
HIV/AIDS	50	140	34	737	- 596
Anemia	51	139	86	0	+ 139
Hepatitis C	52	114	64	29	+ 86
Meningitis	53	99	43	377	- 278
Schizophrenia	54	82	84	0	+ 82
Asthma	55	82	8	5,930	- 5,848
Poisonings	56	58	39	474	- 416
Birth Trauma	57	50	15	2,676	- 2,625
Appendicitis	58	28	47	220	- 192
Upper Respiratory	59	24	66	24	- 0
Leishmaniasis	60	11	62	39	- 28
Maternal Conditions	61	7	28	977	- 970
Tetanus	62	5	53	134	- 129
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
War	64	3	65	24	- 21
Syphilis	65	3	54	134	- 131
Malnutrition	66	2	31	845	- 842
Encephalitis	67	2	29	882	- 880
Measles	68	1	59	60	- 59
Pertussis	69	0	40	453	- 453
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.