NEPAL VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,317	2	19,677	+ 32,640
Stroke	2	40,069	4	12,909	+ 27,160
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,679	14	2,929	+ 19,749
Hypertension	4	12,541	18	2,092	+ 10,450
Suicide	5	12,359	16	2,571	+ 9,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,817	6	6,237	+ 5,580
HIV/AIDS	7	10,041	34	737	+ 9,304
Kidney Disease	8	9,146	10	4,284	+ 4,862
Liver Disease	9	7,714	5	6,383	+ 1,331
Violence	10	7,585	35	704	+ 6,882
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,852	9	4,654	+ 2,198
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,836	45	257	+ 6,578
Lung Disease	13	6,818	1	27,027	- 20,208
Other Injuries	14	6,553	22	1,655	+ 4,898
Drownings	15	5,676	23	1,505	+ 4,170
Tuberculosis	16	5,368	3	16,535	- 11,167
Prostate Cancer	17	4,831	58	85	+ 4,746
Anemia	18	3,876	86	0	+ 3,876
Breast Cancer	19	3,757	27	1,038	+ 2,719
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,596	48	217	+ 3,379
Cervical Cancer	21	3,581	20	1,969	+ 1,612
Low Birth Weight	22	3,498	11	3,822	- 324
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,692	21	1,949	+ 744
Birth Trauma	24	2,524	15	2,676	- 152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,295	26	1,167	+ 1,128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,129	49	191	+ 1,937
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,862	7	6,071	- 4,209
Other Neoplasms	28	1,574	61	50	+ 1,524
Lung Cancers	29	1,479	12	3,586	- 2,107
Malnutrition	30	1,463	31	845	+ 618
Stomach Cancer	31	1,331	25	1,379	- 48
Lymphomas	32	1,261	32	768	+ 494
Malaria	33	1,176	72	0	+ 1,176
Liver Cancer	34	1,132	46	256	+ 876
Maternal Conditions	35	1,104	28	977	+ 127
Asthma	36	999	8	5,930	- 4,932
Epilepsy	37	924	30	874	+ 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	895	19	2,022	- 1,127
Leukemia	39	832	36	668	+ 164
Oral Cancer	40	786	24	1,389	- 603
Fires	41	762	50	184	+ 578
Pancreas Cancer	42	744	41	445	+ 299
Ovary Cancer	43	695	37	585	+ 110
Meningitis	44	682	43	377	+ 305
Drug Use	45	613	57	93	+ 520
Uterin Cancer	46	509	60	56	+ 452
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	505	17	2,320	- 1,815
Falls	48	436	13	3,321	- 2,886
Parkinson's Disease	49	353	33	760	- 406
Bladder Cancer	50	310	44	325	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	51	306	38	491	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	304	80	0	+ 304
Encephalitis	53	275	29	882	- 606
Appendicitis	54	235	47	220	+ 14
Skin Cancers	55	189	42	400	- 211
Skin Disease	56	125	67	17	+ 108
Alcohol	57	121	52	168	- 46
Osteoarthritis	58	118	81	0	+ 118
Hepatitis B	59	79	56	117	- 38
Dengue	60	72	55	120	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	61	49	63	38	+ 10
Schizophrenia	62	40	84	0	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	51	173	- 134
War	64	24	65	24	- 0
Poisonings	65	23	39	474	- 451
Upper Respiratory	66	20	66	24	- 4
Oral conditions	67	17	82	0	+ 17
Leprosy	68	14	76	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	69	10	64	29	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	10	85	0	+ 10
Syphilis	71	9	54	134	- 125
Tetanus	72	8	53	134	- 126
Pertussis	73	2	40	453	- 450
Ascariasis	74	1	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	70	4	- 4
Measles	77	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	5	- 5
Chagas disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.