NEPAL VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,490	2	19,677	+ 14,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,259	19	2,022	+ 23,238
Stroke	3	12,019	4	12,909	- 889
Lung Cancers	4	11,472	12	3,586	+ 7,886
Lung Disease	5	11,003	1	27,027	- 16,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,038	6	6,237	+ 800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,279	26	1,167	+ 5,112
Prostate Cancer	8	5,201	58	85	+ 5,116
Breast Cancer	9	4,561	27	1,038	+ 3,523
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,529	33	760	+ 3,769
Other Injuries	11	4,276	22	1,655	+ 2,621
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,703	41	445	+ 3,257
Suicide	13	3,440	16	2,571	+ 869
Lymphomas	14	3,143	32	768	+ 2,375
Kidney Disease	15	2,842	10	4,284	- 1,442
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,535	14	2,929	- 394
Hypertension	17	2,070	18	2,092	- 22
Falls	18	2,025	13	3,321	- 1,296
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,926	38	491	+ 1,435
Liver Cancer	20	1,913	46	256	+ 1,657
Bladder Cancer	21	1,740	44	325	+ 1,415
Leukemia	22	1,615	36	668	+ 948
Stomach Cancer	23	1,501	25	1,379	+ 122
Drug Use	24	1,437	57	93	+ 1,343
Ovary Cancer	25	1,405	37	585	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,336	48	217	+ 1,118
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,333	45	257	+ 1,075
Alcohol	28	1,209	52	168	+ 1,042
Skin Cancers	29	1,110	42	400	+ 711
Other Neoplasms	30	832	61	50	+ 782
Liver Disease	31	809	5	6,383	- 5,574
Cervical Cancer	32	786	20	1,969	- 1,184
Oral Cancer	33	730	24	1,389	- 658
Congenital Anomalies	34	637	21	1,949	- 1,312
Road Traffic Accidents	35	594	9	4,654	- 4,061
Uterin Cancer	36	591	60	56	+ 535
Epilepsy	37	463	30	874	- 410
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	362	51	173	+ 189
Violence	39	343	35	704	- 361
Anemia	40	313	86	0	+ 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	278	49	191	+ 87
Poisonings	42	276	39	474	- 198
Low Birth Weight	43	258	11	3,822	- 3,565
Multiple Sclerosis	44	236	63	38	+ 198
Skin Disease	45	225	67	17	+ 208
Birth Trauma	46	213	15	2,676	- 2,463
Osteoarthritis	47	177	81	0	+ 177
Asthma	48	142	8	5,930	- 5,788
Schizophrenia	49	124	84	0	+ 124
Meningitis	50	109	43	377	- 268
Upper Respiratory	51	95	66	24	+ 71
Hepatitis C	52	95	64	29	+ 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	91	80	0	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	89	17	2,320	- 2,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	83	7	6,071	- 5,988
Drownings	56	78	23	1,505	- 1,427
Malnutrition	57	47	31	845	- 798
Fires	58	46	50	184	- 138
HIV/AIDS	59	40	34	737	- 697
Maternal Conditions	60	31	28	977	- 946
War	61	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	62	1	40	453	- 452
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	117	- 116
Otitis Media	64	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	59	60	- 60
Tetanus	68	0	53	134	- 134
Ascariasis	69	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 120
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Encephalitis	78	0	29	882	- 882
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	54	134	- 134
Chlamydia	81	0	68	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	3	16,535	- 16,535
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	47	220	- 220
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.