NEPAL VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,572	2	19,677	+ 13,895
Lung Disease	2	19,430	1	27,027	- 7,597
Stroke	3	15,395	4	12,909	+ 2,486
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	14,805	7	6,071	+ 8,734
Tuberculosis	5	9,627	3	16,535	- 6,908
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,667	6	6,237	+ 2,430
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,996	14	2,929	+ 3,067
Liver Disease	8	5,932	5	6,383	- 451
Low Birth Weight	9	5,273	11	3,822	+ 1,450
Falls	10	4,986	13	3,321	+ 1,665
Kidney Disease	11	4,923	10	4,284	+ 639
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,695	9	4,654	+ 41
Asthma	13	4,330	8	5,930	- 1,600
Suicide	14	3,829	16	2,571	+ 1,257
Other Injuries	15	3,303	22	1,655	+ 1,649
Oral Cancer	16	2,964	24	1,389	+ 1,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,796	19	2,022	+ 774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	2,785	17	2,320	+ 465
Hypertension	19	2,386	18	2,092	+ 295
Birth Trauma	20	2,271	15	2,676	- 405
Lung Cancers	21	1,950	12	3,586	- 1,636
Breast Cancer	22	1,829	27	1,038	+ 791
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,828	21	1,949	- 121
Stomach Cancer	24	1,790	25	1,379	+ 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,709	26	1,167	+ 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,504	49	191	+ 1,313
Violence	27	1,143	35	704	+ 440
Drownings	28	1,077	23	1,505	- 428
Encephalitis	29	1,062	29	882	+ 180
Cervical Cancer	30	1,001	20	1,969	- 969
HIV/AIDS	31	981	34	737	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	32	958	33	760	+ 199
Lymphomas	33	887	32	768	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	34	859	38	491	+ 368
Leukemia	35	737	36	668	+ 70
Meningitis	36	736	43	377	+ 359
Pancreas Cancer	37	725	41	445	+ 279
Prostate Cancer	38	683	58	85	+ 598
Liver Cancer	39	671	46	256	+ 415
Epilepsy	40	669	30	874	- 205
Maternal Conditions	41	572	28	977	- 404
Fires	42	514	50	184	+ 330
Alcohol	43	510	52	168	+ 343
Ovary Cancer	44	485	37	585	- 100
Skin Disease	45	394	67	17	+ 377
Dengue	46	388	55	120	+ 268
Endocrine Disorders	47	337	45	257	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	48	311	44	325	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	49	279	48	217	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	264	51	173	+ 91
Measles	51	263	59	60	+ 203
Drug Use	52	259	57	93	+ 166
Appendicitis	53	248	47	220	+ 28
Pertussis	54	223	40	453	- 230
Malnutrition	55	191	31	845	- 654
Hepatitis B	56	181	56	117	+ 64
Malaria	57	170	72	0	+ 170
Tetanus	58	157	53	134	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	59	151	60	56	+ 95
Skin Cancers	60	112	42	400	- 288
Poisonings	61	78	39	474	- 395
Other Neoplasms	62	66	61	50	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	51	63	38	+ 13
Syphilis	64	44	54	134	- 90
Hepatitis C	65	30	64	29	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	66	21	62	39	- 17
War	67	20	65	24	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	13	66	24	- 11
Chlamydia	69	8	68	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	69	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	2	70	4	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.