NEPAL VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,577	2	19,677	+ 29,901
Stroke	2	31,974	4	12,909	+ 19,066
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,157	19	2,022	+ 19,135
Lung Cancers	4	17,435	12	3,586	+ 13,849
Lung Disease	5	16,531	1	27,027	- 10,496
Hypertension	6	15,280	18	2,092	+ 13,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,850	26	1,167	+ 9,683
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,126	14	2,929	+ 7,197
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,341	6	6,237	+ 2,104
Breast Cancer	10	7,080	27	1,038	+ 6,042
Kidney Disease	11	6,496	10	4,284	+ 2,212
Other Injuries	12	6,183	22	1,655	+ 4,529
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,174	41	445	+ 5,729
Stomach Cancer	14	5,234	25	1,379	+ 3,855
Other Neoplasms	15	5,097	61	50	+ 5,047
Lymphomas	16	4,937	32	768	+ 4,169
Liver Cancer	17	4,911	46	256	+ 4,655
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,304	45	257	+ 4,046
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,302	33	760	+ 3,543
Prostate Cancer	20	4,293	58	85	+ 4,207
Leukemia	21	3,435	36	668	+ 2,767
Bladder Cancer	22	3,426	44	325	+ 3,101
Liver Disease	23	2,838	5	6,383	- 3,545
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,824	48	217	+ 2,606
Falls	25	2,156	13	3,321	- 1,166
Suicide	26	2,063	16	2,571	- 508
Oral Cancer	27	1,707	24	1,389	+ 318
Ovary Cancer	28	1,675	37	585	+ 1,091
Skin Cancers	29	1,653	42	400	+ 1,254
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,644	9	4,654	- 3,010
Hepatitis C	31	1,251	64	29	+ 1,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,131	17	2,320	- 1,189
Uterin Cancer	33	1,122	60	56	+ 1,066
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,044	38	491	+ 553
Anemia	35	854	86	0	+ 854
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	828	7	6,071	- 5,243
Congenital Anomalies	37	737	21	1,949	- 1,212
Skin Disease	38	735	67	17	+ 718
Epilepsy	39	682	30	874	- 192
Cervical Cancer	40	589	20	1,969	- 1,381
Malnutrition	41	396	31	845	- 449
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	358	51	173	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	352	49	191	+ 161
Multiple Sclerosis	44	345	63	38	+ 307
Drug Use	45	334	57	93	+ 240
HIV/AIDS	46	265	34	737	- 471
Asthma	47	252	8	5,930	- 5,678
Osteoarthritis	48	246	81	0	+ 246
Schizophrenia	49	217	84	0	+ 217
Violence	50	209	35	704	- 495
Low Birth Weight	51	182	11	3,822	- 3,640
Drownings	52	176	23	1,505	- 1,330
Tuberculosis	53	172	3	16,535	- 16,363
Hepatitis B	54	170	56	117	+ 54
Alcohol	55	141	52	168	- 26
Fires	56	138	50	184	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	123	80	0	+ 123
Poisonings	58	79	39	474	- 395
Birth Trauma	59	72	15	2,676	- 2,604
Meningitis	60	65	43	377	- 312
Appendicitis	61	25	47	220	- 196
Oral conditions	62	24	82	0	+ 24
Tetanus	63	11	53	134	- 123
Upper Respiratory	64	10	66	24	- 13
Otitis Media	65	8	70	4	+ 4
War	66	3	65	24	- 21
Maternal Conditions	67	3	28	977	- 974
Encephalitis	68	2	29	882	- 880
Syphilis	69	2	54	134	- 132
Leishmaniasis	70	2	62	39	- 37
Measles	71	1	59	60	- 59
Chagas disease	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	40	453	- 452
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.