NEPAL VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,405	2	19,677	+ 21,728
Stroke	2	30,774	4	12,909	+ 17,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,257	6	6,237	+ 21,019
Lung Cancers	4	20,130	12	3,586	+ 16,544
Lung Disease	5	19,747	1	27,027	- 7,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,485	26	1,167	+ 13,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,383	19	2,022	+ 12,361
Stomach Cancer	8	12,740	25	1,379	+ 11,361
Kidney Disease	9	11,312	10	4,284	+ 7,028
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,354	41	445	+ 8,908
Liver Cancer	11	7,423	46	256	+ 7,167
Other Injuries	12	5,575	22	1,655	+ 3,920
Suicide	13	4,917	16	2,571	+ 2,346
Lymphomas	14	4,869	32	768	+ 4,101
Breast Cancer	15	3,992	27	1,038	+ 2,954
Other Neoplasms	16	3,819	61	50	+ 3,770
Liver Disease	17	3,586	5	6,383	- 2,797
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,538	33	760	+ 2,779
Prostate Cancer	19	3,414	58	85	+ 3,329
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,111	38	491	+ 2,620
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,902	45	257	+ 2,644
Bladder Cancer	22	2,510	44	325	+ 2,185
Falls	23	2,459	13	3,321	- 862
Leukemia	24	2,427	36	668	+ 1,759
Drownings	25	2,124	23	1,505	+ 619
Oral Cancer	26	2,105	24	1,389	+ 716
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,080	48	217	+ 1,862
Hypertension	28	1,686	18	2,092	- 406
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,372	14	2,929	- 1,557
Ovary Cancer	30	1,279	37	585	+ 694
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,153	9	4,654	- 3,501
Cervical Cancer	32	960	20	1,969	- 1,010
Uterin Cancer	33	874	60	56	+ 818
Tuberculosis	34	874	3	16,535	- 15,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	738	49	191	+ 547
Skin Disease	36	709	67	17	+ 692
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	690	7	6,071	- 5,381
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	661	51	173	+ 488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	645	17	2,320	- 1,675
Congenital Anomalies	40	625	21	1,949	- 1,324
Hepatitis C	41	561	64	29	+ 532
Asthma	42	486	8	5,930	- 5,445
Malnutrition	43	482	31	845	- 363
Skin Cancers	44	465	42	400	+ 66
Epilepsy	45	394	30	874	- 480
Hepatitis B	46	359	56	117	+ 243
Schizophrenia	47	266	84	0	+ 266
Fires	48	254	50	184	+ 71
Anemia	49	221	86	0	+ 221
Drug Use	50	185	57	93	+ 91
Alcohol	51	145	52	168	- 22
Meningitis	52	78	43	377	- 299
Violence	53	67	35	704	- 637
Poisonings	54	64	39	474	- 409
Low Birth Weight	55	51	11	3,822	- 3,771
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	43	80	0	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	57	40	66	24	+ 16
Appendicitis	58	32	47	220	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	63	38	- 11
Oral conditions	60	27	82	0	+ 27
Birth Trauma	61	26	15	2,676	- 2,649
Osteoarthritis	62	22	81	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	63	12	34	737	- 725
Maternal Conditions	64	10	28	977	- 967
Syphilis	65	4	54	134	- 130
War	66	4	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	67	2	53	134	- 132
Otitis Media	68	2	70	4	- 2
Encephalitis	69	1	29	882	- 881
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	40	453	- 452
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.