NEPAL VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	66,609	34	737	+ 65,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,908	6	6,237	+ 38,671
Stroke	3	39,355	4	12,909	+ 26,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	32,891	7	6,071	+ 26,820
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,353	2	19,677	+ 9,677
Diabetes Mellitus	6	27,937	14	2,929	+ 25,008
Suicide	7	21,509	16	2,571	+ 18,937
Tuberculosis	8	16,882	3	16,535	+ 348
Lung Disease	9	15,395	1	27,027	- 11,632
Kidney Disease	10	14,174	10	4,284	+ 9,890
Hypertension	11	13,831	18	2,092	+ 11,739
Low Birth Weight	12	13,368	11	3,822	+ 9,546
Violence	13	12,908	35	704	+ 12,205
Liver Disease	14	11,066	5	6,383	+ 4,683
Birth Trauma	15	10,021	15	2,676	+ 7,346
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,480	9	4,654	+ 4,825
Asthma	17	9,470	8	5,930	+ 3,540
Other Injuries	18	7,444	22	1,655	+ 5,790
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,439	21	1,949	+ 3,491
Cervical Cancer	20	5,203	20	1,969	+ 3,234
Malnutrition	21	4,990	31	845	+ 4,145
Meningitis	22	4,440	43	377	+ 4,063
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,262	48	217	+ 4,045
Maternal Conditions	24	4,083	28	977	+ 3,106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,894	49	191	+ 3,702
Fires	26	3,755	50	184	+ 3,571
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,282	45	257	+ 3,025
Drownings	28	2,793	23	1,505	+ 1,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,713	19	2,022	+ 691
Epilepsy	30	2,004	30	874	+ 1,130
Falls	31	1,786	13	3,321	- 1,536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,754	17	2,320	- 566
Poisonings	33	1,552	39	474	+ 1,078
Breast Cancer	34	1,357	27	1,038	+ 318
Prostate Cancer	35	1,127	58	85	+ 1,041
Lymphomas	36	1,088	32	768	+ 320
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,026	38	491	+ 535
Alcohol	38	989	52	168	+ 822
Liver Cancer	39	987	46	256	+ 731
Skin Disease	40	976	67	17	+ 959
Parkinson's Disease	41	765	33	760	+ 6
Oral Cancer	42	722	24	1,389	- 667
Lung Cancers	43	713	12	3,586	- 2,873
Pertussis	44	713	40	453	+ 260
Syphilis	45	705	54	134	+ 571
Skin Cancers	46	647	42	400	+ 247
Tetanus	47	631	53	134	+ 496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	554	26	1,167	- 613
Leukemia	49	543	36	668	- 125
Drug Use	50	441	57	93	+ 348
Hepatitis B	51	373	56	117	+ 256
Appendicitis	52	347	47	220	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	53	342	37	585	- 243
Uterin Cancer	54	328	60	56	+ 271
Upper Respiratory	55	253	66	24	+ 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	252	51	173	+ 79
Encephalitis	57	189	29	882	- 692
Pancreas Cancer	58	170	41	445	- 275
Measles	59	164	59	60	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	60	150	25	1,379	- 1,229
Bladder Cancer	61	134	44	325	- 191
Other Neoplasms	62	129	61	50	+ 79
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	63	38	+ 45
Hepatitis C	64	34	64	29	+ 6
Chlamydia	65	22	68	5	+ 16
Otitis Media	66	17	70	4	+ 13
Ascariasis	67	10	69	4	+ 6
War	68	4	65	24	- 20
Diphtheria	69	4	71	1	+ 2
Dengue	70	1	55	120	- 118
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.