NEPAL VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,357	2	19,677	+ 10,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,813	19	2,022	+ 11,791
Lung Cancers	3	12,043	12	3,586	+ 8,457
Stroke	4	11,915	4	12,909	- 994
Lung Disease	5	11,238	1	27,027	- 15,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,077	26	1,167	+ 4,910
Breast Cancer	7	5,252	27	1,038	+ 4,213
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,153	6	6,237	- 1,084
Kidney Disease	9	4,215	10	4,284	- 69
Other Injuries	10	4,096	22	1,655	+ 2,442
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,791	41	445	+ 3,346
Liver Disease	12	3,478	5	6,383	- 2,905
Suicide	13	3,216	16	2,571	+ 645
Lymphomas	14	2,987	32	768	+ 2,219
Prostate Cancer	15	2,949	58	85	+ 2,864
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,869	33	760	+ 2,109
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,832	14	2,929	- 97
Falls	18	2,810	13	3,321	- 512
Hypertension	19	2,486	18	2,092	+ 395
Leukemia	20	2,455	36	668	+ 1,787
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,446	45	257	+ 2,189
Stomach Cancer	22	2,371	25	1,379	+ 992
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,274	48	217	+ 2,057
Other Neoplasms	24	2,264	61	50	+ 2,214
Liver Cancer	25	2,249	46	256	+ 1,993
Bladder Cancer	26	2,029	44	325	+ 1,705
Ovary Cancer	27	1,635	37	585	+ 1,050
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,474	38	491	+ 983
Alcohol	29	1,173	52	168	+ 1,006
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,163	9	4,654	- 3,491
Skin Cancers	31	1,001	42	400	+ 602
Malnutrition	32	902	31	845	+ 57
Oral Cancer	33	881	24	1,389	- 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	876	17	2,320	- 1,444
Epilepsy	35	780	30	874	- 94
Uterin Cancer	36	726	60	56	+ 669
Congenital Anomalies	37	483	21	1,949	- 1,466
Cervical Cancer	38	444	20	1,969	- 1,525
Drug Use	39	431	57	93	+ 337
Anemia	40	391	86	0	+ 391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	313	49	191	+ 122
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	286	7	6,071	- 5,785
Schizophrenia	43	269	84	0	+ 269
Skin Disease	44	249	67	17	+ 232
Asthma	45	214	8	5,930	- 5,716
Multiple Sclerosis	46	190	63	38	+ 152
Hepatitis C	47	172	64	29	+ 143
Violence	48	144	35	704	- 560
Low Birth Weight	49	142	11	3,822	- 3,681
Osteoarthritis	50	122	81	0	+ 122
Fires	51	117	50	184	- 66
HIV/AIDS	52	115	34	737	- 622
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	107	51	173	- 66
Drownings	54	90	23	1,505	- 1,415
Tuberculosis	55	86	3	16,535	- 16,448
Poisonings	56	69	39	474	- 405
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	55	80	0	+ 55
Meningitis	58	32	43	377	- 346
Birth Trauma	59	28	15	2,676	- 2,648
Hepatitis B	60	26	56	117	- 91
Upper Respiratory	61	18	66	24	- 6
Appendicitis	62	16	47	220	- 205
Maternal Conditions	63	15	28	977	- 962
Oral conditions	64	14	82	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	7	29	882	- 875
Syphilis	66	7	54	134	- 128
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	68	0	40	453	- 453
Tetanus	69	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	70	0	59	60	- 60
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	68	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	55	120	- 120
Schistosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	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.