NEPAL VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,029	2	19,677	+ 38,352
Stroke	2	19,312	4	12,909	+ 6,403
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,089	6	6,237	+ 7,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	13,729	19	2,022	+ 11,707
Lung Cancers	5	13,047	12	3,586	+ 9,461
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,772	14	2,929	+ 7,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,747	26	1,167	+ 8,580
Lung Disease	8	8,388	1	27,027	- 18,639
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,990	41	445	+ 5,545
Breast Cancer	10	5,616	27	1,038	+ 4,578
Kidney Disease	11	5,239	10	4,284	+ 955
Lymphomas	12	3,510	32	768	+ 2,742
Prostate Cancer	13	3,505	58	85	+ 3,420
Falls	14	3,423	13	3,321	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	15	3,296	25	1,379	+ 1,917
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,285	33	760	+ 2,525
Ovary Cancer	17	2,256	37	585	+ 1,671
Liver Cancer	18	2,235	46	256	+ 1,979
Bladder Cancer	19	2,196	44	325	+ 1,872
Hypertension	20	2,196	18	2,092	+ 104
Leukemia	21	1,832	36	668	+ 1,164
Suicide	22	1,767	16	2,571	- 804
Oral Cancer	23	1,656	24	1,389	+ 267
Liver Disease	24	1,527	5	6,383	- 4,856
Skin Disease	25	1,517	67	17	+ 1,500
Other Neoplasms	26	1,460	61	50	+ 1,411
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,452	48	217	+ 1,235
Uterin Cancer	28	1,371	60	56	+ 1,314
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,340	38	491	+ 849
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,264	45	257	+ 1,006
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,198	9	4,654	- 3,456
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,145	21	1,949	- 804
Other Injuries	33	1,083	22	1,655	- 572
Skin Cancers	34	927	42	400	+ 527
Low Birth Weight	35	747	11	3,822	- 3,075
Asthma	36	551	8	5,930	- 5,379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	477	49	191	+ 286
Drug Use	38	454	57	93	+ 361
Cervical Cancer	39	295	20	1,969	- 1,675
Violence	40	292	35	704	- 411
HIV/AIDS	41	243	34	737	- 494
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	226	80	0	+ 226
Epilepsy	43	225	30	874	- 649
Birth Trauma	44	194	15	2,676	- 2,481
Multiple Sclerosis	45	193	63	38	+ 155
Anemia	46	188	86	0	+ 188
Alcohol	47	179	52	168	+ 11
Drownings	48	150	23	1,505	- 1,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	145	17	2,320	- 2,175
Osteoarthritis	50	141	81	0	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	127	51	173	- 46
Tuberculosis	52	104	3	16,535	- 16,431
Hepatitis C	53	86	64	29	+ 57
War	54	76	65	24	+ 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	69	7	6,071	- 6,002
Meningitis	56	52	43	377	- 325
Schizophrenia	57	45	84	0	+ 45
Poisonings	58	34	39	474	- 440
Upper Respiratory	59	24	66	24	+ 1
Malnutrition	60	23	31	845	- 822
Hepatitis B	61	23	56	117	- 94
Fires	62	21	50	184	- 163
Appendicitis	63	20	47	220	- 200
Maternal Conditions	64	20	28	977	- 957
Encephalitis	65	7	29	882	- 875
Leishmaniasis	66	0	62	39	- 38
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	40	453	- 453
Measles	73	0	59	60	- 60
Tetanus	74	0	53	134	- 134
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	68	5	- 5
Syphilis	81	0	54	134	- 134
Otitis Media	82	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.