NEPAL VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,670	2	19,677	+ 7,994
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,498	14	2,929	+ 17,569
Kidney Disease	3	10,622	10	4,284	+ 6,338
Stroke	4	9,472	4	12,909	- 3,437
Violence	5	7,725	35	704	+ 7,021
Liver Disease	6	7,103	5	6,383	+ 720
Lung Disease	7	6,933	1	27,027	- 20,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,907	6	6,237	- 330
Hypertension	9	4,239	18	2,092	+ 2,147
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,881	9	4,654	- 774
Other Injuries	11	2,898	22	1,655	+ 1,244
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,692	45	257	+ 2,435
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,489	21	1,949	+ 541
Malnutrition	14	1,798	31	845	+ 953
Prostate Cancer	15	1,784	58	85	+ 1,699
Breast Cancer	16	1,757	27	1,038	+ 719
Lung Cancers	17	1,749	12	3,586	- 1,837
Low Birth Weight	18	1,705	11	3,822	- 2,117
Stomach Cancer	19	1,652	25	1,379	+ 272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,636	26	1,167	+ 468
Liver Cancer	21	1,623	46	256	+ 1,367
Suicide	22	1,612	16	2,571	- 959
Other Neoplasms	23	1,477	61	50	+ 1,427
Lymphomas	24	1,181	32	768	+ 414
Leukemia	25	1,150	36	668	+ 482
Cervical Cancer	26	1,140	20	1,969	- 830
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,074	41	445	+ 628
HIV/AIDS	28	983	34	737	+ 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	827	7	6,071	- 5,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	820	19	2,022	- 1,201
Skin Disease	31	721	67	17	+ 704
Alcohol	32	701	52	168	+ 534
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	651	49	191	+ 460
Ovary Cancer	34	631	37	585	+ 46
Falls	35	626	13	3,321	- 2,696
Birth Trauma	36	607	15	2,676	- 2,068
Anemia	37	519	86	0	+ 519
Tuberculosis	38	463	3	16,535	- 16,072
Epilepsy	39	455	30	874	- 419
Skin Cancers	40	454	42	400	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	41	444	48	217	+ 227
Drownings	42	428	23	1,505	- 1,077
Parkinson's Disease	43	373	33	760	- 387
Drug Use	44	350	57	93	+ 257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	337	51	173	+ 164
Oral Cancer	46	323	24	1,389	- 1,066
Asthma	47	320	8	5,930	- 5,611
Bladder Cancer	48	303	44	325	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	49	298	38	491	- 193
Uterin Cancer	50	215	60	56	+ 158
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	213	80	0	+ 213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	205	17	2,320	- 2,116
Appendicitis	53	184	47	220	- 36
Maternal Conditions	54	178	28	977	- 798
Hepatitis C	55	149	64	29	+ 120
Fires	56	144	50	184	- 40
Poisonings	57	126	39	474	- 347
Meningitis	58	85	43	377	- 292
Osteoarthritis	59	73	81	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	60	70	63	38	+ 32
Hepatitis B	61	50	56	117	- 67
Encephalitis	62	33	29	882	- 849
Schizophrenia	63	30	84	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	64	30	66	24	+ 6
Oral conditions	65	30	82	0	+ 30
War	66	27	65	24	+ 2
Dengue	67	7	55	120	- 113
Otitis Media	68	7	70	4	+ 3
Chagas disease	69	6	74	0	+ 6
Pertussis	70	5	40	453	- 448
Tetanus	71	2	53	134	- 132
Ascariasis	72	1	69	4	- 3
Syphilis	73	1	54	134	- 133
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Chlamydia	77	0	68	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	72	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.