NEPAL VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,508	34	737	+ 31,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,256	6	6,237	+ 10,019
Tuberculosis	3	15,721	3	16,535	- 813
Stroke	4	14,796	4	12,909	+ 1,888
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,550	2	19,677	- 6,127
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,639	9	4,654	+ 4,984
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,041	14	2,929	+ 5,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,158	7	6,071	+ 1,087
Low Birth Weight	9	5,727	11	3,822	+ 1,905
Lung Disease	10	5,119	1	27,027	- 21,907
Violence	11	4,992	35	704	+ 4,288
Hypertension	12	4,750	18	2,092	+ 2,659
Birth Trauma	13	3,825	15	2,676	+ 1,149
Liver Disease	14	3,725	5	6,383	- 2,658
Kidney Disease	15	3,570	10	4,284	- 714
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,143	21	1,949	+ 1,194
Suicide	17	2,694	16	2,571	+ 123
Malnutrition	18	2,482	31	845	+ 1,637
Other Injuries	19	2,295	22	1,655	+ 640
Asthma	20	2,226	8	5,930	- 3,705
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,949	19	2,022	- 72
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,796	48	217	+ 1,579
Cervical Cancer	23	1,474	20	1,969	- 496
Breast Cancer	24	1,345	27	1,038	+ 307
Maternal Conditions	25	1,222	28	977	+ 245
Drownings	26	1,217	23	1,505	- 288
Meningitis	27	1,207	43	377	+ 830
Fires	28	1,207	50	184	+ 1,023
Skin Cancers	29	1,196	42	400	+ 796
Oral Cancer	30	1,107	24	1,389	- 282
Prostate Cancer	31	1,046	58	85	+ 961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	841	49	191	+ 650
Endocrine Disorders	33	809	45	257	+ 552
Falls	34	689	13	3,321	- 2,632
Lung Cancers	35	653	12	3,586	- 2,933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	604	26	1,167	- 563
Pertussis	37	601	40	453	+ 149
Epilepsy	38	546	30	874	- 328
Poisonings	39	514	39	474	+ 41
Lymphomas	40	509	32	768	- 259
Liver Cancer	41	499	46	256	+ 243
Parkinson's Disease	42	482	33	760	- 278
Syphilis	43	386	54	134	+ 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	367	17	2,320	- 1,953
Stomach Cancer	45	361	25	1,379	- 1,018
Drug Use	46	352	57	93	+ 258
Skin Disease	47	343	67	17	+ 326
Alcohol	48	312	52	168	+ 144
Leukemia	49	263	36	668	- 405
Ovary Cancer	50	258	37	585	- 326
Malaria	51	239	72	0	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	52	232	38	491	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	53	194	41	445	- 251
Bladder Cancer	54	174	44	325	- 151
Schistosomiasis	55	152	73	0	+ 152
Uterin Cancer	56	126	60	56	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	105	51	173	- 68
Appendicitis	58	98	47	220	- 123
Encephalitis	59	90	29	882	- 792
Other Neoplasms	60	86	61	50	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	61	71	66	24	+ 47
Tetanus	62	67	53	134	- 68
Hepatitis B	63	50	56	117	- 67
Multiple Sclerosis	64	25	63	38	- 13
Measles	65	23	59	60	- 38
Hepatitis C	66	6	64	29	- 22
War	67	5	65	24	- 19
Chlamydia	68	4	68	5	- 1
Ascariasis	69	3	69	4	- 1
Otitis Media	70	3	70	4	- 1
Diphtheria	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.