AFGHANISTAN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	34,842	15	4,650	+ 30,192
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,366	1	40,195	- 14,829
Tuberculosis	3	21,316	7	9,839	+ 11,476
Stroke	4	16,641	3	19,060	- 2,419
Liver Disease	5	8,229	16	4,600	+ 3,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,041	4	14,649	- 6,609
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,826	13	5,555	+ 2,271
Asthma	8	7,645	17	3,403	+ 4,242
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,000	11	6,033	- 33
Kidney Disease	10	5,523	10	6,590	- 1,067
Low Birth Weight	11	4,928	5	12,631	- 7,703
Lung Cancers	12	4,623	32	1,076	+ 3,547
Falls	13	4,281	37	905	+ 3,376
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,776	12	5,750	- 1,973
Birth Trauma	15	3,449	6	10,723	- 7,274
Suicide	16	3,315	24	1,573	+ 1,742
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,991	33	1,041	+ 1,950
Hypertension	18	2,696	8	7,995	- 5,299
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,607	23	1,765	+ 842
Cervical Cancer	20	2,539	44	541	+ 1,998
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,512	14	5,001	- 2,489
Other Injuries	22	2,133	18	3,241	- 1,109
Drownings	23	1,940	34	996	+ 944
Oral Cancer	24	1,790	27	1,467	+ 323
Stomach Cancer	25	1,778	26	1,501	+ 278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,505	39	741	+ 763
Breast Cancer	27	1,338	22	1,822	- 484
Maternal Conditions	28	1,259	9	7,807	- 6,548
Encephalitis	29	1,137	31	1,190	- 53
Epilepsy	30	1,127	35	993	+ 134
Malnutrition	31	1,089	43	589	+ 500
Lymphomas	32	989	36	946	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	33	979	41	628	+ 352
HIV/AIDS	34	950	46	464	+ 486
Violence	35	907	19	3,217	- 2,309
Leukemia	36	861	42	610	+ 250
Ovary Cancer	37	754	48	369	+ 384
Oesophagus Cancer	38	633	29	1,314	- 681
Poisonings	39	611	47	384	+ 227
Pertussis	40	584	21	2,107	- 1,524
Pancreas Cancer	41	574	56	229	+ 345
Skin Cancers	42	515	59	145	+ 370
Meningitis	43	486	20	2,626	- 2,139
Bladder Cancer	44	419	54	272	+ 147
Endocrine Disorders	45	332	28	1,364	- 1,032
Liver Cancer	46	330	40	657	- 327
Appendicitis	47	284	52	298	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	48	280	45	527	- 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	247	25	1,505	- 1,258
Fires	50	237	50	348	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	223	65	25	+ 197
Alcohol	52	216	58	150	+ 66
Tetanus	53	173	30	1,254	- 1,081
Syphilis	54	173	60	94	+ 79
Dengue	55	154	72	0	+ 154
Hepatitis B	56	150	38	863	- 713
Drug Use	57	120	51	328	- 208
Prostate Cancer	58	110	55	258	- 148
Measles	59	78	49	350	- 273
Uterin Cancer	60	73	53	289	- 216
Other Neoplasms	61	64	63	29	+ 35
Leishmaniasis	62	50	70	1	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	63	49	62	84	- 34
Hepatitis C	64	37	64	28	+ 9
War	65	31	2	25,620	- 25,588
Upper Respiratory	66	31	68	9	+ 21
Skin Disease	67	22	61	94	- 72
Chlamydia	68	7	69	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	5	66	17	- 11
Otitis Media	70	5	71	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	2	67	16	- 15
Malaria	72	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Nepal

Afghanistan

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.