BELGIUM VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	10,401	5	6,438	+ 3,963
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,573	1	15,281	- 7,708
Tuberculosis	3	6,363	54	46	+ 6,318
Stroke	4	4,968	3	7,408	- 2,440
Liver Disease	5	2,457	17	1,433	+ 1,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,400	6	5,677	- 3,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,336	33	418	+ 1,919
Asthma	8	2,282	46	128	+ 2,155
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,791	29	666	+ 1,125
Kidney Disease	10	1,649	8	2,952	- 1,303
Low Birth Weight	11	1,471	50	70	+ 1,401
Lung Cancers	12	1,380	4	6,777	- 5,397
Falls	13	1,278	15	1,756	- 477
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,127	20	1,269	- 142
Birth Trauma	15	1,030	53	47	+ 983
Suicide	16	990	10	2,111	- 1,122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	893	37	293	+ 600
Hypertension	18	805	27	740	+ 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	778	2	9,416	- 8,638
Cervical Cancer	20	758	41	243	+ 515
Congenital Anomalies	21	750	40	282	+ 468
Other Injuries	22	637	11	2,006	- 1,370
Drownings	23	579	47	79	+ 501
Oral Cancer	24	534	28	675	- 140
Stomach Cancer	25	531	26	863	- 332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	449	7	3,329	- 2,879
Breast Cancer	27	400	9	2,587	- 2,187
Maternal Conditions	28	376	64	6	+ 370
Encephalitis	29	339	66	1	+ 338
Epilepsy	30	336	36	348	- 11
Malnutrition	31	325	38	291	+ 34
Lymphomas	32	295	16	1,552	- 1,257
Parkinson's Disease	33	292	19	1,378	- 1,085
HIV/AIDS	34	284	57	36	+ 247
Violence	35	271	44	149	+ 121
Leukemia	36	257	21	1,199	- 942
Ovary Cancer	37	225	30	653	- 428
Oesophagus Cancer	38	189	25	898	- 709
Poisonings	39	182	55	41	+ 141
Pertussis	40	174	68	1	+ 173
Pancreas Cancer	41	171	14	1,809	- 1,638
Skin Cancers	42	154	31	522	- 368
Meningitis	43	145	58	28	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	44	125	22	1,078	- 954
Endocrine Disorders	45	99	18	1,432	- 1,333
Liver Cancer	46	98	24	976	- 877
Appendicitis	47	85	62	17	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	48	84	23	1,060	- 977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	74	42	213	- 139
Fires	50	71	48	75	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	67	49	73	- 6
Alcohol	52	64	32	500	- 435
Tetanus	53	52	78	0	+ 52
Syphilis	54	52	70	0	+ 52
Dengue	55	46	83	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	56	45	63	17	+ 28
Drug Use	57	36	39	287	- 251
Prostate Cancer	58	33	13	1,824	- 1,791
Measles	59	23	79	0	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	60	22	34	384	- 362
Other Neoplasms	61	19	12	1,828	- 1,809
Leishmaniasis	62	15	73	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	45	147	- 132
Hepatitis C	64	11	52	53	- 42
War	65	9	67	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	9	59	22	- 13
Skin Disease	67	7	35	380	- 373
Chlamydia	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Nepal

Belgium

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.