BHUTAN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	768	2	524	+ 244
Coronary Heart Disease	2	559	1	702	- 143
Tuberculosis	3	470	9	138	+ 332
Stroke	4	367	3	360	+ 7
Liver Disease	5	181	6	166	+ 16
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	177	4	177	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	173	5	169	+ 3
Asthma	8	169	15	78	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	9	132	10	123	+ 9
Kidney Disease	10	122	8	149	- 27
Low Birth Weight	11	109	14	79	+ 29
Lung Cancers	12	102	21	44	+ 58
Falls	13	94	12	111	- 17
Diabetes Mellitus	14	83	7	164	- 81
Birth Trauma	15	76	19	51	+ 25
Suicide	16	73	26	35	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	66	17	68	- 2
Hypertension	18	59	16	77	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	57	13	105	- 47
Cervical Cancer	20	56	29	30	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	21	55	20	50	+ 5
Other Injuries	22	47	24	43	+ 4
Drownings	23	43	32	20	+ 22
Oral Cancer	24	39	23	43	- 4
Stomach Cancer	25	39	11	118	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	33	31	24	+ 9
Breast Cancer	27	30	43	8	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	28	28	42	9	+ 19
Encephalitis	29	25	30	28	- 3
Epilepsy	30	25	38	14	+ 11
Malnutrition	31	24	54	3	+ 21
Lymphomas	32	22	52	5	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	33	22	28	31	- 10
HIV/AIDS	34	21	18	58	- 37
Violence	35	20	35	18	+ 2
Leukemia	36	19	34	19	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	37	17	37	14	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	38	14	22	44	- 30
Poisonings	39	13	59	2	+ 12
Pertussis	40	13	63	1	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	41	13	33	20	- 7
Skin Cancers	42	11	41	9	+ 2
Meningitis	43	11	36	17	- 6
Bladder Cancer	44	9	48	6	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	45	7	39	11	- 4
Liver Cancer	46	7	27	35	- 28
Appendicitis	47	6	51	5	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	48	6	45	8	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	5	25	39	- 33
Fires	50	5	44	8	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	5	50	5	- 0
Alcohol	52	5	49	6	- 1
Tetanus	53	4	60	1	+ 2
Syphilis	54	4	40	11	- 7
Dengue	55	3	56	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	3	53	4	- 1
Drug Use	57	3	47	7	- 4
Prostate Cancer	58	2	55	3	- 1
Measles	59	2	58	2	- 0
Uterin Cancer	60	2	71	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	61	1	57	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	62	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	1	- 0
War	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	61	1	- 0
Skin Disease	67	0	46	7	- 7
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.