CHINA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	1,229,697	3	968,607	+ 261,090
Coronary Heart Disease	2	895,268	2	1,771,525	- 876,258
Tuberculosis	3	752,308	32	34,802	+ 717,506
Stroke	4	587,331	1	2,043,210	- 1,455,879
Liver Disease	5	290,423	15	145,603	+ 144,820
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	283,789	12	183,342	+ 100,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	276,210	50	8,719	+ 267,491
Asthma	8	269,819	39	23,147	+ 246,671
Road Traffic Accidents	9	211,775	8	250,272	- 38,497
Kidney Disease	10	194,923	11	192,302	+ 2,621
Low Birth Weight	11	173,916	40	21,631	+ 152,285
Lung Cancers	12	163,161	4	714,311	- 551,150
Falls	13	151,110	16	138,878	+ 12,233
Diabetes Mellitus	14	133,276	14	161,672	- 28,396
Birth Trauma	15	121,736	43	17,644	+ 104,091
Suicide	16	116,984	17	116,324	+ 660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	105,559	21	65,350	+ 40,209
Hypertension	18	95,167	7	301,183	- 206,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	91,996	6	304,455	- 212,459
Cervical Cancer	20	89,610	27	51,650	+ 37,960
Congenital Anomalies	21	88,663	31	36,613	+ 52,051
Other Injuries	22	75,281	25	54,087	+ 21,193
Drownings	23	68,481	26	52,807	+ 15,675
Oral Cancer	24	63,181	24	54,695	+ 8,485
Stomach Cancer	25	62,756	5	398,439	- 335,683
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	53,112	9	248,388	- 195,277
Breast Cancer	27	47,233	19	92,757	- 45,524
Maternal Conditions	28	44,448	54	3,596	+ 40,852
Encephalitis	29	40,126	55	2,796	+ 37,330
Epilepsy	30	39,762	46	11,365	+ 28,397
Malnutrition	31	38,443	44	12,995	+ 25,449
Lymphomas	32	34,921	23	57,838	- 22,918
Parkinson's Disease	33	34,566	20	70,699	- 36,133
HIV/AIDS	34	33,525	34	28,746	+ 4,779
Violence	35	32,018	47	11,115	+ 20,903
Leukemia	36	30,379	22	58,145	- 27,766
Ovary Cancer	37	26,597	35	28,078	- 1,481
Oesophagus Cancer	38	22,345	10	242,891	- 220,546
Poisonings	39	21,548	36	25,762	- 4,214
Pertussis	40	20,595	64	484	+ 20,112
Pancreas Cancer	41	20,257	18	111,537	- 91,279
Skin Cancers	42	18,184	41	19,669	- 1,485
Meningitis	43	17,165	51	5,704	+ 11,462
Bladder Cancer	44	14,773	29	37,873	- 23,100
Endocrine Disorders	45	11,713	37	25,613	- 13,900
Liver Cancer	46	11,643	13	180,952	- 169,309
Appendicitis	47	10,030	60	1,468	+ 8,562
Inflammatory/Heart	48	9,883	33	29,954	- 20,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	8,702	30	37,723	- 29,021
Fires	50	8,354	48	10,498	- 2,144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7,868	49	10,108	- 2,240
Alcohol	52	7,624	42	19,071	- 11,447
Tetanus	53	6,115	63	491	+ 5,624
Syphilis	54	6,101	58	1,824	+ 4,277
Dengue	55	5,447	70	12	+ 5,436
Hepatitis B	56	5,311	56	2,757	+ 2,553
Drug Use	57	4,251	38	24,214	- 19,962
Prostate Cancer	58	3,888	28	51,056	- 47,168
Measles	59	2,739	62	558	+ 2,181
Uterin Cancer	60	2,567	45	11,751	- 9,185
Other Neoplasms	61	2,258	53	4,374	- 2,116
Leishmaniasis	62	1,768	78	0	+ 1,768
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,745	59	1,734	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	1,300	66	86	+ 1,214
War	65	1,100	61	900	+ 200
Upper Respiratory	66	1,080	57	2,663	- 1,583
Skin Disease	67	770	52	5,222	- 4,452
Chlamydia	68	230	67	55	+ 174
Ascariasis	69	190	68	34	+ 156
Otitis Media	70	171	69	15	+ 156
Diphtheria	71	57	71	11	+ 46
Malaria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.