COLOMBIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	43,063	4	15,928	+ 27,135
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,351	1	43,066	- 11,715
Tuberculosis	3	26,345	32	1,272	+ 25,073
Stroke	4	20,568	3	16,573	+ 3,995
Liver Disease	5	10,170	19	2,426	+ 7,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,938	5	10,773	- 836
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,673	38	747	+ 8,925
Asthma	8	9,449	54	191	+ 9,257
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,416	6	7,765	- 349
Kidney Disease	10	6,826	7	6,834	- 8
Low Birth Weight	11	6,090	23	2,095	+ 3,995
Lung Cancers	12	5,714	10	5,250	+ 464
Falls	13	5,292	29	1,518	+ 3,774
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,667	11	5,028	- 361
Birth Trauma	15	4,263	41	648	+ 3,615
Suicide	16	4,097	26	1,965	+ 2,132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,697	63	38	+ 3,659
Hypertension	18	3,333	8	6,400	- 3,067
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,222	22	2,157	+ 1,064
Cervical Cancer	20	3,138	20	2,266	+ 872
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,105	16	2,963	+ 142
Other Injuries	22	2,636	28	1,592	+ 1,044
Drownings	23	2,398	40	689	+ 1,709
Oral Cancer	24	2,213	37	807	+ 1,406
Stomach Cancer	25	2,198	9	6,112	- 3,914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,860	12	4,371	- 2,511
Breast Cancer	27	1,654	13	3,669	- 2,015
Maternal Conditions	28	1,557	46	394	+ 1,163
Encephalitis	29	1,405	64	38	+ 1,367
Epilepsy	30	1,392	43	597	+ 795
Malnutrition	31	1,346	27	1,878	- 532
Lymphomas	32	1,223	18	2,603	- 1,380
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,210	47	383	+ 827
HIV/AIDS	34	1,174	17	2,683	- 1,509
Violence	35	1,121	2	19,268	- 18,147
Leukemia	36	1,064	21	2,208	- 1,144
Ovary Cancer	37	931	33	1,122	- 191
Oesophagus Cancer	38	782	36	835	- 53
Poisonings	39	755	61	61	+ 694
Pertussis	40	721	69	18	+ 703
Pancreas Cancer	41	709	25	2,022	- 1,313
Skin Cancers	42	637	35	1,028	- 392
Meningitis	43	601	50	244	+ 357
Bladder Cancer	44	517	42	609	- 92
Endocrine Disorders	45	410	30	1,367	- 957
Liver Cancer	46	408	24	2,065	- 1,657
Appendicitis	47	351	52	213	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	48	346	31	1,329	- 983
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	305	39	698	- 394
Fires	50	293	56	127	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	276	51	242	+ 33
Alcohol	52	267	68	23	+ 244
Tetanus	53	214	71	14	+ 200
Syphilis	54	214	65	30	+ 183
Dengue	55	191	55	133	+ 58
Hepatitis B	56	186	62	50	+ 136
Drug Use	57	149	44	492	- 343
Prostate Cancer	58	136	14	3,584	- 3,448
Measles	59	96	78	0	+ 96
Uterin Cancer	60	90	45	423	- 333
Other Neoplasms	61	79	15	3,205	- 3,126
Leishmaniasis	62	62	74	7	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	63	61	60	62	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	46	59	65	- 19
War	65	39	49	260	- 221
Upper Respiratory	66	38	66	27	+ 11
Skin Disease	67	27	34	1,102	- 1,075
Chlamydia	68	8	81	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	76	5	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	6	73	7	- 1
Diphtheria	71	2	80	0	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Nepal

Colombia

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.