CONGO VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	5,295	17	541	+ 4,754
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,855	4	2,494	+ 1,361
Tuberculosis	3	3,240	2	2,781	+ 459
Stroke	4	2,529	5	2,267	+ 263
Liver Disease	5	1,251	13	931	+ 320
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,222	3	2,576	- 1,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,189	8	1,304	- 115
Asthma	8	1,162	23	291	+ 871
Road Traffic Accidents	9	912	7	1,598	- 686
Kidney Disease	10	839	15	613	+ 226
Low Birth Weight	11	749	9	1,283	- 534
Lung Cancers	12	703	47	54	+ 649
Falls	13	651	33	149	+ 502
Diabetes Mellitus	14	574	10	1,050	- 476
Birth Trauma	15	524	11	997	- 473
Suicide	16	504	19	349	+ 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	455	43	67	+ 388
Hypertension	18	410	12	933	- 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	396	25	230	+ 166
Cervical Cancer	20	386	29	196	+ 190
Congenital Anomalies	21	382	14	729	- 347
Other Injuries	22	324	20	333	- 9
Drownings	23	295	36	104	+ 191
Oral Cancer	24	272	54	33	+ 239
Stomach Cancer	25	270	39	88	+ 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	229	38	89	+ 140
Breast Cancer	27	203	32	159	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	28	191	16	578	- 386
Encephalitis	29	173	56	20	+ 153
Epilepsy	30	171	40	76	+ 95
Malnutrition	31	166	24	272	- 106
Lymphomas	32	150	45	61	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	33	149	42	69	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	34	144	1	4,509	- 4,365
Violence	35	138	18	539	- 401
Leukemia	36	131	46	57	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	37	115	48	49	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	38	96	57	19	+ 77
Poisonings	39	93	41	71	+ 22
Pertussis	40	89	21	329	- 240
Pancreas Cancer	41	87	52	42	+ 45
Skin Cancers	42	78	53	36	+ 42
Meningitis	43	74	22	299	- 225
Bladder Cancer	44	64	61	15	+ 49
Endocrine Disorders	45	50	27	208	- 157
Liver Cancer	46	50	30	169	- 119
Appendicitis	47	43	58	18	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	48	43	26	220	- 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	37	35	105	- 68
Fires	50	36	37	90	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	34	59	15	+ 19
Alcohol	52	33	49	46	- 13
Tetanus	53	26	55	23	+ 3
Syphilis	54	26	34	107	- 80
Dengue	55	23	73	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	56	23	62	14	+ 8
Drug Use	57	18	44	65	- 47
Prostate Cancer	58	17	28	198	- 181
Measles	59	12	31	159	- 148
Uterin Cancer	60	11	60	15	- 4
Other Neoplasms	61	10	63	8	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	62	8	78	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	66	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	6	67	2	+ 3
War	65	5	72	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	5	64	7	- 2
Skin Disease	67	3	50	46	- 42
Chlamydia	68	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	45	- 45
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.