DENMARK VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	5,187	3	4,387	+ 800
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,776	1	5,341	- 1,565
Tuberculosis	3	3,173	57	16	+ 3,158
Stroke	4	2,477	5	3,662	- 1,185
Liver Disease	5	1,225	14	692	+ 533
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,197	6	2,244	- 1,046
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,165	38	145	+ 1,021
Asthma	8	1,138	44	82	+ 1,056
Road Traffic Accidents	9	893	33	213	+ 680
Kidney Disease	10	822	12	911	- 89
Low Birth Weight	11	734	41	116	+ 617
Lung Cancers	12	688	4	3,721	- 3,033
Falls	13	637	22	541	+ 97
Diabetes Mellitus	14	562	10	1,284	- 722
Birth Trauma	15	514	56	21	+ 492
Suicide	16	493	16	617	- 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	445	42	96	+ 349
Hypertension	18	401	15	642	- 241
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	388	2	5,218	- 4,829
Cervical Cancer	20	378	37	153	+ 225
Congenital Anomalies	21	374	36	153	+ 221
Other Injuries	22	318	30	347	- 30
Drownings	23	289	50	37	+ 252
Oral Cancer	24	267	28	371	- 104
Stomach Cancer	25	265	23	484	- 219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	224	7	2,147	- 1,923
Breast Cancer	27	199	9	1,299	- 1,100
Maternal Conditions	28	187	64	2	+ 185
Encephalitis	29	169	67	1	+ 169
Epilepsy	30	168	40	125	+ 43
Malnutrition	31	162	59	14	+ 148
Lymphomas	32	147	13	730	- 582
Parkinson's Disease	33	146	17	600	- 454
HIV/AIDS	34	141	55	23	+ 119
Violence	35	135	47	63	+ 72
Leukemia	36	128	20	558	- 430
Ovary Cancer	37	112	29	367	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	38	94	24	477	- 382
Poisonings	39	91	62	6	+ 85
Pertussis	40	87	72	0	+ 87
Pancreas Cancer	41	85	11	1,096	- 1,010
Skin Cancers	42	77	26	388	- 312
Meningitis	43	72	52	25	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	44	62	21	545	- 483
Endocrine Disorders	45	49	19	575	- 525
Liver Cancer	46	49	25	464	- 415
Appendicitis	47	42	54	23	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	48	42	31	284	- 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	37	32	216	- 180
Fires	50	35	49	53	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	33	43	84	- 51
Alcohol	52	32	18	598	- 566
Tetanus	53	26	68	0	+ 25
Syphilis	54	26	70	0	+ 25
Dengue	55	23	83	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	56	22	61	6	+ 16
Drug Use	57	18	34	197	- 179
Prostate Cancer	58	16	8	1,480	- 1,464
Measles	59	12	71	0	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	60	11	35	156	- 145
Other Neoplasms	61	10	27	378	- 368
Leishmaniasis	62	7	78	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	39	132	- 125
Hepatitis C	64	5	60	9	- 3
War	65	5	66	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	5	58	15	- 11
Skin Disease	67	3	45	79	- 76
Chlamydia	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.