DOMINICAN REP. VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	9,393	15	1,360	+ 8,032
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,838	1	14,986	- 8,148
Tuberculosis	3	5,746	38	242	+ 5,504
Stroke	4	4,486	2	7,882	- 3,396
Liver Disease	5	2,218	5	2,680	- 462
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,168	6	2,254	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,110	26	504	+ 1,605
Asthma	8	2,061	29	441	+ 1,620
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,618	3	6,937	- 5,319
Kidney Disease	10	1,489	7	2,121	- 632
Low Birth Weight	11	1,328	13	1,532	- 204
Lung Cancers	12	1,246	16	1,244	+ 3
Falls	13	1,154	30	435	+ 719
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,018	4	2,762	- 1,744
Birth Trauma	15	930	18	915	+ 15
Suicide	16	894	25	530	+ 364
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	806	46	123	+ 684
Hypertension	18	727	10	1,894	- 1,167
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	703	11	1,808	- 1,105
Cervical Cancer	20	684	23	560	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	21	677	17	1,038	- 361
Other Injuries	22	575	19	890	- 315
Drownings	23	523	37	248	+ 275
Oral Cancer	24	483	31	434	+ 49
Stomach Cancer	25	479	24	547	- 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	406	20	851	- 445
Breast Cancer	27	361	14	1,460	- 1,099
Maternal Conditions	28	339	39	202	+ 137
Encephalitis	29	306	56	44	+ 262
Epilepsy	30	304	42	158	+ 145
Malnutrition	31	294	34	372	- 78
Lymphomas	32	267	33	374	- 107
Parkinson's Disease	33	264	28	446	- 182
HIV/AIDS	34	256	8	1,931	- 1,675
Violence	35	245	9	1,917	- 1,672
Leukemia	36	232	32	409	- 177
Ovary Cancer	37	203	50	89	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	38	171	40	200	- 30
Poisonings	39	165	55	47	+ 118
Pertussis	40	157	47	121	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	41	155	27	456	- 301
Skin Cancers	42	139	41	172	- 33
Meningitis	43	131	45	134	- 3
Bladder Cancer	44	113	49	92	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	45	89	22	602	- 513
Liver Cancer	46	89	21	664	- 575
Appendicitis	47	77	52	67	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	48	75	35	312	- 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	66	36	295	- 228
Fires	50	64	44	139	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	60	54	48	+ 12
Alcohol	52	58	48	120	- 62
Tetanus	53	47	61	17	+ 30
Syphilis	54	47	51	70	- 24
Dengue	55	42	64	5	+ 37
Hepatitis B	56	41	63	11	+ 30
Drug Use	57	32	43	156	- 124
Prostate Cancer	58	30	12	1,655	- 1,625
Measles	59	21	79	0	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	60	20	57	43	- 23
Other Neoplasms	61	17	58	35	- 18
Leishmaniasis	62	14	74	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	62	13	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	10	60	17	- 7
War	65	8	67	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	8	68	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	67	6	53	50	- 44
Chlamydia	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 0
Malaria	72	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Nepal

Dominican Rep.

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.