DR CONGO VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	100,216	14	13,527	+ 86,690
Coronary Heart Disease	2	72,961	7	34,713	+ 38,248
Tuberculosis	3	61,311	2	43,759	+ 17,551
Stroke	4	47,866	6	36,596	+ 11,269
Liver Disease	5	23,669	13	15,044	+ 8,624
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,128	1	73,546	- 50,418
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	22,510	5	41,301	- 18,791
Asthma	8	21,989	24	7,733	+ 14,256
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,259	10	30,256	- 12,997
Kidney Disease	10	15,886	20	9,077	+ 6,809
Low Birth Weight	11	14,174	8	34,668	- 20,495
Lung Cancers	12	13,297	47	1,158	+ 12,139
Falls	13	12,315	33	3,483	+ 8,832
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,862	16	12,902	- 2,041
Birth Trauma	15	9,921	9	33,075	- 23,154
Suicide	16	9,534	26	5,812	+ 3,722
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,603	43	1,728	+ 6,875
Hypertension	18	7,756	12	15,743	- 7,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	7,497	28	4,548	+ 2,950
Cervical Cancer	20	7,303	27	4,823	+ 2,480
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,226	11	16,256	- 9,030
Other Injuries	22	6,135	22	8,272	- 2,137
Drownings	23	5,581	34	3,454	+ 2,127
Oral Cancer	24	5,149	51	1,003	+ 4,146
Stomach Cancer	25	5,114	37	2,579	+ 2,535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,328	36	2,966	+ 1,362
Breast Cancer	27	3,849	35	3,416	+ 434
Maternal Conditions	28	3,622	19	10,513	- 6,890
Encephalitis	29	3,270	57	680	+ 2,590
Epilepsy	30	3,241	44	1,727	+ 1,514
Malnutrition	31	3,133	21	8,910	- 5,777
Lymphomas	32	2,846	38	2,061	+ 785
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,817	49	1,035	+ 1,782
HIV/AIDS	34	2,732	15	13,286	- 10,554
Violence	35	2,609	18	11,120	- 8,511
Leukemia	36	2,476	41	1,871	+ 604
Ovary Cancer	37	2,168	58	656	+ 1,512
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,821	53	790	+ 1,031
Poisonings	39	1,756	42	1,729	+ 27
Pertussis	40	1,678	23	7,921	- 6,243
Pancreas Cancer	41	1,651	50	1,017	+ 634
Skin Cancers	42	1,482	55	765	+ 717
Meningitis	43	1,399	17	11,568	- 10,169
Bladder Cancer	44	1,204	65	270	+ 934
Endocrine Disorders	45	955	25	7,380	- 6,425
Liver Cancer	46	949	31	3,840	- 2,891
Appendicitis	47	817	56	703	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	48	805	29	4,045	- 3,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	709	40	1,923	- 1,214
Fires	50	681	39	2,007	- 1,327
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	641	66	217	+ 424
Alcohol	52	621	60	635	- 14
Tetanus	53	498	46	1,166	- 667
Syphilis	54	497	32	3,751	- 3,254
Dengue	55	444	74	1	+ 443
Hepatitis B	56	433	61	456	- 23
Drug Use	57	346	59	638	- 292
Prostate Cancer	58	317	30	3,948	- 3,632
Measles	59	223	3	42,254	- 42,031
Uterin Cancer	60	209	63	352	- 143
Other Neoplasms	61	184	67	88	+ 96
Leishmaniasis	62	144	52	869	- 725
Multiple Sclerosis	63	142	71	44	+ 98
Hepatitis C	64	106	69	69	+ 37
War	65	90	45	1,658	- 1,568
Upper Respiratory	66	88	62	370	- 282
Skin Disease	67	63	54	781	- 718
Chlamydia	68	19	73	15	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	16	68	80	- 64
Otitis Media	70	14	72	38	- 24
Diphtheria	71	5	70	47	- 42
Malaria	72	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	73	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Nepal

DR Congo

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.