EQU. GUINEA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	1,560	20	120	+ 1,439
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,135	7	419	+ 717
Tuberculosis	3	954	10	321	+ 633
Stroke	4	745	6	437	+ 308
Liver Disease	5	368	13	199	+ 169
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	360	2	913	- 553
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	350	9	349	+ 1
Asthma	8	342	26	65	+ 277
Road Traffic Accidents	9	269	8	368	- 100
Kidney Disease	10	247	14	198	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	11	221	4	457	- 236
Lung Cancers	12	207	41	27	+ 180
Falls	13	192	32	46	+ 146
Diabetes Mellitus	14	169	11	299	- 130
Birth Trauma	15	154	5	441	- 286
Suicide	16	148	22	107	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	134	50	14	+ 120
Hypertension	18	121	16	165	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	117	29	55	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	20	114	28	56	+ 58
Congenital Anomalies	21	112	12	249	- 137
Other Injuries	22	95	23	105	- 10
Drownings	23	87	36	39	+ 47
Oral Cancer	24	80	37	35	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	25	80	49	16	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	67	40	29	+ 39
Breast Cancer	27	60	24	84	- 24
Maternal Conditions	28	56	17	139	- 82
Encephalitis	29	51	57	8	+ 43
Epilepsy	30	50	38	32	+ 18
Malnutrition	31	49	31	48	+ 1
Lymphomas	32	44	45	19	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	33	44	46	18	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	34	43	1	1,838	- 1,796
Violence	35	41	33	45	- 4
Leukemia	36	39	61	4	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	37	34	52	13	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	38	28	54	12	+ 17
Poisonings	39	27	44	21	+ 6
Pertussis	40	26	21	109	- 83
Pancreas Cancer	41	26	55	11	+ 14
Skin Cancers	42	23	48	16	+ 7
Meningitis	43	22	19	127	- 105
Bladder Cancer	44	19	56	9	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	45	15	25	73	- 58
Liver Cancer	46	15	34	43	- 28
Appendicitis	47	13	59	6	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	48	13	27	63	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	11	43	22	- 11
Fires	50	11	39	30	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	10	62	4	+ 6
Alcohol	52	10	53	12	- 2
Tetanus	53	8	42	23	- 16
Syphilis	54	8	18	134	- 126
Dengue	55	7	73	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	7	65	3	+ 4
Drug Use	57	5	30	50	- 45
Prostate Cancer	58	5	35	43	- 38
Measles	59	3	15	181	- 178
Uterin Cancer	60	3	58	8	- 4
Other Neoplasms	61	3	63	3	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	2	69	0	+ 1
War	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	2	- 0
Skin Disease	67	1	51	13	- 12
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	3	668	- 668
Schistosomiasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	47	16	- 16
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Nepal

Equ. Guinea

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.