ERITREA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	5,509	9	662	+ 4,847
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,011	4	2,154	+ 1,857
Tuberculosis	3	3,370	14	543	+ 2,827
Stroke	4	2,631	2	2,564	+ 67
Liver Disease	5	1,301	6	1,215	+ 86
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,271	1	3,277	- 2,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,237	3	2,292	- 1,055
Asthma	8	1,209	22	326	+ 883
Road Traffic Accidents	9	949	5	1,326	- 377
Kidney Disease	10	873	12	578	+ 296
Low Birth Weight	11	779	16	531	+ 248
Lung Cancers	12	731	46	62	+ 669
Falls	13	677	26	168	+ 509
Diabetes Mellitus	14	597	7	944	- 347
Birth Trauma	15	545	11	616	- 71
Suicide	16	524	21	382	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	473	41	77	+ 396
Hypertension	18	426	8	926	- 499
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	412	24	310	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	20	401	30	132	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	21	397	18	432	- 35
Other Injuries	22	337	15	540	- 203
Drownings	23	307	33	118	+ 189
Oral Cancer	24	283	44	71	+ 212
Stomach Cancer	25	281	48	48	+ 233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	238	35	113	+ 125
Breast Cancer	27	212	23	311	- 100
Maternal Conditions	28	199	13	544	- 344
Encephalitis	29	180	62	16	+ 164
Epilepsy	30	178	38	81	+ 97
Malnutrition	31	172	10	660	- 487
Lymphomas	32	156	28	147	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	33	155	37	85	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	34	150	25	308	- 157
Violence	35	143	20	384	- 241
Leukemia	36	136	29	144	- 8
Ovary Cancer	37	119	40	79	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	38	100	39	81	+ 19
Poisonings	39	97	34	114	- 18
Pertussis	40	92	36	90	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	41	91	58	20	+ 71
Skin Cancers	42	81	56	30	+ 52
Meningitis	43	77	19	404	- 328
Bladder Cancer	44	66	51	42	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	45	52	43	71	- 19
Liver Cancer	46	52	45	69	- 17
Appendicitis	47	45	55	31	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	48	44	32	123	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	39	27	147	- 108
Fires	50	37	31	132	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	35	64	12	+ 23
Alcohol	52	34	49	45	- 11
Tetanus	53	27	52	37	- 10
Syphilis	54	27	54	35	- 7
Dengue	55	24	73	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	56	24	57	28	- 4
Drug Use	57	19	53	36	- 17
Prostate Cancer	58	17	47	54	- 37
Measles	59	12	63	13	- 0
Uterin Cancer	60	11	61	18	- 6
Other Neoplasms	61	10	66	6	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	62	8	59	19	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	67	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	6	65	6	- 1
War	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	60	18	- 13
Skin Disease	67	3	50	45	- 41
Chlamydia	68	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	17	437	- 437
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	73	- 73
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	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	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

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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.