ETHIOPIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	102,950	15	11,870	+ 91,079
Coronary Heart Disease	2	74,951	4	36,530	+ 38,421
Tuberculosis	3	62,983	9	21,455	+ 41,528
Stroke	4	49,171	3	39,362	+ 9,809
Liver Disease	5	24,314	8	27,270	- 2,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,759	1	59,931	- 36,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	23,124	2	44,361	- 21,237
Asthma	8	22,589	29	4,484	+ 18,105
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,730	5	31,564	- 13,835
Kidney Disease	10	16,319	13	12,103	+ 4,216
Low Birth Weight	11	14,560	7	28,020	- 13,460
Lung Cancers	12	13,660	38	2,202	+ 11,458
Falls	13	12,651	28	4,510	+ 8,141
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,158	10	16,258	- 5,100
Birth Trauma	15	10,192	6	31,107	- 20,915
Suicide	16	9,794	25	6,030	+ 3,764
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,837	49	1,339	+ 7,498
Hypertension	18	7,967	12	13,470	- 5,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	7,702	21	8,258	- 556
Cervical Cancer	20	7,502	27	5,019	+ 2,483
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,423	11	15,638	- 8,215
Other Injuries	22	6,302	16	11,735	- 5,432
Drownings	23	5,733	35	3,133	+ 2,600
Oral Cancer	24	5,289	48	1,477	+ 3,813
Stomach Cancer	25	5,254	47	1,519	+ 3,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,446	31	3,755	+ 692
Breast Cancer	27	3,954	20	8,485	- 4,531
Maternal Conditions	28	3,721	18	8,887	- 5,165
Encephalitis	29	3,359	63	386	+ 2,974
Epilepsy	30	3,329	44	1,625	+ 1,704
Malnutrition	31	3,218	19	8,643	- 5,425
Lymphomas	32	2,924	33	3,590	- 666
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,894	46	1,578	+ 1,316
HIV/AIDS	34	2,807	17	11,471	- 8,665
Violence	35	2,681	22	8,076	- 5,395
Leukemia	36	2,543	30	4,222	- 1,679
Ovary Cancer	37	2,227	36	2,424	- 197
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,871	40	1,839	+ 32
Poisonings	39	1,804	32	3,668	- 1,864
Pertussis	40	1,724	23	6,896	- 5,172
Pancreas Cancer	41	1,696	61	488	+ 1,208
Skin Cancers	42	1,522	52	1,006	+ 516
Meningitis	43	1,437	14	12,019	- 10,582
Bladder Cancer	44	1,237	51	1,080	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	45	981	45	1,623	- 642
Liver Cancer	46	975	42	1,730	- 755
Appendicitis	47	840	58	677	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	48	827	39	2,168	- 1,341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	729	41	1,758	- 1,030
Fires	50	699	34	3,255	- 2,555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	659	65	221	+ 438
Alcohol	52	638	55	750	- 111
Tetanus	53	512	37	2,203	- 1,691
Syphilis	54	511	43	1,699	- 1,188
Dengue	55	456	73	20	+ 436
Hepatitis B	56	445	56	742	- 297
Drug Use	57	356	60	513	- 157
Prostate Cancer	58	325	50	1,244	- 919
Measles	59	229	24	6,324	- 6,095
Uterin Cancer	60	215	62	421	- 206
Other Neoplasms	61	189	66	148	+ 41
Leishmaniasis	62	148	59	579	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	63	146	70	61	+ 85
Hepatitis C	64	109	69	115	- 6
War	65	92	64	281	- 188
Upper Respiratory	66	90	57	709	- 619
Skin Disease	67	64	53	904	- 839
Chlamydia	68	19	72	21	- 2
Ascariasis	69	16	68	130	- 114
Otitis Media	70	14	71	39	- 25
Diphtheria	71	5	67	146	- 141
Malaria	72	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.