IRAN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	76,756	7	11,409	+ 65,347
Coronary Heart Disease	2	55,881	1	93,308	- 37,427
Tuberculosis	3	46,958	41	882	+ 46,076
Stroke	4	36,660	2	36,730	- 70
Liver Disease	5	18,128	12	6,637	+ 11,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,714	8	11,243	+ 6,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	17,241	33	1,836	+ 15,404
Asthma	8	16,842	22	3,360	+ 13,482
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,219	3	17,803	- 4,584
Kidney Disease	10	12,167	6	11,810	+ 356
Low Birth Weight	11	10,856	13	4,861	+ 5,995
Lung Cancers	12	10,184	11	6,784	+ 3,401
Falls	13	9,432	24	2,821	+ 6,611
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,319	5	13,910	- 5,591
Birth Trauma	15	7,599	25	2,735	+ 4,863
Suicide	16	7,302	16	4,334	+ 2,968
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	6,589	38	996	+ 5,593
Hypertension	18	5,940	4	16,415	- 10,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	5,742	9	11,046	- 5,304
Cervical Cancer	20	5,593	48	501	+ 5,092
Congenital Anomalies	21	5,534	14	4,844	+ 691
Other Injuries	22	4,699	17	4,048	+ 651
Drownings	23	4,274	40	930	+ 3,344
Oral Cancer	24	3,944	45	655	+ 3,289
Stomach Cancer	25	3,917	10	9,822	- 5,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,315	15	4,575	- 1,260
Breast Cancer	27	2,948	19	3,736	- 788
Maternal Conditions	28	2,774	52	285	+ 2,489
Encephalitis	29	2,505	54	246	+ 2,259
Epilepsy	30	2,482	44	719	+ 1,763
Malnutrition	31	2,400	56	157	+ 2,243
Lymphomas	32	2,180	23	2,882	- 702
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,158	26	2,545	- 388
HIV/AIDS	34	2,093	28	2,521	- 428
Violence	35	1,999	27	2,535	- 537
Leukemia	36	1,896	18	3,966	- 2,070
Ovary Cancer	37	1,660	39	937	+ 723
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,395	30	2,371	- 976
Poisonings	39	1,345	43	816	+ 529
Pertussis	40	1,286	60	75	+ 1,210
Pancreas Cancer	41	1,264	29	2,418	- 1,154
Skin Cancers	42	1,135	47	518	+ 617
Meningitis	43	1,071	46	642	+ 430
Bladder Cancer	44	922	36	1,410	- 488
Endocrine Disorders	45	731	32	2,092	- 1,361
Liver Cancer	46	727	20	3,714	- 2,988
Appendicitis	47	626	57	155	+ 471
Inflammatory/Heart	48	617	35	1,611	- 994
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	543	37	1,246	- 703
Fires	50	521	34	1,823	- 1,301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	491	59	80	+ 411
Alcohol	52	476	53	253	+ 223
Tetanus	53	382	62	37	+ 345
Syphilis	54	381	61	52	+ 329
Dengue	55	340	74	0	+ 340
Hepatitis B	56	331	49	425	- 94
Drug Use	57	265	31	2,242	- 1,977
Prostate Cancer	58	243	21	3,583	- 3,340
Measles	59	171	68	2	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	60	160	51	355	- 195
Other Neoplasms	61	141	58	112	+ 29
Leishmaniasis	62	110	64	8	+ 102
Multiple Sclerosis	63	109	50	405	- 296
Hepatitis C	64	81	69	1	+ 80
War	65	69	42	848	- 779
Upper Respiratory	66	67	63	16	+ 52
Skin Disease	67	48	55	237	- 189
Chlamydia	68	14	65	4	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	12	67	3	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	11	71	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	71	4	70	1	+ 3
Malaria	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Nepal

Iran

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.