ITALY VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	52,942	5	32,382	+ 20,560
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,544	1	97,116	- 58,572
Tuberculosis	3	32,389	53	336	+ 32,053
Stroke	4	25,286	2	62,633	- 37,347
Liver Disease	5	12,504	23	5,559	+ 6,944
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,218	9	16,339	- 4,121
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,892	36	1,622	+ 10,270
Asthma	8	11,617	47	494	+ 11,123
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,118	30	3,221	+ 5,897
Kidney Disease	10	8,392	11	12,726	- 4,334
Low Birth Weight	11	7,488	51	357	+ 7,130
Lung Cancers	12	7,025	4	34,152	- 27,128
Falls	13	6,506	25	4,222	+ 2,283
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,738	8	19,836	- 14,098
Birth Trauma	15	5,241	59	140	+ 5,101
Suicide	16	5,037	26	4,042	+ 995
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,545	32	2,216	+ 2,329
Hypertension	18	4,097	6	29,931	- 25,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,961	3	41,445	- 37,484
Cervical Cancer	20	3,858	40	1,154	+ 2,704
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,817	37	1,443	+ 2,374
Other Injuries	22	3,241	12	12,112	- 8,871
Drownings	23	2,948	52	344	+ 2,604
Oral Cancer	24	2,720	27	3,343	- 623
Stomach Cancer	25	2,702	14	10,252	- 7,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,287	7	21,254	- 18,967
Breast Cancer	27	2,034	10	13,868	- 11,835
Maternal Conditions	28	1,914	67	6	+ 1,908
Encephalitis	29	1,728	68	5	+ 1,723
Epilepsy	30	1,712	39	1,337	+ 375
Malnutrition	31	1,655	41	775	+ 880
Lymphomas	32	1,503	16	9,670	- 8,167
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,488	19	8,428	- 6,940
HIV/AIDS	34	1,443	46	520	+ 923
Violence	35	1,378	50	409	+ 970
Leukemia	36	1,308	21	6,728	- 5,421
Ovary Cancer	37	1,145	28	3,282	- 2,136
Oesophagus Cancer	38	962	34	2,045	- 1,083
Poisonings	39	928	58	154	+ 774
Pertussis	40	887	73	1	+ 886
Pancreas Cancer	41	872	13	12,095	- 11,222
Skin Cancers	42	783	29	3,239	- 2,456
Meningitis	43	739	60	128	+ 611
Bladder Cancer	44	636	22	6,711	- 6,075
Endocrine Disorders	45	504	18	8,431	- 7,927
Liver Cancer	46	501	17	9,620	- 9,119
Appendicitis	47	432	61	49	+ 383
Inflammatory/Heart	48	425	24	5,531	- 5,105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	375	43	690	- 315
Fires	50	360	56	271	+ 89
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	339	42	701	- 363
Alcohol	52	328	55	277	+ 51
Tetanus	53	263	63	22	+ 242
Syphilis	54	263	69	4	+ 258
Dengue	55	235	81	0	+ 235
Hepatitis B	56	229	54	334	- 105
Drug Use	57	183	45	654	- 471
Prostate Cancer	58	167	20	8,409	- 8,242
Measles	59	118	71	1	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	60	111	33	2,198	- 2,087
Other Neoplasms	61	97	15	9,984	- 9,887
Leishmaniasis	62	76	70	3	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	63	75	44	677	- 602
Hepatitis C	64	56	31	2,451	- 2,395
War	65	47	66	6	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	66	46	64	20	+ 26
Skin Disease	67	33	38	1,440	- 1,407
Chlamydia	68	10	84	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	8	80	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	7	65	16	- 9
Diphtheria	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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Italy

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.