LIBERIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	4,722	26	294	+ 4,428
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,438	7	1,885	+ 1,553
Tuberculosis	3	2,889	1	2,766	+ 122
Stroke	4	2,255	11	1,578	+ 677
Liver Disease	5	1,115	13	858	+ 257
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,090	2	2,693	- 1,603
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,061	10	1,592	- 531
Asthma	8	1,036	31	200	+ 836
Road Traffic Accidents	9	813	5	1,920	- 1,107
Kidney Disease	10	748	16	609	+ 140
Low Birth Weight	11	668	8	1,652	- 984
Lung Cancers	12	626	44	66	+ 561
Falls	13	580	33	155	+ 425
Diabetes Mellitus	14	512	15	650	- 138
Birth Trauma	15	467	9	1,601	- 1,134
Suicide	16	449	30	220	+ 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	405	49	50	+ 355
Hypertension	18	365	23	371	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	353	29	235	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	20	344	19	474	- 130
Congenital Anomalies	21	340	14	833	- 493
Other Injuries	22	289	22	380	- 91
Drownings	23	263	35	127	+ 136
Oral Cancer	24	243	48	50	+ 192
Stomach Cancer	25	241	37	122	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	204	40	90	+ 114
Breast Cancer	27	181	27	246	- 64
Maternal Conditions	28	171	12	870	- 699
Encephalitis	29	154	56	27	+ 127
Epilepsy	30	153	42	81	+ 72
Malnutrition	31	148	24	353	- 206
Lymphomas	32	134	39	93	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	33	133	43	72	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	34	129	6	1,919	- 1,790
Violence	35	123	18	477	- 354
Leukemia	36	117	58	23	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	37	102	47	50	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	38	86	60	16	+ 70
Poisonings	39	83	41	82	+ 1
Pertussis	40	79	32	197	- 118
Pancreas Cancer	41	78	53	38	+ 40
Skin Cancers	42	70	46	51	+ 19
Meningitis	43	66	17	552	- 486
Bladder Cancer	44	57	59	19	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	45	45	28	245	- 200
Liver Cancer	46	45	20	439	- 395
Appendicitis	47	39	61	12	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	48	38	38	115	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	33	36	126	- 93
Fires	50	32	34	153	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	30	64	4	+ 26
Alcohol	52	29	57	25	+ 4
Tetanus	53	23	54	31	- 8
Syphilis	54	23	21	394	- 371
Dengue	55	21	72	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	20	52	39	- 19
Drug Use	57	16	50	42	- 26
Prostate Cancer	58	15	25	297	- 282
Measles	59	11	3	2,554	- 2,544
Uterin Cancer	60	10	55	28	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	9	62	6	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	62	7	77	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	63	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	5	65	4	+ 1
War	65	4	70	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	67	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	67	3	51	41	- 38
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	73	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.