NICARAGUA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	5,798	5	1,570	+ 4,229
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,221	1	5,843	- 1,622
Tuberculosis	3	3,547	37	115	+ 3,433
Stroke	4	2,769	3	2,225	+ 545
Liver Disease	5	1,369	6	1,203	+ 166
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,338	7	1,152	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,302	36	122	+ 1,180
Asthma	8	1,272	38	105	+ 1,167
Road Traffic Accidents	9	999	8	1,109	- 110
Kidney Disease	10	919	2	3,533	- 2,614
Low Birth Weight	11	820	13	490	+ 330
Lung Cancers	12	769	23	274	+ 495
Falls	13	713	22	276	+ 436
Diabetes Mellitus	14	628	4	2,068	- 1,439
Birth Trauma	15	574	25	198	+ 376
Suicide	16	552	19	285	+ 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	498	54	20	+ 478
Hypertension	18	449	9	1,103	- 654
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	434	33	149	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	20	423	16	374	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	21	418	11	571	- 153
Other Injuries	22	355	17	358	- 3
Drownings	23	323	32	157	+ 166
Oral Cancer	24	298	43	64	+ 234
Stomach Cancer	25	296	14	478	- 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	250	18	315	- 65
Breast Cancer	27	223	20	283	- 60
Maternal Conditions	28	210	39	88	+ 122
Encephalitis	29	189	58	10	+ 179
Epilepsy	30	187	41	74	+ 113
Malnutrition	31	181	30	163	+ 18
Lymphomas	32	165	29	164	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	33	163	42	67	+ 96
HIV/AIDS	34	158	35	139	+ 19
Violence	35	151	10	619	- 468
Leukemia	36	143	24	227	- 84
Ovary Cancer	37	125	44	61	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	38	105	47	42	+ 64
Poisonings	39	102	55	18	+ 84
Pertussis	40	97	67	3	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	41	96	27	178	- 82
Skin Cancers	42	86	45	59	+ 27
Meningitis	43	81	51	29	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	44	70	52	28	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	45	55	28	164	- 108
Liver Cancer	46	55	12	509	- 454
Appendicitis	47	47	49	32	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	48	47	34	139	- 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	41	40	85	- 44
Fires	50	39	57	16	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	50	31	+ 6
Alcohol	52	36	21	279	- 243
Tetanus	53	29	79	0	+ 29
Syphilis	54	29	60	9	+ 19
Dengue	55	26	64	4	+ 21
Hepatitis B	56	25	62	5	+ 20
Drug Use	57	20	46	50	- 30
Prostate Cancer	58	18	15	386	- 368
Measles	59	13	78	0	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	60	12	48	39	- 27
Other Neoplasms	61	11	26	192	- 182
Leishmaniasis	62	8	76	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	61	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	6	68	1	+ 5
War	65	5	70	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	72	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	67	4	31	162	- 158
Chlamydia	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

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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.