NIGER VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	22,876	20	2,172	+ 20,704
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,655	6	8,229	+ 8,425
Tuberculosis	3	13,995	13	3,703	+ 10,292
Stroke	4	10,926	5	8,717	+ 2,209
Liver Disease	5	5,403	11	4,116	+ 1,286
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,279	1	21,093	- 15,814
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,138	3	16,030	- 10,892
Asthma	8	5,019	22	1,902	+ 3,117
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,940	8	5,946	- 2,006
Kidney Disease	10	3,626	16	2,732	+ 894
Low Birth Weight	11	3,235	4	9,560	- 6,324
Lung Cancers	12	3,035	67	42	+ 2,993
Falls	13	2,811	26	1,297	+ 1,514
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,479	17	2,630	- 151
Birth Trauma	15	2,265	7	8,030	- 5,766
Suicide	16	2,176	27	1,227	+ 949
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,964	39	467	+ 1,497
Hypertension	18	1,770	25	1,356	+ 415
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,711	32	858	+ 853
Cervical Cancer	20	1,667	38	487	+ 1,180
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,649	10	4,346	- 2,696
Other Injuries	22	1,400	12	3,826	- 2,425
Drownings	23	1,274	24	1,581	- 307
Oral Cancer	24	1,175	49	242	+ 933
Stomach Cancer	25	1,167	44	300	+ 867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	988	37	522	+ 466
Breast Cancer	27	879	29	1,075	- 197
Maternal Conditions	28	827	14	3,317	- 2,490
Encephalitis	29	746	61	112	+ 634
Epilepsy	30	740	36	676	+ 63
Malnutrition	31	715	21	2,170	- 1,455
Lymphomas	32	650	43	350	+ 299
Parkinson's Disease	33	643	47	275	+ 368
HIV/AIDS	34	624	30	1,048	- 424
Violence	35	596	19	2,244	- 1,648
Leukemia	36	565	48	258	+ 308
Ovary Cancer	37	495	40	425	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	38	416	55	132	+ 284
Poisonings	39	401	33	771	- 371
Pertussis	40	383	15	2,858	- 2,474
Pancreas Cancer	41	377	54	138	+ 239
Skin Cancers	42	338	45	287	+ 51
Meningitis	43	319	9	5,237	- 4,918
Bladder Cancer	44	275	53	161	+ 114
Endocrine Disorders	45	218	23	1,806	- 1,588
Liver Cancer	46	217	35	745	- 529
Appendicitis	47	187	56	128	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	48	184	34	769	- 585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	162	31	1,044	- 882
Fires	50	155	28	1,120	- 965
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	146	70	18	+ 129
Alcohol	52	142	60	120	+ 21
Tetanus	53	114	42	372	- 259
Syphilis	54	113	62	110	+ 4
Dengue	55	101	73	0	+ 101
Hepatitis B	56	99	46	279	- 180
Drug Use	57	79	58	126	- 47
Prostate Cancer	58	72	57	128	- 55
Measles	59	51	18	2,414	- 2,363
Uterin Cancer	60	48	64	86	- 38
Other Neoplasms	61	42	68	24	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	62	33	51	237	- 204
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	69	22	+ 10
Hepatitis C	64	24	66	46	- 21
War	65	20	41	409	- 389
Upper Respiratory	66	20	63	94	- 74
Skin Disease	67	14	52	213	- 198
Chlamydia	68	4	71	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	4	59	125	- 121
Otitis Media	70	3	72	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	65	60	- 59
Malaria	72	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	237	- 237
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.