NIGERIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	205,592	22	12,569	+ 193,024
Coronary Heart Disease	2	149,679	7	61,374	+ 88,305
Tuberculosis	3	125,778	3	127,335	- 1,558
Stroke	4	98,195	8	57,744	+ 40,452
Liver Disease	5	48,556	13	38,326	+ 10,230
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	47,446	1	207,281	- 159,834
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	46,179	2	144,724	- 98,545
Asthma	8	45,111	27	8,192	+ 36,919
Road Traffic Accidents	9	35,407	12	41,693	- 6,287
Kidney Disease	10	32,589	20	18,189	+ 14,400
Low Birth Weight	11	29,077	6	95,959	- 66,882
Lung Cancers	12	27,279	57	1,295	+ 25,984
Falls	13	25,264	28	7,528	+ 17,736
Diabetes Mellitus	14	22,282	18	22,497	- 214
Birth Trauma	15	20,353	5	100,186	- 79,833
Suicide	16	19,558	30	7,019	+ 12,540
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	17,648	52	1,946	+ 15,703
Hypertension	18	15,911	24	10,692	+ 5,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	15,381	31	6,786	+ 8,595
Cervical Cancer	20	14,982	25	10,574	+ 4,408
Congenital Anomalies	21	14,824	9	49,696	- 34,873
Other Injuries	22	12,586	17	22,696	- 10,110
Drownings	23	11,449	32	6,584	+ 4,865
Oral Cancer	24	10,563	48	2,238	+ 8,325
Stomach Cancer	25	10,492	50	2,129	+ 8,363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	8,880	43	4,152	+ 4,728
Breast Cancer	27	7,897	23	11,884	- 3,987
Maternal Conditions	28	7,431	15	23,540	- 16,109
Encephalitis	29	6,709	59	937	+ 5,772
Epilepsy	30	6,648	41	5,001	+ 1,647
Malnutrition	31	6,427	36	5,896	+ 531
Lymphomas	32	5,838	40	5,202	+ 637
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,779	46	2,473	+ 3,306
HIV/AIDS	34	5,605	10	44,124	- 38,519
Violence	35	5,353	19	18,407	- 13,054
Leukemia	36	5,079	47	2,257	+ 2,822
Ovary Cancer	37	4,447	49	2,133	+ 2,314
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3,736	64	560	+ 3,176
Poisonings	39	3,603	33	6,570	- 2,968
Pertussis	40	3,443	16	23,282	- 19,839
Pancreas Cancer	41	3,387	51	1,975	+ 1,412
Skin Cancers	42	3,040	53	1,933	+ 1,107
Meningitis	43	2,870	11	43,651	- 40,781
Bladder Cancer	44	2,470	63	670	+ 1,800
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,958	21	15,799	- 13,840
Liver Cancer	46	1,947	39	5,289	- 3,342
Appendicitis	47	1,677	60	760	+ 917
Inflammatory/Heart	48	1,652	42	4,826	- 3,174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1,455	37	5,846	- 4,391
Fires	50	1,397	29	7,132	- 5,735
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,315	69	165	+ 1,151
Alcohol	52	1,275	58	1,031	+ 243
Tetanus	53	1,022	26	8,355	- 7,332
Syphilis	54	1,020	38	5,449	- 4,429
Dengue	55	911	73	2	+ 909
Hepatitis B	56	888	55	1,488	- 600
Drug Use	57	711	34	6,273	- 5,562
Prostate Cancer	58	650	35	5,914	- 5,264
Measles	59	458	14	29,439	- 28,981
Uterin Cancer	60	429	62	679	- 250
Other Neoplasms	61	378	66	290	+ 88
Leishmaniasis	62	296	70	23	+ 273
Multiple Sclerosis	63	292	68	179	+ 113
Hepatitis C	64	217	65	304	- 86
War	65	184	45	3,245	- 3,061
Upper Respiratory	66	180	67	259	- 78
Skin Disease	67	129	56	1,468	- 1,340
Chlamydia	68	38	71	14	+ 25
Ascariasis	69	32	61	685	- 653
Otitis Media	70	29	72	3	+ 26
Diphtheria	71	9	44	3,800	- 3,790
Malaria	72	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	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	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.