SOMALIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	11,304	19	2,442	+ 8,862
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,230	7	7,233	+ 997
Tuberculosis	3	6,916	4	10,261	- 3,346
Stroke	4	5,399	6	8,595	- 3,196
Liver Disease	5	2,670	13	3,917	- 1,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,609	1	21,712	- 19,103
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,539	2	15,363	- 12,824
Asthma	8	2,480	23	1,878	+ 602
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,947	11	4,231	- 2,284
Kidney Disease	10	1,792	21	2,051	- 259
Low Birth Weight	11	1,599	8	6,250	- 4,651
Lung Cancers	12	1,500	54	233	+ 1,267
Falls	13	1,389	37	548	+ 841
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,225	16	2,888	- 1,663
Birth Trauma	15	1,119	5	9,573	- 8,454
Suicide	16	1,075	27	1,219	- 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	970	41	446	+ 524
Hypertension	18	875	18	2,643	- 1,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	846	32	647	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	20	824	28	883	- 59
Congenital Anomalies	21	815	15	3,410	- 2,595
Other Injuries	22	692	14	3,602	- 2,910
Drownings	23	630	25	1,272	- 642
Oral Cancer	24	581	46	328	+ 253
Stomach Cancer	25	577	49	310	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	488	38	546	- 58
Breast Cancer	27	434	26	1,232	- 797
Maternal Conditions	28	409	12	4,127	- 3,718
Encephalitis	29	369	63	91	+ 278
Epilepsy	30	366	43	419	- 53
Malnutrition	31	353	10	4,825	- 4,471
Lymphomas	32	321	34	605	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	33	318	56	184	+ 134
HIV/AIDS	34	308	33	610	- 302
Violence	35	294	29	828	- 534
Leukemia	36	279	35	562	- 282
Ovary Cancer	37	244	50	295	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	38	205	40	516	- 311
Poisonings	39	198	31	758	- 560
Pertussis	40	189	20	2,054	- 1,865
Pancreas Cancer	41	186	62	108	+ 79
Skin Cancers	42	167	57	164	+ 3
Meningitis	43	158	9	5,381	- 5,223
Bladder Cancer	44	136	61	149	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	45	108	44	406	- 298
Liver Cancer	46	107	53	256	- 149
Appendicitis	47	92	55	188	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	48	91	39	521	- 430
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	80	36	559	- 479
Fires	50	77	30	810	- 734
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	72	66	35	+ 37
Alcohol	52	70	59	151	- 81
Tetanus	53	56	17	2,648	- 2,592
Syphilis	54	56	45	378	- 321
Dengue	55	50	73	1	+ 49
Hepatitis B	56	49	48	315	- 266
Drug Use	57	39	65	54	- 15
Prostate Cancer	58	36	52	285	- 249
Measles	59	25	3	11,576	- 11,550
Uterin Cancer	60	24	64	78	- 54
Other Neoplasms	61	21	70	12	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	62	16	51	290	- 274
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	71	8	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	34	- 22
War	65	10	24	1,318	- 1,308
Upper Respiratory	66	10	47	326	- 316
Skin Disease	67	7	58	151	- 144
Chlamydia	68	2	72	5	- 3
Ascariasis	69	2	69	30	- 28
Otitis Media	70	2	68	32	- 30
Diphtheria	71	1	60	150	- 149
Malaria	72	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	435	- 435
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.