SOUTH AFRICA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	52,489	13	11,895	+ 40,594
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,214	3	32,739	+ 5,475
Tuberculosis	3	32,112	6	21,965	+ 10,146
Stroke	4	25,070	4	30,693	- 5,624
Liver Disease	5	12,396	14	9,013	+ 3,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,113	2	39,341	- 27,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,790	8	15,843	- 4,053
Asthma	8	11,517	18	5,966	+ 5,551
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,039	11	13,014	- 3,975
Kidney Disease	10	8,320	9	15,302	- 6,982
Low Birth Weight	11	7,423	16	6,250	+ 1,173
Lung Cancers	12	6,964	15	7,705	- 741
Falls	13	6,450	42	1,399	+ 5,051
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,689	5	30,188	- 24,499
Birth Trauma	15	5,196	30	3,004	+ 2,193
Suicide	16	4,993	10	13,774	- 8,781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,506	47	1,015	+ 3,491
Hypertension	18	4,062	12	12,789	- 8,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,927	22	4,676	- 749
Cervical Cancer	20	3,825	20	5,555	- 1,730
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,785	25	4,351	- 566
Other Injuries	22	3,213	17	6,014	- 2,800
Drownings	23	2,923	32	2,403	+ 520
Oral Cancer	24	2,697	41	1,406	+ 1,291
Stomach Cancer	25	2,679	39	1,535	+ 1,144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,267	28	3,587	- 1,320
Breast Cancer	27	2,016	23	4,533	- 2,517
Maternal Conditions	28	1,897	38	1,700	+ 198
Encephalitis	29	1,713	59	234	+ 1,479
Epilepsy	30	1,697	37	1,870	- 173
Malnutrition	31	1,641	34	2,381	- 740
Lymphomas	32	1,491	31	2,818	- 1,327
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,475	46	1,077	+ 398
HIV/AIDS	34	1,431	1	71,996	- 70,565
Violence	35	1,367	7	21,000	- 19,633
Leukemia	36	1,297	40	1,464	- 167
Ovary Cancer	37	1,135	51	951	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	38	954	29	3,486	- 2,532
Poisonings	39	920	50	975	- 56
Pertussis	40	879	43	1,142	- 263
Pancreas Cancer	41	865	35	2,007	- 1,142
Skin Cancers	42	776	48	993	- 217
Meningitis	43	733	26	3,660	- 2,928
Bladder Cancer	44	631	52	829	- 199
Endocrine Disorders	45	500	19	5,890	- 5,390
Liver Cancer	46	497	33	2,383	- 1,886
Appendicitis	47	428	56	274	+ 154
Inflammatory/Heart	48	422	21	5,408	- 4,986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	371	36	1,894	- 1,523
Fires	50	357	27	3,618	- 3,261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	336	55	376	- 40
Alcohol	52	325	49	987	- 661
Tetanus	53	261	65	38	+ 223
Syphilis	54	260	44	1,130	- 869
Dengue	55	233	73	0	+ 233
Hepatitis B	56	227	61	139	+ 87
Drug Use	57	181	53	770	- 588
Prostate Cancer	58	166	24	4,374	- 4,208
Measles	59	117	57	270	- 154
Uterin Cancer	60	110	54	512	- 403
Other Neoplasms	61	96	58	267	- 170
Leishmaniasis	62	75	77	0	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	63	74	62	113	- 38
Hepatitis C	64	55	70	8	+ 48
War	65	47	64	66	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	46	60	223	- 177
Skin Disease	67	33	45	1,101	- 1,069
Chlamydia	68	10	68	18	- 8
Ascariasis	69	8	71	3	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	7	67	19	- 12
Diphtheria	71	2	69	16	- 14
Malaria	72	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	73	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Nepal

South Africa

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.