TANZANIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	58,584	22	3,051	+ 55,533
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,652	9	13,215	+ 29,437
Tuberculosis	3	35,841	4	20,269	+ 15,572
Stroke	4	27,981	7	16,894	+ 11,087
Liver Disease	5	13,836	13	6,586	+ 7,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,520	2	26,028	- 12,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,159	6	17,587	- 4,428
Asthma	8	12,855	30	1,700	+ 11,154
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,089	5	18,054	- 7,964
Kidney Disease	10	9,286	19	4,547	+ 4,739
Low Birth Weight	11	8,286	10	12,173	- 3,887
Lung Cancers	12	7,773	61	159	+ 7,615
Falls	13	7,199	34	1,533	+ 5,666
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,349	15	6,247	+ 103
Birth Trauma	15	5,800	8	15,086	- 9,286
Suicide	16	5,573	24	2,474	+ 3,099
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,029	50	401	+ 4,628
Hypertension	18	4,534	17	5,209	- 675
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,383	27	2,048	+ 2,335
Cervical Cancer	20	4,269	14	6,424	- 2,154
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,224	11	9,791	- 5,567
Other Injuries	22	3,586	20	4,270	- 683
Drownings	23	3,263	32	1,642	+ 1,621
Oral Cancer	24	3,010	31	1,646	+ 1,364
Stomach Cancer	25	2,990	39	1,190	+ 1,800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,530	33	1,567	+ 963
Breast Cancer	27	2,250	37	1,285	+ 965
Maternal Conditions	28	2,118	12	6,835	- 4,717
Encephalitis	29	1,912	59	199	+ 1,713
Epilepsy	30	1,894	43	707	+ 1,188
Malnutrition	31	1,831	16	5,574	- 3,743
Lymphomas	32	1,664	41	805	+ 858
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,647	45	513	+ 1,133
HIV/AIDS	34	1,597	1	27,402	- 25,804
Violence	35	1,525	18	4,713	- 3,187
Leukemia	36	1,447	47	416	+ 1,031
Ovary Cancer	37	1,267	53	337	+ 930
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,065	25	2,247	- 1,183
Poisonings	39	1,027	40	1,170	- 143
Pertussis	40	981	23	2,774	- 1,793
Pancreas Cancer	41	965	62	158	+ 807
Skin Cancers	42	866	42	744	+ 122
Meningitis	43	818	21	3,188	- 2,371
Bladder Cancer	44	704	44	667	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	45	558	29	1,778	- 1,220
Liver Cancer	46	555	36	1,413	- 859
Appendicitis	47	478	58	218	+ 260
Inflammatory/Heart	48	471	38	1,227	- 757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	415	46	462	- 47
Fires	50	398	35	1,424	- 1,026
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	375	63	81	+ 294
Alcohol	52	363	56	270	+ 93
Tetanus	53	291	49	402	- 110
Syphilis	54	291	26	2,115	- 1,824
Dengue	55	260	73	2	+ 258
Hepatitis B	56	253	60	168	+ 85
Drug Use	57	203	48	404	- 202
Prostate Cancer	58	185	28	1,819	- 1,634
Measles	59	130	55	295	- 164
Uterin Cancer	60	122	57	218	- 96
Other Neoplasms	61	108	64	58	+ 50
Leishmaniasis	62	84	77	0	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	68	27	+ 57
Hepatitis C	64	62	66	40	+ 22
War	65	52	67	30	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	51	54	299	- 247
Skin Disease	67	37	52	359	- 323
Chlamydia	68	11	71	9	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	9	65	56	- 47
Otitis Media	70	8	69	17	- 9
Diphtheria	71	3	70	11	- 8
Malaria	72	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	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	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 TANZANIA

Nepal

Tanzania

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.