UNITED KINGDOM VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	59,450	6	32,896	+ 26,554
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,282	2	71,728	- 28,446
Tuberculosis	3	36,371	47	351	+ 36,019
Stroke	4	28,395	4	37,626	- 9,232
Liver Disease	5	14,041	14	7,666	+ 6,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,720	3	40,540	- 26,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	13,353	38	1,599	+ 11,755
Asthma	8	13,044	41	1,302	+ 11,742
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,238	33	2,169	+ 8,069
Kidney Disease	10	9,424	18	5,471	+ 3,953
Low Birth Weight	11	8,408	40	1,313	+ 7,095
Lung Cancers	12	7,888	5	35,715	- 27,827
Falls	13	7,305	15	7,618	- 313
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,443	17	5,842	+ 601
Birth Trauma	15	5,885	54	190	+ 5,696
Suicide	16	5,656	20	5,325	+ 331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,103	45	876	+ 4,227
Hypertension	18	4,601	23	5,208	- 607
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,448	1	98,135	- 93,687
Cervical Cancer	20	4,332	43	1,099	+ 3,233
Congenital Anomalies	21	4,286	35	2,127	+ 2,160
Other Injuries	22	3,639	19	5,464	- 1,825
Drownings	23	3,311	49	301	+ 3,010
Oral Cancer	24	3,055	30	3,109	- 54
Stomach Cancer	25	3,034	24	4,999	- 1,965
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,568	7	18,446	- 15,878
Breast Cancer	27	2,284	9	12,718	- 10,435
Maternal Conditions	28	2,149	64	47	+ 2,102
Encephalitis	29	1,940	68	6	+ 1,934
Epilepsy	30	1,922	42	1,193	+ 729
Malnutrition	31	1,859	58	116	+ 1,743
Lymphomas	32	1,688	10	9,350	- 7,662
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,671	13	8,573	- 6,902
HIV/AIDS	34	1,621	55	188	+ 1,433
Violence	35	1,548	46	868	+ 680
Leukemia	36	1,469	22	5,211	- 3,742
Ovary Cancer	37	1,286	25	4,019	- 2,733
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,080	12	8,727	- 7,647
Poisonings	39	1,042	53	221	+ 821
Pertussis	40	996	69	3	+ 993
Pancreas Cancer	41	979	11	8,995	- 8,016
Skin Cancers	42	879	27	3,727	- 2,848
Meningitis	43	830	52	232	+ 597
Bladder Cancer	44	714	16	6,133	- 5,419
Endocrine Disorders	45	566	28	3,297	- 2,731
Liver Cancer	46	563	21	5,237	- 4,674
Appendicitis	47	485	59	105	+ 380
Inflammatory/Heart	48	478	29	3,126	- 2,649
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	421	36	2,090	- 1,669
Fires	50	404	48	334	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	380	44	1,014	- 633
Alcohol	52	369	39	1,555	- 1,186
Tetanus	53	296	72	0	+ 295
Syphilis	54	295	62	49	+ 246
Dengue	55	263	73	0	+ 263
Hepatitis B	56	257	65	40	+ 217
Drug Use	57	206	31	2,824	- 2,619
Prostate Cancer	58	188	8	13,289	- 13,101
Measles	59	132	75	0	+ 132
Uterin Cancer	60	124	32	2,346	- 2,222
Other Neoplasms	61	109	26	3,986	- 3,877
Leishmaniasis	62	85	70	0	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	63	84	37	1,856	- 1,771
Hepatitis C	64	63	51	267	- 204
War	65	53	67	10	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	66	52	63	48	+ 4
Skin Disease	67	37	34	2,134	- 2,097
Chlamydia	68	11	79	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	9	80	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	8	66	16	- 7
Diphtheria	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Malaria	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Nepal

United Kingdom

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.