ZIMBABWE VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	14,893	23	1,163	+ 13,730
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,843	3	8,493	+ 2,350
Tuberculosis	3	9,112	16	1,999	+ 7,112
Stroke	4	7,113	5	5,126	+ 1,987
Liver Disease	5	3,517	17	1,941	+ 1,576
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,437	2	10,779	- 7,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,345	6	4,595	- 1,249
Asthma	8	3,268	21	1,531	+ 1,737
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,565	4	6,037	- 3,472
Kidney Disease	10	2,361	12	2,214	+ 147
Low Birth Weight	11	2,106	7	4,038	- 1,931
Lung Cancers	12	1,976	43	286	+ 1,690
Falls	13	1,830	41	465	+ 1,365
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,614	9	3,344	- 1,730
Birth Trauma	15	1,474	8	3,405	- 1,931
Suicide	16	1,417	13	2,069	- 652
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,278	36	542	+ 736
Hypertension	18	1,153	24	1,146	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,114	31	768	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	20	1,085	14	2,023	- 938
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,074	11	2,217	- 1,143
Other Injuries	22	912	20	1,656	- 744
Drownings	23	829	27	956	- 126
Oral Cancer	24	765	49	208	+ 558
Stomach Cancer	25	760	33	559	+ 201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	643	40	505	+ 138
Breast Cancer	27	572	28	839	- 267
Maternal Conditions	28	538	19	1,749	- 1,211
Encephalitis	29	486	56	117	+ 369
Epilepsy	30	482	39	508	- 26
Malnutrition	31	466	10	2,396	- 1,930
Lymphomas	32	423	26	960	- 537
Parkinson's Disease	33	419	46	226	+ 193
HIV/AIDS	34	406	1	19,988	- 19,582
Violence	35	388	18	1,916	- 1,528
Leukemia	36	368	45	244	+ 124
Ovary Cancer	37	322	51	173	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	38	271	29	801	- 531
Poisonings	39	261	37	515	- 254
Pertussis	40	249	42	419	- 169
Pancreas Cancer	41	245	47	217	+ 29
Skin Cancers	42	220	44	264	- 44
Meningitis	43	208	22	1,325	- 1,117
Bladder Cancer	44	179	54	125	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	45	142	34	553	- 412
Liver Cancer	46	141	38	510	- 369
Appendicitis	47	121	58	66	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	48	120	25	1,047	- 928
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	105	35	548	- 443
Fires	50	101	30	793	- 691
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	95	64	26	+ 69
Alcohol	52	92	61	48	+ 44
Tetanus	53	74	57	102	- 28
Syphilis	54	74	55	124	- 51
Dengue	55	66	73	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	56	64	60	57	+ 8
Drug Use	57	51	48	213	- 161
Prostate Cancer	58	47	32	628	- 581
Measles	59	33	63	30	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	60	31	50	182	- 151
Other Neoplasms	61	27	62	37	- 10
Leishmaniasis	62	21	77	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	63	21	67	14	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	16	66	14	+ 1
War	65	13	65	26	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	13	59	65	- 52
Skin Disease	67	9	52	173	- 164
Chlamydia	68	3	69	3	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	2	68	3	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	72	2	- 1
Malaria	72	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Nepal

Zimbabwe

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.