NEPAL VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	31,781	19	2,022	+ 29,759
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,822	2	19,677	+ 11,145
Lung Cancers	3	19,227	12	3,586	+ 15,641
Stroke	4	16,998	4	12,909	+ 4,090
Lung Disease	5	16,754	1	27,027	- 10,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,208	26	1,167	+ 9,041
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,662	6	6,237	+ 2,424
Falls	8	7,234	13	3,321	+ 3,913
Breast Cancer	9	6,190	27	1,038	+ 5,152
Prostate Cancer	10	5,718	58	85	+ 5,632
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,245	41	445	+ 4,800
Kidney Disease	12	4,431	10	4,284	+ 147
Lymphomas	13	4,397	32	768	+ 3,630
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,178	14	2,929	+ 1,249
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,757	38	491	+ 3,266
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,712	33	760	+ 2,952
Suicide	17	3,546	16	2,571	+ 975
Other Neoplasms	18	3,207	61	50	+ 3,157
Other Injuries	19	2,886	22	1,655	+ 1,232
Leukemia	20	2,764	36	668	+ 2,096
Bladder Cancer	21	2,576	44	325	+ 2,252
Stomach Cancer	22	2,383	25	1,379	+ 1,004
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,103	48	217	+ 1,886
Liver Cancer	24	2,037	46	256	+ 1,781
Ovary Cancer	25	1,868	37	585	+ 1,284
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,847	45	257	+ 1,589
Skin Cancers	27	1,793	42	400	+ 1,394
Liver Disease	28	1,638	5	6,383	- 4,745
Hypertension	29	1,433	18	2,092	- 659
Oral Cancer	30	1,344	24	1,389	- 44
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,193	9	4,654	- 3,462
Alcohol	32	1,073	52	168	+ 905
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,023	7	6,071	- 5,048
Uterin Cancer	34	992	60	56	+ 935
Congenital Anomalies	35	952	21	1,949	- 996
Skin Disease	36	517	67	17	+ 500
Multiple Sclerosis	37	516	63	38	+ 478
Epilepsy	38	506	30	874	- 368
Cervical Cancer	39	466	20	1,969	- 1,503
Anemia	40	437	86	0	+ 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	416	17	2,320	- 1,904
Drug Use	42	404	57	93	+ 311
Osteoarthritis	43	385	81	0	+ 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	375	51	173	+ 202
Low Birth Weight	45	293	11	3,822	- 3,529
Asthma	46	289	8	5,930	- 5,641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	228	49	191	+ 37
Violence	48	188	35	704	- 516
Drownings	49	171	23	1,505	- 1,334
Schizophrenia	50	168	84	0	+ 168
Meningitis	51	137	43	377	- 240
Birth Trauma	52	129	15	2,676	- 2,546
Fires	53	86	50	184	- 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	73	80	0	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	55	57	34	737	- 680
Tuberculosis	56	50	3	16,535	- 16,484
Upper Respiratory	57	49	66	24	+ 25
Appendicitis	58	45	47	220	- 176
Oral conditions	59	37	82	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	36	64	29	+ 7
Poisonings	61	30	39	474	- 443
Hepatitis B	62	24	56	117	- 93
Malnutrition	63	21	31	845	- 824
Otitis Media	64	17	70	4	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	65	14	28	977	- 963
War	66	3	65	24	- 21
Pertussis	67	2	40	453	- 451
Encephalitis	68	2	29	882	- 880
Syphilis	69	1	54	134	- 133
Leishmaniasis	70	1	62	39	- 38
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	53	134	- 134
Measles	73	0	59	60	- 60
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Netherlands

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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.