NEPAL VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,724	2	19,677	+ 11,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,281	19	2,022	+ 16,259
Stroke	3	14,341	4	12,909	+ 1,432
Lung Cancers	4	11,297	12	3,586	+ 7,711
Lung Disease	5	10,944	1	27,027	- 16,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,013	26	1,167	+ 7,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,548	6	6,237	- 689
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,635	14	2,929	+ 1,705
Prostate Cancer	9	4,455	58	85	+ 4,370
Breast Cancer	10	4,443	27	1,038	+ 3,405
Falls	11	3,779	13	3,321	+ 458
Skin Cancers	12	3,688	42	400	+ 3,288
Lymphomas	13	3,667	32	768	+ 2,900
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,273	41	445	+ 2,828
Suicide	15	3,186	16	2,571	+ 615
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,761	9	4,654	- 1,893
Kidney Disease	17	2,605	10	4,284	- 1,679
Leukemia	18	2,358	36	668	+ 1,690
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,129	33	760	+ 1,369
Hypertension	20	1,971	18	2,092	- 121
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,957	45	257	+ 1,700
Stomach Cancer	22	1,946	25	1,379	+ 567
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,887	48	217	+ 1,670
Liver Cancer	24	1,736	46	256	+ 1,480
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,682	38	491	+ 1,191
Bladder Cancer	26	1,609	44	325	+ 1,284
Other Neoplasms	27	1,477	61	50	+ 1,427
Other Injuries	28	1,315	22	1,655	- 339
Ovary Cancer	29	1,247	37	585	+ 663
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,058	21	1,949	- 890
Oral Cancer	31	987	24	1,389	- 402
Liver Disease	32	950	5	6,383	- 5,433
Uterin Cancer	33	871	60	56	+ 815
Skin Disease	34	711	67	17	+ 694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	679	17	2,320	- 1,641
Asthma	36	547	8	5,930	- 5,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	487	7	6,071	- 5,583
Low Birth Weight	38	473	11	3,822	- 3,350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	423	49	191	+ 232
Drug Use	40	417	57	93	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	41	366	20	1,969	- 1,603
Violence	42	346	35	704	- 358
Epilepsy	43	332	30	874	- 542
Drownings	44	328	23	1,505	- 1,177
Alcohol	45	310	52	168	+ 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	284	51	173	+ 111
Multiple Sclerosis	47	262	63	38	+ 223
Hepatitis C	48	178	64	29	+ 150
Osteoarthritis	49	145	81	0	+ 145
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	133	80	0	+ 133
Anemia	51	105	86	0	+ 105
Tuberculosis	52	103	3	16,535	- 16,431
Fires	53	102	50	184	- 82
Birth Trauma	54	88	15	2,676	- 2,588
Malnutrition	55	85	31	845	- 760
Hepatitis B	56	84	56	117	- 33
HIV/AIDS	57	63	34	737	- 674
Poisonings	58	56	39	474	- 418
Meningitis	59	54	43	377	- 323
Schizophrenia	60	48	84	0	+ 48
Oral conditions	61	47	82	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	35	47	220	- 185
Maternal Conditions	63	29	28	977	- 948
Upper Respiratory	64	22	66	24	- 2
Pertussis	65	5	40	453	- 448
Encephalitis	66	4	29	882	- 878
Otitis Media	67	4	70	4	+ 0
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	69	2	53	134	- 132
Syphilis	70	2	54	134	- 132
Chlamydia	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	59	60	- 60
Diphtheria	83	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.