PAKISTAN VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	220,860	1	240,720	- 19,860
Kidney Disease	2	133,530	9	56,796	+ 76,733
Stroke	3	84,080	2	141,432	- 57,352
Diabetes Mellitus	4	78,145	7	63,852	+ 14,293
Lung Disease	5	59,322	5	86,968	- 27,645
Liver Disease	6	45,477	10	54,835	- 9,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	43,525	6	83,483	- 39,958
Road Traffic Accidents	8	41,901	12	28,170	+ 13,731
Hypertension	9	41,695	16	22,917	+ 18,777
Violence	10	23,377	23	12,925	+ 10,453
Congenital Anomalies	11	21,572	14	26,320	- 4,748
Liver Cancer	12	19,224	41	4,427	+ 14,797
Low Birth Weight	13	18,507	4	93,373	- 74,866
Stomach Cancer	14	18,051	43	4,044	+ 14,007
Prostate Cancer	15	14,589	45	3,559	+ 11,030
Cervical Cancer	16	14,140	44	4,009	+ 10,131
Other Injuries	17	13,514	13	27,010	- 13,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	11,919	38	5,279	+ 6,641
Suicide	19	10,757	18	19,331	- 8,573
Breast Cancer	20	10,697	20	18,009	- 7,312
Alcohol	21	10,532	50	2,520	+ 8,011
Falls	22	10,436	28	8,642	+ 1,793
Lung Cancers	23	10,351	26	9,688	+ 663
Leukemia	24	8,577	39	5,254	+ 3,323
Birth Trauma	25	7,481	8	59,559	- 52,078
Other Neoplasms	26	7,266	64	412	+ 6,855
Pancreas Cancer	27	6,719	60	1,069	+ 5,650
Endocrine Disorders	28	6,184	25	11,439	- 5,255
Lymphomas	29	6,184	31	7,020	- 836
Malnutrition	30	6,164	27	8,852	- 2,687
Skin Disease	31	6,115	67	132	+ 5,983
Drownings	32	5,930	37	5,376	+ 554
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	5,633	22	15,216	- 9,583
Inflammatory/Heart	34	5,269	52	2,318	+ 2,952
HIV/AIDS	35	5,262	32	6,797	- 1,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	4,626	3	104,383	- 99,757
Tuberculosis	37	4,336	11	42,103	- 37,768
Asthma	38	3,966	17	20,750	- 16,784
Maternal Conditions	39	3,328	24	12,392	- 9,065
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,232	36	5,450	- 2,219
Epilepsy	41	2,802	40	4,873	- 2,071
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,522	35	6,145	- 3,623
Oral Cancer	43	2,429	21	17,181	- 14,752
Ovary Cancer	44	2,315	46	3,533	- 1,218
Skin Cancers	45	2,226	54	1,539	+ 687
Drug Use	46	1,902	61	829	+ 1,073
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,581	29	7,866	- 6,284
Uterin Cancer	48	1,471	59	1,191	+ 280
Appendicitis	49	1,199	51	2,472	- 1,273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,158	56	1,388	- 230
Meningitis	51	1,094	19	18,025	- 16,931
Bladder Cancer	52	1,058	48	2,727	- 1,669
Anemia	53	1,056	85	0	+ 1,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	754	15	26,017	- 25,263
Poisonings	55	666	47	3,364	- 2,699
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	639	81	0	+ 639
Fires	57	618	42	4,305	- 3,687
Encephalitis	58	387	33	6,651	- 6,264
Osteoarthritis	59	369	80	0	+ 369
Syphilis	60	354	57	1,289	- 934
Multiple Sclerosis	61	256	65	411	- 156
Hepatitis B	62	195	53	2,267	- 2,072
Oral conditions	63	174	82	0	+ 174
Dengue	64	166	55	1,429	- 1,263
Chagas disease	65	150	75	0	+ 150
Schizophrenia	66	126	83	0	+ 126
Pertussis	67	113	34	6,358	- 6,245
Hepatitis C	68	46	58	1,227	- 1,181
Ascariasis	69	32	68	75	- 43
War	70	26	62	597	- 571
Leprosy	71	22	79	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	72	19	66	288	- 269
Iodine Deficiency	73	16	76	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	74	12	70	44	- 32
Otitis Media	75	6	71	28	- 22
Leishmaniasis	76	3	72	4	- 1
Diphtheria	77	1	69	68	- 67
Measles	78	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Tetanus	79	0	30	7,541	- 7,541
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	63	587	- 587
Schistosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Nicaragua

Pakistan

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.