NEPAL VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,921	6	6,237	+ 18,683
Malaria	2	20,110	72	0	+ 20,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,939	7	6,071	+ 12,868
Low Birth Weight	4	11,294	11	3,822	+ 7,472
Stroke	5	10,299	4	12,909	- 2,610
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,723	2	19,677	- 9,954
Birth Trauma	7	9,487	15	2,676	+ 6,812
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,025	9	4,654	+ 2,370
Meningitis	9	6,187	43	377	+ 5,810
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,134	21	1,949	+ 3,185
Liver Disease	11	4,863	5	6,383	- 1,520
Other Injuries	12	4,520	22	1,655	+ 2,865
Tuberculosis	13	4,375	3	16,535	- 12,160
Maternal Conditions	14	3,919	28	977	+ 2,942
Pertussis	15	3,376	40	453	+ 2,923
Kidney Disease	16	3,228	10	4,284	- 1,056
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,107	14	2,929	+ 178
Measles	18	2,852	59	60	+ 2,791
Violence	19	2,651	35	704	+ 1,947
Lung Disease	20	2,566	1	27,027	- 24,461
Malnutrition	21	2,564	31	845	+ 1,719
Asthma	22	2,247	8	5,930	- 3,683
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,134	45	257	+ 1,876
Drownings	24	1,868	23	1,505	+ 363
Hypertension	25	1,602	18	2,092	- 490
Falls	26	1,533	13	3,321	- 1,788
Suicide	27	1,450	16	2,571	- 1,122
Fires	28	1,324	50	184	+ 1,140
Breast Cancer	29	1,271	27	1,038	+ 232
HIV/AIDS	30	1,238	34	737	+ 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,234	49	191	+ 1,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,014	19	2,022	- 1,008
Poisonings	33	911	39	474	+ 438
Inflammatory/Heart	34	908	48	217	+ 691
Liver Cancer	35	880	46	256	+ 624
Epilepsy	36	799	30	874	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	616	26	1,167	- 551
Cervical Cancer	38	575	20	1,969	- 1,394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	552	17	2,320	- 1,768
Ovary Cancer	40	502	37	585	- 83
War	41	484	65	24	+ 460
Tetanus	42	440	53	134	+ 306
Lymphomas	43	414	32	768	- 354
Stomach Cancer	44	355	25	1,379	- 1,024
Skin Cancers	45	339	42	400	- 61
Hepatitis B	46	329	56	117	+ 213
Parkinson's Disease	47	325	33	760	- 434
Leukemia	48	304	36	668	- 363
Oral Cancer	49	286	24	1,389	- 1,103
Schistosomiasis	50	280	73	0	+ 280
Leishmaniasis	51	280	62	39	+ 241
Skin Disease	52	251	67	17	+ 234
Bladder Cancer	53	191	44	325	- 134
Pancreas Cancer	54	163	41	445	- 282
Oesophagus Cancer	55	155	38	491	- 336
Appendicitis	56	151	47	220	- 69
Prostate Cancer	57	151	58	85	+ 65
Drug Use	58	149	57	93	+ 56
Ascariasis	59	147	69	4	+ 143
Alcohol	60	142	52	168	- 25
Encephalitis	61	133	29	882	- 749
Syphilis	62	130	54	134	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	111	66	24	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	64	102	60	56	+ 45
Diphtheria	65	71	71	1	+ 70
Hepatitis C	66	54	64	29	+ 25
Lung Cancers	67	50	12	3,586	- 3,536
Other Neoplasms	68	28	61	50	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	63	38	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	21	51	173	- 152
Chlamydia	71	3	68	5	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	70	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 119
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	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.