NEPAL VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,055	2	19,677	+ 10,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,217	19	2,022	+ 23,195
Lung Disease	3	15,381	1	27,027	- 11,646
Stroke	4	13,983	4	12,909	+ 1,074
Lung Cancers	5	13,104	12	3,586	+ 9,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,148	6	6,237	+ 3,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,092	26	1,167	+ 8,925
Prostate Cancer	8	6,621	58	85	+ 6,536
Falls	9	4,392	13	3,321	+ 1,070
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,350	41	445	+ 3,905
Breast Cancer	11	3,943	27	1,038	+ 2,905
Lymphomas	12	3,647	32	768	+ 2,880
Suicide	13	3,578	16	2,571	+ 1,007
Kidney Disease	14	3,450	10	4,284	- 834
Other Injuries	15	3,293	22	1,655	+ 1,638
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,161	14	2,929	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,130	33	760	+ 2,371
Skin Cancers	18	2,301	42	400	+ 1,902
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,027	45	257	+ 1,770
Bladder Cancer	20	2,012	44	325	+ 1,687
Leukemia	21	1,998	36	668	+ 1,330
Stomach Cancer	22	1,940	25	1,379	+ 560
Other Neoplasms	23	1,832	61	50	+ 1,783
Ovary Cancer	24	1,745	37	585	+ 1,161
Drug Use	25	1,489	57	93	+ 1,395
Liver Cancer	26	1,464	46	256	+ 1,208
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,400	38	491	+ 909
Hypertension	28	1,298	18	2,092	- 793
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,248	48	217	+ 1,031
Liver Disease	30	1,207	5	6,383	- 5,176
Alcohol	31	1,156	52	168	+ 988
Oral Cancer	32	947	24	1,389	- 441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	902	49	191	+ 711
Congenital Anomalies	34	770	21	1,949	- 1,179
Malnutrition	35	763	31	845	- 82
Uterin Cancer	36	758	60	56	+ 701
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	722	7	6,071	- 5,349
Skin Disease	38	721	67	17	+ 704
Cervical Cancer	39	706	20	1,969	- 1,264
Epilepsy	40	674	30	874	- 200
Multiple Sclerosis	41	673	63	38	+ 634
Road Traffic Accidents	42	645	9	4,654	- 4,009
Asthma	43	478	8	5,930	- 5,453
Anemia	44	421	86	0	+ 421
Drownings	45	365	23	1,505	- 1,140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	347	17	2,320	- 1,973
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	341	51	173	+ 168
Fires	48	252	50	184	+ 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	183	80	0	+ 183
Violence	50	180	35	704	- 523
Osteoarthritis	51	154	81	0	+ 154
Low Birth Weight	52	132	11	3,822	- 3,690
Schizophrenia	53	129	84	0	+ 129
Birth Trauma	54	99	15	2,676	- 2,577
Hepatitis C	55	95	64	29	+ 67
Tuberculosis	56	84	3	16,535	- 16,450
Poisonings	57	81	39	474	- 392
Meningitis	58	77	43	377	- 300
Appendicitis	59	68	47	220	- 152
Upper Respiratory	60	66	66	24	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	61	58	34	737	- 678
Oral conditions	62	49	82	0	+ 49
Hepatitis B	63	19	56	117	- 98
Pertussis	64	7	40	453	- 446
Otitis Media	65	7	70	4	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	66	6	28	977	- 970
Syphilis	67	5	54	134	- 129
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	69	2	53	134	- 132
Encephalitis	70	1	29	882	- 881
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	72	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.