NEPAL VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,071	34	737	+ 36,334
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,257	6	6,237	+ 14,020
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,857	2	19,677	- 2,819
Stroke	4	15,804	4	12,909	+ 2,896
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,544	14	2,929	+ 12,615
Tuberculosis	6	11,310	3	16,535	- 5,224
Violence	7	10,813	35	704	+ 10,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,158	7	6,071	+ 2,087
Kidney Disease	9	7,879	10	4,284	+ 3,595
Suicide	10	7,092	16	2,571	+ 4,521
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,701	9	4,654	+ 2,047
Hypertension	12	6,585	18	2,092	+ 4,493
Lung Disease	13	6,125	1	27,027	- 20,902
Liver Disease	14	4,641	5	6,383	- 1,742
Lung Cancers	15	3,968	12	3,586	+ 382
Low Birth Weight	16	3,218	11	3,822	- 604
Other Injuries	17	3,097	22	1,655	+ 1,442
Asthma	18	3,072	8	5,930	- 2,858
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,033	45	257	+ 2,775
Cervical Cancer	20	2,861	20	1,969	+ 891
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,785	48	217	+ 2,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,408	19	2,022	+ 386
Breast Cancer	23	2,334	27	1,038	+ 1,296
Prostate Cancer	24	2,252	58	85	+ 2,167
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,240	21	1,949	+ 291
Meningitis	26	1,885	43	377	+ 1,507
Fires	27	1,863	50	184	+ 1,679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,847	26	1,167	+ 680
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,795	38	491	+ 1,304
Birth Trauma	30	1,547	15	2,676	- 1,129
Lymphomas	31	1,451	32	768	+ 683
Drownings	32	1,237	23	1,505	- 268
Liver Cancer	33	1,227	46	256	+ 971
Malnutrition	34	1,226	31	845	+ 381
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,033	41	445	+ 588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	975	49	191	+ 784
Epilepsy	37	963	30	874	+ 89
Maternal Conditions	38	875	28	977	- 102
Stomach Cancer	39	790	25	1,379	- 589
Leukemia	40	754	36	668	+ 86
Oral Cancer	41	724	24	1,389	- 665
Falls	42	720	13	3,321	- 2,601
Pertussis	43	588	40	453	+ 136
Syphilis	44	582	54	134	+ 448
Skin Disease	45	567	67	17	+ 550
Parkinson's Disease	46	555	33	760	- 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	522	17	2,320	- 1,798
Skin Cancers	48	511	42	400	+ 111
Alcohol	49	508	52	168	+ 341
Poisonings	50	502	39	474	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	51	490	37	585	- 95
Bladder Cancer	52	427	44	325	+ 102
Drug Use	53	396	57	93	+ 303
Uterin Cancer	54	264	60	56	+ 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	193	51	173	+ 21
Appendicitis	56	141	47	220	- 79
Measles	57	139	59	60	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	58	137	61	50	+ 88
Encephalitis	59	121	29	882	- 761
Upper Respiratory	60	115	66	24	+ 91
Hepatitis B	61	72	56	117	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	58	63	38	+ 20
Malaria	63	43	72	0	+ 43
War	64	34	65	24	+ 10
Tetanus	65	19	53	134	- 115
Schistosomiasis	66	18	73	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	67	10	70	4	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	9	68	5	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	8	71	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	70	4	64	29	- 24
Ascariasis	71	1	69	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

South Africa

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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.