NEPAL VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,757	2	19,677	- 2,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,925	6	6,237	+ 9,688
Stroke	3	15,295	4	12,909	+ 2,387
Lung Cancers	4	12,126	12	3,586	+ 8,540
Suicide	5	8,746	16	2,571	+ 6,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,257	19	2,022	+ 5,236
Liver Cancer	7	6,925	46	256	+ 6,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,083	26	1,167	+ 4,916
Kidney Disease	9	6,040	10	4,284	+ 1,756
Stomach Cancer	10	5,154	25	1,379	+ 3,775
Lung Disease	11	5,095	1	27,027	- 21,932
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,179	41	445	+ 3,734
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,071	14	2,929	+ 1,141
Liver Disease	14	3,794	5	6,383	- 2,589
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,629	9	4,654	- 2,026
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,361	33	760	+ 1,601
Hypertension	17	2,217	18	2,092	+ 126
Other Injuries	18	2,171	22	1,655	+ 517
Lymphomas	19	2,078	32	768	+ 1,310
Falls	20	1,753	13	3,321	- 1,568
Breast Cancer	21	1,721	27	1,038	+ 683
Prostate Cancer	22	1,384	58	85	+ 1,298
Leukemia	23	1,279	36	668	+ 611
Tuberculosis	24	1,165	3	16,535	- 15,369
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,130	45	257	+ 872
Other Neoplasms	26	1,080	61	50	+ 1,030
Bladder Cancer	27	1,057	44	325	+ 732
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,035	38	491	+ 544
Oral Cancer	29	871	24	1,389	- 518
Ovary Cancer	30	795	37	585	+ 210
Inflammatory/Heart	31	792	48	217	+ 575
Asthma	32	687	8	5,930	- 5,243
Alcohol	33	646	52	168	+ 478
Cervical Cancer	34	636	20	1,969	- 1,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	555	7	6,071	- 5,516
Skin Disease	36	421	67	17	+ 404
Skin Cancers	37	349	42	400	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	322	49	191	+ 131
Hepatitis B	39	314	56	117	+ 198
Epilepsy	40	313	30	874	- 561
Congenital Anomalies	41	310	21	1,949	- 1,639
Drownings	42	299	23	1,505	- 1,206
Uterin Cancer	43	251	60	56	+ 194
Violence	44	231	35	704	- 473
Low Birth Weight	45	221	11	3,822	- 3,601
Anemia	46	197	86	0	+ 197
Fires	47	157	50	184	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	134	17	2,320	- 2,186
Hepatitis C	49	100	64	29	+ 72
Drug Use	50	92	57	93	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	90	51	173	- 83
Poisonings	52	69	39	474	- 405
Malnutrition	53	53	31	845	- 792
Birth Trauma	54	53	15	2,676	- 2,623
HIV/AIDS	55	50	34	737	- 686
Schizophrenia	56	46	84	0	+ 46
Appendicitis	57	32	47	220	- 188
Meningitis	58	30	43	377	- 347
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	30	80	0	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	60	25	81	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	61	20	28	977	- 957
Syphilis	62	16	54	134	- 118
Upper Respiratory	63	15	66	24	- 8
Oral conditions	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	11	29	882	- 871
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	63	38	- 32
Pertussis	67	4	40	453	- 449
War	68	3	65	24	- 21
Tetanus	69	3	53	134	- 132
Otitis Media	70	3	70	4	- 1
Malaria	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	120	- 120
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	84	0	68	5	- 5
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.