NEPAL VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,021	2	19,677	+ 14,344
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,869	19	2,022	+ 25,847
Stroke	3	19,092	4	12,909	+ 6,183
Lung Cancers	4	14,567	12	3,586	+ 10,981
Lung Disease	5	12,458	1	27,027	- 14,568
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,162	26	1,167	+ 9,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,029	6	6,237	+ 2,792
Kidney Disease	8	6,401	10	4,284	+ 2,117
Hypertension	9	6,000	18	2,092	+ 3,908
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,117	14	2,929	+ 2,188
Breast Cancer	11	4,652	27	1,038	+ 3,614
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,445	41	445	+ 3,999
Prostate Cancer	13	4,226	58	85	+ 4,140
Stomach Cancer	14	3,815	25	1,379	+ 2,436
Other Injuries	15	3,644	22	1,655	+ 1,990
Lymphomas	16	3,511	32	768	+ 2,744
Bladder Cancer	17	3,438	44	325	+ 3,113
Liver Cancer	18	3,356	46	256	+ 3,100
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,281	48	217	+ 3,063
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,254	33	760	+ 2,494
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,201	45	257	+ 2,944
Other Neoplasms	22	3,125	61	50	+ 3,076
Liver Disease	23	2,785	5	6,383	- 3,598
Leukemia	24	2,483	36	668	+ 1,815
Suicide	25	2,376	16	2,571	- 195
Falls	26	2,137	13	3,321	- 1,184
Oral Cancer	27	1,700	24	1,389	+ 312
Ovary Cancer	28	1,333	37	585	+ 749
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,324	38	491	+ 833
Skin Disease	30	1,211	67	17	+ 1,195
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,204	9	4,654	- 3,450
Skin Cancers	32	1,187	42	400	+ 787
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,061	17	2,320	- 1,259
Uterin Cancer	34	1,061	60	56	+ 1,005
Asthma	35	746	8	5,930	- 5,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	700	7	6,071	- 5,371
Anemia	37	602	86	0	+ 602
Congenital Anomalies	38	568	21	1,949	- 1,381
Cervical Cancer	39	563	20	1,969	- 1,407
Epilepsy	40	542	30	874	- 332
Drug Use	41	511	57	93	+ 418
Hepatitis C	42	429	64	29	+ 401
HIV/AIDS	43	354	34	737	- 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	313	49	191	+ 122
Drownings	45	293	23	1,505	- 1,212
Alcohol	46	219	52	168	+ 52
Malnutrition	47	199	31	845	- 646
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	193	51	173	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	49	189	63	38	+ 151
Tuberculosis	50	178	3	16,535	- 16,357
Violence	51	172	35	704	- 532
Low Birth Weight	52	166	11	3,822	- 3,656
Osteoarthritis	53	140	81	0	+ 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	135	80	0	+ 135
Fires	55	122	50	184	- 62
Schizophrenia	56	119	84	0	+ 119
Poisonings	57	112	39	474	- 361
Hepatitis B	58	107	56	117	- 10
Meningitis	59	85	43	377	- 293
Birth Trauma	60	74	15	2,676	- 2,601
Appendicitis	61	52	47	220	- 168
Upper Respiratory	62	31	66	24	+ 7
Oral conditions	63	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	9	28	977	- 968
Leishmaniasis	65	7	62	39	- 32
Otitis Media	66	6	70	4	+ 2
Syphilis	67	6	54	134	- 128
War	68	4	65	24	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	29	882	- 879
Chagas disease	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	53	134	- 133
Pertussis	73	1	40	453	- 452
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	78	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	82	0	68	5	- 5
Malaria	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	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.