NEPAL VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,641	34	737	+ 11,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,008	6	6,237	+ 5,770
Malaria	3	10,038	72	0	+ 10,038
Tuberculosis	4	9,351	3	16,535	- 7,184
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,329	9	4,654	+ 3,674
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,113	7	6,071	+ 2,043
Stroke	7	7,794	4	12,909	- 5,115
Birth Trauma	8	6,960	15	2,676	+ 4,284
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,096	2	19,677	- 13,580
Low Birth Weight	10	5,616	11	3,822	+ 1,793
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,517	21	1,949	+ 2,568
Maternal Conditions	12	3,153	28	977	+ 2,176
Liver Disease	13	3,038	5	6,383	- 3,345
Cervical Cancer	14	2,963	20	1,969	+ 994
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,882	14	2,929	- 47
Malnutrition	16	2,572	31	845	+ 1,727
Hypertension	17	2,403	18	2,092	+ 311
Violence	18	2,174	35	704	+ 1,470
Kidney Disease	19	2,098	10	4,284	- 2,186
Other Injuries	20	1,970	22	1,655	+ 315
Meningitis	21	1,471	43	377	+ 1,094
Lung Disease	22	1,408	1	27,027	- 25,619
Pertussis	23	1,280	40	453	+ 827
Suicide	24	1,141	16	2,571	- 1,430
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,037	38	491	+ 546
Syphilis	26	976	54	134	+ 842
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	945	19	2,022	- 1,077
Prostate Cancer	28	839	58	85	+ 754
Endocrine Disorders	29	820	45	257	+ 563
Asthma	30	784	8	5,930	- 5,146
Oral Cancer	31	759	24	1,389	- 629
Drownings	32	757	23	1,505	- 748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	723	26	1,167	- 444
Falls	34	707	13	3,321	- 2,614
Fires	35	657	50	184	+ 473
Liver Cancer	36	652	46	256	+ 396
Breast Cancer	37	593	27	1,038	- 445
Inflammatory/Heart	38	566	48	217	+ 349
Stomach Cancer	39	549	25	1,379	- 830
Poisonings	40	540	39	474	+ 66
Lymphomas	41	372	32	768	- 396
Skin Cancers	42	343	42	400	- 56
Epilepsy	43	326	30	874	- 548
Bladder Cancer	44	308	44	325	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	45	237	33	760	- 523
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	213	49	191	+ 22
Leukemia	47	192	36	668	- 476
Drug Use	48	186	57	93	+ 93
Tetanus	49	185	53	134	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	185	17	2,320	- 2,135
Schistosomiasis	51	171	73	0	+ 171
Skin Disease	52	166	67	17	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	53	155	37	585	- 429
Upper Respiratory	54	138	66	24	+ 114
Measles	55	136	59	60	+ 76
Alcohol	56	125	52	168	- 43
Uterin Cancer	57	101	60	56	+ 44
Appendicitis	58	100	47	220	- 120
Encephalitis	59	92	29	882	- 790
Hepatitis B	60	78	56	117	- 39
Lung Cancers	61	73	12	3,586	- 3,513
Pancreas Cancer	62	73	41	445	- 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	51	173	- 135
Other Neoplasms	64	27	61	50	- 23
Ascariasis	65	26	69	4	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	18	64	29	- 10
War	67	14	65	24	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	63	38	- 26
Otitis Media	69	8	70	4	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	5	71	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	4	68	5	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

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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.