NEPAL VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,595	2	19,677	+ 12,918
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,171	14	2,929	+ 25,241
Stroke	3	18,165	4	12,909	+ 5,256
Violence	4	12,134	35	704	+ 11,430
Kidney Disease	5	9,705	10	4,284	+ 5,421
Prostate Cancer	6	7,286	58	85	+ 7,200
Breast Cancer	7	5,705	27	1,038	+ 4,667
Lung Cancers	8	4,799	12	3,586	+ 1,213
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,745	19	2,022	+ 2,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,537	6	6,237	- 1,700
Hypertension	11	4,446	18	2,092	+ 2,354
HIV/AIDS	12	4,329	34	737	+ 3,593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,322	26	1,167	+ 3,154
Liver Disease	14	3,003	5	6,383	- 3,380
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,875	9	4,654	- 1,779
Lung Disease	16	2,854	1	27,027	- 24,172
Suicide	17	2,673	16	2,571	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,637	45	257	+ 2,379
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,515	41	445	+ 2,070
Lymphomas	20	2,462	32	768	+ 1,694
Cervical Cancer	21	2,141	20	1,969	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,061	21	1,949	+ 112
Low Birth Weight	23	1,831	11	3,822	- 1,992
Ovary Cancer	24	1,771	37	585	+ 1,186
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,593	48	217	+ 1,375
Stomach Cancer	26	1,526	25	1,379	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	27	1,496	60	56	+ 1,439
Liver Cancer	28	1,456	46	256	+ 1,200
Leukemia	29	1,377	36	668	+ 710
Other Injuries	30	1,346	22	1,655	- 308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,148	49	191	+ 956
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,133	33	760	+ 374
Falls	33	950	13	3,321	- 2,371
Bladder Cancer	34	896	44	325	+ 571
Asthma	35	891	8	5,930	- 5,039
Skin Disease	36	858	67	17	+ 841
Epilepsy	37	709	30	874	- 165
Oral Cancer	38	682	24	1,389	- 706
Drownings	39	681	23	1,505	- 824
Birth Trauma	40	558	15	2,676	- 2,118
Oesophagus Cancer	41	538	38	491	+ 47
Alcohol	42	511	52	168	+ 343
Tuberculosis	43	476	3	16,535	- 16,059
Drug Use	44	414	57	93	+ 320
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	397	7	6,071	- 5,673
War	46	373	65	24	+ 348
Malnutrition	47	366	31	845	- 479
Fires	48	361	50	184	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	247	17	2,320	- 2,074
Maternal Conditions	50	229	28	977	- 747
Other Neoplasms	51	224	61	50	+ 174
Meningitis	52	210	43	377	- 168
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	180	51	173	+ 7
Encephalitis	54	135	29	882	- 747
Dengue	55	116	55	120	- 4
Appendicitis	56	97	47	220	- 123
Skin Cancers	57	94	42	400	- 305
Multiple Sclerosis	58	50	63	38	+ 12
Poisonings	59	32	39	474	- 441
Hepatitis B	60	10	56	117	- 106
Syphilis	61	3	54	134	- 131
Hepatitis C	62	3	64	29	- 26
Chlamydia	63	2	68	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	1	66	24	- 22
Tetanus	65	1	53	134	- 133
Ascariasis	66	1	69	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	40	453	- 453
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	59	60	- 60
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Trinidad/Tob.

Nepal

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.