NEPAL VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	44,613	19	2,022	+ 42,591
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,608	2	19,677	+ 12,932
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,430	6	6,237	+ 12,193
Stroke	4	17,105	4	12,909	+ 4,197
Lung Cancers	5	16,236	12	3,586	+ 12,650
Lung Disease	6	14,955	1	27,027	- 12,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,386	26	1,167	+ 7,219
Prostate Cancer	8	6,042	58	85	+ 5,956
Breast Cancer	9	5,782	27	1,038	+ 4,744
Lymphomas	10	4,251	32	768	+ 3,483
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,089	41	445	+ 3,644
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,967	38	491	+ 3,476
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,897	33	760	+ 3,138
Liver Disease	14	3,485	5	6,383	- 2,898
Falls	15	3,463	13	3,321	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	16	2,788	44	325	+ 2,464
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,656	14	2,929	- 273
Kidney Disease	18	2,487	10	4,284	- 1,797
Other Injuries	19	2,484	22	1,655	+ 829
Suicide	20	2,421	16	2,571	- 150
Liver Cancer	21	2,381	46	256	+ 2,125
Leukemia	22	2,369	36	668	+ 1,701
Hypertension	23	2,368	18	2,092	+ 276
Stomach Cancer	24	2,273	25	1,379	+ 893
Ovary Cancer	25	1,827	37	585	+ 1,242
Other Neoplasms	26	1,812	61	50	+ 1,762
Skin Cancers	27	1,694	42	400	+ 1,295
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,499	45	257	+ 1,241
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,421	48	217	+ 1,204
Oral Cancer	30	1,413	24	1,389	+ 25
Drug Use	31	1,284	57	93	+ 1,191
Uterin Cancer	32	1,067	60	56	+ 1,010
Road Traffic Accidents	33	986	9	4,654	- 3,668
Skin Disease	34	970	67	17	+ 953
Congenital Anomalies	35	967	21	1,949	- 982
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	950	49	191	+ 759
Multiple Sclerosis	37	844	63	38	+ 805
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	727	7	6,071	- 5,344
Alcohol	39	707	52	168	+ 539
Low Birth Weight	40	597	11	3,822	- 3,225
Asthma	41	592	8	5,930	- 5,338
Epilepsy	42	543	30	874	- 331
Cervical Cancer	43	500	20	1,969	- 1,470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	461	51	173	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	398	17	2,320	- 1,922
Violence	46	394	35	704	- 309
Tuberculosis	47	160	3	16,535	- 16,375
Fires	48	152	50	184	- 32
Drownings	49	137	23	1,505	- 1,368
Anemia	50	126	86	0	+ 126
Hepatitis C	51	121	64	29	+ 93
Meningitis	52	106	43	377	- 272
Poisonings	53	100	39	474	- 373
Birth Trauma	54	86	15	2,676	- 2,589
HIV/AIDS	55	85	34	737	- 651
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	84	80	0	+ 84
Osteoarthritis	57	76	81	0	+ 76
Malnutrition	58	53	31	845	- 792
Appendicitis	59	48	47	220	- 173
Schizophrenia	60	46	84	0	+ 46
Oral conditions	61	24	82	0	+ 24
Syphilis	62	22	54	134	- 112
Upper Respiratory	63	22	66	24	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	21	28	977	- 956
Hepatitis B	65	18	56	117	- 99
Otitis Media	66	7	70	4	+ 3
War	67	4	65	24	- 20
Encephalitis	68	3	29	882	- 879
Pertussis	69	1	40	453	- 451
Leishmaniasis	70	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	53	134	- 134
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	60	- 60
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	5	- 5
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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.