NEPAL VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,795	2	19,677	+ 7,119
Violence	2	18,058	35	704	+ 17,354
Stroke	3	12,083	4	12,909	- 825
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,131	14	2,929	+ 8,201
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,082	9	4,654	+ 6,427
HIV/AIDS	6	7,459	34	737	+ 6,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,159	6	6,237	+ 921
Kidney Disease	8	5,907	10	4,284	+ 1,623
Hypertension	9	5,174	18	2,092	+ 3,082
Lung Disease	10	5,128	1	27,027	- 21,898
Lung Cancers	11	3,884	12	3,586	+ 298
Low Birth Weight	12	3,075	11	3,822	- 747
Prostate Cancer	13	2,837	58	85	+ 2,751
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,834	21	1,949	+ 885
Breast Cancer	15	2,553	27	1,038	+ 1,515
Liver Disease	16	2,331	5	6,383	- 4,052
Stomach Cancer	17	2,166	25	1,379	+ 787
Other Neoplasms	18	2,159	61	50	+ 2,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,029	26	1,167	+ 862
Cervical Cancer	20	1,978	20	1,969	+ 9
Other Injuries	21	1,686	22	1,655	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,353	7	6,071	- 4,717
Lymphomas	23	1,243	32	768	+ 475
Birth Trauma	24	1,083	15	2,676	- 1,593
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,078	41	445	+ 632
Liver Cancer	26	1,025	46	256	+ 769
Leukemia	27	1,003	36	668	+ 336
Falls	28	862	13	3,321	- 2,459
Chagas disease	29	823	74	0	+ 823
Endocrine Disorders	30	757	45	257	+ 499
Tuberculosis	31	745	3	16,535	- 15,790
Malnutrition	32	626	31	845	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	33	597	48	217	+ 379
Suicide	34	583	16	2,571	- 1,988
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	570	19	2,022	- 1,452
Ovary Cancer	36	560	37	585	- 24
Skin Cancers	37	551	42	400	+ 151
Oral Cancer	38	542	24	1,389	- 847
Maternal Conditions	39	420	28	977	- 556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	416	49	191	+ 225
Epilepsy	41	409	30	874	- 465
Malaria	42	400	72	0	+ 400
Drownings	43	387	23	1,505	- 1,118
Oesophagus Cancer	44	368	38	491	- 123
Bladder Cancer	45	363	44	325	+ 38
Asthma	46	310	8	5,930	- 5,620
Uterin Cancer	47	308	60	56	+ 252
Parkinson's Disease	48	251	33	760	- 509
Meningitis	49	250	43	377	- 128
Drug Use	50	224	57	93	+ 131
War	51	184	65	24	+ 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	179	51	173	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	150	80	0	+ 150
Fires	54	144	50	184	- 40
Anemia	55	125	86	0	+ 125
Appendicitis	56	97	47	220	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	80	17	2,320	- 2,240
Poisonings	58	67	39	474	- 406
Dengue	59	65	55	120	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	60	50	63	38	+ 12
Encephalitis	61	37	29	882	- 845
Alcohol	62	34	52	168	- 133
Hepatitis B	63	30	56	117	- 87
Pertussis	64	25	40	453	- 427
Hepatitis C	65	21	64	29	- 7
Skin Disease	66	18	67	17	+ 1
Syphilis	67	15	54	134	- 119
Tetanus	68	8	53	134	- 127
Schizophrenia	69	6	84	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	69	4	+ 1
Leprosy	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	81	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	62	39	- 36
Upper Respiratory	74	1	66	24	- 22
Otitis Media	75	1	70	4	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	1	73	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	59	60	- 60
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Venezuela

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.