NEPAL VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,788	34	737	+ 25,052
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,240	6	6,237	+ 8,003
Stroke	3	11,893	4	12,909	- 1,016
Malaria	4	11,794	72	0	+ 11,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,390	7	6,071	+ 3,319
Tuberculosis	6	8,890	3	16,535	- 7,645
Birth Trauma	7	7,574	15	2,676	+ 4,898
Low Birth Weight	8	7,268	11	3,822	+ 3,445
Liver Disease	9	6,735	5	6,383	+ 352
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,631	2	19,677	- 13,045
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,467	9	4,654	+ 813
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,707	21	1,949	+ 2,758
Hypertension	13	3,915	18	2,092	+ 1,823
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,584	14	2,929	+ 655
Malnutrition	15	3,445	31	845	+ 2,601
Meningitis	16	2,957	43	377	+ 2,579
Cervical Cancer	17	2,691	20	1,969	+ 722
Kidney Disease	18	2,634	10	4,284	- 1,650
Other Injuries	19	2,587	22	1,655	+ 932
Suicide	20	1,949	16	2,571	- 622
Lung Disease	21	1,904	1	27,027	- 25,123
Maternal Conditions	22	1,778	28	977	+ 801
Violence	23	1,726	35	704	+ 1,022
Syphilis	24	1,324	54	134	+ 1,190
Pertussis	25	1,111	40	453	+ 659
Asthma	26	1,108	8	5,930	- 4,822
Drownings	27	1,031	23	1,505	- 474
Falls	28	892	13	3,321	- 2,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	882	19	2,022	- 1,140
Prostate Cancer	30	840	58	85	+ 755
Lymphomas	31	820	32	768	+ 52
Fires	32	817	50	184	+ 634
Inflammatory/Heart	33	750	48	217	+ 533
Poisonings	34	683	39	474	+ 209
Breast Cancer	35	547	27	1,038	- 491
Oesophagus Cancer	36	537	38	491	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	37	529	45	257	+ 272
Epilepsy	38	497	30	874	- 377
Leukemia	39	391	36	668	- 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	367	49	191	+ 176
Lung Cancers	41	338	12	3,586	- 3,248
Stomach Cancer	42	309	25	1,379	- 1,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	303	26	1,167	- 864
Tetanus	44	284	53	134	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	284	17	2,320	- 2,036
Liver Cancer	46	264	46	256	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	47	245	33	760	- 514
Oral Cancer	48	232	24	1,389	- 1,156
Alcohol	49	209	52	168	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	50	197	44	325	- 128
Schistosomiasis	51	192	73	0	+ 192
Skin Disease	52	188	67	17	+ 171
Drug Use	53	183	57	93	+ 90
Skin Cancers	54	162	42	400	- 238
Hepatitis B	55	156	56	117	+ 39
Appendicitis	56	125	47	220	- 95
Ovary Cancer	57	123	37	585	- 461
Leishmaniasis	58	108	62	39	+ 69
Encephalitis	59	105	29	882	- 777
Upper Respiratory	60	101	66	24	+ 78
Measles	61	72	59	60	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	62	63	41	445	- 382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	51	173	- 128
Uterin Cancer	64	45	60	56	- 12
Other Neoplasms	65	30	61	50	- 20
Hepatitis C	66	26	64	29	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	63	38	- 18
Ascariasis	68	13	69	4	+ 9
War	69	10	65	24	- 15
Otitis Media	70	7	70	4	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	5	68	5	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	75	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	71	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	2	55	120	- 118
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Zambia

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.