NEPAL VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,272	34	737	+ 35,535
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,561	6	6,237	+ 13,324
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,412	2	19,677	- 4,265
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,956	9	4,654	+ 6,301
Stroke	5	9,302	4	12,909	- 3,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,338	7	6,071	+ 2,267
Low Birth Weight	7	7,327	11	3,822	+ 3,505
Birth Trauma	8	6,180	15	2,676	+ 3,504
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,068	14	2,929	+ 3,139
Malnutrition	10	4,348	31	845	+ 3,503
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,024	21	1,949	+ 2,075
Kidney Disease	12	4,017	10	4,284	- 267
Suicide	13	3,754	16	2,571	+ 1,183
Cervical Cancer	14	3,671	20	1,969	+ 1,701
Malaria	15	3,635	72	0	+ 3,635
Tuberculosis	16	3,628	3	16,535	- 12,907
Liver Disease	17	3,523	5	6,383	- 2,860
Violence	18	3,477	35	704	+ 2,773
Maternal Conditions	19	3,174	28	977	+ 2,197
Other Injuries	20	3,004	22	1,655	+ 1,350
Asthma	21	2,778	8	5,930	- 3,153
Meningitis	22	2,405	43	377	+ 2,027
Lung Disease	23	2,111	1	27,027	- 24,916
Hypertension	24	2,079	18	2,092	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,901	48	217	+ 1,683
Lymphomas	26	1,742	32	768	+ 974
Drownings	27	1,734	23	1,505	+ 229
Breast Cancer	28	1,523	27	1,038	+ 485
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,454	38	491	+ 963
Fires	30	1,438	50	184	+ 1,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,393	19	2,022	- 629
Prostate Cancer	32	1,140	58	85	+ 1,054
Stomach Cancer	33	1,014	25	1,379	- 365
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,004	45	257	+ 747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	995	49	191	+ 803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	984	17	2,320	- 1,336
Poisonings	37	935	39	474	+ 461
Liver Cancer	38	925	46	256	+ 669
Epilepsy	39	921	30	874	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	917	26	1,167	- 251
Falls	41	843	13	3,321	- 2,478
Pertussis	42	760	40	453	+ 307
Lung Cancers	43	519	12	3,586	- 3,067
Skin Cancers	44	479	42	400	+ 79
Leukemia	45	442	36	668	- 226
Parkinson's Disease	46	410	33	760	- 350
Pancreas Cancer	47	393	41	445	- 52
Drug Use	48	386	57	93	+ 292
Oral Cancer	49	377	24	1,389	- 1,012
Uterin Cancer	50	330	60	56	+ 274
Ovary Cancer	51	315	37	585	- 270
Skin Disease	52	314	67	17	+ 297
Schistosomiasis	53	312	73	0	+ 312
Bladder Cancer	54	226	44	325	- 98
Syphilis	55	226	54	134	+ 92
Encephalitis	56	213	29	882	- 669
Tetanus	57	185	53	134	+ 50
Appendicitis	58	120	47	220	- 100
Upper Respiratory	59	118	66	24	+ 94
Hepatitis B	60	103	56	117	- 14
Alcohol	61	87	52	168	- 80
Other Neoplasms	62	67	61	50	+ 18
Measles	63	55	59	60	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	51	173	- 125
War	65	47	65	24	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	26	64	29	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	63	38	- 13
Otitis Media	68	6	70	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	6	68	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	4	69	4	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	71	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	39	- 39
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	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.