INDIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	1,223,692	2	879,732	+ 343,960
Coronary Heart Disease	2	890,896	1	1,520,034	- 629,139
Tuberculosis	3	748,634	5	435,882	+ 312,752
Stroke	4	584,463	3	697,038	- 112,575
Liver Disease	5	289,005	8	268,580	+ 20,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	282,403	6	392,425	- 110,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	274,861	4	670,315	- 395,454
Asthma	8	268,501	13	196,051	+ 72,450
Road Traffic Accidents	9	210,741	12	212,596	- 1,855
Kidney Disease	10	193,972	11	222,903	- 28,931
Low Birth Weight	11	173,067	9	238,739	- 65,672
Lung Cancers	12	162,364	21	88,276	+ 74,089
Falls	13	150,372	10	225,755	- 75,383
Diabetes Mellitus	14	132,625	7	271,495	- 138,870
Birth Trauma	15	121,141	20	102,819	+ 18,322
Suicide	16	116,413	14	173,347	- 56,935
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	105,044	18	126,079	- 21,035
Hypertension	18	94,702	19	108,050	- 13,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	91,547	17	126,593	- 35,046
Cervical Cancer	20	89,172	30	45,319	+ 43,853
Congenital Anomalies	21	88,230	23	82,769	+ 5,461
Other Injuries	22	74,913	15	149,570	- 74,657
Drownings	23	68,147	28	48,774	+ 19,373
Oral Cancer	24	62,872	16	134,187	- 71,314
Stomach Cancer	25	62,450	24	81,058	- 18,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	52,853	25	77,368	- 24,515
Breast Cancer	27	47,003	22	82,821	- 35,818
Maternal Conditions	28	44,231	41	25,917	+ 18,314
Encephalitis	29	39,930	29	48,080	- 8,150
Epilepsy	30	39,568	40	30,307	+ 9,261
Malnutrition	31	38,255	55	8,626	+ 29,629
Lymphomas	32	34,750	33	40,159	- 5,409
Parkinson's Disease	33	34,397	32	43,398	- 9,001
HIV/AIDS	34	33,361	31	44,406	- 11,045
Violence	35	31,862	27	51,767	- 19,905
Leukemia	36	30,230	35	33,383	- 3,153
Ovary Cancer	37	26,467	44	21,947	+ 4,520
Oesophagus Cancer	38	22,236	34	38,898	- 16,662
Poisonings	39	21,443	61	3,540	+ 17,903
Pertussis	40	20,495	54	10,094	+ 10,401
Pancreas Cancer	41	20,158	37	32,812	- 12,653
Skin Cancers	42	18,096	60	5,054	+ 13,042
Meningitis	43	17,081	36	33,337	- 16,255
Bladder Cancer	44	14,701	48	14,081	+ 620
Endocrine Disorders	45	11,655	47	15,264	- 3,609
Liver Cancer	46	11,587	39	30,369	- 18,782
Appendicitis	47	9,981	53	11,245	- 1,264
Inflammatory/Heart	48	9,835	49	12,651	- 2,816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	8,660	26	68,108	- 59,448
Fires	50	8,313	42	23,265	- 14,952
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7,830	50	11,931	- 4,101
Alcohol	52	7,587	43	23,097	- 15,510
Tetanus	53	6,085	58	7,093	- 1,008
Syphilis	54	6,071	64	2,007	+ 4,064
Dengue	55	5,421	46	17,546	- 12,125
Hepatitis B	56	5,285	56	8,184	- 2,899
Drug Use	57	4,231	52	11,747	- 7,517
Prostate Cancer	58	3,869	38	30,945	- 27,076
Measles	59	2,725	51	11,923	- 9,197
Uterin Cancer	60	2,554	59	6,841	- 4,286
Other Neoplasms	61	2,247	62	2,968	- 721
Leishmaniasis	62	1,759	66	973	+ 786
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,737	63	2,328	- 592
Hepatitis C	64	1,293	65	1,364	- 71
War	65	1,095	67	890	+ 205
Upper Respiratory	66	1,074	68	584	+ 491
Skin Disease	67	767	45	17,857	- 17,091
Chlamydia	68	229	69	379	- 150
Ascariasis	69	189	70	126	+ 63
Otitis Media	70	170	71	68	+ 102
Diphtheria	71	56	72	65	- 8
Malaria	72	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Schistosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Nepal

India

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.