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	1,189,744	2	879,732	+ 310,011
Coronary Heart Disease	2	866,180	1	1,520,034	- 653,854
Tuberculosis	3	727,865	5	435,882	+ 291,983
Stroke	4	568,248	3	697,038	- 128,790
Liver Disease	5	280,987	8	268,580	+ 12,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	274,568	6	392,425	- 117,856
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	267,236	4	670,315	- 403,079
Asthma	8	261,052	13	196,051	+ 65,001
Road Traffic Accidents	9	204,895	12	212,596	- 7,701
Kidney Disease	10	188,590	11	222,903	- 34,312
Low Birth Weight	11	168,265	9	238,739	- 70,474
Lung Cancers	12	157,860	21	88,276	+ 69,584
Falls	13	146,201	10	225,755	- 79,555
Diabetes Mellitus	14	128,946	7	271,495	- 142,549
Birth Trauma	15	117,780	20	102,819	+ 14,962
Suicide	16	113,183	14	173,347	- 60,164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	102,130	18	126,079	- 23,949
Hypertension	18	92,075	19	108,050	- 15,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	89,007	17	126,593	- 37,586
Cervical Cancer	20	86,698	30	45,319	+ 41,379
Congenital Anomalies	21	85,783	23	82,769	+ 3,014
Other Injuries	22	72,835	15	149,570	- 76,735
Drownings	23	66,256	28	48,774	+ 17,482
Oral Cancer	24	61,128	16	134,187	- 73,059
Stomach Cancer	25	60,717	24	81,058	- 20,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	51,386	25	77,368	- 25,982
Breast Cancer	27	45,699	22	82,821	- 37,122
Maternal Conditions	28	43,004	41	25,917	+ 17,087
Encephalitis	29	38,822	29	48,080	- 9,258
Epilepsy	30	38,471	40	30,307	+ 8,163
Malnutrition	31	37,194	55	8,626	+ 28,568
Lymphomas	32	33,786	33	40,159	- 6,373
Parkinson's Disease	33	33,443	32	43,398	- 9,955
HIV/AIDS	34	32,436	31	44,406	- 11,970
Violence	35	30,978	27	51,767	- 20,789
Leukemia	36	29,392	35	33,383	- 3,991
Ovary Cancer	37	25,733	44	21,947	+ 3,785
Oesophagus Cancer	38	21,619	34	38,898	- 17,279
Poisonings	39	20,848	61	3,540	+ 17,308
Pertussis	40	19,926	54	10,094	+ 9,832
Pancreas Cancer	41	19,599	37	32,812	- 13,213
Skin Cancers	42	17,594	60	5,054	+ 12,540
Meningitis	43	16,607	36	33,337	- 16,729
Bladder Cancer	44	14,293	48	14,081	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	45	11,332	47	15,264	- 3,932
Liver Cancer	46	11,265	39	30,369	- 19,104
Appendicitis	47	9,704	53	11,245	- 1,541
Inflammatory/Heart	48	9,562	49	12,651	- 3,089
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	8,420	26	68,108	- 59,688
Fires	50	8,083	42	23,265	- 15,182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7,612	50	11,931	- 4,319
Alcohol	52	7,376	43	23,097	- 15,721
Tetanus	53	5,916	58	7,093	- 1,176
Syphilis	54	5,903	64	2,007	+ 3,895
Dengue	55	5,270	46	17,546	- 12,275
Hepatitis B	56	5,138	56	8,184	- 3,046
Drug Use	57	4,113	52	11,747	- 7,634
Prostate Cancer	58	3,762	38	30,945	- 27,183
Measles	59	2,650	51	11,923	- 9,273
Uterin Cancer	60	2,483	59	6,841	- 4,357
Other Neoplasms	61	2,185	62	2,968	- 784
Leishmaniasis	62	1,710	66	973	+ 737
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,689	63	2,328	- 640
Hepatitis C	64	1,257	65	1,364	- 107
War	65	1,065	67	890	+ 175
Upper Respiratory	66	1,045	68	584	+ 461
Skin Disease	67	745	45	17,857	- 17,112
Chlamydia	68	222	69	379	- 156
Ascariasis	69	184	70	126	+ 58
Otitis Media	70	165	71	68	+ 97
Diphtheria	71	55	72	65	- 10
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.