MALTA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	408	8	127	+ 281
Coronary Heart Disease	2	297	1	876	- 579
Tuberculosis	3	250	52	2	+ 248
Stroke	4	195	2	291	- 97
Liver Disease	5	96	24	23	+ 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	94	3	213	- 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	92	55	1	+ 91
Asthma	8	90	36	8	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	9	70	31	18	+ 52
Kidney Disease	10	65	11	79	- 14
Low Birth Weight	11	58	35	11	+ 46
Lung Cancers	12	54	5	197	- 143
Falls	13	50	14	52	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	14	44	6	163	- 118
Birth Trauma	15	40	44	3	+ 37
Suicide	16	39	22	27	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	35	49	2	+ 33
Hypertension	18	32	20	33	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	31	4	207	- 177
Cervical Cancer	20	30	39	4	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	21	29	32	17	+ 12
Other Injuries	22	25	33	16	+ 9
Drownings	23	23	48	2	+ 20
Oral Cancer	24	21	23	25	- 4
Stomach Cancer	25	21	15	50	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	18	7	147	- 129
Breast Cancer	27	16	10	85	- 69
Maternal Conditions	28	15	64	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	29	13	65	0	+ 13
Epilepsy	30	13	43	3	+ 10
Malnutrition	31	13	60	0	+ 12
Lymphomas	32	12	12	53	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	33	11	16	50	- 38
HIV/AIDS	34	11	41	4	+ 7
Violence	35	11	40	4	+ 6
Leukemia	36	10	21	28	- 18
Ovary Cancer	37	9	17	34	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	38	7	29	20	- 13
Poisonings	39	7	58	1	+ 7
Pertussis	40	7	72	0	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	41	7	9	90	- 84
Skin Cancers	42	6	34	14	- 8
Meningitis	43	6	56	1	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	44	5	19	33	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	45	4	30	19	- 15
Liver Cancer	46	4	18	34	- 30
Appendicitis	47	3	63	0	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	48	3	27	22	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	3	37	7	- 4
Fires	50	3	62	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	51	2	+ 1
Alcohol	52	3	47	3	- 0
Tetanus	53	2	74	0	+ 2
Syphilis	54	2	81	0	+ 2
Dengue	55	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	61	0	+ 1
Drug Use	57	1	38	7	- 5
Prostate Cancer	58	1	13	53	- 52
Measles	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	28	21	- 20
Other Neoplasms	61	1	26	22	- 21
Leishmaniasis	62	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	45	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	0	53	1	- 1
War	65	0	54	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	0	- 0
Skin Disease	67	0	25	23	- 23
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.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.