NEPAL VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,318	2	19,677	+ 8,641
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,085	19	2,022	+ 17,063
Lung Cancers	3	11,393	12	3,586	+ 7,807
Lung Disease	4	11,391	1	27,027	- 15,636
Stroke	5	10,524	4	12,909	- 2,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,720	6	6,237	+ 1,483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,513	26	1,167	+ 5,345
Breast Cancer	8	4,518	27	1,038	+ 3,480
Prostate Cancer	9	3,479	58	85	+ 3,393
Kidney Disease	10	3,368	10	4,284	- 916
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,155	41	445	+ 2,709
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,150	33	760	+ 2,390
Lymphomas	13	3,050	32	768	+ 2,282
Suicide	14	2,795	16	2,571	+ 223
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,489	38	491	+ 1,998
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,459	14	2,929	- 470
Stomach Cancer	17	2,121	25	1,379	+ 742
Liver Cancer	18	1,891	46	256	+ 1,635
Liver Disease	19	1,661	5	6,383	- 4,722
Leukemia	20	1,628	36	668	+ 960
Ovary Cancer	21	1,623	37	585	+ 1,038
Bladder Cancer	22	1,522	44	325	+ 1,197
Skin Cancers	23	1,497	42	400	+ 1,097
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,482	45	257	+ 1,225
Falls	25	1,468	13	3,321	- 1,853
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,426	48	217	+ 1,209
Other Neoplasms	27	1,296	61	50	+ 1,246
Oral Cancer	28	1,087	24	1,389	- 302
Hypertension	29	1,039	18	2,092	- 1,052
Other Injuries	30	1,016	22	1,655	- 639
Drug Use	31	992	57	93	+ 898
Congenital Anomalies	32	910	21	1,949	- 1,039
Road Traffic Accidents	33	910	9	4,654	- 3,745
Uterin Cancer	34	750	60	56	+ 694
Cervical Cancer	35	612	20	1,969	- 1,357
Epilepsy	36	506	30	874	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	37	494	63	38	+ 455
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	398	49	191	+ 206
Alcohol	39	382	52	168	+ 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	351	51	173	+ 178
Asthma	41	344	8	5,930	- 5,586
Skin Disease	42	343	67	17	+ 326
Drownings	43	340	23	1,505	- 1,165
Low Birth Weight	44	332	11	3,822	- 3,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	313	7	6,071	- 5,758
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	296	17	2,320	- 2,024
Violence	47	227	35	704	- 477
Fires	48	178	50	184	- 5
Anemia	49	171	86	0	+ 171
Tuberculosis	50	137	3	16,535	- 16,397
Osteoarthritis	51	116	81	0	+ 116
Hepatitis C	52	114	64	29	+ 86
Poisonings	53	84	39	474	- 390
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	80	0	+ 81
Schizophrenia	55	69	84	0	+ 69
Birth Trauma	56	60	15	2,676	- 2,616
HIV/AIDS	57	51	34	737	- 686
Meningitis	58	44	43	377	- 334
Hepatitis B	59	35	56	117	- 82
Appendicitis	60	20	47	220	- 200
Maternal Conditions	61	18	28	977	- 959
Oral conditions	62	13	82	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	63	10	31	845	- 835
Upper Respiratory	64	6	66	24	- 18
War	65	3	65	24	- 21
Encephalitis	66	1	29	882	- 881
Pertussis	67	0	40	453	- 453
Syphilis	68	0	54	134	- 134
Chlamydia	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Ascariasis	77	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	78	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	134	- 134
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	59	60	- 60
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Ireland

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.