AUSTRALIA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	23,246	5	8,487	+ 14,759
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,924	1	21,548	- 4,624
Tuberculosis	3	14,221	56	53	+ 14,169
Stroke	4	11,103	3	10,331	+ 772
Liver Disease	5	5,490	26	1,421	+ 4,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,365	8	4,446	+ 919
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,221	40	296	+ 4,926
Asthma	8	5,101	36	455	+ 4,645
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,003	29	1,245	+ 2,759
Kidney Disease	10	3,685	12	3,139	+ 546
Low Birth Weight	11	3,288	43	248	+ 3,040
Lung Cancers	12	3,084	4	8,769	- 5,684
Falls	13	2,857	14	3,116	- 259
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,519	7	4,471	- 1,952
Birth Trauma	15	2,301	50	140	+ 2,161
Suicide	16	2,211	11	3,150	- 938
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,995	38	379	+ 1,617
Hypertension	18	1,799	23	1,631	+ 168
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,739	2	15,588	- 13,849
Cervical Cancer	20	1,694	39	342	+ 1,352
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,676	33	711	+ 965
Other Injuries	22	1,423	22	1,642	- 219
Drownings	23	1,295	47	177	+ 1,117
Oral Cancer	24	1,194	32	972	+ 222
Stomach Cancer	25	1,186	27	1,288	- 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,004	6	6,209	- 5,205
Breast Cancer	27	893	10	3,405	- 2,513
Maternal Conditions	28	840	63	20	+ 820
Encephalitis	29	759	68	3	+ 756
Epilepsy	30	752	41	285	+ 467
Malnutrition	31	727	51	117	+ 610
Lymphomas	32	660	15	3,039	- 2,379
Parkinson's Disease	33	653	19	2,036	- 1,383
HIV/AIDS	34	634	57	50	+ 584
Violence	35	605	44	243	+ 362
Leukemia	36	574	18	2,126	- 1,552
Ovary Cancer	37	503	31	1,003	- 500
Oesophagus Cancer	38	422	25	1,494	- 1,071
Poisonings	39	407	61	35	+ 373
Pertussis	40	389	69	1	+ 388
Pancreas Cancer	41	383	13	3,118	- 2,735
Skin Cancers	42	344	17	2,319	- 1,975
Meningitis	43	324	60	37	+ 287
Bladder Cancer	44	279	30	1,187	- 908
Endocrine Disorders	45	221	16	2,328	- 2,107
Liver Cancer	46	220	20	2,036	- 1,816
Appendicitis	47	190	62	26	+ 163
Inflammatory/Heart	48	187	24	1,571	- 1,384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	165	42	276	- 111
Fires	50	158	55	55	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	149	45	229	- 80
Alcohol	52	144	37	380	- 236
Tetanus	53	116	70	1	+ 114
Syphilis	54	115	67	3	+ 112
Dengue	55	103	72	0	+ 103
Hepatitis B	56	100	58	41	+ 59
Drug Use	57	80	21	1,783	- 1,702
Prostate Cancer	58	73	9	3,766	- 3,693
Measles	59	52	78	0	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	60	49	35	524	- 476
Other Neoplasms	61	43	28	1,252	- 1,210
Leishmaniasis	62	33	81	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	46	188	- 155
Hepatitis C	64	25	48	173	- 148
War	65	21	65	8	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	20	64	17	+ 3
Skin Disease	67	15	34	594	- 580
Chlamydia	68	4	77	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	3	66	6	- 3
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Nepal

Australia

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.