JAPAN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	106,989	5	78,169	+ 28,820
Coronary Heart Disease	2	77,892	1	163,905	- 86,013
Tuberculosis	3	65,454	34	3,459	+ 61,996
Stroke	4	51,100	2	121,823	- 70,722
Liver Disease	5	25,268	17	14,195	+ 11,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,691	3	107,899	- 83,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	24,031	37	2,731	+ 21,300
Asthma	8	23,475	42	1,922	+ 21,553
Road Traffic Accidents	9	18,425	31	4,566	+ 13,860
Kidney Disease	10	16,959	9	44,779	- 27,820
Low Birth Weight	11	15,131	55	202	+ 14,929
Lung Cancers	12	14,196	4	79,688	- 65,492
Falls	13	13,147	23	9,736	+ 3,411
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,596	29	5,433	+ 6,163
Birth Trauma	15	10,592	61	104	+ 10,487
Suicide	16	10,178	13	19,466	- 9,288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	9,184	39	2,555	+ 6,629
Hypertension	18	8,280	28	6,673	+ 1,607
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	8,004	7	56,937	- 48,933
Cervical Cancer	20	7,796	32	3,799	+ 3,998
Congenital Anomalies	21	7,714	40	2,473	+ 5,241
Other Injuries	22	6,550	12	22,068	- 15,518
Drownings	23	5,958	25	8,409	- 2,451
Oral Cancer	24	5,497	26	8,333	- 2,836
Stomach Cancer	25	5,460	8	50,433	- 44,973
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	4,621	6	57,340	- 52,719
Breast Cancer	27	4,109	15	15,805	- 11,695
Maternal Conditions	28	3,867	64	39	+ 3,829
Encephalitis	29	3,491	69	5	+ 3,486
Epilepsy	30	3,460	45	1,558	+ 1,901
Malnutrition	31	3,345	43	1,910	+ 1,435
Lymphomas	32	3,038	14	19,273	- 16,235
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,007	18	14,007	- 11,000
HIV/AIDS	34	2,917	63	48	+ 2,869
Violence	35	2,786	53	266	+ 2,520
Leukemia	36	2,643	24	9,607	- 6,964
Ovary Cancer	37	2,314	30	5,061	- 2,747
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,944	20	12,316	- 10,372
Poisonings	39	1,875	54	255	+ 1,620
Pertussis	40	1,792	71	1	+ 1,790
Pancreas Cancer	41	1,762	10	37,027	- 35,265
Skin Cancers	42	1,582	44	1,843	- 260
Meningitis	43	1,493	52	308	+ 1,186
Bladder Cancer	44	1,285	22	9,936	- 8,651
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,019	21	11,486	- 10,467
Liver Cancer	46	1,013	11	29,384	- 28,371
Appendicitis	47	873	58	126	+ 747
Inflammatory/Heart	48	860	27	8,232	- 7,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	757	35	2,922	- 2,165
Fires	50	727	48	1,007	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	685	38	2,618	- 1,933
Alcohol	52	663	51	576	+ 88
Tetanus	53	532	67	9	+ 523
Syphilis	54	531	65	16	+ 515
Dengue	55	474	83	0	+ 474
Hepatitis B	56	462	46	1,423	- 961
Drug Use	57	370	50	732	- 362
Prostate Cancer	58	338	19	13,515	- 13,177
Measles	59	238	75	0	+ 238
Uterin Cancer	60	223	33	3,461	- 3,238
Other Neoplasms	61	196	16	15,120	- 14,923
Leishmaniasis	62	154	77	0	+ 154
Multiple Sclerosis	63	152	59	108	+ 44
Hepatitis C	64	113	41	2,220	- 2,107
War	65	96	66	15	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	66	94	57	159	- 65
Skin Disease	67	67	36	2,806	- 2,739
Chlamydia	68	20	80	0	+ 20
Ascariasis	69	17	82	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	70	15	68	8	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Malaria	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Nepal

Japan

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.