PORTUGAL VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	8,864	7	4,286	+ 4,578
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,453	1	12,878	- 6,425
Tuberculosis	3	5,423	38	213	+ 5,210
Stroke	4	4,234	2	12,339	- 8,106
Liver Disease	5	2,093	22	1,126	+ 968
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,046	4	6,851	- 4,806
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,991	36	231	+ 1,760
Asthma	8	1,945	43	146	+ 1,799
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,527	27	838	+ 688
Kidney Disease	10	1,405	9	2,803	- 1,398
Low Birth Weight	11	1,254	52	79	+ 1,175
Lung Cancers	12	1,176	5	4,406	- 3,230
Falls	13	1,089	23	1,033	+ 57
Diabetes Mellitus	14	961	8	3,601	- 2,641
Birth Trauma	15	877	60	24	+ 854
Suicide	16	843	19	1,172	- 329
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	761	41	169	+ 592
Hypertension	18	686	14	1,880	- 1,194
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	663	3	7,191	- 6,528
Cervical Cancer	20	646	34	329	+ 317
Congenital Anomalies	21	639	40	196	+ 443
Other Injuries	22	543	13	1,937	- 1,394
Drownings	23	494	51	79	+ 414
Oral Cancer	24	455	25	912	- 457
Stomach Cancer	25	452	10	2,532	- 2,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	383	6	4,389	- 4,007
Breast Cancer	27	340	12	1,997	- 1,656
Maternal Conditions	28	320	63	7	+ 313
Encephalitis	29	289	67	1	+ 288
Epilepsy	30	287	31	415	- 128
Malnutrition	31	277	53	79	+ 198
Lymphomas	32	252	16	1,608	- 1,356
Parkinson's Disease	33	249	21	1,139	- 890
HIV/AIDS	34	242	35	320	- 78
Violence	35	231	48	96	+ 134
Leukemia	36	219	24	1,015	- 796
Ovary Cancer	37	192	33	397	- 206
Oesophagus Cancer	38	161	29	623	- 462
Poisonings	39	155	57	29	+ 126
Pertussis	40	148	72	0	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	41	146	15	1,669	- 1,523
Skin Cancers	42	131	30	523	- 392
Meningitis	43	124	56	43	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	44	106	20	1,171	- 1,064
Endocrine Disorders	45	84	17	1,547	- 1,462
Liver Cancer	46	84	18	1,270	- 1,186
Appendicitis	47	72	61	21	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	48	71	26	909	- 838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	63	37	229	- 166
Fires	50	60	46	108	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	57	47	99	- 42
Alcohol	52	55	45	111	- 56
Tetanus	53	44	73	0	+ 44
Syphilis	54	44	64	3	+ 41
Dengue	55	39	84	0	+ 39
Hepatitis B	56	38	59	26	+ 12
Drug Use	57	31	44	128	- 98
Prostate Cancer	58	28	11	2,124	- 2,096
Measles	59	20	71	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	60	19	32	406	- 387
Other Neoplasms	61	16	28	652	- 636
Leishmaniasis	62	13	68	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	54	56	- 44
Hepatitis C	64	9	49	87	- 77
War	65	8	69	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	8	62	15	- 7
Skin Disease	67	6	39	202	- 197
Chlamydia	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

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Portugal

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.