SPAIN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	41,058	5	18,926	+ 22,132
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,892	1	51,684	- 21,792
Tuberculosis	3	25,119	50	270	+ 24,849
Stroke	4	19,610	3	29,004	- 9,393
Liver Disease	5	9,697	23	4,231	+ 5,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,475	7	13,717	- 4,241
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,222	36	1,064	+ 8,159
Asthma	8	9,009	35	1,133	+ 7,876
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,071	31	1,829	+ 5,242
Kidney Disease	10	6,508	8	9,725	- 3,216
Low Birth Weight	11	5,807	52	253	+ 5,554
Lung Cancers	12	5,448	4	22,131	- 16,683
Falls	13	5,045	26	3,246	+ 1,799
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,450	10	7,773	- 3,324
Birth Trauma	15	4,065	60	113	+ 3,952
Suicide	16	3,906	25	3,609	+ 296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,525	33	1,612	+ 1,912
Hypertension	18	3,178	9	9,115	- 5,937
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,072	2	42,339	- 39,267
Cervical Cancer	20	2,992	39	855	+ 2,137
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,960	38	863	+ 2,097
Other Injuries	22	2,514	15	5,536	- 3,022
Drownings	23	2,287	45	446	+ 1,841
Oral Cancer	24	2,110	27	2,583	- 473
Stomach Cancer	25	2,095	14	5,796	- 3,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,773	6	16,957	- 15,184
Breast Cancer	27	1,577	11	7,067	- 5,490
Maternal Conditions	28	1,484	64	14	+ 1,471
Encephalitis	29	1,340	70	4	+ 1,336
Epilepsy	30	1,328	40	824	+ 504
Malnutrition	31	1,284	47	302	+ 981
Lymphomas	32	1,166	16	5,335	- 4,169
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,154	20	4,943	- 3,789
HIV/AIDS	34	1,119	43	538	+ 581
Violence	35	1,069	51	262	+ 807
Leukemia	36	1,014	24	3,772	- 2,758
Ovary Cancer	37	888	28	2,026	- 1,138
Oesophagus Cancer	38	746	29	2,011	- 1,265
Poisonings	39	719	57	170	+ 549
Pertussis	40	688	73	2	+ 686
Pancreas Cancer	41	676	12	6,752	- 6,076
Skin Cancers	42	607	32	1,803	- 1,196
Meningitis	43	573	59	129	+ 444
Bladder Cancer	44	493	17	5,222	- 4,729
Endocrine Disorders	45	391	21	4,863	- 4,472
Liver Cancer	46	389	18	5,098	- 4,710
Appendicitis	47	335	61	79	+ 256
Inflammatory/Heart	48	330	19	4,984	- 4,654
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	291	44	475	- 185
Fires	50	279	55	185	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	263	48	294	- 31
Alcohol	52	255	46	333	- 79
Tetanus	53	204	72	2	+ 202
Syphilis	54	204	67	9	+ 195
Dengue	55	182	77	0	+ 182
Hepatitis B	56	177	58	162	+ 15
Drug Use	57	142	41	776	- 634
Prostate Cancer	58	130	13	6,420	- 6,290
Measles	59	91	81	0	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	60	86	34	1,612	- 1,526
Other Neoplasms	61	75	22	4,748	- 4,673
Leishmaniasis	62	59	65	11	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	63	58	49	287	- 229
Hepatitis C	64	43	42	652	- 609
War	65	37	68	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	36	62	47	- 10
Skin Disease	67	26	30	1,840	- 1,815
Chlamydia	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	6	78	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	6	66	9	- 3
Diphtheria	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Nepal

Spain

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.