SWEDEN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	9,196	4	4,344	+ 4,852
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,695	1	15,136	- 8,440
Tuberculosis	3	5,626	56	24	+ 5,602
Stroke	4	4,392	3	6,035	- 1,642
Liver Disease	5	2,172	23	723	+ 1,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,122	7	2,659	- 536
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,066	36	289	+ 1,776
Asthma	8	2,018	42	158	+ 1,860
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,584	34	315	+ 1,269
Kidney Disease	10	1,458	12	1,629	- 171
Low Birth Weight	11	1,301	51	50	+ 1,250
Lung Cancers	12	1,220	5	3,722	- 2,502
Falls	13	1,130	17	1,109	+ 21
Diabetes Mellitus	14	997	11	1,834	- 838
Birth Trauma	15	910	55	34	+ 877
Suicide	16	875	14	1,479	- 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	789	48	110	+ 679
Hypertension	18	712	10	1,838	- 1,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	688	2	10,917	- 10,229
Cervical Cancer	20	670	38	228	+ 443
Congenital Anomalies	21	663	35	308	+ 355
Other Injuries	22	563	15	1,374	- 811
Drownings	23	512	46	114	+ 398
Oral Cancer	24	472	31	379	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	25	469	26	612	- 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	397	6	3,049	- 2,652
Breast Cancer	27	353	13	1,582	- 1,229
Maternal Conditions	28	332	64	5	+ 327
Encephalitis	29	300	71	0	+ 300
Epilepsy	30	297	44	121	+ 177
Malnutrition	31	287	45	117	+ 170
Lymphomas	32	261	16	1,357	- 1,095
Parkinson's Disease	33	258	19	943	- 685
HIV/AIDS	34	251	61	13	+ 238
Violence	35	239	47	113	+ 127
Leukemia	36	227	20	825	- 598
Ovary Cancer	37	199	27	553	- 354
Oesophagus Cancer	38	167	29	538	- 371
Poisonings	39	161	60	18	+ 143
Pertussis	40	154	67	0	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	41	151	9	1,849	- 1,697
Skin Cancers	42	136	25	650	- 514
Meningitis	43	128	54	35	+ 93
Bladder Cancer	44	110	21	760	- 650
Endocrine Disorders	45	88	24	702	- 614
Liver Cancer	46	87	22	752	- 665
Appendicitis	47	75	59	18	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	48	74	28	547	- 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	65	37	277	- 212
Fires	50	62	49	65	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	59	43	129	- 70
Alcohol	52	57	32	359	- 302
Tetanus	53	46	68	0	+ 45
Syphilis	54	46	72	0	+ 46
Dengue	55	41	80	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	56	40	62	9	+ 30
Drug Use	57	32	30	423	- 392
Prostate Cancer	58	29	8	2,622	- 2,593
Measles	59	20	83	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	60	19	33	345	- 325
Other Neoplasms	61	17	18	1,036	- 1,019
Leishmaniasis	62	13	75	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	41	170	- 157
Hepatitis C	64	10	53	44	- 34
War	65	8	65	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	8	58	20	- 11
Skin Disease	67	6	39	220	- 214
Chlamydia	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Nepal

Sweden

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.