SWITZERLAND VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	7,695	5	2,902	+ 4,792
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,602	1	10,713	- 5,111
Tuberculosis	3	4,707	56	21	+ 4,686
Stroke	4	3,675	3	3,918	- 242
Liver Disease	5	1,817	21	677	+ 1,140
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,776	8	1,949	- 174
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	1,728	35	186	+ 1,542
Asthma	8	1,688	46	95	+ 1,594
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,325	34	193	+ 1,132
Kidney Disease	10	1,220	13	1,261	- 41
Low Birth Weight	11	1,088	43	105	+ 983
Lung Cancers	12	1,021	4	3,520	- 2,499
Falls	13	946	9	1,919	- 974
Diabetes Mellitus	14	834	17	1,022	- 188
Birth Trauma	15	762	52	32	+ 730
Suicide	16	732	14	1,249	- 517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	661	48	78	+ 583
Hypertension	18	595	6	2,471	- 1,876
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	576	2	7,192	- 6,617
Cervical Cancer	20	561	42	105	+ 456
Congenital Anomalies	21	555	31	305	+ 250
Other Injuries	22	471	30	410	+ 61
Drownings	23	429	50	49	+ 379
Oral Cancer	24	395	26	500	- 105
Stomach Cancer	25	393	24	614	- 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	332	7	1,995	- 1,662
Breast Cancer	27	296	11	1,577	- 1,281
Maternal Conditions	28	278	64	4	+ 274
Encephalitis	29	251	68	1	+ 250
Epilepsy	30	249	39	159	+ 90
Malnutrition	31	241	47	84	+ 156
Lymphomas	32	219	15	1,131	- 913
Parkinson's Disease	33	216	18	857	- 641
HIV/AIDS	34	210	54	29	+ 181
Violence	35	200	51	42	+ 158
Leukemia	36	190	22	671	- 481
Ovary Cancer	37	166	29	457	- 291
Oesophagus Cancer	38	140	28	491	- 351
Poisonings	39	135	60	13	+ 122
Pertussis	40	129	73	0	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	41	127	12	1,486	- 1,359
Skin Cancers	42	114	27	493	- 379
Meningitis	43	107	57	20	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	44	92	23	669	- 577
Endocrine Disorders	45	73	25	593	- 520
Liver Cancer	46	73	19	805	- 732
Appendicitis	47	63	59	15	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	48	62	16	1,027	- 965
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	54	41	122	- 68
Fires	50	52	55	21	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	49	49	68	- 19
Alcohol	52	48	32	229	- 181
Tetanus	53	38	70	0	+ 38
Syphilis	54	38	65	2	+ 37
Dengue	55	34	81	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	56	33	63	5	+ 29
Drug Use	57	27	36	176	- 149
Prostate Cancer	58	24	10	1,579	- 1,555
Measles	59	17	75	0	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	16	33	224	- 208
Other Neoplasms	61	14	20	681	- 667
Leishmaniasis	62	11	71	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	38	160	- 149
Hepatitis C	64	8	58	15	- 7
War	65	7	67	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	7	61	11	- 4
Skin Disease	67	5	40	129	- 124
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Nepal

Switzerland

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.