USA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	296,962	3	195,387	+ 101,575
Coronary Heart Disease	2	216,200	1	504,904	- 288,704
Tuberculosis	3	181,676	62	546	+ 181,130
Stroke	4	141,836	4	158,520	- 16,684
Liver Disease	5	70,135	16	43,402	+ 26,733
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	68,533	11	60,317	+ 8,215
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	66,703	37	9,955	+ 56,748
Asthma	8	65,159	46	3,818	+ 61,341
Road Traffic Accidents	9	51,142	17	41,694	+ 9,448
Kidney Disease	10	47,072	6	85,861	- 38,788
Low Birth Weight	11	41,999	39	6,924	+ 35,075
Lung Cancers	12	39,402	5	155,533	- 116,130
Falls	13	36,492	18	40,418	- 3,926
Diabetes Mellitus	14	32,185	10	61,418	- 29,233
Birth Trauma	15	29,398	54	1,233	+ 28,165
Suicide	16	28,251	12	53,099	- 24,848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	25,492	47	3,646	+ 21,846
Hypertension	18	22,982	8	65,960	- 42,979
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	22,216	2	287,198	- 264,982
Cervical Cancer	20	21,640	38	6,984	+ 14,656
Congenital Anomalies	21	21,411	34	11,762	+ 9,650
Other Injuries	22	18,180	25	25,997	- 7,818
Drownings	23	16,538	45	4,070	+ 12,468
Oral Cancer	24	15,258	35	11,555	+ 3,703
Stomach Cancer	25	15,155	33	13,077	+ 2,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	12,826	9	61,827	- 49,001
Breast Cancer	27	11,406	13	48,671	- 37,264
Maternal Conditions	28	10,734	56	779	+ 9,955
Encephalitis	29	9,690	68	25	+ 9,665
Epilepsy	30	9,602	50	3,162	+ 6,440
Malnutrition	31	9,284	40	6,762	+ 2,522
Lymphomas	32	8,433	19	40,281	- 31,848
Parkinson's Disease	33	8,347	21	34,491	- 26,144
HIV/AIDS	34	8,096	42	5,660	+ 2,436
Violence	35	7,732	27	18,976	- 11,244
Leukemia	36	7,336	24	26,966	- 19,629
Ovary Cancer	37	6,423	31	14,591	- 8,168
Oesophagus Cancer	38	5,396	28	17,829	- 12,433
Poisonings	39	5,204	53	1,674	+ 3,530
Pertussis	40	4,974	69	16	+ 4,958
Pancreas Cancer	41	4,892	15	44,293	- 39,401
Skin Cancers	42	4,391	32	14,311	- 9,919
Meningitis	43	4,145	60	606	+ 3,540
Bladder Cancer	44	3,568	26	19,622	- 16,055
Endocrine Disorders	45	2,828	14	46,985	- 44,157
Liver Cancer	46	2,812	23	27,064	- 24,253
Appendicitis	47	2,422	63	424	+ 1,998
Inflammatory/Heart	48	2,387	22	32,529	- 30,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	2,102	48	3,461	- 1,360
Fires	50	2,017	49	3,183	- 1,166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,900	52	2,461	- 561
Alcohol	52	1,841	30	14,659	- 12,818
Tetanus	53	1,477	71	2	+ 1,475
Syphilis	54	1,473	66	49	+ 1,424
Dengue	55	1,316	76	0	+ 1,315
Hepatitis B	56	1,283	59	608	+ 675
Drug Use	57	1,027	7	74,435	- 73,408
Prostate Cancer	58	939	20	35,612	- 34,673
Measles	59	661	80	0	+ 661
Uterin Cancer	60	620	36	10,063	- 9,443
Other Neoplasms	61	545	29	17,743	- 17,198
Leishmaniasis	62	427	79	0	+ 427
Multiple Sclerosis	63	421	44	5,059	- 4,638
Hepatitis C	64	314	41	5,684	- 5,370
War	65	266	55	1,198	- 932
Upper Respiratory	66	261	65	229	+ 31
Skin Disease	67	186	43	5,409	- 5,223
Chlamydia	68	55	84	0	+ 55
Ascariasis	69	46	82	0	+ 46
Otitis Media	70	41	67	34	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	14	75	0	+ 13
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Nepal

United States

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.