NEPAL VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,266	2	19,677	+ 19,589
Stroke	2	37,624	4	12,909	+ 24,715
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,926	19	2,022	+ 19,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,890	6	6,237	+ 14,653
Lung Cancers	5	13,434	12	3,586	+ 9,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,384	26	1,167	+ 12,217
Lung Disease	7	13,068	1	27,027	- 13,959
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,981	14	2,929	+ 8,052
Kidney Disease	9	8,548	10	4,284	+ 4,263
Stomach Cancer	10	7,720	25	1,379	+ 6,341
Prostate Cancer	11	6,476	58	85	+ 6,390
Breast Cancer	12	6,089	27	1,038	+ 5,051
Other Injuries	13	5,906	22	1,655	+ 4,252
Hypertension	14	5,732	18	2,092	+ 3,640
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,089	41	445	+ 4,644
Lymphomas	16	4,901	32	768	+ 4,134
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,716	45	257	+ 4,459
Liver Cancer	18	3,874	46	256	+ 3,618
Suicide	19	3,573	16	2,571	+ 1,002
Bladder Cancer	20	3,569	44	325	+ 3,244
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,474	33	760	+ 2,714
Liver Disease	22	3,432	5	6,383	- 2,951
Falls	23	3,149	13	3,321	- 172
Leukemia	24	3,096	36	668	+ 2,428
Oral Cancer	25	2,781	24	1,389	+ 1,392
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,771	48	217	+ 2,554
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,556	9	4,654	- 2,099
Other Neoplasms	28	1,988	61	50	+ 1,939
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,899	38	491	+ 1,408
Skin Cancers	30	1,596	42	400	+ 1,196
Epilepsy	31	1,266	30	874	+ 392
Uterin Cancer	32	1,238	60	56	+ 1,181
Ovary Cancer	33	1,211	37	585	+ 627
Cervical Cancer	34	1,003	20	1,969	- 967
HIV/AIDS	35	975	34	737	+ 238
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	703	7	6,071	- 5,367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	697	49	191	+ 506
Tuberculosis	38	649	3	16,535	- 15,885
Skin Disease	39	617	67	17	+ 600
Congenital Anomalies	40	599	21	1,949	- 1,350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	515	17	2,320	- 1,805
Anemia	42	460	86	0	+ 460
Asthma	43	446	8	5,930	- 5,484
Drug Use	44	391	57	93	+ 298
Alcohol	45	339	52	168	+ 171
Fires	46	330	50	184	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	302	51	173	+ 129
Violence	48	294	35	704	- 410
Hepatitis C	49	265	64	29	+ 236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	251	80	0	+ 251
Drownings	51	242	23	1,505	- 1,263
Low Birth Weight	52	240	11	3,822	- 3,582
Malnutrition	53	240	31	845	- 605
Multiple Sclerosis	54	171	63	38	+ 133
Schizophrenia	55	150	84	0	+ 150
Meningitis	56	130	43	377	- 247
Poisonings	57	89	39	474	- 384
Osteoarthritis	58	87	81	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	59	79	56	117	- 37
Birth Trauma	60	73	15	2,676	- 2,603
Appendicitis	61	63	47	220	- 157
Upper Respiratory	62	45	66	24	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	63	22	28	977	- 955
Syphilis	64	9	54	134	- 125
Oral conditions	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	8	70	4	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	4	29	882	- 878
Leishmaniasis	68	4	62	39	- 35
War	69	3	65	24	- 21
Leprosy	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	59	60	- 59
Pertussis	72	0	40	453	- 452
Tetanus	73	0	53	134	- 134
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	68	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	84	0	55	120	- 120
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Portugal

Nepal

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.