NEPAL VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,482	2	19,677	+ 24,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	32,083	19	2,022	+ 30,062
Stroke	3	17,736	4	12,909	+ 4,827
Lung Disease	4	12,768	1	27,027	- 14,259
Lung Cancers	5	10,939	12	3,586	+ 7,353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,962	26	1,167	+ 7,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,814	6	6,237	+ 1,577
Prostate Cancer	8	7,706	58	85	+ 7,621
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,433	41	445	+ 4,988
Hypertension	10	5,403	18	2,092	+ 3,311
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,391	14	2,929	+ 2,462
Kidney Disease	12	4,788	10	4,284	+ 503
Breast Cancer	13	4,650	27	1,038	+ 3,612
Suicide	14	4,348	16	2,571	+ 1,777
Other Injuries	15	4,037	22	1,655	+ 2,382
Lymphomas	16	3,987	32	768	+ 3,220
Falls	17	3,259	13	3,321	- 62
Other Neoplasms	18	3,045	61	50	+ 2,995
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,771	33	760	+ 2,012
Leukemia	20	2,426	36	668	+ 1,758
Bladder Cancer	21	2,234	44	325	+ 1,909
Liver Cancer	22	2,210	46	256	+ 1,954
Liver Disease	23	2,126	5	6,383	- 4,257
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,063	45	257	+ 1,806
Skin Cancers	25	1,911	42	400	+ 1,512
Stomach Cancer	26	1,800	25	1,379	+ 421
Ovary Cancer	27	1,624	37	585	+ 1,040
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,607	48	217	+ 1,390
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,581	38	491	+ 1,090
Drug Use	30	1,244	57	93	+ 1,151
Oral Cancer	31	1,115	24	1,389	- 274
Alcohol	32	1,054	52	168	+ 886
Uterin Cancer	33	1,013	60	56	+ 957
Road Traffic Accidents	34	926	9	4,654	- 3,728
Congenital Anomalies	35	904	21	1,949	- 1,044
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	850	7	6,071	- 5,220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	814	49	191	+ 623
Cervical Cancer	38	669	20	1,969	- 1,301
Skin Disease	39	646	67	17	+ 629
Anemia	40	514	86	0	+ 514
Multiple Sclerosis	41	500	63	38	+ 462
Asthma	42	465	8	5,930	- 5,465
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	379	51	173	+ 206
Epilepsy	44	354	30	874	- 520
Malnutrition	45	344	31	845	- 501
Drownings	46	336	23	1,505	- 1,169
Violence	47	332	35	704	- 372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	324	17	2,320	- 1,996
Fires	49	190	50	184	+ 6
Schizophrenia	50	186	84	0	+ 186
Low Birth Weight	51	148	11	3,822	- 3,675
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	135	80	0	+ 135
Hepatitis C	53	130	64	29	+ 101
Meningitis	54	103	43	377	- 274
Birth Trauma	55	99	15	2,676	- 2,577
Tuberculosis	56	70	3	16,535	- 16,464
Osteoarthritis	57	70	81	0	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	58	57	66	24	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	53	47	220	- 167
Poisonings	60	52	39	474	- 421
HIV/AIDS	61	37	34	737	- 700
Hepatitis B	62	28	56	117	- 89
Oral conditions	63	25	82	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	15	28	977	- 962
War	65	5	65	24	- 19
Otitis Media	66	2	70	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	40	453	- 451
Tetanus	68	1	53	134	- 133
Schistosomiasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	1	- 0
Encephalitis	71	1	29	882	- 881
Syphilis	72	0	54	134	- 134
Chlamydia	73	0	68	5	- 5
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	60	- 60
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.