NEPAL VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,630	2	19,677	+ 17,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,262	19	2,022	+ 23,241
Stroke	3	13,760	4	12,909	+ 852
Lung Cancers	4	12,362	12	3,586	+ 8,776
Lung Disease	5	10,194	1	27,027	- 16,833
Hypertension	6	8,680	18	2,092	+ 6,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,006	26	1,167	+ 5,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,847	6	6,237	+ 610
Falls	9	6,741	13	3,321	+ 3,420
Prostate Cancer	10	5,547	58	85	+ 5,462
Breast Cancer	11	5,539	27	1,038	+ 4,501
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,219	41	445	+ 4,774
Kidney Disease	13	4,430	10	4,284	+ 145
Suicide	14	4,387	16	2,571	+ 1,816
Lymphomas	15	3,973	32	768	+ 3,206
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,607	48	217	+ 3,390
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,589	14	2,929	+ 660
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,011	33	760	+ 2,251
Liver Cancer	19	2,827	46	256	+ 2,571
Other Neoplasms	20	2,393	61	50	+ 2,343
Liver Disease	21	2,379	5	6,383	- 4,004
Leukemia	22	2,358	36	668	+ 1,690
Bladder Cancer	23	2,352	44	325	+ 2,027
Stomach Cancer	24	2,155	25	1,379	+ 776
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,082	45	257	+ 1,825
Oral Cancer	26	1,758	24	1,389	+ 369
Skin Cancers	27	1,732	42	400	+ 1,333
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,724	38	491	+ 1,233
Ovary Cancer	29	1,606	37	585	+ 1,021
Other Injuries	30	1,439	22	1,655	- 216
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,072	21	1,949	- 877
Alcohol	32	804	52	168	+ 637
Uterin Cancer	33	786	60	56	+ 729
Road Traffic Accidents	34	678	9	4,654	- 3,977
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	653	7	6,071	- 5,418
Drug Use	36	618	57	93	+ 525
Osteoarthritis	37	596	81	0	+ 596
Multiple Sclerosis	38	562	63	38	+ 523
Epilepsy	39	557	30	874	- 317
Skin Disease	40	454	67	17	+ 437
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	430	49	191	+ 238
Cervical Cancer	42	369	20	1,969	- 1,600
Low Birth Weight	43	368	11	3,822	- 3,454
Anemia	44	357	86	0	+ 357
Schizophrenia	45	338	84	0	+ 338
Asthma	46	333	8	5,930	- 5,598
Malnutrition	47	295	31	845	- 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	273	17	2,320	- 2,047
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	238	51	173	+ 65
Drownings	50	173	23	1,505	- 1,332
Violence	51	149	35	704	- 555
Birth Trauma	52	112	15	2,676	- 2,563
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	112	80	0	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	54	102	34	737	- 635
Fires	55	75	50	184	- 109
Tuberculosis	56	75	3	16,535	- 16,460
Meningitis	57	70	43	377	- 307
Hepatitis C	58	53	64	29	+ 24
Appendicitis	59	51	47	220	- 169
Poisonings	60	45	39	474	- 428
Upper Respiratory	61	38	66	24	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	28	82	0	+ 28
Hepatitis B	63	16	56	117	- 101
Maternal Conditions	64	15	28	977	- 962
Syphilis	65	5	54	134	- 129
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	79	0	+ 4
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Encephalitis	68	2	29	882	- 880
Otitis Media	69	1	70	4	- 2
Tetanus	70	1	53	134	- 133
Leishmaniasis	71	1	62	39	- 38
Schistosomiasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	40	453	- 453
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	60	- 60
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	120	- 120
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.