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HEALTH PROFILE: Nepal

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Nepal NEPAL POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Nepal
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Nepal NEPAL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    Nepal NEPAL TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    Nepal NEPAL TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
      Deaths %
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    Nepal NEPAL CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    Nepal NEPAL HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    0.6
    166
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    44.4
    11.1
    29
    58
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    2.7
    5.4
    178
    182
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.38
    79
    Nepal NEPAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    Nepal NEPAL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    30.425m
    48
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    139
    Population 0-14
    28.4%
    76
    Population 15-64
    66.0%
    77
    Population 65 +
    5.7%
    114
    Birth Rate / 1000
    17.53
    84
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.58
    152
    Fertility Rate
    1.93
    115
    Infant Mortality
    25.73
    68
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    22
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.11
    8
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.90
    184
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.98
    13
    Net Migration
    -4.12
    165
    Population Growth
    0.81%
    111
    Literacy Total
    67.9%
    148
    Literacy Male
    78.6%
    125
    Literacy Female
    59.7%
    131
    Unemployment
    3.0%
    156
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    70.9
    116
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    61.3
    122
    GDP per Capita USD
    $3,800
    151

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,003,450
    12,031
    4/1/24
    Nepal COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Nepal causes.

     
     
    Nepal COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Nepal COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.