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Bhutan
COUNTRY #1
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BHUTAN VS NEPAL

Compare Bhutan and Nepal health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nepal
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    		  
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    		  
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    102.19
    104
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    149.01
    1
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    67.32
    106
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    16.12
    117
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    29.37
    86
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    30.02
    57
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    29.68
    51
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    21.28
    103
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    6.79
    79
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    72.19
    12
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    15.55
    5
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    20.65
    72
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    13.60
    145
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    30.93
    6
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    11.58
    122
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    11.28
    7
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    15.27
    52
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    3.15
    91
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    18.16
    65
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    2.40
    92
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    8.46
    51
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    6.52
    23
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    7.36
    96
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    1.16
    144
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    1.19
    183
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    4.79
    117
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    4.60
    83
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    4.37
    77
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    9.77
    74
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    6.00
    55
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    3.79
    4
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    5.77
    137
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    2.18
    138
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    8.50
    172
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    5.38
    23
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    2.61
    139
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    1.69
    68
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    2.57
    119
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    3.57
    12
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    1.14
    171
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    2.13
    76
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.41
    66
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    1.08
    183
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    0.09
    176
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    0.95
    182
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    0.94
    117
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.62
    119
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    3.56
    54
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    0.42
    167
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    0.74
    129
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    27,027
    16.83
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    12,909
    8.04
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    6,237
    3.88
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    6,071
    3.78
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    6,383
    3.98
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    2,929
    1.82
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    4,284
    2.67
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    16,535
    10.30
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    4,654
    2.90
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    1,379
    0.86
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    3,321
    2.07
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    2,022
    1.26
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    3,822
    2.38
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    5,930
    3.69
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    2,092
    1.30
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    2,320
    1.44
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    737
    0.46
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    2,676
    1.67
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    1,949
    1.21
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    491
    0.31
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    3,586
    2.23
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    1,389
    0.87
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    1,655
    1.03
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    191
    0.12
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    256
    0.16
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    2,571
    1.60
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    760
    0.47
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    1,969
    1.23
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    882
    0.55
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    1,167
    0.73
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    445
    0.28
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    1,505
    0.94
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    668
    0.42
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    704
    0.44
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    377
    0.23
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    585
    0.36
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    874
    0.54
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    134
    0.08
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    257
    0.16
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    977
    0.61
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    400
    0.25
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    1,038
    0.65
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    217
    0.14
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    184
    0.11
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    93
    0.06
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    17
    0.01
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    325
    0.20
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    168
    0.10
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    768
    0.48
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    6.79
    79
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    15.27
    52
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    18.16
    65
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    2.40
    92
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    6.52
    23
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    1.19
    183
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    4.60
    83
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    5.77
    137
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    2.18
    138
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    8.50
    172
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    2.61
    139
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    2.13
    76
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    0.95
    182
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.62
    119
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    3.51
    134
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    0.48
    176
    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.