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India
COUNTRY #1
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Compare India 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
India Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
     
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
     
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
     
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
     
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
     
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
     
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.72
    55
    102.19
    104
    2. Lung Disease
    87.90
    3
    149.01
    1
    3. Stroke
    64.97
    113
    67.32
    106
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.45
    20
    29.68
    51
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.30
    77
    29.37
    86
    6. Tuberculosis
    32.84
    32
    72.19
    12
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    97
    16.12
    117
    8. Liver Disease
    22.24
    83
    30.02
    57
    9. Falls
    21.87
    1
    15.55
    5
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.90
    107
    21.28
    103
    11. Asthma
    18.49
    24
    30.93
    6
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.33
    90
    20.65
    72
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.60
    137
    13.60
    145
    14. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    8.50
    172
    15. Suicide
    12.91
    41
    9.77
    74
    16. Other Injuries
    12.19
    44
    7.36
    96
    17. Low Birth Weight
    11.98
    19
    8.46
    51
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    6.52
    23
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.94
    8
    11.28
    7
    20. Hypertension
    10.68
    128
    11.58
    122
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    18.16
    65
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    15.27
    52
    23. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    6.79
    79
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    5.77
    137
    25. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    0.95
    182
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    42
    1.16
    144
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.11
    64
    6.00
    55
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    122
    4.79
    117
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    65
    4.37
    77
    30. Encephalitis
    4.12
    3
    3.79
    4
    31. Violence
    3.84
    104
    2.57
    119
    32. Drownings
    3.76
    51
    5.38
    23
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    4.60
    83
    34. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    3.51
    134
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    2.40
    92
    36. HIV/AIDS
    3.35
    87
    3.15
    91
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    2.18
    138
    38. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    2.61
    139
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    1.19
    183
    40. Meningitis
    2.52
    55
    1.69
    68
    41. Epilepsy
    2.44
    47
    3.57
    12
    42. Fires
    1.84
    79
    0.94
    117
    43. Alcohol
    1.81
    68
    0.74
    129
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.79
    74
    3.56
    54
    45. Skin Disease
    1.62
    92
    0.09
    176
    46. Dengue
    1.51
    5
    0.55
    13
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    1.62
    119
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    1.29
    169
    1.14
    171
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.19
    4
    0.94
    9
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    0.48
    176
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.52m
    17.94
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Lung Disease
    879,732
    10.38
    27,027
    16.83
    3. Stroke
    697,038
    8.23
    12,909
    8.04
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    670,315
    7.91
    6,071
    3.78
    5. Tuberculosis
    435,882
    5.15
    16,535
    10.30
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    392,425
    4.63
    6,237
    3.88
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    271,495
    3.20
    2,929
    1.82
    8. Liver Disease
    268,580
    3.17
    6,383
    3.98
    9. Low Birth Weight
    238,739
    2.82
    3,822
    2.38
    10. Falls
    225,755
    2.66
    3,321
    2.07
    11. Kidney Disease
    222,903
    2.63
    4,284
    2.67
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    212,596
    2.51
    4,654
    2.90
    13. Asthma
    196,051
    2.31
    5,930
    3.69
    14. Suicide
    173,347
    2.05
    2,571
    1.60
    15. Other Injuries
    149,570
    1.77
    1,655
    1.03
    16. Oral Cancer
    134,187
    1.58
    1,389
    0.87
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    126,593
    1.49
    2,022
    1.26
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126,079
    1.49
    2,320
    1.44
    19. Hypertension
    108,050
    1.28
    2,092
    1.30
    20. Birth Trauma
    102,819
    1.21
    2,676
    1.67
    21. Lung Cancers
    88,276
    1.04
    3,586
    2.23
    22. Breast Cancer
    82,821
    0.98
    1,038
    0.65
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    82,769
    0.98
    1,949
    1.21
    24. Stomach Cancer
    81,058
    0.96
    1,379
    0.86
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    77,368
    0.91
    1,167
    0.73
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    68,108
    0.80
    191
    0.12
    27. Violence
    51,767
    0.61
    704
    0.44
    28. Drownings
    48,774
    0.58
    1,505
    0.94
    29. Encephalitis
    48,080
    0.57
    882
    0.55
    30. Cervical Cancer
    45,319
    0.53
    1,969
    1.23
    31. HIV/AIDS
    44,406
    0.52
    737
    0.46
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    43,398
    0.51
    760
    0.47
    33. Lymphomas
    40,159
    0.47
    768
    0.48
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    38,898
    0.46
    491
    0.31
    35. Leukemia
    33,383
    0.39
    668
    0.42
    36. Meningitis
    33,337
    0.39
    377
    0.23
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    32,812
    0.39
    445
    0.28
    38. Prostate Cancer
    30,945
    0.37
    85
    0.05
    39. Liver Cancer
    30,369
    0.36
    256
    0.16
    40. Epilepsy
    30,307
    0.36
    874
    0.54
    41. Maternal Conditions
    25,917
    0.31
    977
    0.61
    42. Fires
    23,265
    0.27
    184
    0.11
    43. Alcohol
    23,097
    0.27
    168
    0.10
    44. Ovary Cancer
    21,947
    0.26
    585
    0.36
    45. Skin Disease
    17,857
    0.21
    17
    0.01
    46. Dengue
    17,546
    0.21
    120
    0.07
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    15,264
    0.18
    257
    0.16
    48. Bladder Cancer
    14,081
    0.17
    325
    0.20
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    12,651
    0.15
    217
    0.14
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,931
    0.14
    173
    0.11
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    8.50
    172
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    6.52
    23
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    18.16
    65
    4. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    15.27
    52
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    6.79
    79
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    5.77
    137
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    0.95
    182
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    4.60
    83
    9. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    3.51
    134
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    2.40
    92
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    2.18
    138
    12. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    2.61
    139
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    1.19
    183
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    1.62
    119
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    0.48
    176
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.47
    164
    2.13
    76
    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.