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Lesotho
COUNTRY #1
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LESOTHO VS NEPAL

Compare Lesotho 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    		  
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    254.70
    2
    3.15
    91
    2. Stroke
    211.66
    3
    67.32
    106
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    192.07
    1
    29.37
    86
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.85
    43
    102.19
    104
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    147.55
    5
    16.12
    117
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    142.10
    2
    29.68
    51
    7. Suicide
    87.48
    1
    9.77
    74
    8. Lung Disease
    83.85
    6
    149.01
    1
    9. Hypertension
    74.75
    1
    11.58
    122
    10. Kidney Disease
    69.87
    4
    21.28
    103
    11. Tuberculosis
    68.85
    13
    72.19
    12
    12. Liver Disease
    51.33
    9
    30.02
    57
    13. Asthma
    45.32
    3
    30.93
    6
    14. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    15.27
    52
    15. Violence
    43.38
    5
    2.57
    119
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.62
    32
    20.65
    72
    17. Other Injuries
    28.67
    2
    7.36
    96
    18. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    0.95
    182
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    21.17
    6
    1.08
    183
    20. Low Birth Weight
    18.96
    1
    8.46
    51
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    18.88
    3
    1.16
    144
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.24
    99
    13.60
    145
    23. Malnutrition
    17.17
    13
    4.05
    59
    24. Meningitis
    16.69
    10
    1.69
    68
    25. Fires
    14.67
    1
    0.94
    117
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    14.08
    10
    1.14
    171
    27. Maternal Conditions
    13.99
    19
    3.56
    54
    28. Birth Trauma
    13.70
    7
    6.00
    55
    29. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    8.50
    172
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    11.28
    4
    4.79
    117
    31. Drownings
    9.67
    7
    5.38
    23
    32. Falls
    8.24
    44
    15.55
    5
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.68
    13
    11.28
    7
    34. Epilepsy
    7.57
    1
    3.57
    12
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    2.40
    92
    36. Poisonings
    5.26
    2
    1.74
    52
    37. Skin Disease
    5.11
    14
    0.09
    176
    38. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    3.51
    134
    39. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    1.19
    183
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.56
    67
    4.37
    77
    41. Alcohol
    4.54
    21
    0.74
    129
    42. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    18.16
    65
    43. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    6.52
    23
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    2.13
    76
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    4.60
    83
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    0.48
    176
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    5.77
    137
    48. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    2.61
    139
    49. Pertussis
    1.81
    46
    1.48
    54
    50. Hepatitis B
    1.71
    15
    0.48
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,767
    14.31
    737
    0.46
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,214
    9.65
    6,237
    3.88
    3. Stroke
    2,817
    8.45
    12,909
    8.04
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,354
    7.06
    6,071
    3.78
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,101
    6.31
    19,677
    12.26
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,000
    6.00
    2,929
    1.82
    7. Suicide
    1,539
    4.62
    2,571
    1.60
    8. Tuberculosis
    1,208
    3.63
    16,535
    10.30
    9. Lung Disease
    1,102
    3.31
    27,027
    16.83
    10. Kidney Disease
    1,015
    3.05
    4,284
    2.67
    11. Hypertension
    990
    2.97
    2,092
    1.30
    12. Low Birth Weight
    957
    2.87
    3,822
    2.38
    13. Violence
    924
    2.77
    704
    0.44
    14. Liver Disease
    792
    2.38
    6,383
    3.98
    15. Birth Trauma
    717
    2.15
    2,676
    1.67
    16. Asthma
    678
    2.03
    5,930
    3.69
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    678
    2.03
    4,654
    2.90
    18. Other Injuries
    533
    1.60
    1,655
    1.03
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    389
    1.17
    1,949
    1.21
    20. Cervical Cancer
    372
    1.12
    1,969
    1.23
    21. Malnutrition
    357
    1.07
    845
    0.53
    22. Meningitis
    318
    0.95
    377
    0.23
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    305
    0.92
    217
    0.14
    24. Maternal Conditions
    292
    0.88
    977
    0.61
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    279
    0.84
    191
    0.12
    26. Fires
    269
    0.81
    184
    0.11
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    235
    0.71
    257
    0.16
    28. Drownings
    200
    0.60
    1,505
    0.94
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    194
    0.58
    2,022
    1.26
    30. Epilepsy
    143
    0.43
    874
    0.54
    31. Falls
    128
    0.38
    3,321
    2.07
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126
    0.38
    2,320
    1.44
    33. Poisonings
    111
    0.33
    474
    0.30
    34. Breast Cancer
    97
    0.29
    1,038
    0.65
    35. Prostate Cancer
    81
    0.24
    85
    0.05
    36. Lymphomas
    78
    0.23
    768
    0.48
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    73
    0.22
    491
    0.31
    38. Liver Cancer
    71
    0.21
    256
    0.16
    39. Alcohol
    71
    0.21
    168
    0.10
    40. Skin Disease
    70
    0.21
    17
    0.01
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    55
    0.17
    760
    0.47
    42. Oral Cancer
    52
    0.16
    1,389
    0.87
    43. Pertussis
    51
    0.15
    453
    0.28
    44. Lung Cancers
    51
    0.15
    3,586
    2.23
    45. Syphilis
    50
    0.15
    134
    0.08
    46. Skin Cancers
    46
    0.14
    400
    0.25
    47. Tetanus
    45
    0.14
    134
    0.08
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    40
    0.12
    1,167
    0.73
    49. Leukemia
    39
    0.12
    668
    0.42
    50. Drug Use
    32
    0.10
    93
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lesotho LESOTHO   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    44.59
    9
    15.27
    52
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.42
    47
    0.95
    182
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.68
    143
    8.50
    172
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.57
    33
    2.40
    92
    5. Lymphomas
    4.86
    86
    3.51
    134
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.78
    106
    1.19
    183
    7. Lung Cancers
    3.87
    146
    18.16
    65
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.76
    61
    6.52
    23
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.61
    19
    2.13
    76
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    145
    4.60
    83
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.88
    66
    0.48
    176
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.77
    180
    5.77
    137
    13. Leukemia
    2.43
    144
    2.61
    139
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.90
    168
    2.18
    138
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.76
    181
    6.79
    79
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    170
    1.62
    119
    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.