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Nepal
COUNTRY #1
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NEPAL VS BANGLADESH

Compare Nepal and Bangladesh 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.

Bangladesh
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Nepal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    		  
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    41.72
    25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    94.27
    118
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    25.88
    42
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    119.20
    41
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    7.70
    74
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    16.64
    101
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    29.61
    52
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    22.96
    103
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    9.14
    143
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    16.74
    88
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    10.24
    102
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    25.49
    98
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    2.64
    159
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    7.75
    97
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    13.89
    142
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    13.27
    114
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    2.25
    58
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    3.85
    153
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    10.69
    152
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    7.38
    60
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    5.56
    123
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    5.45
    100
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    12.13
    4
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    5.68
    58
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    3.57
    172
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    4.55
    33
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    4.70
    121
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.34
    133
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    3.49
    125
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    1.70
    86
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.27
    110
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    0.97
    138
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    2.19
    67
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    2.05
    173
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    0.36
    130
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    1.29
    164
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    2.89
    115
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    15.32
    4
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    1.15
    164
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.68
    153
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    0.34
    117
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    1.37
    70
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.84
    162
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    1.24
    60
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    2.29
    178
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    1.01
    149
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    0.98
    176
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    1.20
    180
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    0.93
    21
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    3.07
    173
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    45,699
    6.38
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    108,528
    15.16
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    37,175
    5.19
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    134,166
    18.74
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    21,024
    2.94
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    29,586
    4.13
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    36,111
    5.05
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    8,893
    1.24
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    25,023
    3.50
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    10,841
    1.51
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    17,457
    2.44
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    12,174
    1.70
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    3,328
    0.46
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    28,976
    4.05
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    13,392
    1.87
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    5,998
    0.84
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    2,922
    0.41
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    14,776
    2.06
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    14,993
    2.09
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    5,132
    0.72
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    10,113
    1.41
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    7,629
    1.07
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    7,094
    0.99
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    15,511
    2.17
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    6,799
    0.95
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    4,534
    0.63
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    6,808
    0.95
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    3,920
    0.55
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    371
    0.05
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    1,353
    0.19
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    2,418
    0.34
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    2,667
    0.37
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    3,782
    0.53
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    563
    0.08
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    4,623
    0.65
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    1,895
    0.26
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    2,231
    0.31
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    19,525
    2.73
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    539
    0.08
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    2,011
    0.28
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    1,414
    0.20
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    853
    0.12
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    2,105
    0.29
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    991
    0.14
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    1,335
    0.19
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    2,884
    0.40
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    1,262
    0.18
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    1,485
    0.21
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    1,251
    0.17
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    1,271
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    10.24
    102
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    7.75
    97
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    10.69
    152
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    5.45
    100
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    12.13
    4
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    3.57
    172
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.34
    133
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    2.05
    173
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    1.29
    164
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    15.32
    4
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    1.15
    164
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.68
    153
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.84
    162
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    2.29
    178
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    3.07
    173
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    0.68
    170
    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.