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Nepal
COUNTRY #1
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 VS DR CONGO

Compare Nepal and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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
Nepal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    44.15
    23
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    108.48
    92
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    79.20
    9
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    112.53
    56
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    20.76
    18
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    36.25
    41
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    55.99
    28
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    117.32
    16
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    24.38
    79
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    39.80
    25
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    3.48
    152
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    36.82
    69
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    8.41
    41
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    22.64
    30
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    19.83
    52
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    50.51
    14
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    4.14
    24
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    12.41
    45
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    15.42
    112
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    11.44
    22
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    12.62
    40
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    6.55
    82
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.21
    121
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    10.95
    18
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    9.05
    87
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    3.10
    72
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    7.74
    35
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.08
    143
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    3.70
    117
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    11.91
    24
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.63
    57
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    2.36
    50
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    16.42
    13
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.48
    101
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    19.43
    44
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    3.40
    102
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    16.45
    27
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    2.18
    101
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    2.92
    114
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    2.16
    74
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    2.58
    30
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    11.11
    32
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.78
    167
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    4.63
    14
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    9.59
    31
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    5.00
    58
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    10.69
    18
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    9.82
    29
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    1.07
    14
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    31.05
    27
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    13,527
    2.06
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    34,713
    5.28
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    43,759
    6.65
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    36,596
    5.56
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    15,044
    2.29
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    73,546
    11.18
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    41,301
    6.28
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    7,733
    1.18
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    30,256
    4.60
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    9,077
    1.38
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    34,668
    5.27
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    1,158
    0.18
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    3,483
    0.53
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    12,902
    1.96
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    33,075
    5.03
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    5,812
    0.88
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    1,728
    0.26
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    15,743
    2.39
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    4,548
    0.69
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    4,823
    0.73
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    16,256
    2.47
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    8,272
    1.26
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    3,454
    0.52
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    1,003
    0.15
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    2,579
    0.39
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    2,966
    0.45
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    3,416
    0.52
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    10,513
    1.60
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    680
    0.10
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    1,727
    0.26
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    8,910
    1.35
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    2,061
    0.31
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    1,035
    0.16
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    13,286
    2.02
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    11,120
    1.69
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    1,871
    0.28
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    656
    0.10
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    790
    0.12
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    1,729
    0.26
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    7,921
    1.20
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    1,017
    0.15
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    765
    0.12
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    11,568
    1.76
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    270
    0.04
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    7,380
    1.12
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    3,840
    0.58
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    703
    0.11
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    4,045
    0.61
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    1,923
    0.29
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    2,007
    0.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    3.48
    152
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    22.64
    30
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    15.42
    112
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    6.55
    82
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.21
    121
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    9.05
    87
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.08
    143
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.48
    101
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    3.40
    102
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    2.18
    101
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    2.92
    114
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    2.16
    74
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.78
    167
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    9.59
    31
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    31.05
    27
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    1.91
    111
    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.