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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 IRAQ

Compare Nepal and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Nepal NEPAL   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    8.53
    174
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    227.26
    23
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    2.26
    106
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    128.44
    31
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    5.15
    86
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    10.94
    118
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    3.46
    87
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    15.14
    135
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    37.39
    29
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    34.41
    37
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    11.72
    97
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    43.40
    51
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    2.77
    156
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    1.39
    180
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    19.16
    66
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    16.27
    101
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    1.42
    93
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    4.74
    144
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    15.07
    115
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    8.00
    54
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    6.33
    113
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    3.94
    132
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.01
    133
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    4.96
    66
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    4.32
    158
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    1.56
    127
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    6.83
    57
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.16
    141
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    4.74
    59
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    0.24
    131
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    1.07
    17
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    0.75
    161
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    2.17
    68
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    3.82
    128
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    0.00
    170
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    4.79
    26
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    17.20
    26
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    0.95
    158
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    2.88
    115
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    2.00
    87
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    0.27
    127
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    1.07
    77
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    3.81
    31
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    1.08
    63
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    3.04
    165
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    0.92
    151
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    1.35
    167
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    5.43
    77
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    0.07
    154
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    2.81
    176
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    1,329
    0.91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    36,594
    24.98
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    821
    0.56
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    20,793
    14.19
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    2,127
    1.45
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    5,551
    3.79
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    1,578
    1.08
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    914
    0.62
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    10,726
    7.32
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    6,323
    4.32
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    6,573
    4.49
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    2,162
    1.48
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    709
    0.48
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    7,395
    5.05
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    4,223
    2.88
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    1,418
    0.97
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    283
    0.19
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    2,451
    1.67
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    2,429
    1.66
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    162
    0.11
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    4,812
    3.28
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    2,212
    1.51
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    658
    0.45
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    410
    0.28
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    771
    0.53
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    852
    0.58
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    1,783
    1.22
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    780
    0.53
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    378
    0.26
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    253
    0.17
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    92
    0.06
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    811
    0.55
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    658
    0.45
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    0
    0.00
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    5,658
    3.86
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    1,315
    0.90
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    376
    0.26
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    173
    0.12
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    95
    0.06
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    636
    0.43
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    530
    0.36
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    339
    0.23
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    372
    0.25
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    628
    0.43
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    462
    0.32
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    555
    0.38
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    15
    0.01
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    1,190
    0.81
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    159
    0.11
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    742
    0.51
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    11.72
    97
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    1.39
    180
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    15.07
    115
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    3.94
    132
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.01
    133
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    4.32
    158
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.16
    141
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    3.82
    128
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    4.79
    26
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    0.95
    158
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    2.88
    115
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    2.00
    87
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    3.81
    31
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    3.04
    165
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    2.81
    176
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    0.59
    173
    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.