WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

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 JAPAN

Compare Nepal and Japan 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.

Japan
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
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Japan Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
           
    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
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    12.69
    156
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    30.62
    181
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    0.53
    140
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    23.21
    161
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    0.36
    174
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    4.78
    164
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    0.53
    161
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    16.56
    129
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    7.61
    154
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    2.21
    175
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    18.06
    66
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    1.35
    182
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    1.98
    173
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    2.73
    152
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    7.87
    159
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    1.07
    183
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    0.40
    162
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    12.24
    49
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    10.31
    155
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    0.32
    183
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    4.92
    133
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    11.47
    28
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.19
    124
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    0.17
    180
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    13.59
    37
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    2.12
    109
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    2.49
    167
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.30
    136
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    2.33
    156
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    0.41
    118
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.01
    169
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    0.51
    176
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    0.04
    175
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.22
    111
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    0.03
    164
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.76
    133
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    0.19
    183
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    3.28
    61
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    8.87
    10
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.42
    167
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    0.14
    160
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    0.09
    180
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.86
    104
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    0.00
    149
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    6.62
    62
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    0.61
    169
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    2.36
    135
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    2.08
    163
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    0.03
    175
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    6.05
    157
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    78,169
    7.08
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    163,905
    14.84
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    3,459
    0.31
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    121,823
    11.03
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    14,195
    1.29
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    107,899
    9.77
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    2,731
    0.25
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    1,922
    0.17
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    4,566
    0.41
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    44,779
    4.05
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    202
    0.02
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    79,688
    7.21
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    9,736
    0.88
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    5,433
    0.49
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    104
    0.01
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    19,466
    1.76
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    2,555
    0.23
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    6,673
    0.60
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    56,937
    5.15
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    3,799
    0.34
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    2,473
    0.22
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    22,068
    2.00
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    8,409
    0.76
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    8,333
    0.75
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    50,433
    4.57
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    57,340
    5.19
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    15,805
    1.43
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    39
    0.00
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    5
    0.00
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    1,558
    0.14
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    1,910
    0.17
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    19,273
    1.74
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    14,007
    1.27
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    48
    0.00
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    266
    0.02
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    9,607
    0.87
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    5,061
    0.46
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    12,316
    1.11
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    255
    0.02
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    1
    0.00
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    37,027
    3.35
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    1,843
    0.17
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    308
    0.03
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    9,936
    0.90
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    11,486
    1.04
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    29,384
    2.66
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    126
    0.01
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    8,232
    0.75
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    2,922
    0.26
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    1,007
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    18.06
    66
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    2.73
    152
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    10.31
    155
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    11.47
    28
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    2.19
    124
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    13.59
    37
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.30
    136
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.22
    111
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.76
    133
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    3.28
    61
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    8.87
    10
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.42
    167
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.86
    104
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    6.62
    62
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    6.05
    157
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    2.02
    106
    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.