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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 LAOS

Compare Nepal and Laos 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.

Laos
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   Laos LAOS
      Nepal NEPAL   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    46.19
    20
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    139.74
    56
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    34.86
    29
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    152.50
    21
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    19.60
    22
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    24.75
    75
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    27.89
    53
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    59.07
    61
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    38.60
    25
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    19.78
    77
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    21.02
    48
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    36.38
    71
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    9.16
    28
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    7.80
    96
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    16.42
    119
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    24.41
    59
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    3.57
    33
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    5.98
    128
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    17.83
    80
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    8.47
    50
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    7.53
    92
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    11.97
    22
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    7.55
    14
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    8.00
    40
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    10.17
    74
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    7.51
    9
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    5.84
    92
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    4.05
    108
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    4.40
    75
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    3.82
    60
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.97
    23
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    0.86
    144
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    2.91
    61
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.47
    102
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    4.45
    78
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    5.00
    19
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    6.67
    74
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    4.43
    41
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    1.38
    157
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    1.43
    123
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    0.56
    92
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    1.88
    64
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.36
    137
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    3.41
    21
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    25.37
    4
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    16.83
    4
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    3.39
    92
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    4.66
    93
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    0.48
    66
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    3.01
    174
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    1,626
    4.04
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    5,190
    12.89
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    1,949
    4.84
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    5,769
    14.33
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    1,171
    2.91
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    2,820
    7.01
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    1,552
    3.86
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    840
    2.09
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    1,281
    3.18
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    1,646
    4.09
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    1,156
    2.87
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    919
    2.28
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    440
    1.09
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    1,466
    3.64
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    1,116
    2.77
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    390
    0.97
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    207
    0.51
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    890
    2.21
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    458
    1.14
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    187
    0.46
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    647
    1.61
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    519
    1.29
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    568
    1.41
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    349
    0.87
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    530
    1.32
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    422
    1.05
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    437
    1.09
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    218
    0.54
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    69
    0.17
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    58
    0.14
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    166
    0.41
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    211
    0.52
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    139
    0.35
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    313
    0.78
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    475
    1.18
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    290
    0.72
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    101
    0.25
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    214
    0.53
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    41
    0.10
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    304
    0.76
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    61
    0.15
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    59
    0.15
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    154
    0.38
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    49
    0.12
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    186
    0.46
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    1,104
    2.74
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    29
    0.07
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    206
    0.51
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    651
    1.62
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    108
    0.27
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    21.02
    48
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    7.80
    96
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    17.83
    80
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    11.97
    22
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    7.55
    14
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    10.17
    74
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    4.05
    108
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.47
    102
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    5.00
    19
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    4.43
    41
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    1.38
    157
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    1.43
    123
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.36
    137
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    25.37
    4
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    3.01
    174
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    1.27
    151
    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.