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Nepal
COUNTRY #1
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NEPAL VS LESOTHO

Compare Nepal and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Nepal NEPAL   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    83.85
    6
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    155.85
    43
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    68.85
    13
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    211.66
    3
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    45.32
    3
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    51.33
    9
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    142.10
    2
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    192.07
    1
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    69.87
    4
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    36.62
    32
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    3.87
    146
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    147.55
    5
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    8.24
    44
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    44.59
    9
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    17.24
    99
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    74.75
    1
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    7.68
    13
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    87.48
    1
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    11.68
    143
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    18.96
    1
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    28.67
    2
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    0.76
    181
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    3.76
    61
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    13.70
    7
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    2.77
    180
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    9.67
    7
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    11.28
    4
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.01
    145
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    4.56
    67
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    17.17
    13
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.73
    49
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    7.57
    1
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    13.99
    19
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.86
    86
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    254.70
    2
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.43
    144
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    43.38
    5
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    5.57
    33
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    0.90
    168
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    3.61
    19
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    5.26
    2
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    16.69
    10
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.70
    170
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    1.81
    46
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    4.78
    106
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    18.88
    3
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    14.08
    10
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    21.17
    6
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    1.41
    10
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    24.42
    47
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    1,102
    3.31
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    2,101
    6.31
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    1,208
    3.63
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    2,817
    8.45
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    792
    2.38
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    3,214
    9.65
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    2,354
    7.06
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    678
    2.03
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    678
    2.03
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    1,015
    3.05
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    957
    2.87
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    51
    0.15
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    128
    0.38
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    2,000
    6.00
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    717
    2.15
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    1,539
    4.62
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    126
    0.38
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    990
    2.97
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    194
    0.58
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    372
    1.12
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    389
    1.17
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    533
    1.60
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    200
    0.60
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    52
    0.16
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    11
    0.03
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    40
    0.12
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    97
    0.29
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    292
    0.88
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    14
    0.04
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    143
    0.43
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    357
    1.07
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    78
    0.23
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    55
    0.17
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    4,767
    14.31
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    924
    2.77
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    39
    0.12
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    24
    0.07
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    73
    0.22
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    111
    0.33
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    51
    0.15
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    12
    0.04
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    46
    0.14
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    318
    0.95
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    10
    0.03
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    235
    0.71
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    71
    0.21
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    25
    0.08
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    305
    0.92
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    279
    0.84
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    269
    0.81
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    3.87
    146
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    44.59
    9
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    11.68
    143
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    0.76
    181
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    3.76
    61
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    2.77
    180
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    3.01
    145
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    4.86
    86
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.43
    144
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    5.57
    33
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    0.90
    168
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    3.61
    19
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    0.70
    170
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    4.78
    106
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    24.42
    47
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    2.88
    66
    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.