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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 SOUTH KOREA

Compare Nepal and South Korea 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.

South Korea
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   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Nepal NEPAL   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    149.01
    1
    8.14
    175
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.19
    104
    27.78
    183
    3. Tuberculosis
    72.19
    12
    1.93
    110
    4. Stroke
    67.32
    106
    25.48
    155
    5. Asthma
    30.93
    6
    1.08
    129
    6. Liver Disease
    30.02
    57
    7.50
    148
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.68
    51
    0.91
    139
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.37
    86
    25.21
    100
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.28
    103
    9.92
    142
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.65
    72
    5.76
    150
    11. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    20.90
    49
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.12
    117
    6.84
    160
    13. Falls
    15.55
    5
    3.34
    142
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    2.29
    160
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.60
    145
    11.04
    154
    16. Hypertension
    11.58
    122
    3.45
    163
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.28
    7
    0.23
    175
    18. Suicide
    9.77
    74
    21.16
    12
    19. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    6.59
    180
    20. Low Birth Weight
    8.46
    51
    1.62
    152
    21. Other Injuries
    7.36
    96
    3.88
    154
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    9.13
    50
    23. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    1.60
    154
    24. Birth Trauma
    6.00
    55
    0.39
    164
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    10.56
    68
    26. Drownings
    5.38
    23
    0.71
    161
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    4.79
    117
    1.82
    181
    28. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    2.84
    149
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    77
    3.78
    114
    30. Malnutrition
    4.05
    59
    0.09
    158
    31. Encephalitis
    3.79
    4
    0.05
    137
    32. Epilepsy
    3.57
    12
    0.72
    166
    33. Maternal Conditions
    3.56
    54
    0.07
    158
    34. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    3.72
    131
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.15
    91
    0.11
    155
    36. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.65
    138
    37. Violence
    2.57
    119
    0.68
    170
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    1.84
    115
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    7.34
    34
    40. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.60
    157
    41. Poisonings
    1.74
    52
    0.15
    158
    42. Meningitis
    1.69
    68
    0.07
    181
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.74
    111
    44. Pertussis
    1.48
    54
    0.03
    116
    45. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    12.57
    21
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.16
    144
    0.54
    171
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    1.14
    171
    2.11
    148
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.08
    183
    1.55
    172
    49. Appendicitis
    1.00
    16
    0.06
    164
    50. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    6.10
    155
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nepal NEPAL   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    27,027
    16.83
    8,526
    3.40
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    19,677
    12.26
    28,043
    11.19
    3. Tuberculosis
    16,535
    10.30
    1,950
    0.78
    4. Stroke
    12,909
    8.04
    25,596
    10.21
    5. Liver Disease
    6,383
    3.98
    6,348
    2.53
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,237
    3.88
    26,650
    10.63
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,071
    3.78
    929
    0.37
    8. Asthma
    5,930
    3.69
    1,150
    0.46
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,654
    2.90
    4,399
    1.76
    10. Kidney Disease
    4,284
    2.67
    10,107
    4.03
    11. Low Birth Weight
    3,822
    2.38
    370
    0.15
    12. Lung Cancers
    3,586
    2.23
    20,293
    8.10
    13. Falls
    3,321
    2.07
    2,934
    1.17
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,929
    1.82
    6,812
    2.72
    15. Birth Trauma
    2,676
    1.67
    88
    0.04
    16. Suicide
    2,571
    1.60
    14,636
    5.84
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,320
    1.44
    224
    0.09
    18. Hypertension
    2,092
    1.30
    3,711
    1.48
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,022
    1.26
    12,145
    4.85
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,969
    1.23
    1,065
    0.42
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    1,949
    1.21
    518
    0.21
    22. Other Injuries
    1,655
    1.03
    3,634
    1.45
    23. Drownings
    1,505
    0.94
    501
    0.20
    24. Oral Cancer
    1,389
    0.87
    1,457
    0.58
    25. Stomach Cancer
    1,379
    0.86
    8,625
    3.44
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,167
    0.73
    10,180
    4.06
    27. Breast Cancer
    1,038
    0.65
    2,880
    1.15
    28. Maternal Conditions
    977
    0.61
    34
    0.01
    29. Encephalitis
    882
    0.55
    19
    0.01
    30. Epilepsy
    874
    0.54
    524
    0.21
    31. Malnutrition
    845
    0.53
    88
    0.04
    32. Lymphomas
    768
    0.48
    3,477
    1.39
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    760
    0.47
    3,951
    1.58
    34. HIV/AIDS
    737
    0.46
    84
    0.03
    35. Violence
    704
    0.44
    386
    0.15
    36. Leukemia
    668
    0.42
    2,140
    0.85
    37. Ovary Cancer
    585
    0.36
    1,330
    0.53
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    491
    0.31
    1,733
    0.69
    39. Poisonings
    474
    0.30
    115
    0.05
    40. Pertussis
    453
    0.28
    6
    0.00
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    445
    0.28
    6,994
    2.79
    42. Skin Cancers
    400
    0.25
    585
    0.23
    43. Meningitis
    377
    0.23
    51
    0.02
    44. Bladder Cancer
    325
    0.20
    1,768
    0.71
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.16
    1,891
    0.75
    46. Liver Cancer
    256
    0.16
    11,589
    4.62
    47. Appendicitis
    220
    0.14
    54
    0.02
    48. Inflammatory/Heart
    217
    0.14
    1,325
    0.53
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    191
    0.12
    540
    0.22
    50. Fires
    184
    0.11
    263
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nepal NEPAL   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.16
    65
    20.90
    49
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.27
    52
    2.29
    160
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.50
    172
    6.59
    180
    4. Stomach Cancer
    6.79
    79
    9.13
    50
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.52
    23
    1.60
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.77
    137
    10.56
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.60
    83
    2.84
    149
    8. Lymphomas
    3.51
    134
    3.72
    131
    9. Leukemia
    2.61
    139
    2.65
    138
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.40
    92
    1.84
    115
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.18
    138
    7.34
    34
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.13
    76
    0.60
    157
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.62
    119
    1.74
    111
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.19
    183
    12.57
    21
    15. Prostate Cancer
    0.95
    182
    6.10
    155
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.48
    176
    0.89
    165
    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.