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Nepal Population Pyramid

NEPAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

				World Rank
	Male	Female	All	M	F	All
1960	39.0	38.4	38.7	148	156	154
1970	43.1	42.8	43.0	145	157	152
1980	48.7	48.2	48.4	144	155	149
1990	54.7	54.2	54.5	142	155	151
2000	60.2	60.8	60.5	125	136	134
2010	64.6	67.1	65.8	122	132	129

NEPAL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

			World Rank
	Male	Female	M	F
At Birth	64.6	67.1	122	132
Age 5	68.5	72.7	115	128
Age 10	68.8	73.0	117	128
Age 15	69.0	73.1	116	128
Age 20	69.4	73.4	115	128
Age 25	69.9	73.7	114	128
Age 30	70.4	74.1	114	127
Age 35	70.9	74.5	114	126
Age 40	71.6	75.0	115	125
Age 45	72.3	75.6	117	126
Age 50	73.3	76.3	117	126
Age 55	74.5	77.1	117	128
Age 60	76.0	78.2	118	129
Age 65	77.8	79.5	119	133
Age 70	79.9	81.2	124	132
Age 75	82.6	83.4	124	135
Age 80	85.6	86.2	133	135
Age 85	89.1	89.5	139	133
Age 90	93.0	93.2	139	143
Age 95	97.2	97.3	159	179
Age 100	101.7	101.8	180	149

NEPAL TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		Deaths	%
1	Coronary Heart Disease	21,152	14.24
2	Influenza & Pneumonia	18,406	12.39
3	Stroke	11,119	7.49
4	Diarrhoeal diseases	7,787	5.24
5	Tuberculosis	6,330	4.26
6	Lung Disease	5,973	4.02
7	Birth Trauma	5,967	4.02
8	Low Birth Weight	5,584	3.76
9	Hypertension	5,570	3.75
10	HIV/AIDS	4,796	3.23
11	Diabetes Mellitus	3,224	2.17
12	Lung Cancers	3,100	2.09
13	Maternal Conditions	2,791	1.88
14	Road Traffic Accidents	2,527	1.70
15	Violence	2,455	1.65
16	Other Injuries	2,358	1.59
17	Kidney Disease	2,212	1.49
18	Cervical Cancer	1,872	1.26
19	Liver Disease	1,861	1.25
20	Asthma	1,704	1.15
21	Meningitis	1,673	1.13
22	Peptic Ulcer Disease	1,610	1.08
23	Oral Cancer	1,600	1.08
24	Suicide	1,517	1.02
25	Congenital Anomalies	1,501	1.01

		Deaths	%
26	Malnutrition	1,467	0.99
27	Stomach Cancer	1,384	0.93
28	Anaemia	1,304	0.88
29	Breast Cancer	1,248	0.84
30	Rheumatic Heart Disease	1,161	0.78
31	Drownings	1,146	0.77
32	Fires	1,096	0.74
33	Falls	1,092	0.74
34	Leukemia	1,029	0.69
35	Lymphomas	962	0.65
36	Alzheimers/Dementia	798	0.54
37	Ovary Cancer	774	0.52
38	Pertussis	764	0.51
39	Colon-Rectum Cancers	685	0.46
40	Hepatitis B	645	0.43
41	Poisonings	639	0.43
42	Inflammatory/Heart	635	0.43
43	Oesophagus Cancer	616	0.41
44	Endocrine Disorders	600	0.40
45	Leishmaniasis	580	0.39
46	Syphilis	558	0.38
47	Tetanus	459	0.31
48	Measles	376	0.25
49	Bladder Cancer	303	0.20
50	Upper Respiratory	287	0.19

NEPAL TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
1	Coronary Heart Disease	152.62	47
2	Influenza & Pneumonia	105.04	45
3	Stroke	82.57	107
4	Lung Disease	42.95	37
5	Hypertension	40.37	51
6	Tuberculosis	31.85	54
7	Diarrhoeal diseases	28.76	57
8	Diabetes Mellitus	22.59	115
9	HIV/AIDS	20.41	60
10	Lung Cancers	19.36	68
11	Birth Trauma	14.85	46
12	Kidney Disease	14.25	105
13	Low Birth Weight	13.90	69
14	Breast Cancer	12.92	142
15	Road Traffic Accidents	11.44	127
16	Liver Disease	10.93	79
17	Peptic Ulcer Disease	10.84	9
18	Asthma	10.71	59
19	Other Injuries	10.58	105
20	Violence	10.44	73
21	Maternal Conditions	10.10	43
22	Cervical Cancer	9.94	42
23	Oral Cancer	9.66	9
24	Stomach Cancer	8.38	71
25	Alzheimers/Dementia	6.97	77

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
26	Falls	6.86	30
27	Anaemia	6.74	34
28	Rheumatic Heart Disease	6.37	12
29	Suicide	6.35	111
30	Meningitis	6.26	52
31	Lymphomas	5.27	96
32	Fires	4.52	49
33	Leukemia	4.40	61
34	Ovary Cancer	4.39	10
35	Inflammatory/Heart	4.32	118
36	Colon-Rectum Cancers	4.23	146
37	Drownings	4.14	74
38	Congenital Anomalies	3.86	161
39	Endocrine Disorders	3.86	129
40	Malnutrition	3.82	77
41	Oesophagus Cancer	3.79	72
42	Poisonings	3.30	73
43	Hepatitis B	3.30	22
44	Syphilis	3.11	19
45	Leishmaniasis	2.25	5
46	Bladder Cancer	2.00	102
47	Upper Respiratory	1.93	37
48	Pertussis	1.90	35
49	Skin Disease	1.73	97
50	Pancreas Cancer	1.60	141

NEPAL CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	World Rank
1	Lung Cancers	19.36	68
2	Breast Cancer	12.92	142
3	Cervical Cancer	9.94	42
4	Oral Cancer	9.66	9
5	Stomach Cancer	8.38	71
6	Lymphomas	5.27	96
7	Leukemia	4.40	61
8	Ovary Cancer	4.39	10
9	Colon-Rectum Cancers	4.23	146

		Rate	World Rank
10	Oesophagus Cancer	3.79	72
11	Bladder Cancer	2.00	102
12	Pancreas Cancer	1.60	141
13	Liver Cancer	1.49	187
14	Other Neoplasms	1.19	171
15	Prostate Cancer	0.78	185
16	Uterin Cancer	0.47	151
17	Skin Cancers	0.26	176

NEPAL HEALTH RISK FACTORS

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

ALCOHOL LITERS
Total	Rank
2.4	136

SMOKING PERCENT
M	F	Rank
34.8	26.4	66	28

OBESITY PERCENT
M	F	Rank
0.2	0.2	185	189

HAPPINESS SCORE
Total	Rank
183	119

NEPAL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY

	Value	World Rank
Population Total	28,563,377	43
Sex Ratio M / F	0.96	153
Population 0-14	36.6 %	59
Population 15-64	59.2 %	134
Population 65 +	4.2 %	117
Birth Rate / 1000	23.18	72
Death Rate / 1000	6.97	116
Fertulity Rate	2.64	81
Infant Mortality	47.46	51
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F	1.04	142
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F	1.04	123

	Value	World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F	0.92	184
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F	0.89	37
Net Migrattion	-3.39	132
Population Growth	1.28	94
Literacy Total	48.6	173
Literacy Male	62.7	163
Literacy Female	34.9	166
Unemployment	46.0	9
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH	65.8	129
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY	55.0	139
GDP PER CAPITA USD	$1,100	175

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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