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Compare Finland and Nepal health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    		  
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    		  
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    		  
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    		  
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    		  
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    		  
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    		  
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    		  
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    		  
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    		  
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    		  
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    		  
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    		  
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    		  
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    		  
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.14
    79
    		  
    97.85
    73
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    53.77
    1
    		  
    1.36
    138
    3. Stroke
    35.04
    146
    		  
    90.33
    88
    4. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    11.92
    87
    5. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    1.35
    171
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    8.13
    159
    7. Liver Disease
    15.59
    86
    		  
    20.00
    66
    8. Suicide
    15.11
    31
    		  
    24.48
    8
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    2.80
    158
    10. Falls
    10.91
    39
    		  
    7.63
    60
    11. Hypertension
    10.32
    133
    		  
    20.77
    51
    12. Lung Disease
    9.45
    151
    		  
    100.69
    3
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    1.03
    146
    14. Alcohol
    7.55
    9
    		  
    0.63
    97
    15. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    3.97
    107
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    5.13
    63
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.57
    96
    		  
    8.17
    78
    18. Other Injuries
    5.01
    151
    		  
    14.91
    65
    19. Drug Use
    4.87
    10
    		  
    0.21
    148
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    5.60
    89
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    4.66
    1
    		  
    1.13
    112
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.66
    166
    		  
    29.96
    78
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.31
    158
    		  
    22.32
    50
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    0.94
    172
    25. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3.77
    171
    		  
    63.82
    55
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    150
    		  
    9.08
    73
    27. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.39
    103
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    0.40
    168
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.97
    74
    		  
    1.11
    147
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.18
    170
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    2.49
    91
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    1.44
    116
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.35
    171
    		  
    20.83
    30
    34. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    6.22
    22
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.17
    146
    		  
    3.22
    126
    36. Violence
    2.00
    130
    		  
    2.48
    119
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    93
    		  
    5.29
    46
    38. Drownings
    1.68
    132
    		  
    2.58
    102
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.49
    123
    		  
    14.34
    12
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    13.03
    55
    41. Poisonings
    1.21
    89
    		  
    6.76
    10
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    167
    		  
    13.88
    52
    43. Asthma
    0.94
    140
    		  
    18.99
    13
    44. Fires
    0.84
    127
    		  
    4.66
    57
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    21
    		  
    0.17
    115
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    76
    		  
    0.36
    113
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    146
    		  
    28.82
    47
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.51
    36
    		  
    0.30
    76
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.48
    144
    		  
    27.80
    43
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    162
    		  
    9.26
    26
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Finland FINLAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,143
    25.63
    		  
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6,850
    15.75
    		  
    233
    0.15
    3. Stroke
    4,170
    9.59
    		  
    15,333
    9.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,148
    4.94
    		  
    2,235
    1.41
    5. Falls
    1,214
    2.79
    		  
    1,502
    0.95
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,202
    2.76
    		  
    527
    0.33
    7. Hypertension
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    3,584
    2.26
    8. Liver Disease
    1,188
    2.73
    		  
    3,859
    2.43
    9. Lung Disease
    1,106
    2.54
    		  
    17,186
    10.84
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1,022
    2.35
    		  
    192
    0.12
    11. Suicide
    903
    2.08
    		  
    5,572
    3.51
    12. Breast Cancer
    887
    2.04
    		  
    865
    0.55
    13. Prostate Cancer
    879
    2.02
    		  
    103
    0.07
    14. Lymphomas
    806
    1.85
    		  
    781
    0.49
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    589
    1.35
    		  
    187
    0.12
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    584
    1.34
    		  
    1,509
    0.95
    17. Alcohol
    545
    1.25
    		  
    127
    0.08
    18. Stomach Cancer
    498
    1.15
    		  
    1,065
    0.67
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    456
    1.05
    		  
    5,270
    3.32
    20. Liver Cancer
    436
    1.00
    		  
    177
    0.11
    21. Other Injuries
    403
    0.93
    		  
    3,407
    2.15
    22. Influenza and Pneumonia
    379
    0.87
    		  
    13,106
    8.27
    23. Ovary Cancer
    370
    0.85
    		  
    523
    0.33
    24. Leukemia
    348
    0.80
    		  
    820
    0.52
    25. Other Neoplasms
    330
    0.76
    		  
    218
    0.14
    26. Bladder Cancer
    291
    0.67
    		  
    251
    0.16
    27. Kidney Disease
    288
    0.66
    		  
    3,994
    2.52
    28. Skin Cancers
    274
    0.63
    		  
    33
    0.02
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    270
    0.62
    		  
    466
    0.29
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    263
    0.61
    		  
    5,036
    3.18
    31. Drug Use
    263
    0.60
    		  
    49
    0.03
    32. Oral Cancer
    218
    0.50
    		  
    1,177
    0.74
    33. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.46
    		  
    38
    0.02
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    182
    0.42
    		  
    679
    0.43
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    182
    0.42
    		  
    2,582
    1.63
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    150
    0.35
    		  
    2,646
    1.67
    37. Epilepsy
    126
    0.29
    		  
    1,035
    0.65
    38. Drownings
    125
    0.29
    		  
    696
    0.44
    39. Violence
    114
    0.26
    		  
    639
    0.40
    40. Asthma
    101
    0.23
    		  
    3,384
    2.13
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    80
    0.18
    		  
    62
    0.04
    42. Poisonings
    79
    0.18
    		  
    1,620
    1.02
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    75
    0.17
    		  
    34
    0.02
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    68
    0.16
    		  
    6,160
    3.89
    45. Fires
    65
    0.15
    		  
    1,218
    0.77
    46. Cervical Cancer
    63
    0.14
    		  
    1,368
    0.86
    47. Tuberculosis
    59
    0.14
    		  
    5,506
    3.47
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.13
    		  
    1,727
    1.09
    49. Schizophrenia
    56
    0.13
    		  
    53
    0.03
    50. Low Birth Weight
    35
    0.08
    		  
    4,713
    2.97
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Finland FINLAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    20.15
    57
    		  
    11.92
    87
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.49
    75
    		  
    1.35
    171
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.90
    82
    		  
    8.13
    159
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.00
    60
    		  
    2.80
    158
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.42
    11
    		  
    1.03
    146
    6. Lymphomas
    7.31
    27
    		  
    3.97
    107
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.88
    23
    		  
    5.13
    63
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.77
    105
    		  
    5.60
    89
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    123
    		  
    0.94
    172
    10. Leukemia
    3.41
    102
    		  
    3.39
    103
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.09
    41
    		  
    0.40
    168
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.65
    29
    		  
    0.18
    170
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.62
    83
    		  
    2.49
    91
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.46
    71
    		  
    1.44
    116
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.24
    111
    		  
    6.22
    22
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.43
    164
    		  
    13.03
    55
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.