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Compare Nepal and Iceland 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
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    100.69
    3
    		  
    21.34
    69
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.85
    73
    		  
    61.92
    136
    3. Stroke
    90.33
    88
    		  
    29.17
    159
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.82
    55
    		  
    11.43
    142
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.96
    78
    		  
    6.00
    162
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28.82
    47
    		  
    0.38
    154
    7. Tuberculosis
    27.80
    43
    		  
    0.75
    136
    8. Suicide
    24.48
    8
    		  
    14.06
    37
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.32
    50
    		  
    3.54
    166
    10. Kidney Disease
    20.83
    30
    		  
    5.45
    151
    11. Hypertension
    20.77
    51
    		  
    9.79
    136
    12. Liver Disease
    20.00
    66
    		  
    1.70
    172
    13. Asthma
    18.99
    13
    		  
    0.42
    169
    14. HIV/AIDS
    17.52
    57
    		  
    0.00
    172
    15. Other Injuries
    14.91
    65
    		  
    4.17
    158
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.34
    12
    		  
    0.85
    153
    17. Low Birth Weight
    13.88
    52
    		  
    1.48
    158
    18. Cervical Cancer
    13.03
    55
    		  
    0.92
    170
    19. Lung Cancers
    11.92
    87
    		  
    29.45
    26
    20. Birth Trauma
    10.46
    57
    		  
    0.00
    172
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.26
    26
    		  
    0.38
    166
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    9.08
    73
    		  
    2.26
    166
    23. Malnutrition
    8.80
    51
    		  
    0.38
    128
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.17
    78
    		  
    1.74
    169
    25. Breast Cancer
    8.13
    159
    		  
    18.65
    64
    26. Falls
    7.63
    60
    		  
    7.00
    70
    27. Measles
    7.26
    6
    		  
    0.00
    172
    28. Poisonings
    6.76
    10
    		  
    0.48
    144
    29. Oral Cancer
    6.22
    22
    		  
    1.56
    145
    30. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    89
    		  
    4.06
    120
    31. Epilepsy
    5.29
    46
    		  
    0.88
    143
    32. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    63
    		  
    6.30
    35
    33. Fires
    4.66
    57
    		  
    0.29
    161
    34. Maternal Conditions
    4.63
    55
    		  
    0.00
    172
    35. Meningitis
    4.20
    64
    		  
    0.29
    152
    36. Lymphomas
    3.97
    107
    		  
    10.90
    1
    37. Hepatitis B
    3.70
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Leukemia
    3.39
    103
    		  
    3.62
    96
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    3.22
    126
    		  
    1.68
    154
    40. Encephalitis
    2.98
    15
    		  
    0.00
    172
    41. Skin Disease
    2.85
    63
    		  
    0.19
    159
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    158
    		  
    15.20
    40
    43. Drownings
    2.58
    102
    		  
    0.63
    160
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    91
    		  
    4.07
    54
    45. Violence
    2.48
    119
    		  
    0.63
    164
    46. Pertussis
    1.95
    50
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Syphilis
    1.94
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1.44
    116
    		  
    2.96
    59
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.36
    138
    		  
    34.08
    4
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1.35
    171
    		  
    21.29
    53
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    17,186
    10.84
    		  
    106
    6.30
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,107
    10.79
    		  
    315
    18.81
    3. Stroke
    15,333
    9.67
    		  
    147
    8.77
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,106
    8.27
    		  
    60
    3.60
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,160
    3.89
    		  
    2
    0.14
    6. Suicide
    5,572
    3.51
    		  
    49
    2.93
    7. Tuberculosis
    5,506
    3.47
    		  
    4
    0.24
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,270
    3.32
    		  
    30
    1.80
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,036
    3.18
    		  
    14
    0.83
    10. Low Birth Weight
    4,713
    2.97
    		  
    4
    0.24
    11. HIV/AIDS
    4,066
    2.56
    		  
    0
    0.02
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,994
    2.52
    		  
    28
    1.69
    13. Liver Disease
    3,859
    2.43
    		  
    7
    0.40
    14. Hypertension
    3,584
    2.26
    		  
    53
    3.15
    15. Birth Trauma
    3,552
    2.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    16. Other Injuries
    3,407
    2.15
    		  
    18
    1.07
    17. Asthma
    3,384
    2.13
    		  
    2
    0.13
    18. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,646
    1.67
    		  
    4
    0.27
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    2,582
    1.63
    		  
    7
    0.41
    20. Measles
    2,471
    1.56
    		  
    0
    0.00
    21. Lung Cancers
    2,235
    1.41
    		  
    138
    8.23
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,727
    1.09
    		  
    2
    0.09
    23. Malnutrition
    1,679
    1.06
    		  
    2
    0.12
    24. Poisonings
    1,620
    1.02
    		  
    2
    0.10
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,509
    0.95
    		  
    7
    0.44
    26. Falls
    1,502
    0.95
    		  
    36
    2.13
    27. Cervical Cancer
    1,368
    0.86
    		  
    3
    0.18
    28. Fires
    1,218
    0.77
    		  
    1
    0.05
    29. Maternal Conditions
    1,189
    0.75
    		  
    0
    0.01
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,177
    0.74
    		  
    8
    0.45
    31. Stomach Cancer
    1,065
    0.67
    		  
    18
    1.06
    32. Epilepsy
    1,035
    0.65
    		  
    3
    0.15
    33. Meningitis
    961
    0.61
    		  
    1
    0.08
    34. Breast Cancer
    865
    0.55
    		  
    46
    2.75
    35. Leukemia
    820
    0.52
    		  
    18
    1.07
    36. Lymphomas
    781
    0.49
    		  
    56
    3.36
    37. Hepatitis B
    709
    0.45
    		  
    0
    0.00
    38. Encephalitis
    704
    0.44
    		  
    0
    0.01
    39. Drownings
    696
    0.44
    		  
    3
    0.19
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    679
    0.43
    		  
    7
    0.45
    41. Pertussis
    660
    0.42
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Syphilis
    639
    0.40
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Violence
    639
    0.40
    		  
    2
    0.12
    44. Skin Disease
    528
    0.33
    		  
    1
    0.07
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    527
    0.33
    		  
    74
    4.41
    46. Ovary Cancer
    523
    0.33
    		  
    14
    0.84
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    466
    0.29
    		  
    19
    1.14
    48. Tetanus
    271
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Bladder Cancer
    251
    0.16
    		  
    15
    0.89
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    233
    0.15
    		  
    179
    10.69
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    13.03
    55
    		  
    0.92
    170
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.92
    87
    		  
    29.45
    26
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.13
    159
    		  
    18.65
    64
    4. Oral Cancer
    6.22
    22
    		  
    1.56
    145
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    89
    		  
    4.06
    120
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    63
    		  
    6.30
    35
    7. Lymphomas
    3.97
    107
    		  
    10.90
    1
    8. Leukemia
    3.39
    103
    		  
    3.62
    96
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    158
    		  
    15.20
    40
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    91
    		  
    4.07
    54
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.44
    116
    		  
    2.96
    59
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1.35
    171
    		  
    21.29
    53
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.03
    146
    		  
    8.28
    29
    14. Liver Cancer
    0.94
    172
    		  
    1.88
    165
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.40
    168
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.18
    170
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    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.