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Compare Nepal and Latvia 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   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    100.69
    3
    		  
    5.89
    165
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.85
    73
    		  
    215.40
    15
    3. Stroke
    90.33
    88
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.82
    55
    		  
    7.54
    163
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.96
    78
    		  
    22.07
    102
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28.82
    47
    		  
    0.04
    172
    7. Tuberculosis
    27.80
    43
    		  
    2.35
    108
    8. Suicide
    24.48
    8
    		  
    18.10
    21
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.32
    50
    		  
    8.19
    139
    10. Kidney Disease
    20.83
    30
    		  
    5.56
    147
    11. Hypertension
    20.77
    51
    		  
    28.91
    23
    12. Liver Disease
    20.00
    66
    		  
    15.86
    85
    13. Asthma
    18.99
    13
    		  
    0.81
    145
    14. HIV/AIDS
    17.52
    57
    		  
    3.93
    94
    15. Other Injuries
    14.91
    65
    		  
    7.85
    119
    16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.34
    12
    		  
    3.43
    69
    17. Low Birth Weight
    13.88
    52
    		  
    1.44
    159
    18. Cervical Cancer
    13.03
    55
    		  
    8.35
    79
    19. Lung Cancers
    11.92
    87
    		  
    26.92
    34
    20. Birth Trauma
    10.46
    57
    		  
    4.79
    77
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.26
    26
    		  
    1.28
    126
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    9.08
    73
    		  
    6.08
    120
    23. Malnutrition
    8.80
    51
    		  
    0.20
    143
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.17
    78
    		  
    24.20
    7
    25. Breast Cancer
    8.13
    159
    		  
    21.32
    42
    26. Falls
    7.63
    60
    		  
    3.75
    113
    27. Measles
    7.26
    6
    		  
    0.00
    172
    28. Poisonings
    6.76
    10
    		  
    1.77
    69
    29. Oral Cancer
    6.22
    22
    		  
    5.39
    36
    30. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    89
    		  
    14.20
    26
    31. Epilepsy
    5.29
    46
    		  
    1.68
    96
    32. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    63
    		  
    10.92
    3
    33. Fires
    4.66
    57
    		  
    4.11
    66
    34. Maternal Conditions
    4.63
    55
    		  
    0.25
    125
    35. Meningitis
    4.20
    64
    		  
    0.30
    148
    36. Lymphomas
    3.97
    107
    		  
    7.41
    25
    37. Hepatitis B
    3.70
    24
    		  
    0.12
    139
    38. Leukemia
    3.39
    103
    		  
    4.98
    35
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    3.22
    126
    		  
    2.47
    141
    40. Encephalitis
    2.98
    15
    		  
    0.16
    99
    41. Skin Disease
    2.85
    63
    		  
    0.93
    114
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    158
    		  
    17.71
    20
    43. Drownings
    2.58
    102
    		  
    7.66
    34
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    91
    		  
    4.56
    43
    45. Violence
    2.48
    119
    		  
    4.77
    93
    46. Pertussis
    1.95
    50
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Syphilis
    1.94
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1.44
    116
    		  
    5.03
    14
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.36
    138
    		  
    6.46
    38
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1.35
    171
    		  
    27.22
    29
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Lung Disease
    17,186
    10.84
    		  
    241
    0.91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,107
    10.79
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    3. Stroke
    15,333
    9.67
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,106
    8.27
    		  
    237
    0.89
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,160
    3.89
    		  
    2
    0.01
    6. Suicide
    5,572
    3.51
    		  
    449
    1.69
    7. Tuberculosis
    5,506
    3.47
    		  
    64
    0.24
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,270
    3.32
    		  
    994
    3.75
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,036
    3.18
    		  
    181
    0.68
    10. Low Birth Weight
    4,713
    2.97
    		  
    18
    0.07
    11. HIV/AIDS
    4,066
    2.56
    		  
    84
    0.32
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,994
    2.52
    		  
    239
    0.90
    13. Liver Disease
    3,859
    2.43
    		  
    434
    1.64
    14. Hypertension
    3,584
    2.26
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    15. Birth Trauma
    3,552
    2.24
    		  
    60
    0.23
    16. Other Injuries
    3,407
    2.15
    		  
    214
    0.81
    17. Asthma
    3,384
    2.13
    		  
    33
    0.12
    18. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,646
    1.67
    		  
    131
    0.49
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    2,582
    1.63
    		  
    91
    0.34
    20. Measles
    2,471
    1.56
    		  
    0
    0.00
    21. Lung Cancers
    2,235
    1.41
    		  
    981
    3.71
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,727
    1.09
    		  
    49
    0.18
    23. Malnutrition
    1,679
    1.06
    		  
    3
    0.01
    24. Poisonings
    1,620
    1.02
    		  
    49
    0.18
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,509
    0.95
    		  
    722
    2.73
    26. Falls
    1,502
    0.95
    		  
    122
    0.46
    27. Cervical Cancer
    1,368
    0.86
    		  
    142
    0.54
    28. Fires
    1,218
    0.77
    		  
    116
    0.44
    29. Maternal Conditions
    1,189
    0.75
    		  
    5
    0.02
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,177
    0.74
    		  
    172
    0.65
    31. Stomach Cancer
    1,065
    0.67
    		  
    540
    2.04
    32. Epilepsy
    1,035
    0.65
    		  
    38
    0.15
    33. Meningitis
    961
    0.61
    		  
    8
    0.03
    34. Breast Cancer
    865
    0.55
    		  
    469
    1.77
    35. Leukemia
    820
    0.52
    		  
    189
    0.71
    36. Lymphomas
    781
    0.49
    		  
    276
    1.04
    37. Hepatitis B
    709
    0.45
    		  
    4
    0.02
    38. Encephalitis
    704
    0.44
    		  
    5
    0.02
    39. Drownings
    696
    0.44
    		  
    168
    0.64
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    679
    0.43
    		  
    81
    0.31
    41. Pertussis
    660
    0.42
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Syphilis
    639
    0.40
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Violence
    639
    0.40
    		  
    122
    0.46
    44. Skin Disease
    528
    0.33
    		  
    36
    0.14
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    527
    0.33
    		  
    740
    2.79
    46. Ovary Cancer
    523
    0.33
    		  
    236
    0.89
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    466
    0.29
    		  
    166
    0.63
    48. Tetanus
    271
    0.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Bladder Cancer
    251
    0.16
    		  
    220
    0.83
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    233
    0.15
    		  
    311
    1.17
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nepal NEPAL   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    13.03
    55
    		  
    8.35
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.92
    87
    		  
    26.92
    34
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.13
    159
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Oral Cancer
    6.22
    22
    		  
    5.39
    36
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    89
    		  
    14.20
    26
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    63
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    3.97
    107
    		  
    7.41
    25
    8. Leukemia
    3.39
    103
    		  
    4.98
    35
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    158
    		  
    17.71
    20
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    91
    		  
    4.56
    43
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.44
    116
    		  
    5.03
    14
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1.35
    171
    		  
    27.22
    29
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.03
    146
    		  
    10.28
    6
    14. Liver Cancer
    0.94
    172
    		  
    3.86
    126
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.40
    168
    		  
    5.91
    11
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.18
    170
    		  
    4.62
    5
     
     
     
    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.