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Compare New Zealand 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
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
     
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    22
    21
    22
     
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    76.1
    81.3
    78.6
    11
    10
    11
     
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    80.0
    83.3
    81.6
    12
    26
    17
     
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.0
    83.3
    12
    26
     
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.7
    9
    25
     
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    80.6
    83.8
    9
    25
     
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    24
     
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.0
    8
    23
     
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.1
    7
    22
     
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.2
    6
    21
     
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    81.7
    84.4
    6
    20
     
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    82.0
    84.6
    6
    19
     
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    4
    18
     
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    5
    17
     
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    5
    18
     
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.4
    8
    18
     
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    85.5
    87.3
    8
    16
     
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.4
    10
    19
     
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.9
    11
    24
     
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    91.2
    91.9
    22
    34
     
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.5
    37
    54
     
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.0
    61
    72
     
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.0
    78
    96
     
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.78
    134
     
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    28.73
    160
     
    90.33
    88
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    11.92
    87
    4. Lung Disease
    19.44
    82
     
    100.69
    3
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19.02
    19
     
    1.36
    138
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    8.13
    159
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    2.80
    158
    8. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    1.35
    171
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    137
     
    29.96
    78
    10. Suicide
    9.84
    72
     
    24.48
    8
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.39
    156
     
    63.82
    55
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
     
    22.32
    50
    13. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    0.18
    170
    14. Falls
    7.56
    62
     
    7.63
    60
    15. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    3.97
    107
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    1.03
    146
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.16
    83
     
    3.22
    126
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    5.13
    63
    19. Kidney Disease
    5.52
    148
     
    20.83
    30
    20. Hypertension
    5.43
    158
     
    20.77
    51
    21. Other Injuries
    5.28
    147
     
    14.91
    65
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.43
    83
     
    28.82
    47
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    4.16
    141
     
    9.08
    73
    24. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    3.39
    103
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    2.49
    91
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    0.94
    172
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    5.60
    89
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.45
    140
     
    8.17
    78
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.13
    98
     
    9.26
    26
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    0.40
    168
    31. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    1.44
    116
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.83
    48
     
    1.13
    112
    33. Low Birth Weight
    2.56
    144
     
    13.88
    52
    34. Drug Use
    2.39
    46
     
    0.21
    148
    35. Liver Disease
    2.37
    170
     
    20.00
    66
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    6.22
    22
    37. Other Neoplasms
    1.81
    120
     
    1.11
    147
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    13.03
    55
    39. Violence
    1.64
    136
     
    2.48
    119
    40. Skin Disease
    1.49
    93
     
    2.85
    63
    41. Drownings
    1.39
    137
     
    2.58
    102
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    131
     
    14.34
    12
    43. Alcohol
    1.29
    70
     
    0.63
    97
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
     
    5.29
    46
    45. Asthma
    0.89
    141
     
    18.99
    13
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    136
     
    10.46
    57
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    22
     
    0.17
    115
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    88
     
    0.36
    113
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.47
    50
     
    0.47
    50
    50. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,571
    19.46
     
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    2,138
    9.10
     
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,534
    6.53
     
    2,235
    1.41
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,481
    6.30
     
    233
    0.15
    5. Lung Disease
    1,427
    6.08
     
    17,186
    10.84
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,274
    5.42
     
    527
    0.33
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    813
    3.46
     
    5,270
    3.32
    8. Breast Cancer
    624
    2.66
     
    865
    0.55
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    594
    2.53
     
    13,106
    8.27
    10. Prostate Cancer
    573
    2.44
     
    103
    0.07
    11. Falls
    552
    2.35
     
    1,502
    0.95
    12. Skin Cancers
    512
    2.18
     
    33
    0.02
    13. Suicide
    459
    1.95
     
    5,572
    3.51
    14. Lymphomas
    446
    1.90
     
    781
    0.49
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    418
    1.78
     
    192
    0.12
    16. Kidney Disease
    414
    1.76
     
    3,994
    2.52
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    393
    1.67
     
    679
    0.43
    18. Hypertension
    389
    1.66
     
    3,584
    2.26
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    385
    1.64
     
    5,036
    3.18
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    340
    1.45
     
    6,160
    3.89
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    273
    1.16
     
    466
    0.29
    22. Leukemia
    267
    1.14
     
    820
    0.52
    23. Other Injuries
    258
    1.10
     
    3,407
    2.15
    24. Stomach Cancer
    252
    1.07
     
    1,065
    0.67
    25. Liver Cancer
    246
    1.05
     
    177
    0.11
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    220
    0.94
     
    187
    0.12
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    217
    0.92
     
    1,727
    1.09
    28. Bladder Cancer
    214
    0.91
     
    251
    0.16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    199
    0.85
     
    1,509
    0.95
    30. Ovary Cancer
    196
    0.83
     
    523
    0.33
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    179
    0.76
     
    2,582
    1.63
    32. Liver Disease
    144
    0.61
     
    3,859
    2.43
    33. Oral Cancer
    131
    0.56
     
    1,177
    0.74
    34. Other Neoplasms
    131
    0.56
     
    218
    0.14
    35. Uterin Cancer
    114
    0.48
     
    38
    0.02
    36. Drug Use
    113
    0.48
     
    49
    0.03
    37. Skin Disease
    111
    0.47
     
    528
    0.33
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.39
     
    2,646
    1.67
    39. Low Birth Weight
    91
    0.39
     
    4,713
    2.97
    40. Violence
    71
    0.30
     
    639
    0.40
    41. Alcohol
    66
    0.28
     
    127
    0.08
    42. Drownings
    63
    0.27
     
    696
    0.44
    43. Cervical Cancer
    58
    0.25
     
    1,368
    0.86
    44. Epilepsy
    52
    0.22
     
    1,035
    0.65
    45. Asthma
    50
    0.21
     
    3,384
    2.13
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    48
    0.20
     
    34
    0.02
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    41
    0.18
     
    62
    0.04
    48. Osteoarthritis
    32
    0.14
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Birth Trauma
    31
    0.13
     
    3,552
    2.24
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    25
    0.11
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.61
    47
     
    11.92
    87
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.94
    62
     
    8.13
    159
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.41
    16
     
    2.80
    158
    4. Prostate Cancer
    17.06
    81
     
    1.35
    171
    5. Skin Cancers
    7.68
    1
     
    0.18
    170
    6. Lymphomas
    6.49
    40
     
    3.97
    107
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.17
    49
     
    1.03
    146
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.73
    46
     
    5.13
    63
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    77
     
    3.39
    103
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    58
     
    2.49
    91
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.81
    128
     
    0.94
    172
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    125
     
    5.60
    89
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.05
    44
     
    0.40
    168
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    60
     
    1.44
    116
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    124
     
    6.22
    22
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.74
    158
     
    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.