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NORWAY VS NEPAL
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Norway 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
     
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    76.0
    81.4
    78.6
    12
    9
    12
    		  
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    79.8
    83.7
    81.8
    14
    18
    15
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.7
    14
    18
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    80.0
    83.9
    14
    21
    		  
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    80.1
    83.9
    14
    21
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    80.1
    84.0
    14
    21
    		  
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    80.2
    84.0
    14
    21
    		  
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    80.4
    84.1
    14
    20
    		  
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    80.5
    84.2
    14
    20
    		  
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    80.7
    84.3
    14
    20
    		  
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    80.9
    84.4
    14
    21
    		  
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    81.2
    84.5
    14
    21
    		  
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    81.5
    84.7
    14
    22
    		  
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    82.0
    85.1
    16
    23
    		  
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    82.6
    85.6
    16
    23
    		  
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    83.5
    86.2
    18
    24
    		  
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.1
    20
    23
    		  
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    86.1
    88.2
    25
    26
    		  
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    36
    35
    		  
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.7
    51
    48
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.4
    71
    66
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.7
    96
    96
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    122
    146
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.96
    143
    		  
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    34.17
    150
    		  
    90.33
    88
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    30.24
    7
    		  
    1.36
    138
    4. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
    		  
    11.92
    87
    5. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
    		  
    1.35
    171
    6. Lung Disease
    23.13
    56
    		  
    100.69
    3
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
    		  
    2.80
    158
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.33
    122
    		  
    63.82
    55
    9. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
    		  
    8.13
    159
    10. Other Injuries
    9.40
    104
    		  
    14.91
    65
    11. Suicide
    9.28
    80
    		  
    24.48
    8
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
    		  
    1.03
    146
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.64
    151
    		  
    29.96
    78
    14. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
    		  
    5.13
    63
    15. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
    		  
    3.97
    107
    16. Kidney Disease
    5.31
    153
    		  
    20.83
    30
    17. Falls
    5.21
    91
    		  
    7.63
    60
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
    		  
    0.18
    170
    19. Hypertension
    4.57
    161
    		  
    20.77
    51
    20. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
    		  
    3.39
    103
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
    		  
    5.60
    89
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.07
    109
    		  
    3.22
    126
    23. Drug Use
    3.96
    16
    		  
    0.21
    148
    24. Alcohol
    3.83
    28
    		  
    0.63
    97
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
    		  
    1.44
    116
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.46
    151
    		  
    9.08
    73
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.03
    41
    		  
    1.13
    112
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
    		  
    0.94
    172
    29. Other Neoplasms
    2.88
    80
    		  
    1.11
    147
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.86
    170
    		  
    22.32
    50
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
    		  
    2.49
    91
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
    		  
    13.03
    55
    33. Liver Disease
    2.77
    169
    		  
    20.00
    66
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
    		  
    0.40
    168
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.66
    159
    		  
    8.17
    78
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    103
    		  
    14.34
    12
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
    		  
    6.22
    22
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.91
    114
    		  
    28.82
    47
    39. Epilepsy
    1.64
    99
    		  
    5.29
    46
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.62
    2
    		  
    0.17
    115
    41. Skin Disease
    1.14
    104
    		  
    2.85
    63
    42. Malnutrition
    1.07
    107
    		  
    8.80
    51
    43. Low Birth Weight
    0.98
    168
    		  
    13.88
    52
    44. Asthma
    0.94
    139
    		  
    18.99
    13
    45. Poisonings
    0.84
    111
    		  
    6.76
    10
    46. Drownings
    0.69
    158
    		  
    2.58
    102
    47. Anemia
    0.61
    97
    		  
    0.63
    95
    48. Violence
    0.56
    169
    		  
    2.48
    119
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    158
    		  
    10.46
    57
    50. Fires
    0.51
    148
    		  
    4.66
    57
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,256
    16.16
    		  
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    3,258
    10.02
    		  
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,982
    9.17
    		  
    233
    0.15
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,291
    7.05
    		  
    2,235
    1.41
    5. Lung Disease
    2,178
    6.70
    		  
    17,186
    10.84
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.50
    		  
    527
    0.33
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,783
    5.48
    		  
    13,106
    8.27
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,106
    3.40
    		  
    103
    0.07
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.59
    		  
    3,407
    2.15
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    770
    2.37
    		  
    5,270
    3.32
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    759
    2.33
    		  
    192
    0.12
    12. Breast Cancer
    722
    2.22
    		  
    865
    0.55
    13. Lymphomas
    620
    1.91
    		  
    781
    0.49
    14. Kidney Disease
    512
    1.58
    		  
    3,994
    2.52
    15. Suicide
    510
    1.57
    		  
    5,572
    3.51
    16. Falls
    473
    1.45
    		  
    1,502
    0.95
    17. Hypertension
    434
    1.34
    		  
    3,584
    2.26
    18. Skin Cancers
    385
    1.18
    		  
    33
    0.02
    19. Leukemia
    374
    1.15
    		  
    820
    0.52
    20. Stomach Cancer
    362
    1.11
    		  
    1,065
    0.67
    21. Bladder Cancer
    344
    1.06
    		  
    251
    0.16
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    343
    1.05
    		  
    679
    0.43
    23. Ovary Cancer
    342
    1.05
    		  
    523
    0.33
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    297
    0.91
    		  
    187
    0.12
    25. Other Neoplasms
    273
    0.84
    		  
    218
    0.14
    26. Alcohol
    243
    0.75
    		  
    127
    0.08
    27. Liver Cancer
    240
    0.74
    		  
    177
    0.11
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    226
    0.70
    		  
    466
    0.29
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    212
    0.65
    		  
    1,509
    0.95
    30. Drug Use
    210
    0.65
    		  
    49
    0.03
    31. Liver Disease
    200
    0.61
    		  
    3,859
    2.43
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    188
    0.58
    		  
    2,646
    1.67
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.56
    		  
    6,160
    3.89
    34. Oral Cancer
    160
    0.49
    		  
    1,177
    0.74
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    159
    0.49
    		  
    2,582
    1.63
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    157
    0.48
    		  
    5,036
    3.18
    37. Uterin Cancer
    137
    0.42
    		  
    38
    0.02
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    113
    0.35
    		  
    34
    0.02
    39. Skin Disease
    112
    0.34
    		  
    528
    0.33
    40. Cervical Cancer
    110
    0.34
    		  
    1,368
    0.86
    41. Epilepsy
    107
    0.33
    		  
    1,035
    0.65
    42. Malnutrition
    107
    0.33
    		  
    1,679
    1.06
    43. Asthma
    86
    0.26
    		  
    3,384
    2.13
    44. Anemia
    60
    0.18
    		  
    125
    0.08
    45. Poisonings
    52
    0.16
    		  
    1,620
    1.02
    46. Drownings
    45
    0.14
    		  
    696
    0.44
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    42
    0.13
    		  
    62
    0.04
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    41
    0.13
    		  
    1,727
    1.09
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    37
    0.12
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Depression
    37
    0.11
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    26.87
    35
    		  
    11.92
    87
    2. Prostate Cancer
    26.51
    34
    		  
    1.35
    171
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.24
    10
    		  
    2.80
    158
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.45
    88
    		  
    8.13
    159
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.74
    19
    		  
    1.03
    146
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.91
    11
    		  
    5.13
    63
    7. Lymphomas
    6.89
    33
    		  
    3.97
    107
    8. Skin Cancers
    4.80
    4
    		  
    0.18
    170
    9. Leukemia
    4.44
    53
    		  
    3.39
    103
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.14
    116
    		  
    5.60
    89
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.71
    44
    		  
    1.44
    116
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.02
    150
    		  
    0.94
    172
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.81
    79
    		  
    2.49
    91
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    139
    		  
    13.03
    55
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.72
    59
    		  
    0.40
    168
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    127
    		  
    6.22
    22
     
     
     
    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.