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Compare Panama 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
     
      Panama PANAMA   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
     
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
     
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
     
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
     
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    71.9
    77.0
    74.4
    43
    47
    44
     
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    74.7
    81.1
    77.8
    42
    37
    37
     
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    81.1
    42
    37
     
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    76.2
    82.3
    40
    31
     
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    76.3
    82.4
    39
    31
     
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    76.5
    82.5
    38
    31
     
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    77.0
    82.7
    37
    31
     
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    77.7
    82.9
    35
    30
     
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    78.3
    83.2
    34
    29
     
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    78.9
    83.4
    31
    29
     
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    79.5
    83.7
    28
    29
     
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.0
    25
    29
     
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    80.7
    84.5
    22
    26
     
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    81.5
    85.0
    20
    26
     
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    82.5
    85.7
    19
    19
     
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    83.9
    86.6
    12
    14
     
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.8
    5
    11
     
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    87.6
    89.2
    1
    4
     
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    90.0
    91.1
    1
    4
     
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    92.7
    93.4
    2
    3
     
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    95.8
    96.1
    2
    4
     
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    99.1
    99.2
    3
    11
     
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    24
    32
     
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    65.55
    130
     
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    48.73
    130
     
    90.33
    88
    3. Violence
    34.35
    11
     
    2.48
    119
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.16
    83
     
    29.96
    78
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.34
    95
     
    63.82
    55
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
     
    1.35
    171
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.44
    63
     
    20.83
    30
    8. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
     
    8.13
    159
    9. HIV/AIDS
    13.95
    65
     
    17.52
    57
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.77
    101
     
    22.32
    50
    11. Hypertension
    12.76
    119
     
    20.77
    51
    12. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
     
    5.60
    89
    13. Lung Disease
    11.79
    139
     
    100.69
    3
    14. Liver Disease
    10.70
    111
     
    20.00
    66
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.34
    69
     
    28.82
    47
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
     
    2.80
    158
    17. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
     
    11.92
    87
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    8.55
    88
     
    9.08
    73
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.53
    71
     
    8.17
    78
    20. Tuberculosis
    7.76
    79
     
    27.80
    43
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
     
    13.03
    55
    22. Other Injuries
    6.69
    130
     
    14.91
    65
    23. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
     
    3.39
    103
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.19
    110
     
    13.88
    52
    25. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
     
    3.97
    107
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
     
    5.13
    63
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    4.85
    99
     
    3.22
    126
    28. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
     
    0.94
    172
    29. Suicide
    4.52
    129
     
    24.48
    8
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.69
    70
     
    1.36
    138
    31. Drownings
    3.65
    87
     
    2.58
    102
    32. Falls
    3.63
    116
     
    7.63
    60
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
     
    1.03
    146
    34. Malnutrition
    2.69
    81
     
    8.80
    51
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
     
    6.22
    22
    36. Asthma
    2.39
    109
     
    18.99
    13
    37. Other Neoplasms
    2.36
    103
     
    1.11
    147
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
     
    0.40
    168
    39. Skin Disease
    2.25
    73
     
    2.85
    63
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    77
     
    1.13
    112
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
     
    0.18
    170
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.75
    115
     
    10.46
    57
    43. Maternal Conditions
    1.69
    77
     
    4.63
    55
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    95
     
    5.29
    46
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
     
    2.49
    91
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.43
    125
     
    14.34
    12
    47. Drug Use
    1.42
    71
     
    0.21
    148
    48. Meningitis
    1.27
    100
     
    4.20
    64
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
     
    1.44
    116
    50. Upper Respiratory
    0.96
    5
     
    0.07
    72
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Panama PANAMA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,218
    13.85
     
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    1,656
    10.35
     
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Violence
    1,292
    8.07
     
    639
    0.40
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    5.90
     
    5,270
    3.32
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    898
    5.61
     
    13,106
    8.27
    6. Kidney Disease
    558
    3.48
     
    3,994
    2.52
    7. HIV/AIDS
    513
    3.21
     
    4,066
    2.56
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    503
    3.14
     
    5,036
    3.18
    9. Hypertension
    434
    2.71
     
    3,584
    2.26
    10. Stomach Cancer
    413
    2.58
     
    1,065
    0.67
    11. Lung Disease
    400
    2.50
     
    17,186
    10.84
    12. Liver Disease
    364
    2.27
     
    3,859
    2.43
    13. Prostate Cancer
    363
    2.27
     
    103
    0.07
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    355
    2.22
     
    2,582
    1.63
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    352
    2.20
     
    6,160
    3.89
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    301
    1.88
     
    527
    0.33
    17. Lung Cancers
    298
    1.86
     
    2,235
    1.41
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    291
    1.82
     
    1,509
    0.95
    19. Tuberculosis
    273
    1.70
     
    5,506
    3.47
    20. Breast Cancer
    256
    1.60
     
    865
    0.55
    21. Other Injuries
    246
    1.54
     
    3,407
    2.15
    22. Leukemia
    221
    1.38
     
    820
    0.52
    23. Low Birth Weight
    216
    1.35
     
    4,713
    2.97
    24. Lymphomas
    175
    1.09
     
    781
    0.49
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    167
    1.04
     
    679
    0.43
    26. Suicide
    166
    1.04
     
    5,572
    3.51
    27. Liver Cancer
    162
    1.01
     
    177
    0.11
    28. Drownings
    137
    0.85
     
    696
    0.44
    29. Cervical Cancer
    134
    0.84
     
    1,368
    0.86
    30. Falls
    127
    0.79
     
    1,502
    0.95
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    125
    0.78
     
    233
    0.15
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    112
    0.70
     
    192
    0.12
    33. Malnutrition
    98
    0.61
     
    1,679
    1.06
    34. Oral Cancer
    87
    0.54
     
    1,177
    0.74
    35. Ovary Cancer
    86
    0.54
     
    523
    0.33
    36. Asthma
    82
    0.51
     
    3,384
    2.13
    37. Other Neoplasms
    80
    0.50
     
    218
    0.14
    38. Skin Disease
    78
    0.48
     
    528
    0.33
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    74
    0.46
     
    187
    0.12
    40. Birth Trauma
    73
    0.46
     
    3,552
    2.24
    41. Maternal Conditions
    65
    0.40
     
    1,189
    0.75
    42. Skin Cancers
    60
    0.38
     
    33
    0.02
    43. Epilepsy
    59
    0.37
     
    1,035
    0.65
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    53
    0.33
     
    466
    0.29
    45. Drug Use
    50
    0.32
     
    49
    0.03
    46. Meningitis
    47
    0.29
     
    961
    0.61
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    47
    0.29
     
    2,646
    1.67
    48. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.26
     
    251
    0.16
    49. Uterin Cancer
    40
    0.25
     
    38
    0.02
    50. Upper Respiratory
    35
    0.22
     
    13
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Panama PANAMA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.94
    46
     
    1.35
    171
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.36
    104
     
    8.13
    159
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.10
    37
     
    5.60
    89
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.94
    74
     
    2.80
    158
    5. Lung Cancers
    8.81
    97
     
    11.92
    87
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.52
    93
     
    13.03
    55
    7. Leukemia
    6.28
    3
     
    3.39
    103
    8. Lymphomas
    5.15
    74
     
    3.97
    107
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.92
    70
     
    5.13
    63
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.79
    99
     
    0.94
    172
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.31
    88
     
    1.03
    146
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.49
    101
     
    6.22
    22
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.28
    72
     
    0.40
    168
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.83
    71
     
    0.18
    170
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.58
    117
     
    2.49
    91
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.24
    133
     
    1.44
    116
     
     
     
    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.