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Norway
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu 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, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nepal
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F 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
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
     
    61.5
    63.5
    62.5
    121
    129
    129
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
     
    68.9
    72.7
    70.9
    113
    119
    116
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    68.9
    72.7
    113
    119
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    71.2
    74.9
    102
    118
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    71.4
    75.1
    103
    117
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    71.6
    75.2
    104
    118
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    71.8
    75.4
    104
    119
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    72.2
    75.6
    105
    119
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    72.5
    75.8
    106
    118
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    72.9
    76.0
    106
    118
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    73.3
    76.3
    107
    118
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    73.8
    76.8
    111
    117
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    74.5
    77.4
    112
    118
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    75.5
    78.2
    118
    117
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    76.8
    79.2
    123
    120
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    78.5
    80.4
    123
    124
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.7
    82.0
    129
    134
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.2
    84.1
    133
    137
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.1
    86.7
    132
    146
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.4
    89.8
    145
    151
    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
    40.10
    172
    102.19
    104
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    13.60
    145
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    18.16
    65
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    149.01
    1
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    0.95
    182
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    67.32
    106
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    5.77
    137
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    8.50
    172
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    29.37
    86
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    9.77
    74
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.18
    138
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    4.60
    83
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.51
    134
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    15.55
    5
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    16.12
    117
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    7.36
    96
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    0.42
    167
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    21.28
    103
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    4.37
    77
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.13
    76
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.61
    139
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    1.14
    171
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    6.79
    79
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.62
    119
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    1.19
    183
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    15.27
    52
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.26
    148
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    4.79
    117
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    30.02
    57
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    2.40
    92
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    0.74
    129
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.48
    176
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    1.08
    183
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    20.65
    72
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    6.52
    23
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    11.58
    122
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    3.57
    12
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    1.16
    144
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.17
    106
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    29.68
    51
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    5.38
    23
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    4.05
    59
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    0.09
    176
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    30.93
    6
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    8.46
    51
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    2.57
    119
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    0.94
    117
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.94
    9
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    11.28
    7
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    140
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    19,677
    12.26
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    2,022
    1.26
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    27,027
    16.83
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    12,909
    8.04
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    3,586
    2.23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    6,237
    3.88
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    1,167
    0.73
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    85
    0.05
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    3,321
    2.07
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    445
    0.28
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    1,038
    0.65
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    768
    0.48
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    2,571
    1.60
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    4,284
    2.67
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    1,655
    1.03
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    2,929
    1.82
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    760
    0.47
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    400
    0.25
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    257
    0.16
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    325
    0.20
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    668
    0.42
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    1,379
    0.86
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    50
    0.03
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    585
    0.36
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    93
    0.06
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    256
    0.16
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    491
    0.31
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    2,092
    1.30
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    217
    0.14
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    6,383
    3.98
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    168
    0.10
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    1,389
    0.87
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    191
    0.12
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    1,949
    1.21
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    845
    0.53
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    56
    0.03
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    6,071
    3.78
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    17
    0.01
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    1,969
    1.23
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    874
    0.54
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    38
    0.02
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    4,654
    2.90
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    5,930
    3.69
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    1,505
    0.94
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    2,320
    1.44
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    173
    0.11
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    184
    0.11
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    704
    0.44
    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
    22.09
    40
    18.16
    65
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    0.95
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    5.77
    137
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    8.50
    172
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.18
    138
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    4.60
    83
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    3.51
    134
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.13
    76
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    2.61
    139
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    6.79
    79
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.62
    119
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    1.19
    183
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    15.27
    52
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    2.40
    92
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.48
    176
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    6.52
    23
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.