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China
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 China 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
China Population Pyramid
1,402,405,167
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Nepal Population Pyramid
35,323,925
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
35.1
37.6
36.3
162
160
162
 
39.0
38.4
38.7
148
156
154
1970
61.0
62.5
61.7
67
79
74
 
43.1
42.8
43.0
145
157
152
1980
64.4
66.7
65.5
67
83
79
 
48.7
48.2
48.4
144
155
149
1990
66.9
69.7
68.3
62
95
87
 
54.7
54.2
54.5
142
155
151
2000
70.1
73.5
71.7
56
86
70
 
61.5
63.5
62.5
121
129
129
2010
73.5
76.7
75.0
42
74
54
 
66.7
69.4
68.0
109
124
119
2019
74.7
80.5
77.4
52
46
48
 
68.9
72.7
70.9
113
119
116
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.7
80.5
52
46
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age
74.7
80.5
52
46
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age 5
75.4
81.1
53
46
71.2
74.9
102
118
Age 10
75.4
81.2
53
46
71.4
75.1
103
117
Age 15
75.5
81.2
53
46
71.6
75.2
104
118
Age 20
75.6
81.3
56
47
71.8
75.4
104
119
Age 25
75.9
81.4
56
47
72.2
75.6
105
119
Age 30
76.1
81.4
56
47
72.5
75.8
106
118
Age 35
76.3
81.6
58
47
72.9
76.0
106
118
Age 40
76.7
81.7
60
47
73.3
76.3
107
118
Age 45
77.1
81.9
59
47
73.8
76.8
111
117
Age 50
77.6
82.2
61
50
74.5
77.4
112
118
Age 55
78.3
82.6
62
51
75.5
78.2
118
117
Age 60
79.2
83.1
67
52
76.8
79.2
123
120
Age 65
80.3
83.8
73
57
78.5
80.4
123
124
Age 70
81.7
84.8
87
59
80.7
82.0
129
134
Age 75
83.7
86.2
104
63
83.2
84.1
133
137
Age 80
85.9
88.1
147
70
86.1
86.7
132
146
Age 85
88.7
90.6
172
71
89.4
89.8
145
151
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
110.80
58
67.32
106
2. Coronary Heart Disease
97.57
115
102.19
104
3. Lung Disease
54.18
13
149.01
1
4. Lung Cancers
36.63
5
18.16
65
5. Stomach Cancer
20.55
3
6.79
79
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.36
97
13.60
145
7. Hypertension
16.80
98
11.58
122
8. Road Traffic Accidents
15.09
96
20.65
72
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.02
42
5.77
137
10. Oesophagus Cancer
12.42
6
2.40
92
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.28
152
29.37
86
12. Kidney Disease
10.39
141
21.28
103
13. Liver Cancer
9.30
33
1.19
183
14. Breast Cancer
8.95
169
8.50
172
15. Diabetes Mellitus
8.56
148
16.12
117
16. Falls
8.04
50
15.55
5
17. Liver Disease
7.57
146
30.02
57
18. Suicide
6.67
121
9.77
74
19. Prostate Cancer
6.41
152
0.95
182
20. Pancreas Cancer
5.72
59
2.18
138
21. Cervical Cancer
5.16
124
15.27
52
22. Parkinson's Disease
3.95
98
4.37
77
23. Drownings
3.66
56
5.38
23
24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.53
34
11.28
7
25. Other Injuries
3.50
161
7.36
96
26. Leukemia
3.48
97
2.61
139
27. Congenital Anomalies
3.32
150
4.79
117
28. Lymphomas
3.04
145
3.51
134
29. Oral Cancer
2.81
89
6.52
23
30. Ovary Cancer
2.76
153
4.60
83
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.05
106
1.16
144
32. Bladder Cancer
2.04
94
1.62
119
33. Tuberculosis
1.88
111
72.19
12
34. Low Birth Weight
1.76
150
8.46
51
35. Inflammatory/Heart
1.73
168
1.08
183
36. HIV/AIDS
1.62
111
3.15
91
37. Poisonings
1.55
57
1.74
52
38. Endocrine Disorders
1.51
162
1.14
171
39. Birth Trauma
1.40
108
6.00
55
40. Drug Use
1.34
79
0.42
167
41. Asthma
1.29
123
30.93
6
42. Uterin Cancer
1.16
157
0.48
176
43. Alcohol
1.05
111
0.74
129
44. Skin Cancers
1.05
137
2.13
76
45. Malnutrition
0.78
107
4.05
59
46. Epilepsy
0.74
163
3.57
12
47. Violence
0.73
166
2.57
119
48. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.72
150
29.68
51
49. Fires
0.62
129
0.94
117
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.55
41
0.94
9
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2.043m
21.27
12,909
8.04
2. Coronary Heart Disease
1.772m
18.44
19,677
12.26
3. Lung Disease
968,607
10.08
27,027
16.83
4. Lung Cancers
714,311
7.44
3,586
2.23
5. Stomach Cancer
398,439
4.15
1,379
0.86
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
304,455
3.17
2,022
1.26
7. Hypertension
301,183
3.14
2,092
1.30
8. Road Traffic Accidents
250,272
2.61
4,654
2.90
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
248,388
2.59
1,167
0.73
10. Oesophagus Cancer
242,891
2.53
491
0.31
11. Kidney Disease
192,302
2.00
4,284
2.67
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
183,342
1.91
6,237
3.88
13. Liver Cancer
180,952
1.88
256
0.16
14. Diabetes Mellitus
161,672
1.68
2,929
1.82
15. Liver Disease
145,603
1.52
6,383
3.98
16. Falls
138,878
1.45
3,321
2.07
17. Suicide
116,324
1.21
2,571
1.60
18. Pancreas Cancer
111,537
1.16
445
0.28
19. Breast Cancer
92,757
0.97
1,038
0.65
20. Parkinson's Disease
70,699
0.74
760
0.47
21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
65,350
0.68
2,320
1.44
22. Leukemia
58,145
0.61
668
0.42
23. Lymphomas
57,838
0.60
768
0.48
24. Oral Cancer
54,695
0.57
1,389
0.87
25. Other Injuries
54,087
0.56
1,655
1.03
26. Drownings
52,807
0.55
1,505
0.94
27. Cervical Cancer
51,650
0.54
1,969
1.23
28. Prostate Cancer
51,056
0.53
85
0.05
29. Bladder Cancer
37,873
0.39
325
0.20
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
37,723
0.39
191
0.12
31. Congenital Anomalies
36,613
0.38
1,949
1.21
32. Tuberculosis
34,802
0.36
16,535
10.30
33. Inflammatory/Heart
29,954
0.31
217
0.14
34. HIV/AIDS
28,746
0.30
737
0.46
35. Ovary Cancer
28,078
0.29
585
0.36
36. Poisonings
25,762
0.27
474
0.30
37. Endocrine Disorders
25,613
0.27
257
0.16
38. Drug Use
24,214
0.25
93
0.06
39. Asthma
23,147
0.24
5,930
3.69
40. Low Birth Weight
21,631
0.23
3,822
2.38
41. Skin Cancers
19,669
0.20
400
0.25
42. Alcohol
19,071
0.20
168
0.10
43. Birth Trauma
17,644
0.18
2,676
1.67
44. Malnutrition
12,995
0.14
845
0.53
45. Uterin Cancer
11,751
0.12
56
0.03
46. Epilepsy
11,365
0.12
874
0.54
47. Violence
11,115
0.12
704
0.44
48. Fires
10,498
0.11
184
0.11
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
10,108
0.11
173
0.11
50. Diarrhoeal diseases
8,719
0.09
6,071
3.78
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  China CHINA   Nepal NEPAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
36.63
5
18.16
65
2. Stomach Cancer
20.55
3
6.79
79
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.02
42
5.77
137
4. Oesophagus Cancer
12.42
6
2.40
92
5. Liver Cancer
9.30
33
1.19
183
6. Breast Cancer
8.95
169
8.50
172
7. Prostate Cancer
6.41
152
0.95
182
8. Pancreas Cancer
5.72
59
2.18
138
9. Cervical Cancer
5.16
124
15.27
52
10. Leukemia
3.48
97
2.61
139
11. Lymphomas
3.04
145
3.51
134
12. Oral Cancer
2.81
89
6.52
23
13. Ovary Cancer
2.76
153
4.60
83
14. Bladder Cancer
2.04
94
1.62
119
15. Uterin Cancer
1.16
157
0.48
176
16. Skin Cancers
1.05
137
2.13
76
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.