Nepal - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 57.94
2010 36.82
2015 27.53
2019 24.82

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 8.12
2010 8.97
2015 12.62
2019 8.72

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 33.94
2010 54.21
2015 59.85
2019 66.46

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Nepal was 19.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.50 in 2015, while its lowest value was 18.20 in 2004.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.20
2001 18.80
2002 18.50
2003 18.50
2004 18.20
2005 18.40
2006 18.50
2007 18.60
2008 18.80
2009 19.10
2010 19.20
2011 19.40
2012 19.50
2013 19.50
2014 19.50
2015 19.50
2016 19.40
2017 19.40
2018 19.40
2019 19.30

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Nepal was 23.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.30 in 2002.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.30
2001 18.80
2002 17.30
2003 17.60
2004 17.90
2005 18.40
2006 19.10
2007 19.30
2008 20.00
2009 20.90
2010 21.20
2011 22.20
2012 22.70
2013 23.10
2014 23.50
2015 23.60
2016 23.40
2017 23.60
2018 23.80
2019 23.90

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Nepal was 21.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.00 in 2002.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.20
2001 18.80
2002 18.00
2003 18.10
2004 18.10
2005 18.40
2006 18.80
2007 19.00
2008 19.40
2009 20.00
2010 20.20
2011 20.80
2012 21.10
2013 21.30
2014 21.50
2015 21.50
2016 21.30
2017 21.40
2018 21.50
2019 21.50

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 173.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 217.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 193.80

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Nepal was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.60 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.60
2001 2.30
2002 2.20
2003 2.00
2004 1.70
2005 2.10
2006 2.10
2007 2.20
2008 2.20
2009 2.20
2010 2.10
2011 2.10
2012 2.00
2013 2.00
2014 1.90
2015 1.60
2016 1.70
2017 1.70
2018 1.70
2019 1.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Nepal was 0.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.40
2001 1.20
2002 1.30
2003 1.20
2004 1.00
2005 1.20
2006 1.20
2007 1.20
2008 1.20
2009 1.20
2010 1.20
2011 1.10
2012 1.10
2013 1.10
2014 1.00
2015 0.90
2016 0.90
2017 0.90
2018 0.90
2019 0.90

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Nepal was 2.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.30 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.80
2001 3.40
2002 3.00
2003 2.80
2004 2.40
2005 3.00
2006 3.00
2007 3.30
2008 3.10
2009 3.20
2010 3.10
2011 3.10
2012 3.00
2013 3.00
2014 2.90
2015 2.30
2016 2.70
2017 2.70
2018 2.70
2019 2.60

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Nepal was 2.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2001.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.30
2001 2.00
2002 2.30
2003 2.30
2004 2.10
2005 2.40
2006 2.30
2007 2.40
2008 2.50
2009 2.50
2010 2.50
2011 2.60
2012 2.60
2013 2.70
2014 2.60
2015 2.70
2016 2.70
2017 2.70
2018 2.70
2019 2.70

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Nepal was 16.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.40 in 2019 and a minimum value of 13.20 in 2006.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.80
2001 14.30
2002 13.80
2003 13.50
2004 13.40
2005 13.50
2006 13.20
2007 13.70
2008 14.10
2009 14.70
2010 15.00
2011 15.60
2012 15.60
2013 15.40
2014 15.30
2015 15.40
2016 15.60
2017 15.80
2018 16.10
2019 16.40

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Nepal was 9.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7.70 in 2004.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 8.50
2001 8.10
2002 8.00
2003 7.80
2004 7.70
2005 7.90
2006 7.70
2007 8.00
2008 8.30
2009 8.50
2010 8.70
2011 8.90
2012 8.90
2013 8.70
2014 8.50
2015 8.50
2016 8.50
2017 8.70
2018 8.80
2019 9.00

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Nepal was 16.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 15.30 in 2001.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 15.50
2001 15.30
2002 15.30
2003 15.40
2004 15.90
2005 16.00
2006 15.90
2007 16.00
2008 15.90
2009 15.70
2010 15.80
2011 16.10
2012 15.70
2013 15.70
2014 15.90
2015 16.30
2016 17.00
2017 16.20
2018 16.20
2019 16.30

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 19.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors