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World Health Organization (2020)
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)
World Health Organization (2019)
GLOBOCAN (2020)
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Country fact sheet: Nepal
- Total population: | 29 137 000 |
- Female population: | 15 788 000 |
- Male population: | 13 348 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 58.3 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 54.2 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 54 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.602 |
- Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 70.9 |
- Female population (years): | 72.8 |
- Male population (years): | 68.9 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 80.9 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 54.8 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (16.4) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (11.1) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (14.7) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (13.5) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal