Nepal sits in South Asia. A newborn there can expect about 70.6 years of life, 147th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Nepal, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 70.6 yrs | 147 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 9.2 /1,000 | 75 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.0 /1,000 | 122 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.4 yrs | 114 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 41.7 /1,000 | 151 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.1 yrs | 196 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 84.7 men/100 women | 142 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 22.2 /1,000 | 62 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 142 /100k | 50 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 19.4 % | 88 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 10.1 /100k | 54 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.3 /100k | 80 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 4.0 % | 129 of 143 | 2012 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.1 L | 150 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.5 % | 127 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $84 | 152 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,447 | 182 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Nepal's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 17th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (3.1 yrs) and the 15th lowest adult obesity in the world (4.0 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Nepal; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.