Nepal
Total population: 27 474 000
Income Group: Low
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 17.0%
Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 33.8%
Age-standardized death rates*
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*
350
Injuries
10%
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
males
Cardiovascular
diseases
22%
females
300
250
200
Communicable,
maternal, perinatal
and nutritional
conditions
30%
150
Cancers
8%
100
50
Chronic respiratory
diseases
13%
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
2012
Diabetes
3%
Other NCDs
14%
Total deaths: 186,000
NCDs are estimated to account for 60% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs*
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Females
35
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths (thousands)
Number of deaths, under 70 years
Males
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cancers
2008
Diabetes
22% .
2010
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
35
2002
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
Raised blood pressure (2008)
Obesity (2008)
males
females
total
37%
25%
30%
4.4
0.2
2.2
23.3%
24.9%
24.2%
1.3%
1.6%
1.4%
National systems response to NCDs
Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
DK
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
No
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
No
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
No
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
No
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based
on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).
DK = Country responded "don't know"
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.