A life that begins in Nepal

Health and survival

• Life expectancy, women (years)

  72.1

  World: 75.9

• Life expectancy, men (years)

  69.1

  World: 71

• Babies who die before 1 (per 1,000)

  22.2

  World: 27.8

• Children who die before 5 (per 1,000)

  25.1

  World: 37.6

• Mothers who die in childbirth (per 100,000 births)

  142

  World: 189

• Adults living with HIV (%)

  0.1

  World: 0.7

• Adults who smoke (%)

  29

  World: 20

• Alcohol per adult (litres a year)

  1.1

  World: 4.6

• Road deaths (per 100,000)

  16.3

  World: 17

• Homicides (per 100,000)

  2.1

  World: 4.7

Family and school

• Children per woman

  1.96

  World: 2.85

• Women married before 18 (%)

  35

  World: 18

• Children in primary school (%)

  96

  World: 89

• Secondary school enrolment (%)

  90

  World: 81

• Higher education enrolment (%)

  21

  World: 48

• Children aged 7–14 who work (%)

  42.8

  World: 11.9

Money and work

• Income per person (PPP)

  $5,277

  World: $21,797

• Income inequality (Gini, 0–100)

  30

  World: 34

• Living on under $3 a day (%)

  2.4

  World: 9.9

• Unemployment (%)

  10.5

  World: 5.1

• Jobs in farming (%)

  23

  World: 27

• Women in the workforce (%)

  27

  World: 48

• Health costs paid out of pocket (%)

  59

  World: 37

Home and connection

• Living in cities (%)

  67

  World: 58

• Access to electricity (%)

  98

  World: 92

• Safe drinking water (%)

  94

  World: 91

• Internet users (%)

  46

  World: 72

Peace and wellbeing

• Life satisfaction (0–10)

  5.15

  World: 5.4

• Deaths in armed conflict (per 100,000 a year)

  0

  World: 2.43

• Refugees abroad (% of population)

  0.03

  World: 0.34

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