page_title: Health in Nepal
section_title: Disease burden
hierarchical_section_title: Health in Nepal / Health status / Disease burden
caption_attribution_description: English: According to Global disease burden, the chart shows the burden of disease in Nepal.
context_page_description: Health care services in Nepal are provided by both public and private sectors and are generally regarded as failing to meet international standards. Prevalence of disease is significantly higher in Nepal than in other South Asian countries, especially in rural areas. Moreover, the country's topographical and sociological diversity results in periodic epidemics of infectious diseases, epizootics and natural hazards such as floods, forest fires, landslides, and earthquakes. A large section of the population, particularly those living in rural poverty, are at risk of infection and mortality by communicable diseases, malnutrition and other health-related events. Nevertheless, some improvements in health care can be witnessed; most notably, there has been significant improvement in the field of maternal health. These improvements include:
  Human Development Index increased to 0.458 in 2011 from 0.291 in 1975.
  Mortality rate during childbirth deceased from 850 out of 100,000 mothers in 1990 to 190 out of 100,000 mothers in 2013.
  Mortality under the age of five decreased from 61.5 per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 31.4 per 1,000 live births in 2018.
context_section_description: According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, the eight leading causes of morbidity (illness) and mortality (death) in Nepal are: Neonatal disorders (9.97%), Ischaemic Heart Disease (7.55%), COPD (5.35%), Lower respiratory infection (5.15%), Diarrhoeal disease (3.42%), Road injury (3.56%), Stroke (3.49%), Diabetes (2.35%).
  The chart shows the burden of diseases prevalence in Nepal over the period of time. Diseases like neonatal disorder, lower respiratory tract infection and diarrhoeal diseases has shown gradual decrease in the prevalence over the period from 1990 to 2017. The reason for this decrease in number is due to the implementation of several health programs by the government with the involvement of other international organisations such as WHO and UNICEF for the maternal and child health, as these diseases are very common among the children. Whereas, there is remarkable increment in the number of other diseases like Ischemic heart disease (IHD), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Road injuries, Stroke and Diabetes.
caption: Diseases burden in Nepal
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