Number of deaths from stroke in Nepal
Nepal: Number of deaths from stroke was 13,750 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from stroke in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from stroke in Nepal stood at 13,750 deaths.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Nepal peaked at 13,948 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,137 deaths, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 58th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,636 deaths | 8,137 deaths | 9,539 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,795 deaths | 9,855 deaths | 13,390 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,849 deaths | 13,750 deaths | 13,948 deaths | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 275,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 280,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 293,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 277,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 293,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 275,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 273,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from stroke in Nepal?
- Number of deaths from stroke in Nepal was 13,750 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13,948 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,137 deaths in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for number of deaths from stroke?
- Nepal ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.