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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
KENYA VS NIGERIA

Compare Kenya and Nigeria health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Nigeria
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kenya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    88.68
    86
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    98.12
    28
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    100.91
    107
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    41.99
    21
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    78.99
    13
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    99.13
    6
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    26.81
    36
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    27.25
    54
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    34.69
    27
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    33.50
    82
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    16.07
    103
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    20.77
    99
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    21.11
    35
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    20.40
    63
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    23.87
    88
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    0.75
    171
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    20.56
    47
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    19.45
    59
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    17.54
    9
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    2.36
    83
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    10.98
    56
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    14.14
    17
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    6.87
    117
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    2.52
    169
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    10.71
    58
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    15.51
    2
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    14.70
    5
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    8.54
    40
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    2.44
    107
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    5.96
    45
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    11.97
    42
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    4.32
    157
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    3.90
    112
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    11.22
    5
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    1.79
    9
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    6.19
    71
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    7.03
    31
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    2.06
    151
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    5.49
    76
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    5.60
    29
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    3.44
    37
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    2.64
    126
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    2.82
    22
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    1.37
    178
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    2.29
    62
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.60
    132
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    7.01
    35
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    3.25
    23
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    2.17
    107
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    1.64
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    207,281
    14.00
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    44,124
    2.98
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    127,335
    8.60
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    57,744
    3.90
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    144,724
    9.77
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    41,693
    2.82
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    38,326
    2.59
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    100,963
    6.82
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    61,374
    4.14
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    100,186
    6.76
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    95,959
    6.48
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    49,696
    3.36
    13. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    23,540
    1.59
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    22,497
    1.52
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    43,651
    2.95
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    18,189
    1.23
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    10,692
    0.72
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    560
    0.04
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    22,696
    1.53
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    12,569
    0.85
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    5,896
    0.40
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    10,574
    0.71
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    7,019
    0.47
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    18,407
    1.24
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
    11,884
    0.80
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    8,192
    0.55
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    8,355
    0.56
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    2,129
    0.14
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    5,202
    0.35
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    2,238
    0.15
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    6,786
    0.46
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    4,152
    0.28
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    7,528
    0.51
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    5,289
    0.36
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    2,257
    0.15
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    7,132
    0.48
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    5,914
    0.40
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    6,570
    0.44
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    6,584
    0.44
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    4,826
    0.33
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    5,846
    0.39
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    23,282
    1.57
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    5,001
    0.34
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    15,799
    1.07
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    2,133
    0.14
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    1,975
    0.13
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    1,295
    0.09
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    1,933
    0.13
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    1,488
    0.10
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    2,473
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    20.40
    63
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    0.75
    171
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    20.56
    47
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    2.52
    169
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    2.44
    107
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    5.96
    45
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    4.32
    157
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    3.90
    112
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    6.19
    71
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    2.06
    151
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    2.64
    126
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    1.37
    178
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    2.29
    62
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.60
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    0.81
    166
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.