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HEALTH PROFILE: Nigeria

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Nigeria NIGERIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Nigeria
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Nigeria NIGERIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    Nigeria NIGERIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    Nigeria NIGERIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
      Deaths %
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    Nigeria NIGERIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    Nigeria NIGERIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.2
    89
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    6.2
    0.5
    162
    157
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    4.6
    13.1
    153
    144
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.55
    113
    Nigeria NIGERIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    Nigeria NIGERIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    219.464m
    6
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.02
    37
    Population 0-14
    41.7%
    19
    Population 15-64
    55.0%
    174
    Population 65 +
    3.3%
    163
    Birth Rate / 1000
    34.19
    18
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.70
    58
    Fertility Rate
    4.67
    16
    Infant Mortality
    58.23
    14
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    23
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    96
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    81
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.89
    41
    Net Migration
    -0.21
    90
    Population Growth
    2.53%
    18
    Literacy Total
    62.0%
    153
    Literacy Male
    71.3%
    135
    Literacy Female
    52.7%
    139
    Unemployment
    16.5%
    33
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    62.6
    167
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    54.4
    167
    GDP per Capita USD
    $4,900
    139

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    267,188
    3,155
    4/1/24
    Nigeria COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Nigeria causes.

     
     
    Nigeria COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Nigeria COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.