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Brazil
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
BRAZIL VS NIGERIA

Compare Brazil 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
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    88.68
    86
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    98.12
    28
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    11.97
    42
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    33.50
    82
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    20.77
    99
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    20.40
    63
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    20.56
    47
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    23.87
    88
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    27.25
    54
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    1.37
    178
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    19.45
    59
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    16.07
    103
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    4.32
    157
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    41.99
    21
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    8.54
    40
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    2.52
    169
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    21.11
    35
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    5.49
    76
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    7.01
    35
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    6.87
    117
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    11.22
    5
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    10.98
    56
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    26.81
    36
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    2.64
    126
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.19
    71
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.96
    45
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    0.75
    171
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    2.44
    107
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    2.06
    151
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    3.90
    112
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    14.70
    5
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    1.16
    106
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    1.64
    90
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    2.36
    83
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    78.99
    13
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    2.17
    107
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    99.13
    6
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    0.81
    166
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    129
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    1.60
    132
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    2.29
    62
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    0.50
    88
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    5.60
    29
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    7.03
    31
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    15.51
    2
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    3.25
    23
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    10.71
    58
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    5.81
    5
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.00
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    18,407
    1.24
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    22,497
    1.52
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    12,569
    0.85
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    18,189
    1.23
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    41,693
    2.82
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    1,295
    0.09
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    6,786
    0.46
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    10,692
    0.72
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    4,152
    0.28
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    11,884
    0.80
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    5,914
    0.40
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    7,528
    0.51
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    2,129
    0.14
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    4,826
    0.33
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    15,799
    1.07
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    7,019
    0.47
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    22,696
    1.53
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    44,124
    2.98
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    49,696
    3.36
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    1,975
    0.13
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    5,289
    0.36
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    560
    0.04
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    5,202
    0.35
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    2,238
    0.15
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    10,574
    0.71
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    2,257
    0.15
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    1,468
    0.10
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    1,031
    0.07
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    95,959
    6.48
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    5,896
    0.40
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    144,724
    9.77
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    670
    0.05
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    1,933
    0.13
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    6,584
    0.44
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    127,335
    8.60
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    2,473
    0.17
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    290
    0.02
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    2,133
    0.14
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    5,846
    0.39
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    100,186
    6.76
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    5,001
    0.34
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    679
    0.05
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    8,192
    0.55
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    6,273
    0.42
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    20.40
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    20.56
    47
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    1.37
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    4.32
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    2.52
    169
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    21.11
    35
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    2.64
    126
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.19
    71
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.96
    45
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    0.75
    171
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    2.44
    107
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    2.06
    151
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    3.90
    112
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    0.81
    166
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    1.60
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    2.29
    62
    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.