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Finland
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
FINLAND VS NIGERIA

Compare Finland 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    74.0
    80.9
    77.5
    29
    15
    23
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    79.2
    84.0
    81.6
    25
    17
    22
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.2
    84.0
    25
    17
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.4
    84.2
    26
    19
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.4
    84.3
    27
    19
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.5
    84.3
    27
    18
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    79.7
    84.4
    27
    19
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    80.0
    84.5
    27
    18
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    80.2
    84.6
    27
    17
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    80.4
    84.7
    27
    16
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    80.7
    84.9
    28
    16
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    81.1
    85.1
    26
    17
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    81.6
    85.4
    27
    18
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    82.4
    85.8
    28
    21
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.4
    26
    20
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    84.7
    87.2
    29
    22
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.3
    88.1
    32
    24
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.5
    35
    26
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    48
    45
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    58.60
    152
    100.91
    107
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    54.65
    1
    19.45
    59
    3. Stroke
    24.54
    157
    88.68
    86
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    1.37
    178
    5. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    20.40
    63
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    20.56
    47
    7. Suicide
    13.43
    38
    6.87
    117
    8. Liver Disease
    11.51
    117
    41.99
    21
    9. Hypertension
    11.23
    123
    16.07
    103
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    4.32
    157
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    2.64
    126
    12. Lung Disease
    8.59
    173
    20.77
    99
    13. Falls
    8.17
    47
    8.54
    40
    14. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    5.96
    45
    15. Alcohol
    5.17
    17
    1.16
    106
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    3.90
    112
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    4.84
    56
    5.60
    29
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.58
    94
    5.49
    76
    19. Drug Use
    4.52
    10
    5.81
    5
    20. Other Injuries
    4.29
    143
    10.98
    56
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    6.19
    71
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.51
    179
    33.50
    82
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    2.52
    169
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3.26
    151
    11.22
    5
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.09
    168
    27.25
    54
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    1.60
    132
    27. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2.80
    183
    98.12
    28
    28. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    2.06
    151
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    0.75
    171
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    2.38
    132
    7.01
    35
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.26
    48
    0.50
    88
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    2.29
    62
    33. Kidney Disease
    2.05
    183
    23.87
    88
    34. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    0.81
    166
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    2.44
    107
    36. Drownings
    1.20
    138
    2.17
    107
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    21.11
    35
    38. Epilepsy
    1.19
    122
    3.25
    23
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.15
    147
    7.03
    31
    40. Violence
    1.06
    153
    11.97
    42
    41. Low Birth Weight
    0.74
    174
    14.70
    5
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.72
    21
    0.18
    103
    43. Fires
    0.69
    126
    3.44
    37
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.65
    5
    0.00
    140
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    44
    0.26
    99
    46. Asthma
    0.48
    164
    10.71
    58
    47. Poisonings
    0.26
    132
    2.82
    22
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.21
    177
    15.51
    2
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.17
    166
    99.13
    6
    50. Skin Disease
    0.17
    170
    1.64
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11,120
    23.00
    6,786
    0.46
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,831
    20.33
    61,374
    4.14
    3. Stroke
    4,115
    8.51
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    2,312
    4.78
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Hypertension
    2,030
    4.20
    10,692
    0.72
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,433
    2.96
    4,152
    0.28
    7. Falls
    1,325
    2.74
    7,528
    0.51
    8. Lung Disease
    1,289
    2.67
    12,569
    0.85
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,247
    2.58
    1,975
    0.13
    10. Liver Disease
    1,068
    2.21
    38,326
    2.59
    11. Prostate Cancer
    970
    2.01
    5,914
    0.40
    12. Breast Cancer
    948
    1.96
    11,884
    0.80
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    853
    1.76
    2,473
    0.17
    14. Lymphomas
    851
    1.76
    5,202
    0.35
    15. Suicide
    846
    1.75
    7,019
    0.47
    16. Liver Cancer
    545
    1.13
    5,289
    0.36
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    518
    1.07
    4,826
    0.33
    18. Alcohol
    464
    0.96
    1,031
    0.07
    19. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.92
    2,129
    0.14
    20. Other Injuries
    437
    0.90
    22,696
    1.53
    21. Influenza and Pneumonia
    436
    0.90
    207,281
    14.00
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    418
    0.86
    22,497
    1.52
    23. Other Neoplasms
    377
    0.78
    290
    0.02
    24. Leukemia
    371
    0.77
    2,257
    0.15
    25. Ovary Cancer
    344
    0.71
    2,133
    0.14
    26. Kidney Disease
    342
    0.71
    18,189
    1.23
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    320
    0.66
    560
    0.04
    28. Bladder Cancer
    308
    0.64
    670
    0.05
    29. Skin Cancers
    297
    0.61
    1,933
    0.13
    30. Drug Use
    269
    0.56
    6,273
    0.42
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    257
    0.53
    15,799
    1.07
    32. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.47
    679
    0.05
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    215
    0.44
    41,693
    2.82
    34. Oral Cancer
    207
    0.43
    2,238
    0.15
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.40
    49,696
    3.36
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    151
    0.31
    5,846
    0.39
    37. Drownings
    106
    0.22
    6,584
    0.44
    38. Epilepsy
    104
    0.22
    5,001
    0.34
    39. Schizophrenia
    93
    0.19
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    85
    0.18
    8,192
    0.55
    41. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    83
    0.17
    165
    0.01
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    80
    0.17
    179
    0.01
    43. Violence
    64
    0.13
    18,407
    1.24
    44. Cervical Cancer
    62
    0.13
    10,574
    0.71
    45. Fires
    62
    0.13
    7,132
    0.48
    46. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.07
    127,335
    8.60
    47. Skin Disease
    27
    0.06
    1,468
    0.10
    48. Low Birth Weight
    26
    0.05
    95,959
    6.48
    49. Poisonings
    25
    0.05
    6,570
    0.44
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    19
    0.04
    1,946
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Finland FINLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.24
    71
    1.37
    178
    2. Prostate Cancer
    14.53
    107
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.52
    123
    20.56
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    73
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.12
    8
    2.64
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    5.82
    51
    5.96
    45
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.00
    67
    3.90
    112
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.01
    131
    6.19
    71
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.37
    142
    2.52
    169
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.84
    70
    1.60
    132
    11. Leukemia
    2.76
    132
    2.06
    151
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.50
    91
    0.75
    171
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.23
    68
    2.29
    62
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.97
    97
    0.81
    166
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.72
    147
    2.44
    107
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.19
    183
    21.11
    35
    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.