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Germany
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
GERMANY VS NIGERIA

Compare Germany 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
Germany Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    74.8
    80.9
    78.0
    23
    16
    18
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    78.7
    84.8
    81.7
    26
    10
    20
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    84.8
    26
    10
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.0
    85.1
    29
    10
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.1
    85.1
    29
    10
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.2
    85.2
    29
    10
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    79.3
    85.2
    29
    10
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    79.4
    85.3
    32
    10
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    79.6
    85.4
    33
    10
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    79.8
    85.5
    33
    9
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    80.0
    85.7
    34
    9
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.9
    33
    8
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    81.0
    86.3
    35
    7
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    81.9
    86.9
    35
    6
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.1
    87.7
    35
    6
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    84.6
    88.7
    35
    3
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.3
    90.0
    30
    2
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.3
    91.6
    25
    1
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.9
    94.1
    31
    1
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.09
    155
    100.91
    107
    2. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    1.37
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    20.56
    47
    4. Stroke
    18.75
    173
    88.68
    86
    5. Lung Disease
    18.00
    116
    20.77
    99
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.54
    128
    19.45
    59
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    20.40
    63
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    4.32
    157
    9. Liver Disease
    9.69
    128
    41.99
    21
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    2.64
    126
    11. Hypertension
    8.36
    139
    16.07
    103
    12. Suicide
    8.27
    93
    6.87
    117
    13. Kidney Disease
    7.81
    152
    23.87
    88
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.66
    170
    98.12
    28
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.48
    161
    33.50
    82
    16. Falls
    5.64
    93
    8.54
    40
    17. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.96
    45
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    5.15
    62
    7.01
    35
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    3.90
    112
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    2.52
    169
    21. Alcohol
    4.32
    25
    1.16
    106
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.30
    99
    5.49
    76
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.25
    83
    5.60
    29
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    2.06
    151
    25. Other Injuries
    4.05
    151
    10.98
    56
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    6.19
    71
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    2.44
    107
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    0.75
    171
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.28
    29
    0.50
    88
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.98
    170
    27.25
    54
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    2.95
    157
    11.22
    5
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    21.11
    35
    33. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    0.81
    166
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.29
    62
    35. Drug Use
    2.00
    45
    5.81
    5
    36. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    1.60
    132
    37. Epilepsy
    1.72
    86
    3.25
    23
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.39
    119
    78.99
    13
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.34
    96
    2.05
    69
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1.30
    161
    14.70
    5
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.96
    11
    0.18
    103
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.90
    152
    7.03
    31
    43. Violence
    0.84
    161
    11.97
    42
    44. Skin Disease
    0.62
    130
    1.64
    90
    45. Asthma
    0.46
    165
    10.71
    58
    46. Drownings
    0.42
    177
    2.17
    107
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    160
    15.51
    2
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.33
    33
    0.27
    40
    49. Anemia
    0.32
    39
    0.00
    142
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.30
    135
    26.81
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    147,055
    20.98
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    51,168
    7.30
    6,786
    0.46
    3. Stroke
    49,794
    7.11
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    46,560
    6.64
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    42,797
    6.11
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Hypertension
    26,796
    3.82
    10,692
    0.72
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    26,026
    3.71
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Kidney Disease
    22,770
    3.25
    18,189
    1.23
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20,712
    2.96
    207,281
    14.00
    10. Breast Cancer
    18,842
    2.69
    11,884
    0.80
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    17,971
    2.56
    1,975
    0.13
    12. Prostate Cancer
    16,487
    2.35
    5,914
    0.40
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    15,560
    2.22
    22,497
    1.52
    14. Falls
    15,325
    2.19
    7,528
    0.51
    15. Liver Disease
    15,194
    2.17
    38,326
    2.59
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    12,594
    1.80
    2,473
    0.17
    17. Lymphomas
    12,249
    1.75
    5,202
    0.35
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    10,677
    1.52
    15,799
    1.07
    19. Suicide
    10,284
    1.47
    7,019
    0.47
    20. Stomach Cancer
    9,658
    1.38
    2,129
    0.14
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,891
    1.27
    4,826
    0.33
    22. Leukemia
    8,737
    1.25
    2,257
    0.15
    23. Other Injuries
    8,248
    1.18
    22,696
    1.53
    24. Other Neoplasms
    8,161
    1.16
    290
    0.02
    25. Liver Cancer
    8,057
    1.15
    5,289
    0.36
    26. Alcohol
    6,257
    0.89
    1,031
    0.07
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    6,212
    0.89
    560
    0.04
    28. Bladder Cancer
    6,193
    0.88
    670
    0.05
    29. Oral Cancer
    6,023
    0.86
    2,238
    0.15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    5,192
    0.74
    2,133
    0.14
    31. Skin Cancers
    4,055
    0.58
    1,933
    0.13
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,830
    0.55
    144,724
    9.77
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,615
    0.52
    1,946
    0.13
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,160
    0.45
    41,693
    2.82
    35. Epilepsy
    3,091
    0.44
    5,001
    0.34
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2,291
    0.33
    49,696
    3.36
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2,231
    0.32
    679
    0.05
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,166
    0.31
    5,846
    0.39
    39. Cervical Cancer
    2,131
    0.30
    10,574
    0.71
    40. Drug Use
    1,930
    0.28
    6,273
    0.42
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,571
    0.22
    179
    0.01
    42. Skin Disease
    1,543
    0.22
    1,468
    0.10
    43. Anemia
    994
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    44. Asthma
    924
    0.13
    8,192
    0.55
    45. Low Birth Weight
    770
    0.11
    95,959
    6.48
    46. Violence
    769
    0.11
    18,407
    1.24
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    543
    0.08
    165
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis C
    507
    0.07
    304
    0.02
    49. Drownings
    459
    0.07
    6,584
    0.44
    50. Malnutrition
    450
    0.06
    5,896
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Germany GERMANY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    27
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.80
    66
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.89
    102
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.18
    48
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.75
    12
    2.64
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    5.60
    60
    5.96
    45
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.13
    60
    3.90
    112
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    118
    2.52
    169
    9. Leukemia
    4.20
    59
    2.06
    151
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    129
    6.19
    71
    11. Oral Cancer
    3.52
    69
    2.44
    107
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.39
    58
    0.75
    171
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.68
    155
    21.11
    35
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.51
    70
    0.81
    166
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    84
    2.29
    62
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.95
    110
    1.60
    132
    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.