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Guinea-Bissau
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
GUINEA-BISSAU VS NIGERIA

Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    32.6
    35.6
    34.1
    169
    166
    167
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    34.6
    37.6
    36.1
    172
    171
    171
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    37.1
    40.2
    38.6
    174
    173
    174
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    40.9
    44.2
    42.5
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    51.3
    53.0
    52.1
    154
    159
    155
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    57.4
    63.0
    60.2
    177
    175
    176
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    57.4
    63.0
    177
    175
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age
    57.4
    63.0
    177
    175
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    62.6
    67.9
    174
    174
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    63.2
    68.5
    174
    173
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    63.5
    68.7
    174
    173
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    64.0
    69.0
    174
    173
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    64.6
    69.5
    174
    173
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    65.2
    70.0
    174
    173
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    66.0
    70.7
    174
    174
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    67.0
    71.5
    174
    174
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    68.3
    72.5
    174
    175
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    69.9
    73.7
    174
    175
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    71.8
    75.1
    175
    176
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    73.9
    76.7
    175
    175
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    76.4
    78.6
    175
    174
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    79.2
    80.8
    175
    172
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    168
    168
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.3
    161
    161
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.7
    157
    157
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.46
    57
    100.91
    107
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    123.23
    10
    98.12
    28
    3. Stroke
    121.60
    36
    88.68
    86
    4. Tuberculosis
    117.91
    3
    99.13
    6
    5. HIV/AIDS
    102.97
    11
    26.81
    36
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77.43
    15
    78.99
    13
    7. Malaria
    53.39
    3
    34.69
    27
    8. Liver Disease
    45.28
    15
    41.99
    21
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.22
    50
    33.50
    82
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.96
    23
    27.25
    54
    11. Kidney Disease
    34.24
    40
    23.87
    88
    12. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    21.11
    35
    13. Lung Disease
    29.21
    57
    20.77
    99
    14. Hypertension
    25.92
    54
    16.07
    103
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    20.40
    63
    16. Maternal Conditions
    19.30
    7
    14.14
    17
    17. Asthma
    19.10
    23
    10.71
    58
    18. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    20.56
    47
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.99
    83
    19.45
    59
    20. Meningitis
    15.86
    12
    17.54
    9
    21. Other Injuries
    15.81
    16
    10.98
    56
    22. Birth Trauma
    14.15
    6
    15.51
    2
    23. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    6.19
    71
    24. Low Birth Weight
    12.80
    14
    14.70
    5
    25. Violence
    12.49
    37
    11.97
    42
    26. Suicide
    12.38
    46
    6.87
    117
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    11.86
    12
    7.01
    35
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.83
    14
    7.03
    31
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    9.17
    17
    11.22
    5
    30. Falls
    9.15
    29
    8.54
    40
    31. Malnutrition
    8.65
    35
    2.36
    83
    32. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    2.52
    169
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    4.32
    157
    34. Pertussis
    6.32
    7
    6.32
    6
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.15
    65
    5.49
    76
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    5.62
    28
    5.60
    29
    37. Measles
    4.43
    16
    7.92
    10
    38. Fires
    4.32
    21
    3.44
    37
    39. Drownings
    4.02
    45
    2.17
    107
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.74
    29
    2.05
    69
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    3.90
    112
    42. Epilepsy
    3.33
    20
    3.25
    23
    43. Schistosomiasis
    3.32
    7
    1.50
    31
    44. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
    5.96
    45
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    0.75
    171
    46. Poisonings
    2.66
    27
    2.82
    22
    47. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    2.29
    62
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    0.81
    166
    49. Syphilis
    2.04
    9
    1.05
    35
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    1.37
    178
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,445
    9.71
    44,124
    2.98
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,390
    9.34
    207,281
    14.00
    3. Tuberculosis
    1,387
    9.32
    127,335
    8.60
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    913
    6.14
    144,724
    9.77
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    907
    6.10
    61,374
    4.14
    6. Stroke
    829
    5.57
    57,744
    3.90
    7. Birth Trauma
    790
    5.31
    100,186
    6.76
    8. Low Birth Weight
    705
    4.74
    95,959
    6.48
    9. Malaria
    684
    4.60
    100,963
    6.82
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    619
    4.16
    41,693
    2.82
    11. Liver Disease
    405
    2.72
    38,326
    2.59
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    373
    2.51
    49,696
    3.36
    13. Maternal Conditions
    333
    2.24
    23,540
    1.59
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    313
    2.10
    22,497
    1.52
    15. Kidney Disease
    268
    1.80
    18,189
    1.23
    16. Meningitis
    258
    1.73
    43,651
    2.95
    17. Other Injuries
    234
    1.57
    22,696
    1.53
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    221
    1.49
    15,799
    1.07
    19. Pertussis
    212
    1.42
    23,282
    1.57
    20. Lung Disease
    191
    1.28
    12,569
    0.85
    21. Hypertension
    177
    1.19
    10,692
    0.72
    22. Violence
    173
    1.16
    18,407
    1.24
    23. Cervical Cancer
    154
    1.03
    10,574
    0.71
    24. Asthma
    150
    1.01
    8,192
    0.55
    25. Measles
    147
    0.99
    29,439
    1.99
    26. Suicide
    134
    0.90
    7,019
    0.47
    27. Malnutrition
    121
    0.81
    5,896
    0.40
    28. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    5,289
    0.36
    29. Breast Cancer
    93
    0.63
    11,884
    0.80
    30. Drownings
    89
    0.60
    6,584
    0.44
    31. Syphilis
    85
    0.57
    5,449
    0.37
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    77
    0.52
    5,846
    0.39
    33. Falls
    71
    0.48
    7,528
    0.51
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    69
    0.46
    6,786
    0.46
    35. Fires
    64
    0.43
    7,132
    0.48
    36. Stomach Cancer
    55
    0.37
    2,129
    0.14
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    53
    0.36
    4,826
    0.33
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    50
    0.34
    4,152
    0.28
    39. Tetanus
    48
    0.32
    8,355
    0.56
    40. Epilepsy
    48
    0.32
    5,001
    0.34
    41. Poisonings
    45
    0.30
    6,570
    0.44
    42. Prostate Cancer
    41
    0.28
    5,914
    0.40
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    33
    0.22
    1,946
    0.13
    44. Schistosomiasis
    30
    0.20
    1,508
    0.10
    45. Lymphomas
    28
    0.19
    5,202
    0.35
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.18
    2,473
    0.17
    47. Hepatitis B
    20
    0.13
    1,488
    0.10
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    19
    0.13
    560
    0.04
    49. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.13
    2,133
    0.14
    50. Lung Cancers
    18
    0.12
    1,295
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    30.59
    18
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.86
    68
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.31
    74
    20.56
    47
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.32
    18
    6.19
    71
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.34
    72
    2.52
    169
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.32
    130
    4.32
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.71
    121
    3.90
    112
    8. Lymphomas
    2.89
    153
    5.96
    45
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.84
    77
    0.75
    171
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.20
    69
    2.29
    62
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.10
    90
    0.81
    166
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.00
    172
    1.37
    178
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    123
    1.60
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    156
    2.44
    107
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.52
    154
    2.64
    126
    16. Leukemia
    0.48
    181
    2.06
    151
    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.