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India
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
INDIA VS NIGERIA

Compare India 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
India Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    69.5
    72.2
    70.8
    107
    122
    117
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.5
    72.2
    107
    122
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    71.9
    74.7
    98
    119
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    72.1
    74.9
    98
    120
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    72.2
    75.1
    96
    120
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    72.4
    75.4
    98
    118
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    72.8
    75.7
    97
    116
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    73.2
    76.0
    97
    116
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    73.6
    76.3
    94
    115
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    74.2
    76.7
    93
    115
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    74.9
    77.1
    91
    113
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    91
    115
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    76.7
    78.5
    87
    113
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    78.1
    79.5
    85
    110
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.7
    80.9
    84
    106
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.7
    82.6
    88
    106
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.7
    84
    104
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    86
    109
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.4
    77
    95
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.72
    55
    100.91
    107
    2. Lung Disease
    87.90
    3
    20.77
    99
    3. Stroke
    64.97
    113
    88.68
    86
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.45
    20
    78.99
    13
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    35.30
    77
    98.12
    28
    6. Tuberculosis
    32.84
    32
    99.13
    6
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    97
    33.50
    82
    8. Liver Disease
    22.24
    83
    41.99
    21
    9. Falls
    21.87
    1
    8.54
    40
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.90
    107
    23.87
    88
    11. Asthma
    18.49
    24
    10.71
    58
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.33
    90
    27.25
    54
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.60
    137
    19.45
    59
    14. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    20.56
    47
    15. Suicide
    12.91
    41
    6.87
    117
    16. Other Injuries
    12.19
    44
    10.98
    56
    17. Low Birth Weight
    11.98
    19
    14.70
    5
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    2.44
    107
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.94
    8
    2.05
    69
    20. Hypertension
    10.68
    128
    16.07
    103
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    1.37
    178
    22. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    21.11
    35
    23. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    2.52
    169
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    4.32
    157
    25. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    20.40
    63
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    42
    7.03
    31
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.11
    64
    15.51
    2
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    122
    11.22
    5
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    65
    5.60
    29
    30. Encephalitis
    4.12
    3
    0.51
    76
    31. Violence
    3.84
    104
    11.97
    42
    32. Drownings
    3.76
    51
    2.17
    107
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    3.90
    112
    34. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    5.96
    45
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    0.75
    171
    36. HIV/AIDS
    3.35
    87
    26.81
    36
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    2.64
    126
    38. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    2.06
    151
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    6.19
    71
    40. Meningitis
    2.52
    55
    17.54
    9
    41. Epilepsy
    2.44
    47
    3.25
    23
    42. Fires
    1.84
    79
    3.44
    37
    43. Alcohol
    1.81
    68
    1.16
    106
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.79
    74
    14.14
    17
    45. Skin Disease
    1.62
    92
    1.64
    90
    46. Dengue
    1.51
    5
    0.00
    98
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    0.81
    166
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    1.29
    169
    7.01
    35
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.19
    4
    0.26
    99
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    1.60
    132
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.52m
    17.94
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Lung Disease
    879,732
    10.38
    12,569
    0.85
    3. Stroke
    697,038
    8.23
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    670,315
    7.91
    144,724
    9.77
    5. Tuberculosis
    435,882
    5.15
    127,335
    8.60
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    392,425
    4.63
    207,281
    14.00
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    271,495
    3.20
    22,497
    1.52
    8. Liver Disease
    268,580
    3.17
    38,326
    2.59
    9. Low Birth Weight
    238,739
    2.82
    95,959
    6.48
    10. Falls
    225,755
    2.66
    7,528
    0.51
    11. Kidney Disease
    222,903
    2.63
    18,189
    1.23
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    212,596
    2.51
    41,693
    2.82
    13. Asthma
    196,051
    2.31
    8,192
    0.55
    14. Suicide
    173,347
    2.05
    7,019
    0.47
    15. Other Injuries
    149,570
    1.77
    22,696
    1.53
    16. Oral Cancer
    134,187
    1.58
    2,238
    0.15
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    126,593
    1.49
    6,786
    0.46
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    126,079
    1.49
    1,946
    0.13
    19. Hypertension
    108,050
    1.28
    10,692
    0.72
    20. Birth Trauma
    102,819
    1.21
    100,186
    6.76
    21. Lung Cancers
    88,276
    1.04
    1,295
    0.09
    22. Breast Cancer
    82,821
    0.98
    11,884
    0.80
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    82,769
    0.98
    49,696
    3.36
    24. Stomach Cancer
    81,058
    0.96
    2,129
    0.14
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    77,368
    0.91
    4,152
    0.28
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    68,108
    0.80
    5,846
    0.39
    27. Violence
    51,767
    0.61
    18,407
    1.24
    28. Drownings
    48,774
    0.58
    6,584
    0.44
    29. Encephalitis
    48,080
    0.57
    937
    0.06
    30. Cervical Cancer
    45,319
    0.53
    10,574
    0.71
    31. HIV/AIDS
    44,406
    0.52
    44,124
    2.98
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    43,398
    0.51
    2,473
    0.17
    33. Lymphomas
    40,159
    0.47
    5,202
    0.35
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    38,898
    0.46
    560
    0.04
    35. Leukemia
    33,383
    0.39
    2,257
    0.15
    36. Meningitis
    33,337
    0.39
    43,651
    2.95
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    32,812
    0.39
    1,975
    0.13
    38. Prostate Cancer
    30,945
    0.37
    5,914
    0.40
    39. Liver Cancer
    30,369
    0.36
    5,289
    0.36
    40. Epilepsy
    30,307
    0.36
    5,001
    0.34
    41. Maternal Conditions
    25,917
    0.31
    23,540
    1.59
    42. Fires
    23,265
    0.27
    7,132
    0.48
    43. Alcohol
    23,097
    0.27
    1,031
    0.07
    44. Ovary Cancer
    21,947
    0.26
    2,133
    0.14
    45. Skin Disease
    17,857
    0.21
    1,468
    0.10
    46. Dengue
    17,546
    0.21
    2
    0.00
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    15,264
    0.18
    15,799
    1.07
    48. Bladder Cancer
    14,081
    0.17
    670
    0.05
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    12,651
    0.15
    4,826
    0.33
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,931
    0.14
    165
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      India INDIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    13.62
    125
    20.56
    47
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.45
    6
    2.44
    107
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.82
    117
    1.37
    178
    4. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    100
    21.11
    35
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.07
    76
    2.52
    169
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.03
    118
    4.32
    157
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.69
    147
    20.40
    63
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    120
    3.90
    112
    9. Lymphomas
    3.44
    136
    5.96
    45
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.40
    57
    0.75
    171
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.97
    113
    2.64
    126
    12. Leukemia
    2.79
    129
    2.06
    151
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.67
    175
    6.19
    71
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.34
    140
    0.81
    166
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    155
    1.60
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.47
    164
    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.