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Italy
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
ITALY VS NIGERIA

Compare Italy 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
Italy Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    21
    24
    21
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    68.7
    74.6
    71.6
    15
    14
    13
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    70.7
    77.4
    73.9
    17
    12
    13
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    73.6
    80.3
    76.9
    11
    7
    8
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    76.3
    82.4
    79.4
    8
    5
    6
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    79.3
    84.2
    81.8
    7
    6
    7
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    80.9
    84.9
    83.0
    7
    8
    8
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.9
    84.9
    7
    8
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    81.2
    85.1
    7
    8
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    81.2
    85.2
    7
    8
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    81.3
    85.2
    7
    8
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.3
    7
    8
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.6
    85.3
    10
    9
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.7
    85.4
    11
    9
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.8
    85.5
    12
    10
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.0
    85.6
    12
    10
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.3
    85.8
    12
    9
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.7
    86.1
    14
    9
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.4
    86.5
    13
    9
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.2
    87.1
    15
    11
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.7
    14
    11
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.7
    88.7
    16
    14
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.8
    22
    16
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    42
    22
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    42.43
    169
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    25.15
    156
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    1.37
    178
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    20.56
    47
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.86
    135
    19.45
    59
    6. Lung Disease
    13.17
    152
    20.77
    99
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    4.32
    157
    8. Hypertension
    10.77
    127
    16.07
    103
    9. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    20.40
    63
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.21
    145
    33.50
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    2.64
    126
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.30
    178
    98.12
    28
    13. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    2.52
    169
    14. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    6.19
    71
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    5.96
    45
    16. Other Injuries
    5.34
    127
    10.98
    56
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    165
    23.87
    88
    18. Other Neoplasms
    4.93
    15
    0.50
    88
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    66
    7.01
    35
    20. Suicide
    4.33
    151
    6.87
    117
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    3.90
    112
    22. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    2.06
    151
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.13
    162
    27.25
    54
    24. Liver Disease
    3.92
    171
    41.99
    21
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    127
    5.60
    29
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    0.81
    166
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    139
    5.49
    76
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.59
    164
    11.22
    5
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    1.60
    132
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.44
    107
    31. Falls
    2.13
    171
    8.54
    40
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    2.29
    62
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    21.11
    35
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    0.75
    171
    35. Hepatitis C
    1.36
    4
    0.27
    40
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    165
    14.70
    5
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.07
    111
    2.05
    69
    38. Epilepsy
    0.87
    143
    3.25
    23
    39. Drug Use
    0.78
    132
    5.81
    5
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.64
    155
    78.99
    13
    41. Anemia
    0.62
    19
    0.00
    142
    42. Violence
    0.60
    173
    11.97
    42
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.60
    123
    26.81
    36
    44. Skin Disease
    0.59
    137
    1.64
    90
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.56
    31
    0.18
    103
    46. Drownings
    0.46
    173
    2.17
    107
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    163
    15.51
    2
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.33
    180
    7.03
    31
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.33
    84
    0.26
    99
    50. Malnutrition
    0.31
    124
    2.36
    83
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97,116
    17.89
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    62,633
    11.54
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    41,445
    7.64
    6,786
    0.46
    4. Lung Cancers
    34,152
    6.29
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    32,382
    5.97
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Hypertension
    29,931
    5.51
    10,692
    0.72
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,254
    3.92
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    19,836
    3.65
    22,497
    1.52
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,339
    3.01
    207,281
    14.00
    10. Breast Cancer
    13,868
    2.56
    11,884
    0.80
    11. Kidney Disease
    12,726
    2.34
    18,189
    1.23
    12. Other Injuries
    12,112
    2.23
    22,696
    1.53
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    12,095
    2.23
    1,975
    0.13
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10,252
    1.89
    2,129
    0.14
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9,984
    1.84
    290
    0.02
    16. Lymphomas
    9,670
    1.78
    5,202
    0.35
    17. Liver Cancer
    9,620
    1.77
    5,289
    0.36
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,431
    1.55
    15,799
    1.07
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    8,428
    1.55
    2,473
    0.17
    20. Prostate Cancer
    8,409
    1.55
    5,914
    0.40
    21. Leukemia
    6,728
    1.24
    2,257
    0.15
    22. Bladder Cancer
    6,711
    1.24
    670
    0.05
    23. Liver Disease
    5,559
    1.02
    38,326
    2.59
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,531
    1.02
    4,826
    0.33
    25. Falls
    4,222
    0.78
    7,528
    0.51
    26. Suicide
    4,042
    0.74
    7,019
    0.47
    27. Oral Cancer
    3,343
    0.62
    2,238
    0.15
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3,282
    0.60
    2,133
    0.14
    29. Skin Cancers
    3,239
    0.60
    1,933
    0.13
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,221
    0.59
    41,693
    2.82
    31. Hepatitis C
    2,451
    0.45
    304
    0.02
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,216
    0.41
    1,946
    0.13
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2,198
    0.40
    679
    0.05
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,045
    0.38
    560
    0.04
    35. Anemia
    1,672
    0.31
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,622
    0.30
    144,724
    9.77
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,443
    0.27
    49,696
    3.36
    38. Skin Disease
    1,440
    0.27
    1,468
    0.10
    39. Epilepsy
    1,337
    0.25
    5,001
    0.34
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,154
    0.21
    10,574
    0.71
    41. Malnutrition
    775
    0.14
    5,896
    0.40
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    701
    0.13
    165
    0.01
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    690
    0.13
    5,846
    0.39
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    677
    0.12
    179
    0.01
    45. Drug Use
    654
    0.12
    6,273
    0.42
    46. HIV/AIDS
    520
    0.10
    44,124
    2.98
    47. Asthma
    494
    0.09
    8,192
    0.55
    48. Osteoarthritis
    481
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    49. Schizophrenia
    424
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    409
    0.08
    18,407
    1.24
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Italy ITALY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.68
    42
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    94
    20.56
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    52
    4.32
    157
    4. Prostate Cancer
    9.43
    135
    20.40
    63
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.40
    33
    2.64
    126
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.00
    92
    2.52
    169
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.97
    76
    6.19
    71
    8. Lymphomas
    5.80
    52
    5.96
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.29
    98
    3.90
    112
    10. Leukemia
    4.17
    60
    2.06
    151
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.38
    47
    0.81
    166
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.45
    82
    1.60
    132
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    113
    2.44
    107
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.05
    82
    2.29
    62
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.82
    172
    21.11
    35
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.36
    134
    0.75
    171
    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.