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Libya
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
LIBYA VS NIGERIA

Compare Libya 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
Libya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.7
    48.2
    46.9
    107
    112
    108
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    50.4
    53.4
    51.9
    115
    116
    115
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    58.8
    62.2
    60.5
    100
    104
    102
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    65.9
    70.6
    68.2
    77
    87
    88
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    69.3
    72.7
    70.9
    68
    96
    84
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    70.6
    75.3
    72.8
    79
    90
    87
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    74.2
    77.3
    75.8
    59
    85
    72
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.2
    77.3
    59
    85
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    75.2
    78.2
    56
    88
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    75.3
    78.3
    56
    87
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    75.5
    78.4
    54
    87
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.6
    52
    87
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    76.3
    78.8
    52
    83
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    76.7
    79.0
    47
    82
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    77.1
    79.2
    47
    83
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    77.6
    79.5
    46
    82
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    78.1
    79.9
    46
    83
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    78.8
    80.4
    45
    82
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.5
    81.1
    44
    79
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.6
    81.9
    44
    77
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.1
    44
    71
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.8
    44
    61
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.6
    41
    57
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.0
    29
    50
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.2
    29
    47
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    158.90
    40
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    64.09
    114
    88.68
    86
    3. Kidney Disease
    28.70
    66
    23.87
    88
    4. Hypertension
    23.41
    66
    16.07
    103
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.90
    59
    27.25
    54
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.36
    25
    19.45
    59
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.17
    111
    33.50
    82
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.90
    127
    98.12
    28
    9. Lung Disease
    15.44
    138
    20.77
    99
    10. War
    15.38
    4
    1.67
    15
    11. Liver Disease
    13.95
    112
    41.99
    21
    12. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    1.37
    178
    13. Tuberculosis
    13.26
    59
    99.13
    6
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    4.32
    157
    15. Asthma
    7.09
    75
    10.71
    58
    16. Other Injuries
    6.89
    100
    10.98
    56
    17. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    20.56
    47
    18. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    20.40
    63
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    6.46
    69
    11.22
    5
    20. Drug Use
    6.17
    4
    5.81
    5
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    21.11
    35
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    2.64
    126
    23. Suicide
    4.50
    148
    6.87
    117
    24. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    2.06
    151
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.34
    79
    5.60
    29
    26. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    5.96
    45
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.09
    102
    14.70
    5
    28. Falls
    4.06
    124
    8.54
    40
    29. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    6.19
    71
    30. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    0.81
    166
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    3.90
    112
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    3.04
    109
    7.01
    35
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.03
    92
    26.81
    36
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    2.52
    169
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.45
    95
    7.03
    31
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.16
    161
    5.49
    76
    37. Violence
    2.11
    132
    11.97
    42
    38. Fires
    1.98
    75
    3.44
    37
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    108
    78.99
    13
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.44
    107
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.57
    76
    14.14
    17
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.48
    106
    15.51
    2
    43. Drownings
    1.11
    144
    2.17
    107
    44. Epilepsy
    1.06
    132
    3.25
    23
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    120
    2.05
    69
    46. Poisonings
    0.86
    73
    2.82
    22
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    0.75
    171
    48. Meningitis
    0.76
    93
    17.54
    9
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.68
    53
    1.19
    29
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.29
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,610
    26.30
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    2,603
    10.36
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,444
    5.75
    41,693
    2.82
    4. Kidney Disease
    1,186
    4.72
    18,189
    1.23
    5. War
    1,055
    4.20
    3,245
    0.22
    6. Hypertension
    915
    3.64
    10,692
    0.72
    7. Tuberculosis
    812
    3.23
    127,335
    8.60
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    803
    3.20
    22,497
    1.52
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    744
    2.96
    207,281
    14.00
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    743
    2.96
    6,786
    0.46
    11. Liver Disease
    630
    2.51
    38,326
    2.59
    12. Lung Disease
    607
    2.42
    12,569
    0.85
    13. Lung Cancers
    592
    2.36
    1,295
    0.09
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    493
    1.96
    49,696
    3.36
    15. Other Injuries
    432
    1.72
    22,696
    1.53
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    427
    1.70
    4,152
    0.28
    17. Drug Use
    371
    1.48
    6,273
    0.42
    18. Low Birth Weight
    359
    1.43
    95,959
    6.48
    19. Suicide
    304
    1.21
    7,019
    0.47
    20. Asthma
    297
    1.18
    8,192
    0.55
    21. HIV/AIDS
    224
    0.89
    44,124
    2.98
    22. Leukemia
    217
    0.86
    2,257
    0.15
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    209
    0.83
    1,975
    0.13
    24. Falls
    204
    0.81
    7,528
    0.51
    25. Breast Cancer
    190
    0.76
    11,884
    0.80
    26. Lymphomas
    189
    0.75
    5,202
    0.35
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    159
    0.63
    2,473
    0.17
    28. Liver Cancer
    153
    0.61
    5,289
    0.36
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.61
    15,799
    1.07
    30. Violence
    145
    0.58
    18,407
    1.24
    31. Bladder Cancer
    136
    0.54
    670
    0.05
    32. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.54
    10,574
    0.71
    33. Stomach Cancer
    134
    0.53
    2,129
    0.14
    34. Birth Trauma
    132
    0.53
    100,186
    6.76
    35. Maternal Conditions
    124
    0.49
    23,540
    1.59
    36. Fires
    115
    0.46
    7,132
    0.48
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    107
    0.43
    4,826
    0.33
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    99
    0.39
    5,846
    0.39
    39. Prostate Cancer
    96
    0.38
    5,914
    0.40
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    92
    0.37
    144,724
    9.77
    41. Oral Cancer
    81
    0.32
    2,238
    0.15
    42. Ovary Cancer
    75
    0.30
    2,133
    0.14
    43. Drownings
    74
    0.29
    6,584
    0.44
    44. Epilepsy
    67
    0.27
    5,001
    0.34
    45. Poisonings
    56
    0.22
    6,570
    0.44
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.19
    1,946
    0.13
    47. Meningitis
    41
    0.16
    43,651
    2.95
    48. Hepatitis B
    34
    0.14
    1,488
    0.10
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    33
    0.13
    560
    0.04
    50. Alcohol
    22
    0.09
    1,031
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Libya LIBYA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    13.37
    86
    1.37
    178
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.87
    90
    4.32
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    6.73
    179
    20.56
    47
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.62
    148
    20.40
    63
    5. Cervical Cancer
    5.45
    120
    21.11
    35
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.87
    67
    2.64
    126
    7. Leukemia
    4.41
    51
    2.06
    151
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    109
    5.96
    45
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.69
    145
    6.19
    71
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.67
    36
    0.81
    166
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.10
    142
    3.90
    112
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.96
    158
    2.52
    169
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.71
    148
    2.44
    107
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    170
    0.75
    171
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.50
    162
    2.29
    62
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    179
    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.