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Mozambique
COUNTRY #1
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MOZAMBIQUE VS NIGERIA

Compare Mozambique 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
Mozambique Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.9
    36.6
    35.2
    166
    163
    165
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    37.9
    41.0
    39.4
    167
    163
    165
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    41.1
    44.3
    42.7
    169
    168
    168
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    47.5
    50.5
    49.0
    170
    166
    168
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    52.5
    55.2
    54.0
    171
    172
    171
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    54.5
    61.7
    58.1
    179
    179
    179
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.5
    61.7
    179
    179
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    59.0
    66.3
    180
    179
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    59.5
    66.7
    180
    179
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    59.9
    67.0
    180
    179
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    60.5
    67.6
    180
    178
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    61.2
    68.3
    180
    178
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    62.1
    69.4
    180
    175
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    63.4
    70.6
    179
    175
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    65.0
    72.0
    179
    171
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    66.8
    73.4
    179
    167
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    68.8
    74.8
    179
    166
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    71.0
    76.3
    178
    161
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    73.3
    77.8
    178
    158
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    76.0
    79.6
    178
    154
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    78.8
    81.6
    177
    151
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.0
    83.9
    177
    148
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.7
    169
    141
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.1
    90.0
    158
    135
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    223.85
    4
    26.81
    36
    2. Stroke
    199.97
    5
    88.68
    86
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    114.09
    88
    100.91
    107
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    113.10
    19
    98.12
    28
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.95
    26
    78.99
    13
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.89
    31
    33.50
    82
    7. Hypertension
    55.74
    7
    16.07
    103
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.90
    11
    27.25
    54
    9. Malaria
    44.55
    18
    34.69
    27
    10. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    21.11
    35
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.57
    54
    23.87
    88
    12. Liver Disease
    27.80
    62
    41.99
    21
    13. Lung Disease
    27.71
    64
    20.77
    99
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.88
    18
    19.45
    59
    15. Suicide
    23.20
    9
    6.87
    117
    16. Other Injuries
    21.87
    5
    10.98
    56
    17. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    20.40
    63
    18. Malnutrition
    18.97
    10
    2.36
    83
    19. Maternal Conditions
    17.01
    12
    14.14
    17
    20. Meningitis
    16.32
    11
    17.54
    9
    21. Asthma
    14.89
    39
    10.71
    58
    22. Tuberculosis
    14.56
    57
    99.13
    6
    23. Falls
    11.50
    13
    8.54
    40
    24. Low Birth Weight
    10.84
    32
    14.70
    5
    25. Birth Trauma
    10.26
    23
    15.51
    2
    26. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    20.56
    47
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.38
    22
    11.22
    5
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    0.75
    171
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    6.19
    71
    30. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    5.96
    45
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.41
    38
    7.03
    31
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.41
    59
    5.49
    76
    33. Fires
    5.56
    9
    3.44
    37
    34. Poisonings
    5.07
    3
    2.82
    22
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.94
    51
    5.60
    29
    36. Epilepsy
    4.75
    5
    3.25
    23
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    4.60
    73
    7.01
    35
    38. Drownings
    4.35
    37
    2.17
    107
    39. Violence
    4.29
    95
    11.97
    42
    40. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    2.29
    62
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    2.44
    107
    42. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    5
    1.50
    31
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.33
    36
    2.05
    69
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    4.32
    157
    45. Alcohol
    2.80
    42
    1.16
    106
    46. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    2.06
    151
    47. Skin Disease
    2.46
    40
    1.64
    90
    48. Pertussis
    2.36
    35
    6.32
    6
    49. Syphilis
    2.36
    4
    1.05
    35
    50. Appendicitis
    2.05
    2
    0.55
    59
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    50,430
    19.75
    44,124
    2.98
    2. Stroke
    23,110
    9.05
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,445
    8.79
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Malaria
    14,971
    5.86
    100,963
    6.82
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,928
    5.06
    144,724
    9.77
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,621
    4.94
    61,374
    4.14
    7. Low Birth Weight
    10,409
    4.08
    95,959
    6.48
    8. Birth Trauma
    9,817
    3.85
    100,186
    6.76
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    9,117
    3.57
    41,693
    2.82
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,877
    2.69
    22,497
    1.52
    11. Hypertension
    5,786
    2.27
    10,692
    0.72
    12. Tuberculosis
    5,770
    2.26
    127,335
    8.60
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    5,566
    2.18
    49,696
    3.36
    14. Other Injuries
    4,924
    1.93
    22,696
    1.53
    15. Maternal Conditions
    4,339
    1.70
    23,540
    1.59
    16. Suicide
    4,144
    1.62
    7,019
    0.47
    17. Meningitis
    4,102
    1.61
    43,651
    2.95
    18. Malnutrition
    4,039
    1.58
    5,896
    0.40
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,036
    1.58
    18,189
    1.23
    20. Liver Disease
    4,004
    1.57
    38,326
    2.59
    21. Cervical Cancer
    3,297
    1.29
    10,574
    0.71
    22. Lung Disease
    2,986
    1.17
    12,569
    0.85
    23. Asthma
    2,160
    0.85
    8,192
    0.55
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,724
    0.68
    6,786
    0.46
    25. Falls
    1,524
    0.60
    7,528
    0.51
    26. Drownings
    1,418
    0.56
    6,584
    0.44
    27. Syphilis
    1,404
    0.55
    5,449
    0.37
    28. Pertussis
    1,320
    0.52
    23,282
    1.57
    29. Fires
    1,318
    0.52
    7,132
    0.48
    30. Lymphomas
    1,180
    0.46
    5,202
    0.35
    31. Poisonings
    1,136
    0.44
    6,570
    0.44
    32. Violence
    1,113
    0.44
    18,407
    1.24
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,108
    0.43
    5,289
    0.36
    34. Epilepsy
    1,082
    0.42
    5,001
    0.34
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,020
    0.40
    4,826
    0.33
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    976
    0.38
    560
    0.04
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    969
    0.38
    5,846
    0.39
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    912
    0.36
    15,799
    1.07
    39. Prostate Cancer
    805
    0.32
    5,914
    0.40
    40. Breast Cancer
    757
    0.30
    11,884
    0.80
    41. Skin Cancers
    563
    0.22
    1,933
    0.13
    42. Schistosomiasis
    562
    0.22
    1,508
    0.10
    43. Leukemia
    555
    0.22
    2,257
    0.15
    44. Oral Cancer
    545
    0.21
    2,238
    0.15
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    516
    0.20
    1,946
    0.13
    46. Tetanus
    456
    0.18
    8,355
    0.56
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    453
    0.18
    2,473
    0.17
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    424
    0.17
    4,152
    0.28
    49. Alcohol
    403
    0.16
    1,031
    0.07
    50. Appendicitis
    393
    0.15
    760
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    20.56
    47
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    0.75
    171
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    6.19
    71
    6. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    5.96
    45
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    2.29
    62
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    2.44
    107
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    4.32
    157
    10. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    2.06
    151
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.76
    109
    0.81
    166
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.73
    175
    1.37
    178
    13. Stomach Cancer
    1.62
    177
    2.52
    169
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    179
    3.90
    112
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.39
    148
    1.60
    132
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.61
    177
    2.64
    126
    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.