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Niger
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
NIGER VS LAOS

Compare Niger and Laos 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.

Laos
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
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    59.07
    61
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    139.74
    56
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    152.50
    21
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    27.89
    53
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.15
    55
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    24.75
    75
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    36.38
    71
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    19.78
    77
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    46.19
    20
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    38.60
    25
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    34.86
    29
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    19.60
    22
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    16.42
    119
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    2.91
    61
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    1.88
    64
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    17.83
    80
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    24.41
    59
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    7.53
    92
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    6.67
    74
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    9.16
    28
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    8.47
    50
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    16.83
    4
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    5.98
    128
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    8.00
    40
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    7.80
    96
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    4.05
    108
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    25.37
    4
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    5.84
    92
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    4.66
    93
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    4.45
    78
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    3.82
    60
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    3.39
    92
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    3.41
    21
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.17
    74
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    4.40
    75
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    1.68
    85
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.33
    36
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    3.01
    174
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    7.51
    9
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    3.57
    33
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.97
    22
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    4.47
    102
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    0.86
    144
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.43
    123
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    0.56
    92
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    7.55
    14
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    5.00
    19
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.25
    47
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.36
    137
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    2.37
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    2,820
    7.01
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    10
    0.02
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    1,552
    3.86
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    1,156
    2.87
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    5,769
    14.33
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    5,190
    12.89
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    1,116
    2.77
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    1,281
    3.18
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    154
    0.38
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    647
    1.61
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    1,171
    2.91
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    519
    1.29
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    1,949
    4.84
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    218
    0.54
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    304
    0.76
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    1,646
    4.09
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    1,466
    3.64
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    29
    0.07
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    475
    1.18
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    1,626
    4.04
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    166
    0.41
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    840
    2.09
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    186
    0.46
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    568
    1.41
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    890
    2.21
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    440
    1.09
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    390
    0.97
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    108
    0.27
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    437
    1.09
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    313
    0.78
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    651
    1.62
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    458
    1.14
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    41
    0.10
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    206
    0.51
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    1,104
    2.74
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    58
    0.14
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    422
    1.05
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    187
    0.46
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    207
    0.51
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    101
    0.25
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    3
    0.01
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    96
    0.24
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    211
    0.52
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    530
    1.32
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    59
    0.15
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    17
    0.04
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    139
    0.35
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    290
    0.72
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    349
    0.87
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    11
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    17.83
    80
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    7.80
    96
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    4.05
    108
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    25.37
    4
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.17
    74
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    3.01
    174
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.97
    22
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    4.47
    102
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.43
    123
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    7.55
    14
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    5.00
    19
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.36
    137
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    1.27
    151
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    4.43
    41
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    1.38
    157
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    21.02
    48
    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.