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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 SOUTH KOREA

Compare Niger and South Korea 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.

South Korea
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   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Niger NIGER   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    25.21
    100
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    27.78
    183
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    25.48
    155
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    0.91
    139
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.00
    67
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    7.50
    148
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    6.84
    160
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    5.76
    150
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    8.14
    175
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    9.92
    142
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    1.93
    110
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    1.08
    129
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    11.04
    154
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    0.07
    158
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    0.07
    181
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    6.59
    180
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    3.45
    163
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    3.88
    154
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    0.68
    170
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    3.34
    142
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    1.62
    152
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    0.54
    171
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    21.16
    12
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    0.39
    164
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    2.29
    160
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.84
    149
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    12.57
    21
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    1.82
    181
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    1.55
    172
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    0.11
    155
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    0.09
    158
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    2.11
    148
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    0.03
    116
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.56
    68
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    3.78
    114
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    0.33
    159
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.00
    160
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    6.10
    155
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    0.71
    161
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    0.23
    175
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    9.13
    50
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.72
    131
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    0.72
    166
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.60
    157
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    0.15
    158
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.60
    154
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.65
    138
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.00
    73
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.74
    111
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    0.67
    126
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    26,650
    10.63
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    1
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    929
    0.37
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    370
    0.15
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    25,596
    10.21
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    28,043
    11.19
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    88
    0.04
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    4,399
    1.76
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    51
    0.02
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    518
    0.21
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    6,348
    2.53
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    3,634
    1.45
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    1,950
    0.78
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    34
    0.01
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    6
    0.00
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    10,107
    4.03
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    6,812
    2.72
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    0
    0.00
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    386
    0.15
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    8,526
    3.40
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    88
    0.04
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    1,150
    0.46
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    1,891
    0.75
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    501
    0.20
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    3,711
    1.48
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    2,934
    1.17
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    14,636
    5.84
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    263
    0.10
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    2,880
    1.15
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    84
    0.03
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    540
    0.22
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    12,145
    4.85
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    115
    0.05
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    1,325
    0.53
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    11,589
    4.62
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    524
    0.21
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    10,180
    4.06
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    1,065
    0.42
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    224
    0.09
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    1,330
    0.53
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    5
    0.00
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    5
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    3,477
    1.39
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    8,625
    3.44
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    585
    0.23
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    526
    0.21
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    3,951
    1.58
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    2,140
    0.85
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    1,457
    0.58
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    1
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    6.59
    180
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    2.29
    160
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.84
    149
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    12.57
    21
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    10.56
    68
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    6.10
    155
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    9.13
    50
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.72
    131
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.60
    157
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.60
    154
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.65
    138
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.74
    111
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    0.89
    165
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    1.84
    115
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    7.34
    34
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    20.90
    49
    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.