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Nigeria
COUNTRY #1
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NIGERIA VS GUYANA

Compare Nigeria and Guyana 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.

Guyana
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
Nigeria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    		  
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    		  
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    192.95
    31
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    18.83
    52
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    42.19
    65
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    149.26
    24
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    6.60
    74
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    26.93
    68
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    3.88
    44
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    82.60
    14
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    22.39
    63
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    34.94
    29
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    32.95
    45
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    24.77
    25
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    25.43
    78
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    25.59
    23
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    41.13
    12
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    3.28
    171
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    1.91
    62
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    45.77
    18
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    5.24
    62
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    7.54
    57
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    3.59
    53
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    25.46
    14
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    7.16
    50
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    22.64
    4
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    3.57
    100
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    1.52
    177
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    0.00
    130
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    7.61
    26
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    24.94
    3
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    40.85
    2
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    0.01
    127
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    4.07
    126
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    4.43
    105
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    2.12
    43
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    1.31
    172
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    12.69
    18
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    8.32
    96
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    4.75
    77
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    2.65
    61
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    3.18
    26
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    0.07
    178
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    2.70
    123
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    4.88
    110
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.74
    94
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    5.24
    53
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    0.71
    152
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    18.48
    1
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.77
    131
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    1.69
    81
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    0.03
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    302
    4.20
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    48
    0.67
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    137
    1.91
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    30
    0.42
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    64
    0.89
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    89
    1.24
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    1,335
    18.58
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    1,022
    14.22
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    69
    0.96
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    256
    3.56
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    17
    0.24
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    175
    2.44
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    197
    2.74
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    0
    0.00
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    28
    0.39
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    0
    0.00
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    167
    2.32
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    579
    8.06
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    194
    2.70
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    233
    3.24
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    174
    2.42
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    174
    2.42
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    96
    1.34
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    320
    4.45
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
    91
    1.27
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    0
    0.00
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    25
    0.35
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    11
    0.15
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    19
    0.26
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    315
    4.38
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    23
    0.32
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    145
    2.02
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    1
    0.01
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    16
    0.22
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    123
    1.71
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    37
    0.51
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    54
    0.75
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    0
    0.00
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    29
    0.40
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    32
    0.45
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    24
    0.33
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    92
    1.28
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    59
    0.82
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    1
    0.01
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    9
    0.13
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    21
    0.29
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    20
    0.28
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    18
    0.25
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    34
    0.47
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    24.77
    25
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    25.59
    23
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    41.13
    12
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    4.07
    126
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    4.43
    105
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    8.32
    96
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    4.75
    77
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    2.70
    123
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    4.88
    110
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.74
    94
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    0.71
    152
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.77
    131
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    3.50
    36
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    5.31
    135
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    1.11
    150
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    1.07
    152
    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.