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Nigeria
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
NIGERIA VS LESOTHO

Compare Nigeria and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    155.85
    43
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    68.85
    13
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    192.07
    1
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    211.66
    3
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    142.10
    2
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    51.33
    9
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    0.00
    128
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    147.55
    5
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    36.62
    32
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    254.70
    2
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    69.87
    4
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    44.59
    9
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    83.85
    6
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    11.68
    143
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    24.42
    47
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    17.24
    99
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    16.69
    10
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    74.75
    1
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    13.70
    7
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    18.96
    1
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    13.99
    19
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    43.38
    5
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    11.28
    4
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    28.67
    2
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    45.32
    3
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    8.24
    44
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    0.41
    33
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    18.88
    3
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    14.08
    10
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    87.48
    1
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    1.81
    46
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    4.78
    106
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    4.86
    86
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    1.67
    61
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    4.56
    67
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    21.17
    6
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    2.77
    180
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    3.01
    145
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    14.67
    1
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    7.57
    1
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    5.26
    2
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    0.90
    168
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    0.76
    181
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    3.76
    61
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    17.17
    13
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    3.61
    19
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    9.67
    7
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.43
    144
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    7.68
    13
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    1.04
    25
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    3,214
    9.65
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    2,354
    7.06
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    1,208
    3.63
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    717
    2.15
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    957
    2.87
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    2,101
    6.31
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    2,817
    8.45
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    389
    1.17
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    4,767
    14.31
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    318
    0.95
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    678
    2.03
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    792
    2.38
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    12
    0.04
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    292
    0.88
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    51
    0.15
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    533
    1.60
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    2,000
    6.00
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    924
    2.77
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    1,015
    3.05
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    235
    0.71
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    1,102
    3.31
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    97
    0.29
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    990
    2.97
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
    372
    1.12
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    45
    0.14
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    678
    2.03
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    128
    0.38
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    269
    0.81
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    1,539
    4.62
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    194
    0.58
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    200
    0.60
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    111
    0.33
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    32
    0.10
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    81
    0.24
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    357
    1.07
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    279
    0.84
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    50
    0.15
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    71
    0.21
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    78
    0.23
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    143
    0.43
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    305
    0.92
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    40
    0.12
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    55
    0.17
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    39
    0.12
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    52
    0.16
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    24
    0.07
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    11
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    44.59
    9
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    11.68
    143
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    24.42
    47
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    4.78
    106
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    4.86
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    2.77
    180
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    3.01
    145
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    0.90
    168
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    0.76
    181
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    3.76
    61
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    3.61
    19
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.43
    144
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    2.88
    66
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    3.87
    146
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    0.70
    170
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    5.57
    33
    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.