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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 SOUTH KOREA

Compare Nigeria 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
Nigeria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    27.78
    183
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    1.93
    110
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    25.21
    100
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    25.48
    155
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    0.91
    139
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    7.50
    148
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    0.00
    67
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    6.84
    160
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    5.76
    150
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    0.11
    155
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    9.92
    142
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    2.29
    160
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    8.14
    175
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    6.59
    180
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    6.10
    155
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    11.04
    154
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    0.07
    181
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    3.45
    163
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    0.39
    164
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    1.62
    152
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    0.07
    158
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    0.68
    170
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    1.82
    181
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    3.88
    154
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    1.08
    129
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    3.34
    142
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    0.00
    160
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    0.54
    171
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    2.11
    148
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    21.16
    12
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    0.03
    116
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    12.57
    21
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    3.72
    131
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    0.20
    181
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    3.78
    114
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    1.55
    172
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    10.56
    68
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    2.84
    149
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    0.33
    159
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    0.72
    166
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    0.15
    158
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    7.34
    34
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    9.13
    50
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    1.60
    154
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    0.09
    158
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    0.60
    157
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    0.71
    161
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.65
    138
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    0.23
    175
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    0.00
    135
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    26,650
    10.63
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    929
    0.37
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    1,950
    0.78
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    1
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    88
    0.04
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    370
    0.15
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    28,043
    11.19
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    25,596
    10.21
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    518
    0.21
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    84
    0.03
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    51
    0.02
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    4,399
    1.76
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    6,348
    2.53
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    0
    0.00
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    34
    0.01
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    6
    0.00
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    3,634
    1.45
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    6,812
    2.72
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    386
    0.15
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    10,107
    4.03
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    1,891
    0.75
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    8,526
    3.40
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    2,880
    1.15
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    3,711
    1.48
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
    1,065
    0.42
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    5
    0.00
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    1,150
    0.46
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    2,934
    1.17
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    263
    0.10
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    14,636
    5.84
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    12,145
    4.85
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    501
    0.20
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    115
    0.05
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    154
    0.06
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    2,316
    0.92
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    88
    0.04
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    540
    0.22
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    27
    0.01
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    11,589
    4.62
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    3,477
    1.39
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    524
    0.21
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    1,325
    0.53
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    10,180
    4.06
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    5
    0.00
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    3,951
    1.58
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    2,140
    0.85
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    1,457
    0.58
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    1,330
    0.53
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    8,625
    3.44
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    2.29
    160
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    6.59
    180
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    6.10
    155
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    12.57
    21
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    3.72
    131
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    10.56
    68
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    2.84
    149
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    7.34
    34
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    9.13
    50
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    1.60
    154
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    0.60
    157
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.65
    138
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    0.89
    165
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    20.90
    49
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    1.74
    111
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    1.84
    115
    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.