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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 SYRIA

Compare Nigeria and Syria 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.

Syria
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   Syria SYRIA
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Syria SYRIA
           
    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
    		  
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    50
    67
    57
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    		  
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    87
    110
    105
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    71.2
    74.3
    87
    110
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    73.0
    75.9
    84
    109
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    73.4
    76.2
    82
    107
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    73.8
    76.4
    73
    106
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    74.0
    76.6
    74
    106
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    74.3
    76.7
    75
    106
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    74.5
    76.9
    75
    106
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    74.8
    77.1
    78
    107
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    75.1
    77.3
    80
    108
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    75.5
    77.6
    82
    108
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    76.1
    78.0
    82
    108
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    77.0
    78.5
    83
    111
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    78.2
    79.3
    84
    116
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    79.9
    80.4
    82
    130
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    81.8
    81.8
    82
    143
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    84.0
    83.5
    83
    164
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    86.6
    85.6
    99
    175
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    89.5
    88.2
    126
    180
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    279.54
    12
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    0.19
    163
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    21.72
    107
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    79.31
    95
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    10.38
    67
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    15.66
    104
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    0.00
    170
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    15.00
    124
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    16.75
    87
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    0.09
    159
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    22.22
    96
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    3.07
    144
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    16.00
    132
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    31.59
    9
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    9.82
    134
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    17.14
    102
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    1.74
    66
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    7.33
    147
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    2.40
    87
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    5.18
    86
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    0.58
    105
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    2.84
    116
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    8.06
    30
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    3.62
    158
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    9.65
    67
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    3.00
    148
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    0.00
    99
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    0.75
    162
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    2.96
    114
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    2.11
    177
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    1.35
    58
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    3.43
    154
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    7.40
    15
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    1.89
    51
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    3.99
    96
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    2.72
    146
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    11.27
    58
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    5.40
    55
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    1.16
    103
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    0.59
    170
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    0.66
    83
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    3.71
    92
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    6.43
    84
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.45
    106
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    0.53
    113
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    2.74
    41
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    1.21
    137
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    6.15
    5
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    1.52
    92
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    0.20
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    2,958
    3.58
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    2,156
    2.61
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    23
    0.03
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    0
    0.00
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    744
    0.90
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    1,652
    2.00
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    28,203
    34.16
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    8,088
    9.80
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    2,077
    2.52
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    15
    0.02
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    295
    0.36
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    2,550
    3.09
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    1,720
    2.08
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    0
    0.00
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    105
    0.13
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    289
    0.35
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    521
    0.63
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    1,534
    1.86
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    444
    0.54
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    2,329
    2.82
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    418
    0.51
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    1,601
    1.94
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    1,953
    2.37
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    707
    0.86
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
    188
    0.23
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    57
    0.07
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    1,052
    1.27
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    383
    0.46
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    179
    0.22
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    333
    0.40
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    1,551
    1.88
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    215
    0.26
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    98
    0.12
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    249
    0.30
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    404
    0.49
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    73
    0.09
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    79
    0.10
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    31
    0.04
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    366
    0.44
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    827
    1.00
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    92
    0.11
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    337
    0.41
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    1,224
    1.48
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    5
    0.01
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    7,760
    9.40
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    367
    0.44
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    796
    0.96
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    289
    0.35
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    328
    0.40
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    725
    0.88
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    3.07
    144
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    31.59
    9
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    9.82
    134
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    3.43
    154
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    7.40
    15
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    11.27
    58
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    5.40
    55
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    3.71
    92
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    6.43
    84
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.45
    106
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    2.74
    41
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    6.15
    5
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    2.56
    79
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    18.90
    59
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    7.53
    3
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    0.88
    163
    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.