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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 ZAMBIA

Compare Nigeria and Zambia 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.

Zambia
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   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
           
    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
    		  
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    2019
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    		  
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    Age 10
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    Age 20
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    Age 25
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    Age 30
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    Age 35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    Age 45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    Age 55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    Age 60
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    Age 65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    Age 70
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    100.91
    107
    85.40
    126
    2. Tuberculosis
    99.13
    6
    49.91
    19
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.12
    28
    87.45
    35
    4. Stroke
    88.68
    86
    156.50
    19
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.99
    13
    54.75
    30
    6. Liver Disease
    41.99
    21
    63.86
    4
    7. Malaria
    34.69
    27
    54.16
    2
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.50
    82
    42.93
    53
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.25
    54
    32.93
    43
    10. HIV/AIDS
    26.81
    36
    132.99
    8
    11. Kidney Disease
    23.87
    88
    29.46
    63
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    48.42
    6
    13. Lung Disease
    20.77
    99
    25.95
    72
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    9.51
    164
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    37.64
    19
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.45
    59
    18.87
    72
    17. Meningitis
    17.54
    9
    15.31
    15
    18. Hypertension
    16.07
    103
    56.20
    6
    19. Birth Trauma
    15.51
    2
    10.07
    26
    20. Low Birth Weight
    14.70
    5
    9.64
    36
    21. Maternal Conditions
    14.14
    17
    7.77
    38
    22. Violence
    11.97
    42
    7.04
    67
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11.22
    5
    8.15
    24
    24. Other Injuries
    10.98
    56
    13.38
    34
    25. Asthma
    10.71
    58
    10.81
    57
    26. Falls
    8.54
    40
    9.14
    30
    27. Measles
    7.92
    10
    0.15
    52
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.03
    31
    3.48
    77
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.01
    35
    3.28
    99
    30. Suicide
    6.87
    117
    14.43
    32
    31. Pertussis
    6.32
    6
    2.30
    37
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    2.22
    179
    33. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    6.38
    29
    34. Drug Use
    5.81
    5
    1.19
    92
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.60
    29
    4.09
    94
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.49
    76
    6.33
    60
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    2.98
    177
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    2.00
    173
    39. Fires
    3.44
    37
    3.87
    31
    40. Epilepsy
    3.25
    23
    2.68
    38
    41. Poisonings
    2.82
    22
    3.48
    11
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    0.68
    175
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    3.21
    149
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.39
    110
    45. Malnutrition
    2.36
    83
    17.63
    11
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    1.87
    93
    47. Drownings
    2.17
    107
    3.21
    69
    48. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.93
    124
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.05
    69
    2.70
    47
    50. Tetanus
    1.79
    9
    1.07
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,281
    14.00
    9,517
    8.52
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    144,724
    9.77
    6,275
    5.62
    3. Tuberculosis
    127,335
    8.60
    5,941
    5.32
    4. Malaria
    100,963
    6.82
    7,882
    7.06
    5. Birth Trauma
    100,186
    6.76
    5,062
    4.53
    6. Low Birth Weight
    95,959
    6.48
    4,857
    4.35
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    61,374
    4.14
    4,432
    3.97
    8. Stroke
    57,744
    3.90
    7,948
    7.12
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    49,696
    3.36
    3,146
    2.82
    10. HIV/AIDS
    44,124
    2.98
    17,234
    15.43
    11. Meningitis
    43,651
    2.95
    1,976
    1.77
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,693
    2.82
    3,654
    3.27
    13. Liver Disease
    38,326
    2.59
    4,501
    4.03
    14. Measles
    29,439
    1.99
    48
    0.04
    15. Maternal Conditions
    23,540
    1.59
    1,188
    1.06
    16. Pertussis
    23,282
    1.57
    743
    0.67
    17. Other Injuries
    22,696
    1.53
    1,729
    1.55
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    22,497
    1.52
    2,395
    2.14
    19. Violence
    18,407
    1.24
    1,153
    1.03
    20. Kidney Disease
    18,189
    1.23
    1,760
    1.58
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    15,799
    1.07
    354
    0.32
    22. Lung Disease
    12,569
    0.85
    1,273
    1.14
    23. Breast Cancer
    11,884
    0.80
    366
    0.33
    24. Hypertension
    10,692
    0.72
    2,616
    2.34
    25. Cervical Cancer
    10,574
    0.71
    1,799
    1.61
    26. Tetanus
    8,355
    0.56
    190
    0.17
    27. Asthma
    8,192
    0.55
    741
    0.66
    28. Falls
    7,528
    0.51
    596
    0.53
    29. Fires
    7,132
    0.48
    546
    0.49
    30. Suicide
    7,019
    0.47
    1,303
    1.17
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    6,786
    0.46
    590
    0.53
    32. Drownings
    6,584
    0.44
    689
    0.62
    33. Poisonings
    6,570
    0.44
    456
    0.41
    34. Drug Use
    6,273
    0.42
    122
    0.11
    35. Prostate Cancer
    5,914
    0.40
    561
    0.50
    36. Malnutrition
    5,896
    0.40
    2,303
    2.06
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,846
    0.39
    246
    0.22
    38. Syphilis
    5,449
    0.37
    885
    0.79
    39. Liver Cancer
    5,289
    0.36
    177
    0.16
    40. Lymphomas
    5,202
    0.35
    548
    0.49
    41. Epilepsy
    5,001
    0.34
    332
    0.30
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,826
    0.33
    501
    0.45
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,152
    0.28
    203
    0.18
    44. Diphtheria
    3,800
    0.26
    3
    0.00
    45. War
    3,245
    0.22
    6
    0.01
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    2,473
    0.17
    164
    0.15
    47. Leukemia
    2,257
    0.15
    261
    0.23
    48. Oral Cancer
    2,238
    0.15
    155
    0.14
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2,133
    0.14
    82
    0.07
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2,129
    0.14
    206
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Zambia ZAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    21.11
    35
    48.42
    6
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.56
    47
    9.51
    164
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    63
    37.64
    19
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.19
    71
    2.22
    179
    5. Lymphomas
    5.96
    45
    6.38
    29
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    157
    2.98
    177
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.90
    112
    2.00
    173
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    126
    0.68
    175
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.52
    169
    3.21
    149
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.44
    107
    2.39
    110
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    62
    1.87
    93
    12. Leukemia
    2.06
    151
    2.93
    124
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.60
    132
    0.90
    164
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.37
    178
    4.41
    142
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.81
    166
    2.36
    75
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    171
    5.61
    32
    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.