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Philippines
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Philippines and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Philippines Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    51.6
    55.3
    53.4
    85
    83
    85
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    55.7
    59.2
    57.4
    88
    90
    89
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    59.4
    63.3
    61.3
    95
    97
    96
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.6
    67.8
    65.6
    102
    107
    106
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    63.9
    69.9
    66.8
    110
    113
    111
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    64.8
    71.2
    67.9
    118
    116
    121
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    67.4
    73.6
    70.4
    124
    113
    119
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.4
    73.6
    124
    113
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    69.6
    75.5
    125
    113
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    69.8
    75.7
    131
    113
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    69.9
    75.8
    131
    113
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    70.1
    75.9
    132
    113
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    70.4
    76.1
    133
    113
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    70.8
    76.3
    133
    112
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    71.3
    76.6
    133
    111
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    71.9
    76.9
    133
    110
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    72.6
    77.4
    134
    110
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    73.4
    78.0
    139
    110
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    74.6
    78.7
    140
    109
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    75.8
    79.6
    147
    109
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    77.6
    80.7
    155
    112
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    79.9
    82.2
    160
    120
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.7
    169
    158
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.4
    182
    179
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    86.8
    87.4
    183
    182
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.11
    32
    100.91
    107
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    146.92
    6
    98.12
    28
    3. Stroke
    104.08
    66
    88.68
    86
    4. Kidney Disease
    51.96
    10
    23.87
    88
    5. Lung Disease
    51.31
    14
    20.77
    99
    6. Hypertension
    49.65
    16
    16.07
    103
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.43
    49
    33.50
    82
    8. Tuberculosis
    26.98
    40
    99.13
    6
    9. Breast Cancer
    21.58
    42
    20.56
    47
    10. Prostate Cancer
    17.74
    76
    20.40
    63
    11. Asthma
    15.56
    36
    10.71
    58
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    15.28
    8
    7.01
    35
    13. Violence
    14.87
    28
    11.97
    42
    14. Lung Cancers
    13.46
    85
    1.37
    178
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.42
    109
    27.25
    54
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.50
    69
    4.32
    157
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.95
    12
    7.03
    31
    18. Liver Cancer
    9.73
    30
    6.19
    71
    19. Liver Disease
    8.65
    135
    41.99
    21
    20. Skin Disease
    6.88
    10
    1.64
    90
    21. Cervical Cancer
    6.78
    110
    21.11
    35
    22. Other Neoplasms
    6.71
    5
    0.50
    88
    23. Malnutrition
    6.71
    42
    2.36
    83
    24. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.44
    75
    78.99
    13
    25. Low Birth Weight
    6.40
    72
    14.70
    5
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.74
    95
    11.22
    5
    27. Falls
    5.41
    95
    8.54
    40
    28. Birth Trauma
    5.07
    65
    15.51
    2
    29. Anemia
    4.91
    2
    0.00
    142
    30. Ovary Cancer
    4.41
    93
    3.90
    112
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.37
    96
    5.49
    76
    32. Leukemia
    3.83
    80
    2.06
    151
    33. Other Injuries
    3.79
    156
    10.98
    56
    34. Drownings
    3.74
    53
    2.17
    107
    35. Oral Cancer
    3.74
    62
    2.44
    107
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.10
    172
    19.45
    59
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.81
    120
    2.64
    126
    38. Lymphomas
    2.77
    155
    5.96
    45
    39. Suicide
    2.54
    173
    6.87
    117
    40. Stomach Cancer
    2.47
    171
    2.52
    169
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.87
    72
    14.14
    17
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.81
    75
    2.05
    69
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.71
    128
    1.60
    132
    44. Pertussis
    1.52
    53
    6.32
    6
    45. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.22
    5
    0.00
    142
    46. Epilepsy
    1.10
    129
    3.25
    23
    47. Osteoarthritis
    0.99
    2
    0.00
    139
    48. Meningitis
    0.97
    81
    17.54
    9
    49. Syphilis
    0.93
    39
    1.05
    35
    50. Dengue
    0.93
    8
    0.00
    98
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    129,955
    19.27
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    93,807
    13.91
    207,281
    14.00
    3. Stroke
    74,167
    11.00
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Kidney Disease
    39,380
    5.84
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Hypertension
    34,500
    5.12
    10,692
    0.72
    6. Lung Disease
    32,559
    4.83
    12,569
    0.85
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32,260
    4.78
    22,497
    1.52
    8. Tuberculosis
    27,061
    4.01
    127,335
    8.60
    9. Violence
    14,835
    2.20
    18,407
    1.24
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,017
    1.93
    41,693
    2.82
    11. Asthma
    11,404
    1.69
    8,192
    0.55
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    10,464
    1.55
    15,799
    1.07
    13. Lung Cancers
    10,296
    1.53
    1,295
    0.09
    14. Low Birth Weight
    10,141
    1.50
    95,959
    6.48
    15. Breast Cancer
    9,802
    1.45
    11,884
    0.80
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,063
    1.20
    4,152
    0.28
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    8,051
    1.19
    49,696
    3.36
    18. Birth Trauma
    7,960
    1.18
    100,186
    6.76
    19. Liver Cancer
    7,663
    1.14
    5,289
    0.36
    20. Liver Disease
    7,076
    1.05
    38,326
    2.59
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6,865
    1.02
    5,846
    0.39
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,189
    0.92
    144,724
    9.77
    23. Other Neoplasms
    5,146
    0.76
    290
    0.02
    24. Malnutrition
    4,311
    0.64
    5,896
    0.40
    25. Skin Disease
    4,229
    0.63
    1,468
    0.10
    26. Prostate Cancer
    4,149
    0.62
    5,914
    0.40
    27. Drownings
    3,881
    0.58
    6,584
    0.44
    28. Falls
    3,861
    0.57
    7,528
    0.51
    29. Leukemia
    3,596
    0.53
    2,257
    0.15
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,545
    0.53
    4,826
    0.33
    31. Other Injuries
    3,536
    0.52
    22,696
    1.53
    32. Anemia
    3,435
    0.51
    0
    0.00
    33. Cervical Cancer
    3,076
    0.46
    10,574
    0.71
    34. Oral Cancer
    2,916
    0.43
    2,238
    0.15
    35. Suicide
    2,325
    0.34
    7,019
    0.47
    36. Lymphomas
    2,279
    0.34
    5,202
    0.35
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2,121
    0.31
    1,975
    0.13
    38. Maternal Conditions
    2,042
    0.30
    23,540
    1.59
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,010
    0.30
    6,786
    0.46
    40. Ovary Cancer
    1,994
    0.30
    2,133
    0.14
    41. Stomach Cancer
    1,868
    0.28
    2,129
    0.14
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,807
    0.27
    1,946
    0.13
    43. Pertussis
    1,760
    0.26
    23,282
    1.57
    44. Syphilis
    1,157
    0.17
    5,449
    0.37
    45. Epilepsy
    1,120
    0.17
    5,001
    0.34
    46. Dengue
    1,060
    0.16
    2
    0.00
    47. Meningitis
    1,041
    0.15
    43,651
    2.95
    48. Measles
    894
    0.13
    29,439
    1.99
    49. War
    817
    0.12
    3,245
    0.22
    50. Uterin Cancer
    761
    0.11
    679
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Philippines PHILIPPINES   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.58
    42
    20.56
    47
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.74
    76
    20.40
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.46
    85
    1.37
    178
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.50
    69
    4.32
    157
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.73
    30
    6.19
    71
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.78
    110
    21.11
    35
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.41
    93
    3.90
    112
    8. Leukemia
    3.83
    80
    2.06
    151
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.74
    62
    2.44
    107
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.81
    120
    2.64
    126
    11. Lymphomas
    2.77
    155
    5.96
    45
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.47
    171
    2.52
    169
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.71
    128
    1.60
    132
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    166
    0.75
    171
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.82
    164
    0.81
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.52
    161
    2.29
    62
    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.