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Romania
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

Compare Romania 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
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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    1.37
    178
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    41.99
    21
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    98.12
    28
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    16.07
    103
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    20.56
    47
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    4.32
    157
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    20.77
    99
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    20.40
    63
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    23.87
    88
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    5.49
    76
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    21.11
    35
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    2.52
    169
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    27.25
    54
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    6.19
    71
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    10.98
    56
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.64
    126
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    6.87
    117
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.44
    107
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.90
    112
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    19.45
    59
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    33.50
    82
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    8.54
    40
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.81
    166
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    5.96
    45
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    2.06
    151
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    99.13
    6
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    11.22
    5
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.29
    62
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    2.17
    107
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.60
    132
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    0.75
    171
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    14.70
    5
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    5.60
    29
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.16
    106
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    7.03
    31
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    3.44
    37
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    2.82
    22
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    3.25
    23
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    26.81
    36
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    5.81
    5
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    11.97
    42
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    2.05
    69
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.50
    88
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    7.01
    35
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    78.99
    13
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    10.71
    58
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    2.36
    83
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    10,692
    0.72
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    207,281
    14.00
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    38,326
    2.59
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    12,569
    0.85
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    4,152
    0.28
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    18,189
    1.23
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    4,826
    0.33
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    11,884
    0.80
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    2,129
    0.14
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    5,289
    0.36
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    1,975
    0.13
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    6,786
    0.46
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    5,914
    0.40
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    2,238
    0.15
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    22,497
    1.52
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    22,696
    1.53
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    41,693
    2.82
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    7,019
    0.47
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    10,574
    0.71
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    670
    0.05
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    7,528
    0.51
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    5,202
    0.35
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    2,257
    0.15
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    2,133
    0.14
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    127,335
    8.60
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    1,933
    0.13
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    560
    0.04
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    2,473
    0.17
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    6,584
    0.44
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    5,846
    0.39
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    679
    0.05
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    1,946
    0.13
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    7,132
    0.48
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    1,031
    0.07
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    49,696
    3.36
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    6,570
    0.44
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    6,273
    0.42
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    95,959
    6.48
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    5,001
    0.34
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    290
    0.02
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    18,407
    1.24
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    8,192
    0.55
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    144,724
    9.77
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    44,124
    2.98
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    15,799
    1.07
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    5,896
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    20.56
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    4.32
    157
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    20.40
    63
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    21.11
    35
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    2.52
    169
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    6.19
    71
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.64
    126
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.44
    107
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.90
    112
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.81
    166
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    5.96
    45
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    2.06
    151
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.29
    62
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.60
    132
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    0.75
    171
    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.