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Samoa
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
SAMOA VS NIGERIA

Compare Samoa 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
Samoa Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    88.68
    86
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    33.50
    82
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    20.77
    99
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    23.87
    88
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    98.12
    28
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    20.56
    47
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    20.40
    63
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    16.07
    103
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    1.37
    178
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    19.45
    59
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    41.99
    21
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    10.71
    58
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    27.25
    54
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    3.90
    112
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    6.87
    117
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    2.52
    169
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    4.32
    157
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    78.99
    13
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    10.98
    56
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    21.11
    35
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    2.05
    69
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.60
    132
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    2.17
    107
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    7.03
    31
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    5.60
    29
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    8.54
    40
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    5.49
    76
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    11.22
    5
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    7.92
    10
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    6.19
    71
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    7.01
    35
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    5.96
    45
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    14.70
    5
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    0.81
    166
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    11.97
    42
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    2.44
    107
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    14.14
    17
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    2.36
    83
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    2.64
    126
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    1.64
    90
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    2.06
    151
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    3.25
    23
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    1.16
    106
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    15.51
    2
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    2.29
    62
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    17.54
    9
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    3.44
    37
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    99.13
    6
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    0.75
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    22,497
    1.52
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    12,569
    0.85
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    207,281
    14.00
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    18,189
    1.23
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    10,692
    0.72
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    38,326
    2.59
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    1,295
    0.09
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    41,693
    2.82
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    7,019
    0.47
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    8,192
    0.55
    13. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    11,884
    0.80
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    6,786
    0.46
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    49,696
    3.36
    16. Measles
    16
    1.43
    29,439
    1.99
    17. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    95,959
    6.48
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    2,129
    0.14
    19. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    6,584
    0.44
    20. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    22,696
    1.53
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    144,724
    9.77
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    4,152
    0.28
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    5,914
    0.40
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    1,946
    0.13
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
    2,133
    0.14
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    5,846
    0.39
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    7,528
    0.51
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    5,289
    0.36
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    2,473
    0.17
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    4,826
    0.33
    31. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    10,574
    0.71
    32. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    5,202
    0.35
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    15,799
    1.07
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    18,407
    1.24
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    23,540
    1.59
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    100,186
    6.76
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    679
    0.05
    38. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    670
    0.05
    39. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    2,238
    0.15
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    1,975
    0.13
    41. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    5,896
    0.40
    42. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    2,257
    0.15
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    1,468
    0.10
    44. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    127,335
    8.60
    45. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    5,449
    0.37
    46. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    43,651
    2.95
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    1,933
    0.13
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    1,031
    0.07
    49. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    5,001
    0.34
    50. Fires
    2
    0.18
    7,132
    0.48
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    20.56
    47
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    20.40
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    1.37
    178
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    3.90
    112
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    2.52
    169
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    4.32
    157
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    21.11
    35
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    1.60
    132
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    6.19
    71
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    5.96
    45
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    0.81
    166
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    2.44
    107
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    2.64
    126
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    2.06
    151
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    2.29
    62
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    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.