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Senegal
COUNTRY #1
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SENEGAL VS NIGERIA

Compare Senegal 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
Senegal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    88.68
    86
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    98.12
    28
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    78.99
    13
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    34.69
    27
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    33.50
    82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    27.25
    54
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    23.87
    88
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    21.11
    35
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    20.40
    63
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    41.99
    21
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    99.13
    6
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    20.77
    99
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    19.45
    59
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    16.07
    103
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    20.56
    47
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    6.19
    71
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    10.71
    58
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    17.54
    9
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    14.14
    17
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    10.98
    56
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    6.87
    117
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    26.81
    36
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    11.97
    42
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    8.54
    40
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    14.70
    5
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    15.51
    2
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    2.52
    169
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    11.22
    5
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    7.01
    35
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    7.03
    31
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    4.32
    157
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    5.60
    29
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    5.49
    76
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    3.90
    112
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    5.96
    45
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    2.36
    83
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    3.44
    37
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.44
    107
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    6.32
    6
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    3.25
    23
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    1.37
    178
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    2.17
    107
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    1.60
    132
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.64
    126
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    1.50
    31
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    2.82
    22
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    0.81
    166
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    1.64
    90
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.29
    62
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    207,281
    14.00
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    61,374
    4.14
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    144,724
    9.77
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    57,744
    3.90
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    100,963
    6.82
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    41,693
    2.82
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    95,959
    6.48
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    100,186
    6.76
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    127,335
    8.60
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    22,497
    1.52
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    49,696
    3.36
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    18,189
    1.23
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    23,540
    1.59
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    43,651
    2.95
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    22,696
    1.53
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    10,574
    0.71
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    12,569
    0.85
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    18,407
    1.24
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    44,124
    2.98
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    10,692
    0.72
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    5,289
    0.36
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    15,799
    1.07
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    7,019
    0.47
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
    8,192
    0.55
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    6,786
    0.46
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    11,884
    0.80
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    23,282
    1.57
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    5,914
    0.40
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    7,528
    0.51
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    2,129
    0.14
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    5,896
    0.40
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    6,584
    0.44
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    7,132
    0.48
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    5,846
    0.39
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    4,826
    0.33
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    4,152
    0.28
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    5,001
    0.34
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    5,202
    0.35
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    6,570
    0.44
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    2,473
    0.17
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    2,133
    0.14
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    2,238
    0.15
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    1,295
    0.09
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    1,508
    0.10
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    1,946
    0.13
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    1,975
    0.13
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    1,468
    0.10
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    29,439
    1.99
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    670
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    20.56
    47
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    6.19
    71
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    2.52
    169
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    4.32
    157
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    3.90
    112
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    5.96
    45
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.44
    107
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    1.37
    178
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    1.60
    132
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.64
    126
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    0.81
    166
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.29
    62
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    0.75
    171
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    2.06
    151
    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.