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Singapore
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
SINGAPORE VS NIGERIA

Compare Singapore 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
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    98.12
    28
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    100.91
    107
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    88.68
    86
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    1.37
    178
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    4.32
    157
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    20.56
    47
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    23.87
    88
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    6.87
    117
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    20.40
    63
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    16.07
    103
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    6.19
    71
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    2.64
    126
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    2.52
    169
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    5.96
    45
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.90
    112
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    20.77
    99
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.44
    107
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.60
    132
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    2.06
    151
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    8.54
    40
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    5.49
    76
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    41.99
    21
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.50
    88
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    21.11
    35
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    11.22
    5
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    27.25
    54
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    1.64
    90
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.75
    171
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.81
    166
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    33.50
    82
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    5.60
    29
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    10.98
    56
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    7.03
    31
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    2.29
    62
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    14.70
    5
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    7.01
    35
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    10.71
    58
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    2.17
    107
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    19.45
    59
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    3.25
    23
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    99.13
    6
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    78.99
    13
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    2.05
    69
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    5.81
    5
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    11.97
    42
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    26.81
    36
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.16
    106
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    17.54
    9
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    3.44
    37
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    15.51
    2
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    207,281
    14.00
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    4,152
    0.28
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    18,189
    1.23
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    5,289
    0.36
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    10,692
    0.72
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    7,019
    0.47
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    11,884
    0.80
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    1,975
    0.13
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    2,129
    0.14
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    5,202
    0.35
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    12,569
    0.85
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    2,238
    0.15
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    5,914
    0.40
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    2,257
    0.15
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    7,528
    0.51
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    4,826
    0.33
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    38,326
    2.59
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    2,133
    0.14
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    290
    0.02
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    679
    0.05
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    560
    0.04
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    1,468
    0.10
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    41,693
    2.82
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    670
    0.05
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    22,497
    1.52
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    2,473
    0.17
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    10,574
    0.71
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    49,696
    3.36
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    22,696
    1.53
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    5,846
    0.39
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    1,933
    0.13
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    8,192
    0.55
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    6,786
    0.46
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    15,799
    1.07
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    6,584
    0.44
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    144,724
    9.77
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    127,335
    8.60
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    95,959
    6.48
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    5,001
    0.34
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    1,946
    0.13
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    6,273
    0.42
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    44,124
    2.98
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    18,407
    1.24
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    1,031
    0.07
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    43,651
    2.95
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    7,132
    0.48
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    760
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    1.37
    178
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    4.32
    157
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    20.56
    47
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    20.40
    63
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    6.19
    71
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    2.64
    126
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    2.52
    169
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    5.96
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    3.90
    112
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    2.44
    107
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.60
    132
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    2.06
    151
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    21.11
    35
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    0.75
    171
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.81
    166
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    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.