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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS NIGERIA

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    100.91
    107
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    19.45
    59
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    20.40
    63
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    88.68
    86
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.37
    178
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    20.77
    99
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    20.56
    47
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    4.32
    157
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    6.87
    117
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    98.12
    28
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.64
    126
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    33.50
    82
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    16.07
    103
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    5.96
    45
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    23.87
    88
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.90
    112
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    10.98
    56
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    5.81
    5
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    41.99
    21
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    8.54
    40
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.50
    88
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    2.06
    151
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    6.19
    71
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    5.60
    29
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    7.01
    35
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.29
    62
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    11.22
    5
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    2.52
    169
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.81
    166
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    5.49
    76
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    27.25
    54
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.60
    132
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.75
    171
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    21.11
    35
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.16
    106
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.44
    107
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    11.97
    42
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    7.03
    31
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    78.99
    13
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.18
    103
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    2.17
    107
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    3.25
    23
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.64
    90
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    14.70
    5
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    10.71
    58
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    142
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.26
    99
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    3.44
    37
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    2.05
    69
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    15.51
    2
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    6,786
    0.46
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    12,569
    0.85
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    1,295
    0.09
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    4,152
    0.28
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    207,281
    14.00
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    5,914
    0.40
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    1,975
    0.13
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    10,692
    0.72
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    22,497
    1.52
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    18,189
    1.23
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    11,884
    0.80
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    7,019
    0.47
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    22,696
    1.53
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    5,202
    0.35
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    7,528
    0.51
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    290
    0.02
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    2,473
    0.17
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    2,257
    0.15
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    670
    0.05
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    5,289
    0.36
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    38,326
    2.59
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    15,799
    1.07
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    1,933
    0.13
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    2,129
    0.14
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    2,133
    0.14
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    4,826
    0.33
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    560
    0.04
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    6,273
    0.42
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    2,238
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    1,031
    0.07
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    679
    0.05
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    41,693
    2.82
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    49,696
    3.36
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    144,724
    9.77
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    5,846
    0.39
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    10,574
    0.71
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    1,468
    0.10
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    179
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    8,192
    0.55
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    165
    0.01
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    5,001
    0.34
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    5,896
    0.40
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    6,584
    0.44
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    18,407
    1.24
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    1,946
    0.13
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    7,132
    0.48
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    20.40
    63
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.37
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    20.56
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.64
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    5.96
    45
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.90
    112
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    2.06
    151
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    6.19
    71
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.29
    62
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    2.52
    169
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.81
    166
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.60
    132
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.75
    171
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    21.11
    35
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.44
    107
    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.