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Turkey
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
TURKEY VS NIGERIA

Compare Turkey 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
Turkey Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.1
    73.8
    70.4
    93
    80
    89
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    76.4
    80.7
    78.6
    38
    43
    39
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.7
    38
    43
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    77.3
    81.4
    40
    42
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    77.3
    81.5
    40
    42
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    77.4
    81.6
    40
    42
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    77.5
    81.6
    40
    42
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    77.7
    81.7
    41
    43
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    77.8
    81.8
    42
    43
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.9
    42
    44
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    78.2
    82.0
    43
    45
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    78.5
    82.2
    43
    45
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    79.0
    82.4
    43
    45
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.8
    43
    48
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.2
    43
    50
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.9
    43
    54
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.9
    45
    58
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.4
    43
    60
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.2
    88.4
    33
    59
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.9
    37
    58
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95.94
    117
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    49.06
    129
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    1.37
    178
    4. Lung Disease
    28.02
    63
    20.77
    99
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.07
    109
    33.50
    82
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.07
    69
    19.45
    59
    7. Kidney Disease
    19.06
    111
    23.87
    88
    8. Hypertension
    16.35
    100
    16.07
    103
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    20.40
    63
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.42
    140
    98.12
    28
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    4.32
    157
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    20.56
    47
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    2.52
    169
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    2.64
    126
    15. Liver Disease
    7.14
    150
    41.99
    21
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.52
    145
    27.25
    54
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.98
    89
    11.22
    5
    18. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    2.06
    151
    19. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    5.96
    45
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    6.19
    71
    21. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    0.81
    166
    22. Falls
    4.90
    105
    8.54
    40
    23. Violence
    4.73
    90
    11.97
    42
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    3.90
    112
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.81
    109
    5.60
    29
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.74
    108
    14.70
    5
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    108
    7.01
    35
    28. Asthma
    2.72
    104
    10.71
    58
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    21.11
    35
    30. Suicide
    2.34
    174
    6.87
    117
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    1.60
    132
    32. Other Injuries
    1.96
    181
    10.98
    56
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.86
    164
    5.49
    76
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    2.29
    62
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    0.75
    171
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    2.44
    107
    37. Epilepsy
    1.35
    112
    3.25
    23
    38. Drug Use
    1.13
    100
    5.81
    5
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.88
    154
    7.03
    31
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.87
    145
    78.99
    13
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.79
    134
    15.51
    2
    42. Other Neoplasms
    0.73
    68
    0.50
    88
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    164
    2.17
    107
    44. Malnutrition
    0.66
    110
    2.36
    83
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.51
    156
    2.05
    69
    46. Poisonings
    0.43
    105
    2.82
    22
    47. Fires
    0.40
    155
    3.44
    37
    48. War
    0.38
    30
    1.67
    15
    49. Skin Disease
    0.36
    153
    1.64
    90
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.35
    145
    99.13
    6
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85,905
    22.08
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    44,006
    11.31
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Lung Cancers
    35,070
    9.01
    1,295
    0.09
    4. Lung Disease
    25,088
    6.45
    12,569
    0.85
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    17,900
    4.60
    22,497
    1.52
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17,308
    4.45
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Kidney Disease
    17,021
    4.37
    18,189
    1.23
    8. Hypertension
    14,763
    3.79
    10,692
    0.72
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,845
    3.30
    207,281
    14.00
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,606
    2.73
    4,152
    0.28
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,333
    2.66
    2,129
    0.14
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,882
    1.77
    1,975
    0.13
    13. Liver Disease
    6,340
    1.63
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Breast Cancer
    5,643
    1.45
    11,884
    0.80
    15. Prostate Cancer
    5,608
    1.44
    5,914
    0.40
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,573
    1.43
    41,693
    2.82
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    4,966
    1.28
    49,696
    3.36
    18. Leukemia
    4,870
    1.25
    2,257
    0.15
    19. Lymphomas
    4,849
    1.25
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Liver Cancer
    4,542
    1.17
    5,289
    0.36
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,485
    1.15
    670
    0.05
    22. Falls
    4,373
    1.12
    7,528
    0.51
    23. Violence
    4,010
    1.03
    18,407
    1.24
    24. Low Birth Weight
    3,478
    0.89
    95,959
    6.48
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3,439
    0.88
    2,473
    0.17
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2,612
    0.67
    15,799
    1.07
    27. Asthma
    2,434
    0.63
    8,192
    0.55
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,287
    0.59
    2,133
    0.14
    29. Suicide
    2,003
    0.51
    7,019
    0.47
    30. Other Injuries
    1,678
    0.43
    22,696
    1.53
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,632
    0.42
    4,826
    0.33
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,548
    0.40
    1,933
    0.13
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,321
    0.34
    560
    0.04
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,311
    0.34
    10,574
    0.71
    35. Oral Cancer
    1,305
    0.34
    2,238
    0.15
    36. Epilepsy
    1,147
    0.29
    5,001
    0.34
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1,090
    0.28
    679
    0.05
    38. Drug Use
    972
    0.25
    6,273
    0.42
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    789
    0.20
    5,846
    0.39
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    741
    0.19
    144,724
    9.77
    41. Birth Trauma
    720
    0.19
    100,186
    6.76
    42. Other Neoplasms
    646
    0.17
    290
    0.02
    43. Malnutrition
    588
    0.15
    5,896
    0.40
    44. Drownings
    549
    0.14
    6,584
    0.44
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    452
    0.12
    1,946
    0.13
    46. Poisonings
    369
    0.09
    6,570
    0.44
    47. Fires
    343
    0.09
    7,132
    0.48
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.08
    1,468
    0.10
    49. War
    318
    0.08
    3,245
    0.22
    50. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.08
    127,335
    8.60
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    1.37
    178
    2. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    20.40
    63
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    4.32
    157
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    20.56
    47
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    2.52
    169
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    2.64
    126
    7. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    2.06
    151
    8. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    5.96
    45
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    6.19
    71
    10. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    0.81
    166
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    3.90
    112
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    21.11
    35
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    1.60
    132
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    2.29
    62
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    0.75
    171
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    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.