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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS NIGERIA

Compare United Kingdom 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    100.91
    107
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    19.45
    59
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    1.37
    178
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    98.12
    28
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    88.68
    86
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    20.77
    99
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    20.56
    47
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    20.40
    63
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    4.32
    157
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    41.99
    21
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    6.87
    117
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    2.64
    126
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.96
    45
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    0.75
    171
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.90
    112
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    5.60
    29
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    8.54
    40
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    5.81
    5
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    6.19
    71
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    10.98
    56
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    33.50
    82
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.06
    151
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    0.81
    166
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    2.52
    169
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    11.22
    5
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.60
    132
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    16.07
    103
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    23.87
    88
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    7.01
    35
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    27.25
    54
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.29
    62
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    5.49
    76
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.44
    107
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    14.70
    5
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.50
    88
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    21.11
    35
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.16
    106
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.18
    103
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    7.03
    31
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    3.25
    23
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    11.97
    42
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    1.64
    90
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    10.71
    58
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    78.99
    13
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.26
    99
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    2.05
    69
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    2.17
    107
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    15.51
    2
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    3.44
    37
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.27
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    6,786
    0.46
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    61,374
    4.14
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    57,744
    3.90
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    1,295
    0.09
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    12,569
    0.85
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    4,152
    0.28
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    5,914
    0.40
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    11,884
    0.80
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    5,202
    0.35
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    1,975
    0.13
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    560
    0.04
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    2,473
    0.17
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    38,326
    2.59
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    7,528
    0.51
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    670
    0.05
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    22,497
    1.52
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    18,189
    1.23
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    22,696
    1.53
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    7,019
    0.47
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    5,289
    0.36
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    2,257
    0.15
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    10,692
    0.72
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    2,129
    0.14
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    2,133
    0.14
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    290
    0.02
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    1,933
    0.13
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    15,799
    1.07
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    4,826
    0.33
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    2,238
    0.15
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    6,273
    0.42
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    679
    0.05
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    41,693
    2.82
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    1,468
    0.10
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    49,696
    3.36
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    5,846
    0.39
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    179
    0.01
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    144,724
    9.77
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    1,031
    0.07
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    95,959
    6.48
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    8,192
    0.55
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    5,001
    0.34
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    10,574
    0.71
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    165
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    1,946
    0.13
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    18,407
    1.24
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    127,335
    8.60
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    7,132
    0.48
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    6,584
    0.44
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    2.64
    126
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.96
    45
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    0.75
    171
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    3.90
    112
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    6.19
    71
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    2.06
    151
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    0.81
    166
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    2.52
    169
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    1.60
    132
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.29
    62
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.44
    107
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    21.11
    35
    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.