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Zambia
COUNTRY #1
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ZAMBIA VS NIGER

Compare Zambia and Niger 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.

Niger
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
Zambia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    119
    116
    118
    		  
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    1970
    47.6
    50.8
    49.2
    125
    123
    126
    		  
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    1980
    50.0
    53.4
    51.7
    139
    138
    137
    		  
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    1990
    45.9
    50.3
    48.0
    171
    165
    166
    		  
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    2000
    42.1
    45.6
    43.8
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    2010
    56.1
    60.0
    58.0
    163
    156
    158
    		  
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    2019
    59.5
    65.4
    62.5
    172
    161
    168
    		  
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    65.4
    172
    161
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    Age 5
    63.8
    69.3
    172
    164
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    Age 10
    64.2
    69.7
    172
    164
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    Age 15
    64.5
    69.9
    172
    166
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    Age 20
    64.9
    70.2
    171
    166
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    Age 25
    65.5
    70.7
    172
    166
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    Age 30
    66.1
    71.3
    172
    166
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    Age 35
    66.9
    72.0
    172
    166
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.9
    171
    165
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    Age 45
    69.2
    74.0
    170
    162
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    Age 50
    70.8
    75.2
    170
    159
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    Age 55
    72.6
    76.6
    170
    155
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    Age 60
    74.7
    78.1
    171
    153
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    Age 65
    77.0
    79.7
    168
    149
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    Age 70
    79.7
    81.7
    167
    146
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.0
    160
    144
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.7
    155
    139
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.9
    150
    142
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    156.50
    19
    114.20
    55
    2. HIV/AIDS
    132.99
    8
    7.11
    67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    87.45
    35
    118.92
    14
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.40
    126
    118.53
    82
    5. Liver Disease
    63.86
    4
    40.78
    24
    6. Hypertension
    56.20
    6
    18.25
    91
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    54.75
    30
    93.61
    7
    8. Malaria
    54.16
    2
    43.60
    19
    9. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    19
    26.95
    41
    10. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    9.28
    88
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.93
    53
    33.65
    79
    12. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    4.34
    169
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    32.93
    43
    33.36
    41
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.46
    63
    29.61
    61
    15. Lung Disease
    25.95
    72
    30.61
    48
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.87
    72
    20.18
    44
    17. Malnutrition
    17.63
    11
    6.98
    40
    18. Meningitis
    15.31
    15
    19.40
    6
    19. Suicide
    14.43
    32
    10.15
    70
    20. Other Injuries
    13.38
    34
    17.29
    11
    21. Asthma
    10.81
    57
    20.43
    19
    22. Birth Trauma
    10.07
    26
    9.50
    31
    23. Low Birth Weight
    9.64
    36
    11.39
    23
    24. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    18.52
    70
    25. Falls
    9.14
    30
    12.36
    12
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    24
    7.56
    40
    27. Maternal Conditions
    7.77
    38
    20.03
    6
    28. Violence
    7.04
    67
    12.61
    36
    29. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    3.33
    139
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.33
    60
    7.46
    44
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    1.71
    119
    32. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    0.54
    182
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.09
    94
    5.13
    47
    34. Fires
    3.87
    31
    4.88
    12
    35. Poisonings
    3.48
    11
    2.97
    17
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    77
    10.80
    8
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    99
    6.27
    49
    38. Drownings
    3.21
    69
    4.32
    38
    39. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    3.59
    138
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
    5.52
    142
    41. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    2.32
    145
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.70
    47
    4.21
    23
    43. Epilepsy
    2.68
    38
    3.33
    21
    44. Syphilis
    2.49
    3
    0.18
    82
    45. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    2.55
    102
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    2.24
    79
    47. Pertussis
    2.30
    37
    5.68
    9
    48. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    7.86
    47
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    7.90
    8
    50. Alcohol
    1.90
    63
    1.27
    101
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    17,234
    15.43
    1,048
    0.65
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,517
    8.52
    21,093
    13.13
    3. Stroke
    7,948
    7.12
    8,717
    5.42
    4. Malaria
    7,882
    7.06
    17,022
    10.59
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,275
    5.62
    16,030
    9.97
    6. Tuberculosis
    5,941
    5.32
    3,703
    2.30
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,062
    4.53
    8,030
    5.00
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,857
    4.35
    9,560
    5.95
    9. Liver Disease
    4,501
    4.03
    4,116
    2.56
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,432
    3.97
    8,229
    5.12
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    3.27
    5,946
    3.70
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    3,146
    2.82
    4,346
    2.70
    13. Hypertension
    2,616
    2.34
    1,356
    0.84
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    2.14
    2,630
    1.64
    15. Malnutrition
    2,303
    2.06
    2,170
    1.35
    16. Meningitis
    1,976
    1.77
    5,237
    3.26
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,799
    1.61
    487
    0.30
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,760
    1.58
    2,732
    1.70
    19. Other Injuries
    1,729
    1.55
    3,826
    2.38
    20. Suicide
    1,303
    1.17
    1,227
    0.76
    21. Lung Disease
    1,273
    1.14
    2,172
    1.35
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,188
    1.06
    3,317
    2.06
    23. Violence
    1,153
    1.03
    2,244
    1.40
    24. Syphilis
    885
    0.79
    110
    0.07
    25. Pertussis
    743
    0.67
    2,858
    1.78
    26. Asthma
    741
    0.66
    1,902
    1.18
    27. Drownings
    689
    0.62
    1,581
    0.98
    28. Falls
    596
    0.53
    1,297
    0.81
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    590
    0.53
    858
    0.53
    30. Prostate Cancer
    561
    0.50
    128
    0.08
    31. Lymphomas
    548
    0.49
    350
    0.22
    32. Fires
    546
    0.49
    1,120
    0.70
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    501
    0.45
    769
    0.48
    34. Poisonings
    456
    0.41
    771
    0.48
    35. Breast Cancer
    366
    0.33
    1,075
    0.67
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    359
    0.32
    132
    0.08
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    354
    0.32
    1,806
    1.12
    38. Epilepsy
    332
    0.30
    676
    0.42
    39. Leukemia
    261
    0.23
    258
    0.16
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    246
    0.22
    1,044
    0.65
    41. Lung Cancers
    226
    0.20
    42
    0.03
    42. Stomach Cancer
    206
    0.18
    300
    0.19
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    203
    0.18
    522
    0.32
    44. Tetanus
    190
    0.17
    372
    0.23
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    190
    0.17
    467
    0.29
    46. Liver Cancer
    177
    0.16
    745
    0.46
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    164
    0.15
    275
    0.17
    48. Oral Cancer
    155
    0.14
    242
    0.15
    49. Alcohol
    140
    0.13
    120
    0.07
    50. Bladder Cancer
    132
    0.12
    161
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zambia ZAMBIA   Niger NIGER
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    48.42
    6
    9.28
    88
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.64
    19
    4.34
    169
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.51
    164
    18.52
    70
    4. Lymphomas
    6.38
    29
    3.33
    139
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.61
    32
    1.71
    119
    6. Lung Cancers
    4.41
    142
    0.54
    182
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.21
    149
    3.59
    138
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.98
    177
    5.52
    142
    9. Leukemia
    2.93
    124
    2.32
    145
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.39
    110
    2.55
    102
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.36
    75
    2.24
    79
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.22
    179
    7.86
    47
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.00
    173
    7.90
    8
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.87
    93
    3.18
    25
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.90
    164
    1.99
    109
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    175
    1.47
    155
    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.