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Zimbabwe
COUNTRY #1
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ZIMBABWE VS NIGERIA

Compare Zimbabwe 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
Zimbabwe Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    46.0
    46.0
    46.0
    175
    180
    177
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    57.5
    63.6
    60.7
    176
    170
    175
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    57.5
    63.6
    176
    170
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    61.3
    67.1
    178
    176
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    61.6
    67.4
    178
    176
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    62.0
    67.7
    178
    177
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    62.5
    68.1
    178
    177
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    63.2
    68.5
    177
    177
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.1
    177
    178
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    64.8
    69.9
    178
    177
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    65.9
    70.9
    178
    177
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    67.3
    72.2
    178
    177
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    69.1
    73.7
    178
    176
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    71.2
    75.3
    177
    174
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    73.6
    77.0
    177
    173
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    76.2
    78.9
    177
    172
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    79.0
    81.0
    176
    169
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.4
    176
    166
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.3
    168
    163
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.6
    164
    160
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    187.61
    5
    26.81
    36
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    155.90
    42
    100.91
    107
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    139.11
    8
    98.12
    28
    4. Stroke
    93.42
    80
    88.68
    86
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    63.47
    2
    27.25
    54
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.77
    29
    33.50
    82
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    52.01
    32
    78.99
    13
    8. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    21.11
    35
    9. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    20.40
    63
    10. Kidney Disease
    35.89
    34
    23.87
    88
    11. Liver Disease
    28.41
    59
    41.99
    21
    12. Asthma
    24.21
    14
    10.71
    58
    13. Malnutrition
    23.88
    7
    2.36
    83
    14. Suicide
    23.63
    7
    6.87
    117
    15. Lung Disease
    22.07
    90
    20.77
    99
    16. Hypertension
    20.93
    78
    16.07
    103
    17. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    20.56
    47
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.41
    75
    19.45
    59
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.71
    54
    99.13
    6
    20. Other Injuries
    16.74
    12
    10.98
    56
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.59
    10
    5.49
    76
    22. Violence
    14.57
    29
    11.97
    42
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    0.75
    171
    24. Maternal Conditions
    13.70
    20
    14.14
    17
    25. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    5.96
    45
    26. Malaria
    12.22
    39
    34.69
    27
    27. Meningitis
    12.06
    29
    17.54
    9
    28. Low Birth Weight
    11.85
    20
    14.70
    5
    29. Birth Trauma
    10.09
    25
    15.51
    2
    30. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    2.52
    169
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.45
    19
    7.03
    31
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    8.15
    25
    11.22
    5
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    4.32
    157
    34. Fires
    7.79
    3
    3.44
    37
    35. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
    6.19
    71
    36. Falls
    7.54
    64
    8.54
    40
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    6.77
    41
    7.01
    35
    38. Drownings
    6.69
    14
    2.17
    107
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.66
    18
    2.05
    69
    40. Epilepsy
    5.43
    2
    3.25
    23
    41. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    1.60
    132
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.78
    58
    5.60
    29
    43. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    1.37
    178
    44. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    2.29
    62
    45. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    3.90
    112
    46. Poisonings
    3.86
    8
    2.82
    22
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    2.64
    126
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    2.44
    107
    49. Skin Disease
    3.01
    28
    1.64
    90
    50. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    2.06
    151
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    19,988
    18.46
    44,124
    2.98
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,779
    9.95
    207,281
    14.00
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,493
    7.84
    61,374
    4.14
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,037
    5.57
    41,693
    2.82
    5. Stroke
    5,126
    4.73
    57,744
    3.90
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,595
    4.24
    144,724
    9.77
    7. Low Birth Weight
    4,038
    3.73
    95,959
    6.48
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,405
    3.14
    100,186
    6.76
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,344
    3.09
    22,497
    1.52
    10. Malnutrition
    2,396
    2.21
    5,896
    0.40
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,217
    2.05
    49,696
    3.36
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,214
    2.04
    18,189
    1.23
    13. Suicide
    2,069
    1.91
    7,019
    0.47
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2,023
    1.87
    10,574
    0.71
    15. Malaria
    2,003
    1.85
    100,963
    6.82
    16. Tuberculosis
    1,999
    1.85
    127,335
    8.60
    17. Liver Disease
    1,941
    1.79
    38,326
    2.59
    18. Violence
    1,916
    1.77
    18,407
    1.24
    19. Maternal Conditions
    1,749
    1.62
    23,540
    1.59
    20. Other Injuries
    1,656
    1.53
    22,696
    1.53
    21. Asthma
    1,531
    1.41
    8,192
    0.55
    22. Meningitis
    1,325
    1.22
    43,651
    2.95
    23. Lung Disease
    1,163
    1.07
    12,569
    0.85
    24. Hypertension
    1,146
    1.06
    10,692
    0.72
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,047
    0.97
    4,826
    0.33
    26. Lymphomas
    960
    0.89
    5,202
    0.35
    27. Drownings
    956
    0.88
    6,584
    0.44
    28. Breast Cancer
    839
    0.77
    11,884
    0.80
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    801
    0.74
    560
    0.04
    30. Fires
    793
    0.73
    7,132
    0.48
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    768
    0.71
    6,786
    0.46
    32. Prostate Cancer
    628
    0.58
    5,914
    0.40
    33. Stomach Cancer
    559
    0.52
    2,129
    0.14
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    553
    0.51
    15,799
    1.07
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    548
    0.51
    5,846
    0.39
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    542
    0.50
    1,946
    0.13
    37. Poisonings
    515
    0.48
    6,570
    0.44
    38. Liver Cancer
    510
    0.47
    5,289
    0.36
    39. Epilepsy
    508
    0.47
    5,001
    0.34
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    505
    0.47
    4,152
    0.28
    41. Falls
    465
    0.43
    7,528
    0.51
    42. Pertussis
    419
    0.39
    23,282
    1.57
    43. Lung Cancers
    286
    0.26
    1,295
    0.09
    44. Skin Cancers
    264
    0.24
    1,933
    0.13
    45. Leukemia
    244
    0.23
    2,257
    0.15
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.21
    2,473
    0.17
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    217
    0.20
    1,975
    0.13
    48. Drug Use
    213
    0.20
    6,273
    0.42
    49. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.19
    2,238
    0.15
    50. Uterin Cancer
    182
    0.17
    679
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    50.23
    5
    21.11
    35
    2. Prostate Cancer
    39.98
    14
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    20.68
    46
    20.56
    47
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    14.22
    5
    0.75
    171
    5. Lymphomas
    13.16
    1
    5.96
    45
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.72
    47
    2.52
    169
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.05
    103
    4.32
    157
    8. Liver Cancer
    7.78
    49
    6.19
    71
    9. Uterin Cancer
    5.22
    14
    1.60
    132
    10. Lung Cancers
    4.78
    139
    1.37
    178
    11. Skin Cancers
    4.64
    7
    2.29
    62
    12. Ovary Cancer
    4.46
    91
    3.90
    112
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    93
    2.64
    126
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.24
    78
    2.44
    107
    15. Leukemia
    2.82
    128
    2.06
    151
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    76
    0.81
    166
    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.