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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Niger
NIGER		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
41.9
37.1
39.6
130
161
149
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
42.6
38.6
40.6
150
169
161
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
43.7
40.8
42.3
161
172
170
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
47.7
45.3
46.5
163
175
173
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
54.2
52.3
53.2
147
159
154
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
51.8
54.3
53.0
169
167
167
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Niger
NIGER		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
51.8
54.3
169
167
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
69.0
69.1
122
151
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
69.8
69.9
117
150
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
70.1
70.3
114
150
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
70.1
70.6
121
150
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
70.3
71.2
124
150
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
70.7
71.9
127
150
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
71.2
72.6
127
151
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
71.9
73.4
126
153
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
72.6
74.2
129
156
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
73.5
75.0
130
159
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
74.7
76.0
135
164
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
76.3
77.3
135
168
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
78.1
78.9
143
169
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
80.4
80.9
152
174
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
83.1
83.5
158
179
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
86.3
86.6
157
182
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
89.9
90.2
170
182
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
93.9
94.0
169
188
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.1
98.2
189
188
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
102.7
102.7
180
189
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Niger
NIGER		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
186.16
16
  
23.69
125
2 Stroke
122.39
61
  
36.89
160
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
112.38
14
  
1.95
119
4 Coronary Heart Disease
100.39
112
  
68.80
155
5 Malaria
79.57
10
  
0.01
104
6 Tuberculosis
75.22
19
  
0.41
170
7 Maternal Conditions
54.36
4
  
0.15
151
8 Diabetes Mellitus
45.30
67
  
5.04
185
9 HIV/AIDS
40.05
43
  
0.40
137
10 Lung Disease
34.34
67
  
21.47
98
11 Low Birth Weight
25.09
18
  
3.39
144
12 Breast Cancer
21.89
31
  
23.62
20
13 Hypertension
20.06
126
  
3.67
183
14 Birth Trauma
20.04
20
  
0.64
166
15 Kidney Disease
19.15
81
  
3.23
185
16 Meningitis
18.67
19
  
0.41
149
17 Road Traffic Accidents
14.94
97
  
4.77
180
18 Endocrine Disorders
13.92
55
  
3.13
147
19 Liver Cancer
12.82
29
  
3.07
164
20 Asthma
11.64
55
  
1.09
153
21 Inflammatory/Heart
11.45
61
  
2.97
152
22 Other Injuries
9.69
113
  
5.54
170
23 Pertussis
9.68
8
  
0.02
106
24 Malnutrition
9.65
33
  
0.07
172
25 Schistosomiasis
8.15
20
  
0.00
64
26 Alzheimers/Dementia
8.11
65
  
17.08
14
27 Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.39
103
  
15.49
33
28 Cervical Cancer
6.30
83
  
1.38
161
29 Violence
6.05
94
  
1.14
160
30 Epilepsy
5.84
42
  
1.57
104
31 Tetanus
5.51
4
  
0.00
192
32 Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.48
64
  
2.54
123
33 Liver Disease
5.35
159
  
9.48
96
34 Congenital Anomalies
4.96
133
  
3.68
164
35 Leukemia
3.92
96
  
4.39
63
36 Skin Disease
3.81
66
  
1.50
104
37 Syphilis
3.74
12
  
0.00
147
38 Lymphomas
3.50
146
  
7.35
36
39 Fires
3.24
73
  
0.45
158
40 Suicide
3.12
167
  
6.90
101
41 Bladder Cancer
3.09
72
  
4.27
28
42 Other Neoplasms
3.03
89
  
2.95
92
43 Vitamin A Deficiency
3.01
7
  
0.00
192
44 Falls
2.77
127
  
3.51
109
45 Prostate Cancer
2.64
163
  
8.21
58
46 Upper Respiratory
2.58
27
  
0.07
144
47 Poisonings
2.44
97
  
2.81
89
48 Stomach Cancer
2.22
178
  
4.81
130
49 Drownings
2.16
128
  
0.35
187
50 Anaemia
1.89
95
  
0.15
171
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Niger
NIGER		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
31,982
19.94
  
37,348
8.00
2 Malaria
26,981
16.82
  
5
0.00
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
26,097
16.27
  
3,081
0.66
4 Low Birth Weight
8,899
5.55
  
1,386
0.30
5 Birth Trauma
7,107
4.43
  
262
0.06
6 Maternal Conditions
6,535
4.07
  
81
0.02
7 Tuberculosis
5,311
3.31
  
443
0.09
8 HIV/AIDS
4,597
2.87
  
266
0.06
9 Stroke
4,233
2.64
  
55,919
11.98
10 Meningitis
4,226
2.63
  
278
0.06
11 Coronary Heart Disease
3,666
2.29
  
92,299
19.77
12 Pertussis
3,430
2.14
  
6
0.00
13 Malnutrition
2,191
1.37
  
85
0.02
14 Tetanus
1,910
1.19
  
0
0.00
15 Diabetes Mellitus
1,752
1.09
  
6,682
1.43
16 Congenital Anomalies
1,578
0.98
  
1,950
0.42
17 Other Injuries
1,483
0.92
  
6,029
1.29
18 Road Traffic Accidents
1,441
0.90
  
3,073
0.66
19 Lung Disease
1,295
0.81
  
29,069
6.23
20 Syphilis
1,092
0.68
  
3
0.00
21 Vitamin A Deficiency
1,066
0.66
  
0
0.00
22 Kidney Disease
876
0.55
  
4,804
1.03
23 Endocrine Disorders
840
0.52
  
3,056
0.65
24 Liver Cancer
778
0.49
  
3,470
0.74
25 Breast Cancer
737
0.46
  
14,343
3.07
26 Hypertension
684
0.43
  
5,191
1.11
27 Fires
639
0.40
  
380
0.08
28 Inflammatory/Heart
583
0.36
  
3,014
0.65
29 Asthma
558
0.35
  
1,260
0.27
30 Violence
552
0.34
  
703
0.15
31 Upper Respiratory
527
0.33
  
56
0.01
32 Anaemia
481
0.30
  
260
0.06
33 Epilepsy
473
0.29
  
1,201
0.26
34 Schistosomiasis
442
0.28
  
1
0.00
35 Cervical Cancer
405
0.25
  
1,322
0.28
36 Drownings
385
0.24
  
233
0.05
37 Colon-Rectum Cancers
368
0.23
  
18,951
4.06
38 Lymphomas
355
0.22
  
8,744
1.87
39 Hepatitis B
335
0.21
  
57
0.01
40 Leukemia
319
0.20
  
5,077
1.09
41 Liver Disease
282
0.18
  
7,767
1.66
42 Peptic Ulcer Disease
230
0.14
  
3,294
0.71
43 Alzheimers/Dementia
201
0.13
  
29,116
6.24
44 Poisonings
194
0.12
  
1,805
0.39
45 Falls
182
0.11
  
4,450
0.95
46 Suicide
181
0.11
  
4,660
1.00
47 Other Neoplasms
163
0.10
  
3,829
0.82
48 Stomach Cancer
162
0.10
  
6,006
1.29
49 Hepatitis C
151
0.09
  
189
0.04
50 Bladder Cancer
143
0.09
  
5,842
1.25
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Niger
NIGER		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
21.89
31
  
23.62
20
2 Liver Cancer
12.82
29
  
3.07
164
3 Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.39
103
  
15.49
33
4 Cervical Cancer
6.30
83
  
1.38
161
5 Leukemia
3.92
96
  
4.39
63
6 Lymphomas
3.50
146
  
7.35
36
7 Bladder Cancer
3.09
72
  
4.27
28
8 Other Neoplasms
3.03
89
  
2.95
92
9 Prostate Cancer
2.64
163
  
8.21
58
10 Stomach Cancer
2.22
178
  
4.81
130
11 Pancreas Cancer
1.67
133
  
6.81
39
12 Ovary Cancer
1.39
166
  
3.96
20
13 Oral Cancer
1.18
181
  
2.39
113
14 Lung Cancers
0.83
191
  
30.98
18
15 Uterin Cancer
0.68
123
  
1.53
64
16 Skin Cancers
0.64
142
  
2.74
32
17 Oesophagus Cancer
0.60
182
  
7.62
30
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Niger
NIGER		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
15,306,252
61
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
49.6 %
2
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
48.0 %
191
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
2.3 %
188
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
51.60
1
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
14.83
21
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
7.75
1
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
116.66
5
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.02
158
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.99
128
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.81
72
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
-0.57
94
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
3.68
2
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
28.7
186
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
42.9
178
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
15.1
179
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
53.0
167
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
44.0
172
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$700
186
  
$36,600
23
 

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