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Greece
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

Compare Greece 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
Greece Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
     
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
     
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
     
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
     
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
     
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
     
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
     
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    118.53
    82
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    114.20
    55
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    0.54
    182
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    118.92
    14
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    18.52
    70
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    30.61
    48
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    4.34
    169
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    29.61
    61
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    5.52
    142
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    20.18
    44
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    18.25
    91
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.47
    155
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    33.36
    41
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    5.13
    47
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    17.29
    11
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.59
    138
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    7.86
    47
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    2.32
    145
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.24
    79
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.33
    139
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    7.90
    8
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    33.65
    79
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    40.78
    24
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    7.46
    44
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    10.15
    70
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    12.36
    12
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.99
    109
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    6.27
    49
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    7.56
    40
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    11.39
    23
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    9.28
    88
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    4.32
    38
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    1.13
    99
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.31
    135
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.55
    102
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    3.18
    25
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    10.80
    8
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    1.71
    119
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    3.33
    21
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    12.61
    36
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.22
    81
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    4.88
    12
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    7.11
    67
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.27
    101
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    4.21
    23
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    9.50
    31
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    26.95
    41
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.24
    111
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    2.01
    8
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    19.40
    6
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    8,229
    5.12
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    8,717
    5.42
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    21,093
    13.13
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    42
    0.03
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    2,172
    1.35
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    2,732
    1.70
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    858
    0.53
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    522
    0.32
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    1,356
    0.84
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    275
    0.17
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    1,075
    0.67
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    128
    0.08
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    138
    0.09
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    745
    0.46
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    161
    0.10
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    300
    0.19
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    3,826
    2.38
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    258
    0.16
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    350
    0.22
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    2,630
    1.64
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    1,297
    0.81
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    5,946
    3.70
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    4,116
    2.56
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    769
    0.48
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    24
    0.01
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    1,044
    0.65
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    425
    0.26
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    1,227
    0.76
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    1,806
    1.12
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    242
    0.15
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    287
    0.18
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    1,581
    0.98
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    86
    0.05
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    676
    0.42
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    132
    0.08
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    487
    0.30
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    126
    0.08
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    4,346
    2.70
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    1,120
    0.70
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    22
    0.01
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    9,560
    5.95
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    2,244
    1.40
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    467
    0.29
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    16,030
    9.97
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    18
    0.01
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    3,703
    2.30
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    279
    0.17
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    213
    0.13
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    120
    0.07
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    1,048
    0.65
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Niger NIGER
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    0.54
    182
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    18.52
    70
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    4.34
    169
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    5.52
    142
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    1.47
    155
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    3.59
    138
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    7.86
    47
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    2.24
    79
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    2.32
    145
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    3.33
    139
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    7.90
    8
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.99
    109
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    9.28
    88
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.55
    102
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    3.18
    25
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    1.71
    119
    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.