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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
GREECE VS NIGERIA

Compare Greece 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
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Greece GREECE   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63.02
    148
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    35.72
    144
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    1.37
    178
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.43
    121
    98.12
    28
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    20.56
    47
    6. Lung Disease
    13.43
    149
    20.77
    99
    7. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    20.40
    63
    8. Kidney Disease
    12.11
    134
    23.87
    88
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.32
    157
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    9.74
    156
    19.45
    59
    11. Hypertension
    7.48
    146
    16.07
    103
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    2.64
    126
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.68
    140
    27.25
    54
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    6.56
    16
    5.60
    29
    15. Other Injuries
    6.19
    117
    10.98
    56
    16. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    2.52
    169
    17. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    6.19
    71
    18. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    2.06
    151
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    0.81
    166
    20. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    5.96
    45
    21. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.90
    112
    22. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.49
    173
    33.50
    82
    23. Liver Disease
    3.87
    173
    41.99
    21
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.67
    117
    5.49
    76
    25. Suicide
    3.63
    156
    6.87
    117
    26. Falls
    3.05
    146
    8.54
    40
    27. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.60
    132
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    2.60
    127
    7.01
    35
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.37
    171
    11.22
    5
    30. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    143
    14.70
    5
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    21.11
    35
    32. Drownings
    2.08
    114
    2.17
    107
    33. Drug Use
    1.95
    47
    5.81
    5
    34. Other Neoplasms
    1.91
    54
    0.50
    88
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.44
    107
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.29
    62
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.60
    129
    7.03
    31
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.75
    171
    39. Epilepsy
    0.99
    136
    3.25
    23
    40. Violence
    0.86
    160
    11.97
    42
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.74
    20
    0.18
    103
    42. Fires
    0.54
    137
    3.44
    37
    43. HIV/AIDS
    0.38
    129
    26.81
    36
    44. Alcohol
    0.33
    158
    1.16
    106
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.29
    171
    2.05
    69
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.28
    174
    15.51
    2
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.25
    154
    99.13
    6
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.25
    108
    0.26
    99
    49. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    91
    1.19
    29
    50. Meningitis
    0.21
    155
    17.54
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Greece GREECE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,124
    20.92
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    14,077
    13.94
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,282
    8.20
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Lung Cancers
    7,355
    7.28
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    5,526
    5.47
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Kidney Disease
    4,759
    4.71
    18,189
    1.23
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,940
    3.90
    6,786
    0.46
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,264
    3.23
    4,152
    0.28
    9. Hypertension
    2,922
    2.89
    10,692
    0.72
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    2,646
    2.62
    2,473
    0.17
    11. Breast Cancer
    2,520
    2.50
    11,884
    0.80
    12. Prostate Cancer
    2,023
    2.00
    5,914
    0.40
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,904
    1.89
    1,975
    0.13
    14. Liver Cancer
    1,566
    1.55
    5,289
    0.36
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1,551
    1.54
    670
    0.05
    16. Stomach Cancer
    1,535
    1.52
    2,129
    0.14
    17. Other Injuries
    1,453
    1.44
    22,696
    1.53
    18. Leukemia
    1,354
    1.34
    2,257
    0.15
    19. Lymphomas
    1,268
    1.26
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,266
    1.25
    22,497
    1.52
    21. Falls
    1,245
    1.23
    7,528
    0.51
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    870
    0.86
    41,693
    2.82
    23. Liver Disease
    809
    0.80
    38,326
    2.59
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    725
    0.72
    4,826
    0.33
    25. Other Neoplasms
    679
    0.67
    290
    0.02
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    611
    0.61
    5,846
    0.39
    27. Ovary Cancer
    557
    0.55
    2,133
    0.14
    28. Suicide
    533
    0.53
    7,019
    0.47
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    526
    0.52
    15,799
    1.07
    30. Oral Cancer
    440
    0.44
    2,238
    0.15
    31. Skin Cancers
    438
    0.43
    1,933
    0.13
    32. Drownings
    435
    0.43
    6,584
    0.44
    33. Uterin Cancer
    373
    0.37
    679
    0.05
    34. Epilepsy
    249
    0.25
    5,001
    0.34
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    246
    0.24
    560
    0.04
    36. Cervical Cancer
    243
    0.24
    10,574
    0.71
    37. Drug Use
    193
    0.19
    6,273
    0.42
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    174
    0.17
    49,696
    3.36
    39. Fires
    146
    0.14
    7,132
    0.48
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    135
    0.13
    179
    0.01
    41. Low Birth Weight
    127
    0.13
    95,959
    6.48
    42. Violence
    104
    0.10
    18,407
    1.24
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    100
    0.10
    1,946
    0.13
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    95
    0.09
    144,724
    9.77
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    67
    0.07
    165
    0.01
    46. Tuberculosis
    66
    0.07
    127,335
    8.60
    47. Hepatitis B
    56
    0.06
    1,488
    0.10
    48. Skin Disease
    56
    0.06
    1,468
    0.10
    49. Alcohol
    50
    0.05
    1,031
    0.07
    50. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.05
    44,124
    2.98
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Greece GREECE   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    30.95
    12
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.29
    75
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    12.42
    122
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.20
    59
    4.32
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.43
    32
    2.64
    126
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    95
    2.52
    169
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    83
    6.19
    71
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.01
    9
    0.81
    166
    9. Leukemia
    5.01
    18
    2.06
    151
    10. Lymphomas
    4.87
    84
    5.96
    45
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    80
    3.90
    112
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.71
    72
    1.60
    132
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.16
    164
    21.11
    35
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.84
    143
    2.44
    107
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    110
    2.29
    62
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.75
    171
    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.