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Lebanon
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 Lebanon 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
Lebanon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.3
    63.0
    61.1
    59
    55
    59
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    62.8
    66.9
    64.8
    61
    61
    62
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    64.4
    69.1
    66.7
    66
    71
    72
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    66.6
    71.2
    68.8
    68
    83
    80
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    71.2
    74.3
    72.7
    44
    77
    53
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    73.6
    76.3
    74.9
    41
    80
    57
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    74.0
    79.2
    76.4
    60
    60
    59
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.0
    79.2
    60
    60
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    74.6
    79.7
    62
    67
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.8
    61
    67
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.8
    62
    67
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    75.0
    79.9
    62
    66
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    75.3
    80.0
    63
    65
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    75.5
    80.2
    63
    64
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    75.8
    80.3
    65
    65
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.1
    80.5
    65
    65
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    76.5
    80.8
    70
    66
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.2
    74
    66
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.7
    76
    65
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    78.8
    82.4
    77
    65
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.4
    77
    65
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.6
    80
    64
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.2
    86.2
    80
    65
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.2
    80
    65
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.7
    82
    66
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    211.21
    25
    100.91
    107
    2. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    20.56
    47
    3. Stroke
    28.55
    153
    88.68
    86
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    1.37
    178
    5. Hypertension
    22.75
    69
    16.07
    103
    6. Kidney Disease
    19.79
    108
    23.87
    88
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.14
    67
    19.45
    59
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.56
    89
    27.25
    54
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    20.40
    63
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.05
    123
    33.50
    82
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.80
    137
    98.12
    28
    12. Lung Disease
    14.23
    146
    20.77
    99
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    4.32
    157
    14. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    0.81
    166
    15. Liver Disease
    10.40
    125
    41.99
    21
    16. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    5.96
    45
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    2.52
    169
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.90
    112
    19. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    2.06
    151
    20. Asthma
    4.75
    92
    10.71
    58
    21. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.29
    62
    22. Drug Use
    4.25
    14
    5.81
    5
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.64
    126
    24. Violence
    4.10
    99
    11.97
    42
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.05
    135
    11.22
    5
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    21.11
    35
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.63
    121
    5.60
    29
    28. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    6.19
    71
    29. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    1.60
    132
    30. Suicide
    2.76
    164
    6.87
    117
    31. Other Injuries
    2.52
    177
    10.98
    56
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.44
    107
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    156
    5.49
    76
    34. Falls
    2.27
    168
    8.54
    40
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.25
    142
    14.70
    5
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.24
    143
    7.01
    35
    37. Hepatitis B
    1.95
    12
    1.19
    29
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    122
    7.03
    31
    39. Fires
    1.48
    94
    3.44
    37
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.26
    124
    78.99
    13
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.02
    127
    99.13
    6
    42. Drownings
    0.90
    153
    2.17
    107
    43. Birth Trauma
    0.80
    133
    15.51
    2
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    0.75
    171
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.74
    119
    26.81
    36
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.73
    133
    2.05
    69
    47. Epilepsy
    0.73
    165
    3.25
    23
    48. Poisonings
    0.57
    91
    2.82
    22
    49. Meningitis
    0.54
    111
    17.54
    9
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.43
    117
    14.14
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,328
    38.76
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    1,795
    5.22
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,498
    4.36
    1,295
    0.09
    4. Hypertension
    1,426
    4.15
    10,692
    0.72
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,243
    3.62
    18,189
    1.23
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,213
    3.53
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,127
    3.28
    41,693
    2.82
    8. Breast Cancer
    987
    2.87
    11,884
    0.80
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    934
    2.72
    22,497
    1.52
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    931
    2.71
    207,281
    14.00
    11. Lung Disease
    889
    2.59
    12,569
    0.85
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    841
    2.45
    4,152
    0.28
    13. Bladder Cancer
    704
    2.05
    670
    0.05
    14. Liver Disease
    663
    1.93
    38,326
    2.59
    15. Lymphomas
    646
    1.88
    5,202
    0.35
    16. Stomach Cancer
    479
    1.39
    2,129
    0.14
    17. Prostate Cancer
    442
    1.29
    5,914
    0.40
    18. Leukemia
    334
    0.97
    2,257
    0.15
    19. Asthma
    298
    0.87
    8,192
    0.55
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    298
    0.87
    49,696
    3.36
    21. Skin Cancers
    296
    0.86
    1,933
    0.13
    22. Violence
    285
    0.83
    18,407
    1.24
    23. Drug Use
    281
    0.82
    6,273
    0.42
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    273
    0.79
    1,975
    0.13
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    226
    0.66
    2,473
    0.17
    26. Ovary Cancer
    224
    0.65
    2,133
    0.14
    27. Liver Cancer
    217
    0.63
    5,289
    0.36
    28. Low Birth Weight
    190
    0.55
    95,959
    6.48
    29. Suicide
    190
    0.55
    7,019
    0.47
    30. Other Injuries
    168
    0.49
    22,696
    1.53
    31. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.47
    2,238
    0.15
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    153
    0.44
    4,826
    0.33
    33. Falls
    148
    0.43
    7,528
    0.51
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    145
    0.42
    15,799
    1.07
    35. Cervical Cancer
    135
    0.39
    10,574
    0.71
    36. Hepatitis B
    123
    0.36
    1,488
    0.10
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    114
    0.33
    5,846
    0.39
    38. Uterin Cancer
    99
    0.29
    679
    0.05
    39. Fires
    99
    0.29
    7,132
    0.48
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.24
    144,724
    9.77
    41. Tuberculosis
    70
    0.20
    127,335
    8.60
    42. Birth Trauma
    67
    0.19
    100,186
    6.76
    43. Drownings
    62
    0.18
    6,584
    0.44
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.15
    560
    0.04
    45. HIV/AIDS
    51
    0.15
    44,124
    2.98
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.14
    5,001
    0.34
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    47
    0.14
    1,946
    0.13
    48. Poisonings
    39
    0.11
    6,570
    0.44
    49. Meningitis
    35
    0.10
    43,651
    2.95
    50. Maternal Conditions
    30
    0.09
    23,540
    1.59
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    29.51
    12
    20.56
    47
    2. Lung Cancers
    23.21
    35
    1.37
    178
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.29
    84
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    41
    4.32
    157
    5. Bladder Cancer
    11.10
    1
    0.81
    166
    6. Lymphomas
    10.14
    4
    5.96
    45
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.38
    71
    2.52
    169
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.94
    16
    3.90
    112
    9. Leukemia
    5.06
    17
    2.06
    151
    10. Skin Cancers
    4.60
    8
    2.29
    62
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.21
    81
    2.64
    126
    12. Cervical Cancer
    4.05
    137
    21.11
    35
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.41
    155
    6.19
    71
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.02
    55
    1.60
    132
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.47
    104
    2.44
    107
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.80
    169
    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.