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New Zealand
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 New Zealand 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
New Zealand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.7
    73.9
    71.2
    6
    9
    7
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    68.2
    74.5
    71.3
    18
    16
    14
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    70.0
    75.8
    72.8
    21
    21
    22
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    72.5
    78.4
    75.4
    21
    22
    20
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    75.9
    81.2
    78.6
    10
    11
    11
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    79.0
    82.8
    80.9
    9
    18
    13
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    80.4
    83.5
    82.0
    15
    24
    16
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.5
    15
    24
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.9
    14
    24
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    80.9
    83.9
    14
    24
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    81.0
    84.0
    13
    24
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    81.2
    84.1
    12
    24
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    81.4
    84.2
    12
    24
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.6
    84.3
    12
    24
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.8
    84.5
    11
    24
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    82.1
    84.6
    9
    22
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.5
    84.9
    7
    20
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.3
    6
    20
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.8
    85.8
    6
    19
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.6
    86.4
    7
    18
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.7
    87.2
    9
    20
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.2
    9
    21
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.8
    89.6
    12
    23
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    19
    24
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.59
    163
    100.91
    107
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    24.84
    16
    19.45
    59
    3. Stroke
    22.24
    165
    88.68
    86
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    1.37
    178
    5. Lung Disease
    18.17
    111
    20.77
    99
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    20.56
    47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    4.32
    157
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    20.40
    63
    9. Suicide
    10.30
    68
    6.87
    117
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.83
    127
    27.25
    54
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.34
    152
    33.50
    82
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.08
    166
    98.12
    28
    13. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    2.29
    62
    14. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    5.96
    45
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    2.64
    126
    16. Falls
    5.65
    92
    8.54
    40
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    3.90
    112
    18. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    2.06
    151
    19. Kidney Disease
    4.19
    176
    23.87
    88
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.07
    115
    5.49
    76
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    82
    7.01
    35
    22. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    2.52
    169
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.49
    147
    11.22
    5
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    6.19
    71
    25. Other Injuries
    3.23
    168
    10.98
    56
    26. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    1.60
    132
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    138
    5.60
    29
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    0.75
    171
    29. Hypertension
    3.04
    166
    16.07
    103
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    0.81
    166
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.42
    44
    0.50
    88
    32. Liver Disease
    2.07
    181
    41.99
    21
    33. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.44
    107
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.87
    149
    14.70
    5
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    21.11
    35
    36. Drug Use
    1.38
    74
    5.81
    5
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.33
    98
    2.05
    69
    38. Violence
    1.20
    146
    11.97
    42
    39. Drownings
    1.17
    142
    2.17
    107
    40. Skin Disease
    1.10
    108
    1.64
    90
    41. Asthma
    1.03
    133
    10.71
    58
    42. Epilepsy
    0.97
    139
    3.25
    23
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.76
    149
    78.99
    13
    44. Alcohol
    0.75
    128
    1.16
    106
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.68
    165
    7.03
    31
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.52
    33
    0.18
    103
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.48
    58
    0.26
    99
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.44
    22
    0.27
    40
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.34
    169
    15.51
    2
    50. Fires
    0.29
    164
    3.44
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,095
    18.16
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,032
    10.81
    6,786
    0.46
    3. Stroke
    2,378
    8.47
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,873
    6.67
    1,295
    0.09
    5. Lung Disease
    1,815
    6.47
    12,569
    0.85
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,495
    5.33
    4,152
    0.28
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    920
    3.28
    207,281
    14.00
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    769
    2.74
    22,497
    1.52
    9. Prostate Cancer
    739
    2.63
    5,914
    0.40
    10. Breast Cancer
    737
    2.63
    11,884
    0.80
    11. Falls
    627
    2.23
    7,528
    0.51
    12. Skin Cancers
    612
    2.18
    1,933
    0.13
    13. Lymphomas
    608
    2.17
    5,202
    0.35
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    543
    1.94
    1,975
    0.13
    15. Suicide
    528
    1.88
    7,019
    0.47
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    458
    1.63
    41,693
    2.82
    17. Kidney Disease
    432
    1.54
    18,189
    1.23
    18. Leukemia
    391
    1.39
    2,257
    0.15
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    353
    1.26
    2,473
    0.17
    20. Hypertension
    327
    1.17
    10,692
    0.72
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    325
    1.16
    15,799
    1.07
    22. Stomach Cancer
    323
    1.15
    2,129
    0.14
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    1.12
    4,826
    0.33
    24. Liver Cancer
    288
    1.03
    5,289
    0.36
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    279
    0.99
    560
    0.04
    26. Bladder Cancer
    267
    0.95
    670
    0.05
    27. Other Neoplasms
    245
    0.87
    290
    0.02
    28. Other Injuries
    218
    0.78
    22,696
    1.53
    29. Ovary Cancer
    207
    0.74
    2,133
    0.14
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.63
    49,696
    3.36
    31. Oral Cancer
    164
    0.58
    2,238
    0.15
    32. Liver Disease
    158
    0.56
    38,326
    2.59
    33. Uterin Cancer
    145
    0.52
    679
    0.05
    34. Skin Disease
    118
    0.42
    1,468
    0.10
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    113
    0.40
    1,946
    0.13
    36. Asthma
    91
    0.32
    8,192
    0.55
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    81
    0.29
    144,724
    9.77
    38. Low Birth Weight
    78
    0.28
    95,959
    6.48
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    70
    0.25
    5,846
    0.39
    40. Drug Use
    69
    0.25
    6,273
    0.42
    41. Cervical Cancer
    61
    0.22
    10,574
    0.71
    42. Violence
    57
    0.20
    18,407
    1.24
    43. Epilepsy
    55
    0.20
    5,001
    0.34
    44. Drownings
    54
    0.19
    6,584
    0.44
    45. Alcohol
    51
    0.18
    1,031
    0.07
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    47
    0.17
    165
    0.01
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    43
    0.15
    179
    0.01
    48. Hepatitis C
    30
    0.11
    304
    0.02
    49. Osteoarthritis
    24
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    22
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.61
    43
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.60
    84
    20.56
    47
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.22
    19
    4.32
    157
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.97
    90
    20.40
    63
    5. Skin Cancers
    6.63
    3
    2.29
    62
    6. Lymphomas
    6.60
    25
    5.96
    45
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.18
    54
    2.64
    126
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.63
    81
    3.90
    112
    9. Leukemia
    4.49
    43
    2.06
    151
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.82
    133
    2.52
    169
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.48
    153
    6.19
    71
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.21
    47
    1.60
    132
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.13
    64
    0.75
    171
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.70
    66
    0.81
    166
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.93
    136
    2.44
    107
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.65
    176
    21.11
    35
    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.