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Compare Niger and Kenya health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
     
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    54.2
    52.3
    53.2
    147
    159
    154
     
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    60.9
    62.8
    61.8
    150
    159
    158
     
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    62.8
    150
    159
     
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    67.5
    69.0
    129
    151
     
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    131
    149
     
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    68.4
    70.1
    132
    149
     
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    68.9
    70.6
    131
    148
     
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.3
    129
    148
     
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    70.1
    72.0
    129
    149
     
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    70.8
    72.7
    128
    150
     
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.3
    129
    151
     
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    72.2
    74.1
    134
    155
     
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    73.1
    74.8
    137
    157
     
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    74.2
    75.7
    146
    162
     
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    75.6
    76.7
    148
    168
     
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.1
    161
    172
     
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    79.3
    79.8
    168
    174
     
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    81.7
    82.1
    173
    174
     
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    84.7
    85.0
    170
    173
     
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.5
    175
    175
     
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    174
    174
     
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    173
    174
     
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    171
    173
     
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    209.03
    9
     
    165.60
    21
    2. Stroke
    135.95
    35
     
    90.97
    87
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    98.89
    9
     
    60.06
    20
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.61
    87
     
    53.61
    149
    5. Malaria
    58.61
    14
     
    28.28
    33
    6. Malnutrition
    56.01
    10
     
    56.68
    9
    7. Maternal Conditions
    44.82
    4
     
    17.55
    30
    8. Meningitis
    40.93
    8
     
    22.45
    27
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.64
    57
     
    32.39
    72
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.59
    20
     
    25.11
    35
    11. Liver Disease
    24.60
    48
     
    16.74
    82
    12. HIV/AIDS
    24.59
    50
     
    143.53
    22
    13. Low Birth Weight
    23.44
    21
     
    17.22
    41
    14. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21.93
    3
     
    0.22
    172
    15. Anemia
    20.71
    4
     
    3.38
    34
    16. Kidney Disease
    19.23
    42
     
    14.24
    85
    17. Other Injuries
    18.91
    45
     
    14.85
    66
    18. Lung Disease
    18.43
    90
     
    8.57
    154
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.30
    54
     
    34.80
    31
    20. Birth Trauma
    15.30
    41
     
    18.91
    25
    21. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
     
    16.67
    84
    22. Hypertension
    14.33
    108
     
    12.49
    120
    23. Falls
    13.53
    23
     
    11.15
    33
    24. Asthma
    11.65
    28
     
    4.02
    90
    25. Epilepsy
    11.50
    17
     
    9.64
    27
    26. Fires
    10.86
    29
     
    11.27
    27
    27. Appendicitis
    10.78
    4
     
    0.06
    155
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.62
    55
     
    13.62
    34
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.61
    60
     
    12.01
    37
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.74
    29
     
    4.95
    76
    31. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
     
    31.38
    20
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.32
    108
     
    10.32
    44
    33. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
     
    21.51
    25
    34. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
     
    4.90
    71
    35. Skin Disease
    6.14
    27
     
    7.73
    18
    36. Violence
    5.51
    87
     
    6.05
    80
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
     
    5.10
    93
    38. Drownings
    4.59
    77
     
    9.82
    19
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
     
    6.47
    99
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.04
    12
     
    2.57
    60
    41. Syphilis
    3.50
    13
     
    2.25
    29
    42. Suicide
    3.29
    144
     
    15.58
    29
    43. Poisonings
    3.25
    44
     
    3.73
    38
    44. Schistosomiasis
    3.14
    28
     
    4.05
    20
    45. Measles
    3.07
    21
     
    0.91
    49
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.57
    102
     
    2.76
    95
    47. Pertussis
    2.53
    11
     
    2.07
    41
    48. Hepatitis B
    2.47
    39
     
    2.66
    38
    49. Encephalitis
    2.28
    25
     
    3.09
    13
    50. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
     
    6.73
    16
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Niger NIGER   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,191
    16.60
     
    45,441
    13.58
    2. Malaria
    18,817
    11.49
     
    11,970
    3.58
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,326
    10.58
     
    23,374
    6.98
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,387
    5.73
     
    13,528
    4.04
    5. Malnutrition
    8,361
    5.11
     
    15,253
    4.56
    6. Stroke
    8,208
    5.01
     
    14,609
    4.37
    7. Meningitis
    6,774
    4.14
     
    8,708
    2.60
    8. Birth Trauma
    6,127
    3.74
     
    14,853
    4.44
    9. Maternal Conditions
    5,662
    3.46
     
    6,425
    1.92
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,569
    3.40
     
    9,163
    2.74
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,205
    2.57
     
    8,841
    2.64
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,216
    1.96
     
    54,518
    16.29
    13. Other Injuries
    2,849
    1.74
     
    5,658
    1.69
    14. Tuberculosis
    2,769
    1.69
     
    9,379
    2.80
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    2,606
    1.59
     
    7,472
    2.23
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,598
    1.59
     
    5,633
    1.68
    17. Fires
    2,445
    1.49
     
    4,567
    1.36
    18. Liver Disease
    2,088
    1.28
     
    3,680
    1.10
    19. Anemia
    2,066
    1.26
     
    980
    0.29
    20. Epilepsy
    1,724
    1.05
     
    3,613
    1.08
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,663
    1.02
     
    3,080
    0.92
    22. Falls
    1,613
    0.99
     
    2,865
    0.86
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,551
    0.95
     
    42
    0.01
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,296
    0.79
     
    4,199
    1.25
    25. Syphilis
    1,230
    0.75
     
    1,637
    0.49
    26. Lung Disease
    1,217
    0.74
     
    1,572
    0.47
    27. Appendicitis
    1,020
    0.62
     
    12
    0.00
    28. Asthma
    1,004
    0.61
     
    793
    0.24
    29. Pertussis
    983
    0.60
     
    1,619
    0.48
    30. Measles
    944
    0.58
     
    637
    0.19
    31. Drownings
    920
    0.56
     
    4,348
    1.30
    32. Hypertension
    859
    0.52
     
    1,995
    0.60
    33. Violence
    817
    0.50
     
    2,429
    0.73
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    775
    0.47
     
    2,283
    0.68
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    693
    0.42
     
    1,074
    0.32
    36. Breast Cancer
    679
    0.41
     
    1,877
    0.56
    37. Poisonings
    678
    0.41
     
    1,630
    0.49
    38. Skin Disease
    539
    0.33
     
    1,705
    0.51
    39. Liver Cancer
    486
    0.30
     
    1,024
    0.31
    40. Tetanus
    424
    0.26
     
    650
    0.19
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    350
    0.21
     
    1,242
    0.37
    42. Encephalitis
    341
    0.21
     
    1,060
    0.32
    43. Suicide
    315
    0.19
     
    4,647
    1.39
    44. Cervical Cancer
    294
    0.18
     
    2,338
    0.70
    45. Ovary Cancer
    264
    0.16
     
    523
    0.16
    46. Schistosomiasis
    245
    0.15
     
    933
    0.28
    47. Hepatitis B
    218
    0.13
     
    641
    0.19
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    216
    0.13
     
    388
    0.12
    49. Prostate Cancer
    196
    0.12
     
    2,047
    0.61
    50. Lymphomas
    187
    0.11
     
    1,209
    0.36
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
     
    16.67
    84
    2. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
     
    31.38
    20
    3. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
     
    21.51
    25
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
     
    4.90
    71
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
     
    5.10
    93
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
     
    6.47
    99
    7. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
     
    6.73
    16
    8. Lymphomas
    1.70
    162
     
    5.42
    68
    9. Stomach Cancer
    1.68
    167
     
    9.64
    44
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.44
    131
     
    2.79
    94
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.41
    115
     
    2.32
    69
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.38
    121
     
    1.11
    137
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.36
    104
     
    1.60
    87
    14. Leukemia
    1.13
    154
     
    3.97
    79
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.61
    163
     
    17.42
    4
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.20
    172
     
    2.53
    140
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.