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Compare Niger and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    54.2
    52.3
    53.2
    147
    159
    154
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    60.9
    62.8
    61.8
    150
    159
    158
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    62.8
    150
    159
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    67.5
    69.0
    129
    151
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    131
    149
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    68.4
    70.1
    132
    149
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    68.9
    70.6
    131
    148
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.3
    129
    148
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    70.1
    72.0
    129
    149
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    70.8
    72.7
    128
    150
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.3
    129
    151
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    72.2
    74.1
    134
    155
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    73.1
    74.8
    137
    157
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    74.2
    75.7
    146
    162
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    75.6
    76.7
    148
    168
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.1
    161
    172
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    79.3
    79.8
    168
    174
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    81.7
    82.1
    173
    174
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    84.7
    85.0
    170
    173
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.5
    175
    175
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    174
    174
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    173
    174
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    171
    173
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    209.03
    9
     
    88.74
    48
    2. Stroke
    135.95
    35
     
    172.43
    11
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    98.89
    9
     
    51.96
    32
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.61
    87
     
    89.77
    85
    5. Malaria
    58.61
    14
     
    25.46
    35
    6. Malnutrition
    56.01
    10
     
    36.64
    24
    7. Maternal Conditions
    44.82
    4
     
    18.58
    27
    8. Meningitis
    40.93
    8
     
    11.08
    39
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    38.64
    57
     
    21.06
    105
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.59
    20
     
    23.43
    44
    11. Liver Disease
    24.60
    48
     
    17.67
    77
    12. HIV/AIDS
    24.59
    50
     
    33.68
    44
    13. Low Birth Weight
    23.44
    21
     
    13.56
    56
    14. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    21.93
    3
     
    2.00
    106
    15. Anemia
    20.71
    4
     
    2.20
    52
    16. Kidney Disease
    19.23
    42
     
    11.79
    104
    17. Other Injuries
    18.91
    45
     
    11.81
    86
    18. Lung Disease
    18.43
    90
     
    19.72
    80
    19. Tuberculosis
    17.30
    54
     
    72.04
    11
    20. Birth Trauma
    15.30
    41
     
    14.51
    45
    21. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
     
    14.42
    103
    22. Hypertension
    14.33
    108
     
    17.95
    75
    23. Falls
    13.53
    23
     
    7.50
    64
    24. Asthma
    11.65
    28
     
    9.46
    48
    25. Epilepsy
    11.50
    17
     
    7.36
    39
    26. Fires
    10.86
    29
     
    9.83
    33
    27. Appendicitis
    10.78
    4
     
    0.41
    88
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.62
    55
     
    7.68
    69
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.61
    60
     
    15.51
    16
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.74
    29
     
    9.50
    23
    31. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
     
    36.65
    14
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.32
    108
     
    7.50
    103
    33. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
     
    28.96
    10
    34. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
     
    1.86
    160
    35. Skin Disease
    6.14
    27
     
    7.72
    19
    36. Violence
    5.51
    87
     
    11.53
    43
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
     
    3.59
    135
    38. Drownings
    4.59
    77
     
    7.74
    33
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
     
    6.85
    94
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.04
    12
     
    1.67
    94
    41. Syphilis
    3.50
    13
     
    3.15
    21
    42. Suicide
    3.29
    144
     
    10.50
    65
    43. Poisonings
    3.25
    44
     
    4.28
    30
    44. Schistosomiasis
    3.14
    28
     
    2.84
    36
    45. Measles
    3.07
    21
     
    3.21
    19
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.57
    102
     
    1.58
    134
    47. Pertussis
    2.53
    11
     
    2.29
    18
    48. Hepatitis B
    2.47
    39
     
    1.87
    46
    49. Encephalitis
    2.28
    25
     
    1.38
    45
    50. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
     
    6.96
    15
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Niger NIGER   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,191
    16.60
     
    15,023
    10.43
    2. Malaria
    18,817
    11.49
     
    6,011
    4.17
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17,326
    10.58
     
    10,089
    7.00
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,387
    5.73
     
    5,396
    3.74
    5. Malnutrition
    8,361
    5.11
     
    4,829
    3.35
    6. Stroke
    8,208
    5.01
     
    15,168
    10.53
    7. Meningitis
    6,774
    4.14
     
    2,364
    1.64
    8. Birth Trauma
    6,127
    3.74
     
    5,774
    4.01
    9. Maternal Conditions
    5,662
    3.46
     
    3,530
    2.45
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,569
    3.40
     
    8,340
    5.79
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,205
    2.57
     
    4,210
    2.92
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,216
    1.96
     
    6,026
    4.18
    13. Other Injuries
    2,849
    1.74
     
    2,221
    1.54
    14. Tuberculosis
    2,769
    1.69
     
    10,131
    7.03
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    2,606
    1.59
     
    2,812
    1.95
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,598
    1.59
     
    1,976
    1.37
    17. Fires
    2,445
    1.49
     
    2,045
    1.42
    18. Liver Disease
    2,088
    1.28
     
    2,025
    1.40
    19. Anemia
    2,066
    1.26
     
    328
    0.23
    20. Epilepsy
    1,724
    1.05
     
    1,418
    0.98
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,663
    1.02
     
    1,382
    0.96
    22. Falls
    1,613
    0.99
     
    1,001
    0.69
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,551
    0.95
     
    209
    0.15
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,296
    0.79
     
    1,232
    0.85
    25. Syphilis
    1,230
    0.75
     
    1,101
    0.76
    26. Lung Disease
    1,217
    0.74
     
    1,902
    1.32
    27. Appendicitis
    1,020
    0.62
     
    47
    0.03
    28. Asthma
    1,004
    0.61
     
    1,000
    0.69
    29. Pertussis
    983
    0.60
     
    898
    0.62
    30. Measles
    944
    0.58
     
    1,121
    0.78
    31. Drownings
    920
    0.56
     
    1,777
    1.23
    32. Hypertension
    859
    0.52
     
    1,605
    1.11
    33. Violence
    817
    0.50
     
    2,442
    1.69
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    775
    0.47
     
    1,565
    1.09
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    693
    0.42
     
    1,102
    0.76
    36. Breast Cancer
    679
    0.41
     
    872
    0.60
    37. Poisonings
    678
    0.41
     
    905
    0.63
    38. Skin Disease
    539
    0.33
     
    880
    0.61
    39. Liver Cancer
    486
    0.30
     
    450
    0.31
    40. Tetanus
    424
    0.26
     
    193
    0.13
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    350
    0.21
     
    737
    0.51
    42. Encephalitis
    341
    0.21
     
    258
    0.18
    43. Suicide
    315
    0.19
     
    1,625
    1.13
    44. Cervical Cancer
    294
    0.18
     
    1,771
    1.23
    45. Ovary Cancer
    264
    0.16
     
    111
    0.08
    46. Schistosomiasis
    245
    0.15
     
    325
    0.23
    47. Hepatitis B
    218
    0.13
     
    228
    0.16
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    216
    0.13
     
    137
    0.10
    49. Prostate Cancer
    196
    0.12
     
    1,263
    0.88
    50. Lymphomas
    187
    0.11
     
    719
    0.50
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Niger NIGER   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.54
    101
     
    14.42
    103
    2. Prostate Cancer
    8.67
    134
     
    36.65
    14
    3. Cervical Cancer
    6.75
    99
     
    28.96
    10
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.25
    37
     
    1.86
    160
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.47
    84
     
    3.59
    135
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    136
     
    6.85
    94
    7. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    110
     
    6.96
    15
    8. Lymphomas
    1.70
    162
     
    5.62
    61
    9. Stomach Cancer
    1.68
    167
     
    5.05
    100
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.44
    131
     
    2.51
    103
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.41
    115
     
    1.40
    117
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.38
    121
     
    2.47
    70
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.36
    104
     
    1.59
    88
    14. Leukemia
    1.13
    154
     
    3.79
    90
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.61
    163
     
    8.46
    23
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.20
    172
     
    7.32
    109
     
     
     
    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.