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Niger
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 Niger and Uganda 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.

Uganda
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
     
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
     
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
     
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    81.99
    41
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    82.33
    131
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    99.89
    72
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    46.00
    40
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    30.23
    31
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    33.70
    47
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    40.31
    60
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    53.60
    6
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    28.73
    59
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    24.60
    77
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    24.27
    45
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    11.28
    56
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    19.36
    60
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    9.90
    33
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    9.73
    36
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    11.12
    150
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    30.73
    43
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    10.15
    64
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    17.69
    24
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    7.78
    59
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    7.36
    61
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    4.66
    63
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    10.45
    65
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    7.85
    42
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    45.76
    8
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    5.62
    44
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    7.69
    50
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    6.31
    78
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    4.44
    95
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    69.15
    18
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    11.07
    28
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    2.94
    115
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    2.25
    38
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    7.45
    112
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    4.10
    93
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    2.83
    54
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.41
    34
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    25.14
    45
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    2.33
    95
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    1.93
    72
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    4.55
    124
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    8.13
    7
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    1.99
    70
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    2.54
    51
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    2.33
    39
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    4.38
    50
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.67
    137
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    1.83
    25
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.70
    113
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    1.53
    95
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    18,865
    9.09
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    13,576
    6.54
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    12,103
    5.83
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    9,673
    4.66
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    11,181
    5.39
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    8,784
    4.23
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    10,405
    5.01
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    13,012
    6.27
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    3,718
    1.79
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    6,641
    3.20
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    5,122
    2.47
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    3,130
    1.51
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    7,255
    3.50
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    3,641
    1.75
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    1,909
    0.92
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    3,168
    1.53
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    4,794
    2.31
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    343
    0.17
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    6,175
    2.98
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    3,051
    1.47
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    3,317
    1.60
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    1,745
    0.84
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    761
    0.37
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    1,238
    0.60
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    3,120
    1.50
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    1,127
    0.54
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    2,033
    0.98
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    872
    0.42
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    1,128
    0.54
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    21,188
    10.21
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    687
    0.33
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    1,286
    0.62
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    745
    0.36
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    859
    0.41
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    1,522
    0.73
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    599
    0.29
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    919
    0.44
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    4,378
    2.11
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    348
    0.17
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    519
    0.25
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    88
    0.04
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    271
    0.13
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    1,762
    0.85
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    515
    0.25
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    349
    0.17
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    123
    0.06
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    351
    0.17
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    599
    0.29
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    731
    0.35
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    286
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Uganda UGANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    11.12
    150
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    45.76
    8
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    5.62
    44
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    7.69
    50
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    7.45
    112
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    25.14
    45
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    4.55
    124
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    8.13
    7
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    2.54
    51
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    4.38
    50
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.67
    137
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.70
    113
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    2.93
    60
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    11.56
    7
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    2.88
    116
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    3.20
    157
    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.