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NIGERIA VS KENYA
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Compare Nigeria 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
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Kenya KENYA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    234.12
    4
    		  
    165.60
    21
    2. HIV/AIDS
    170.85
    18
    		  
    143.53
    22
    3. Stroke
    104.23
    73
    		  
    90.97
    87
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.49
    111
    		  
    53.61
    149
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66.96
    15
    		  
    60.06
    20
    6. Malaria
    60.46
    13
    		  
    28.28
    33
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.95
    41
    		  
    32.39
    72
    8. Meningitis
    41.79
    5
    		  
    22.45
    27
    9. Prostate Cancer
    41.48
    11
    		  
    31.38
    20
    10. Liver Disease
    38.60
    13
    		  
    16.74
    82
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.39
    9
    		  
    25.11
    35
    12. Malnutrition
    31.20
    31
    		  
    56.68
    9
    13. Low Birth Weight
    29.41
    10
    		  
    17.22
    41
    14. Maternal Conditions
    29.30
    12
    		  
    17.55
    30
    15. Tuberculosis
    29.12
    38
    		  
    34.80
    31
    16. Breast Cancer
    28.11
    4
    		  
    16.67
    84
    17. Birth Trauma
    26.64
    8
    		  
    18.91
    25
    18. Falls
    23.54
    5
    		  
    11.15
    33
    19. Violence
    21.57
    19
    		  
    6.05
    80
    20. Fires
    21.13
    1
    		  
    11.27
    27
    21. Cervical Cancer
    20.61
    28
    		  
    21.51
    25
    22. Other Injuries
    20.23
    39
    		  
    14.85
    66
    23. Kidney Disease
    17.24
    58
    		  
    14.24
    85
    24. Lung Disease
    16.03
    107
    		  
    8.57
    154
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    15.13
    24
    		  
    13.62
    34
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.03
    11
    		  
    0.22
    172
    27. Epilepsy
    14.46
    5
    		  
    9.64
    27
    28. Hypertension
    13.62
    112
    		  
    12.49
    120
    29. Liver Cancer
    12.60
    24
    		  
    5.10
    93
    30. Anemia
    11.58
    17
    		  
    3.38
    34
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    78
    		  
    10.32
    44
    32. Asthma
    8.91
    54
    		  
    4.02
    90
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.44
    72
    		  
    12.01
    37
    34. Appendicitis
    7.21
    12
    		  
    0.06
    155
    35. Drownings
    6.79
    42
    		  
    9.82
    19
    36. Suicide
    6.11
    106
    		  
    15.58
    29
    37. Hepatitis B
    6.07
    3
    		  
    2.66
    38
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.52
    70
    		  
    4.95
    76
    39. Skin Disease
    4.36
    44
    		  
    7.73
    18
    40. Lymphomas
    4.18
    98
    		  
    5.42
    68
    41. Other Neoplasms
    3.92
    44
    		  
    2.92
    79
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.82
    142
    		  
    6.47
    99
    43. Tetanus
    3.59
    5
    		  
    0.86
    33
    44. Schistosomiasis
    3.57
    24
    		  
    4.05
    20
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    23
    		  
    2.57
    60
    46. Syphilis
    3.45
    14
    		  
    2.25
    29
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.29
    81
    		  
    2.76
    95
    48. Pertussis
    3.07
    4
    		  
    2.07
    41
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2.86
    138
    		  
    4.90
    71
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2.35
    156
    		  
    9.64
    44
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    290,238
    15.22
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    2. HIV/AIDS
    217,354
    11.40
    		  
    54,518
    16.29
    3. Malaria
    180,504
    9.47
    		  
    11,970
    3.58
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    130,610
    6.85
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    5. Low Birth Weight
    98,528
    5.17
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    6. Birth Trauma
    89,271
    4.68
    		  
    14,853
    4.44
    7. Meningitis
    75,630
    3.97
    		  
    8,708
    2.60
    8. Stroke
    69,785
    3.66
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    53,836
    2.82
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    10. Malnutrition
    52,888
    2.77
    		  
    15,253
    4.56
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    51,633
    2.71
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    12. Fires
    40,911
    2.15
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    13. Maternal Conditions
    40,636
    2.13
    		  
    6,425
    1.92
    14. Liver Disease
    37,329
    1.96
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    15. Violence
    34,006
    1.78
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    31,996
    1.68
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    17. Other Injuries
    30,880
    1.62
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    18. Falls
    29,792
    1.56
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    27,238
    1.43
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    20. Tuberculosis
    26,220
    1.38
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    21. Epilepsy
    23,311
    1.22
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    22,824
    1.20
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    23. Kidney Disease
    16,859
    0.88
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    24. Anemia
    13,999
    0.73
    		  
    980
    0.29
    25. Breast Cancer
    13,264
    0.70
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    26. Drownings
    12,227
    0.64
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    12,223
    0.64
    		  
    42
    0.01
    28. Tetanus
    11,858
    0.62
    		  
    650
    0.19
    29. Liver Cancer
    11,512
    0.60
    		  
    1,024
    0.31
    30. Lung Disease
    11,291
    0.59
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    31. Syphilis
    10,661
    0.56
    		  
    1,637
    0.49
    32. Pertussis
    9,966
    0.52
    		  
    1,619
    0.48
    33. Prostate Cancer
    9,629
    0.51
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    34. Hypertension
    9,171
    0.48
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    35. Asthma
    8,564
    0.45
    		  
    793
    0.24
    36. Cervical Cancer
    8,074
    0.42
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,894
    0.41
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    38. Appendicitis
    7,626
    0.40
    		  
    12
    0.00
    39. Suicide
    7,238
    0.38
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    40. Hepatitis B
    6,554
    0.34
    		  
    641
    0.19
    41. Measles
    5,894
    0.31
    		  
    637
    0.19
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5,167
    0.27
    		  
    1,074
    0.32
    43. Skin Disease
    4,356
    0.23
    		  
    1,705
    0.51
    44. Poisonings
    4,091
    0.21
    		  
    1,630
    0.49
    45. Encephalitis
    3,710
    0.19
    		  
    1,060
    0.32
    46. Lymphomas
    3,709
    0.19
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3,297
    0.17
    		  
    582
    0.17
    48. Schistosomiasis
    3,122
    0.16
    		  
    933
    0.28
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,104
    0.16
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,357
    0.12
    		  
    471
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.48
    11
    		  
    31.38
    20
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.11
    4
    		  
    16.67
    84
    3. Cervical Cancer
    20.61
    28
    		  
    21.51
    25
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.60
    24
    		  
    5.10
    93
    5. Lymphomas
    4.18
    98
    		  
    5.42
    68
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.82
    142
    		  
    6.47
    99
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.86
    138
    		  
    4.90
    71
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.35
    156
    		  
    9.64
    44
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.06
    114
    		  
    2.79
    94
    10. Oral Cancer
    1.94
    128
    		  
    6.73
    16
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.74
    97
    		  
    2.32
    69
    12. Leukemia
    1.63
    146
    		  
    3.97
    79
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.08
    166
    		  
    2.53
    140
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.96
    129
    		  
    1.60
    87
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.87
    151
    		  
    1.11
    137
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.41
    172
    		  
    17.42
    4
     
     
     
    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.