face

WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
Nigeria
Paraguay

World Health Review

NIGERIA VS PARAGUAY
COUNTRY #1
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Nigeria and Paraguay 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.
INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Choose Year
    Play
    Pause
     
    Nigeria Population
     
     
    Paraguay Population
     


    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
           
    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
    		  
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    		  
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2015
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    Age 5
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    		  
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    Age 10
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    		  
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    Age 15
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    		  
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    Age 20
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    		  
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    Age 25
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    		  
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    Age 30
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    		  
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    Age 35
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    		  
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    Age 40
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    		  
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    Age 45
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    		  
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    Age 50
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    		  
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    Age 55
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    		  
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    Age 60
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    		  
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    Age 65
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    		  
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    Age 70
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    		  
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    Age 75
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    		  
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    Age 80
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    		  
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    Age 85
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    		  
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    Age 90
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    		  
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    		  
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
    		  
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    234.12
    4
    		  
    31.32
    85
    2. HIV/AIDS
    170.85
    18
    		  
    4.31
    90
    3. Stroke
    104.23
    73
    		  
    87.13
    91
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.49
    111
    		  
    89.76
    86
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66.96
    15
    		  
    5.19
    82
    6. Malaria
    60.46
    13
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.95
    41
    		  
    45.98
    33
    8. Meningitis
    41.79
    5
    		  
    2.01
    88
    9. Prostate Cancer
    41.48
    11
    		  
    26.17
    35
    10. Liver Disease
    38.60
    13
    		  
    11.22
    108
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.39
    9
    		  
    27.76
    24
    12. Malnutrition
    31.20
    31
    		  
    2.46
    85
    13. Low Birth Weight
    29.41
    10
    		  
    9.69
    74
    14. Maternal Conditions
    29.30
    12
    		  
    2.72
    65
    15. Tuberculosis
    29.12
    38
    		  
    4.17
    93
    16. Breast Cancer
    28.11
    4
    		  
    17.09
    79
    17. Birth Trauma
    26.64
    8
    		  
    3.19
    91
    18. Falls
    23.54
    5
    		  
    2.48
    135
    19. Violence
    21.57
    19
    		  
    16.71
    26
    20. Fires
    21.13
    1
    		  
    1.62
    102
    21. Cervical Cancer
    20.61
    28
    		  
    17.22
    37
    22. Other Injuries
    20.23
    39
    		  
    9.21
    105
    23. Kidney Disease
    17.24
    58
    		  
    21.24
    27
    24. Lung Disease
    16.03
    107
    		  
    16.02
    108
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    15.13
    24
    		  
    3.24
    124
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.03
    11
    		  
    2.81
    82
    27. Epilepsy
    14.46
    5
    		  
    1.64
    98
    28. Hypertension
    13.62
    112
    		  
    17.41
    84
    29. Liver Cancer
    12.60
    24
    		  
    3.39
    140
    30. Anemia
    11.58
    17
    		  
    1.26
    67
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    8.94
    78
    		  
    10.07
    47
    32. Asthma
    8.91
    54
    		  
    2.04
    113
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.44
    72
    		  
    6.86
    91
    34. Appendicitis
    7.21
    12
    		  
    1.00
    49
    35. Drownings
    6.79
    42
    		  
    3.42
    90
    36. Suicide
    6.11
    106
    		  
    6.04
    108
    37. Hepatitis B
    6.07
    3
    		  
    0.09
    146
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.52
    70
    		  
    2.88
    101
    39. Skin Disease
    4.36
    44
    		  
    0.77
    121
    40. Lymphomas
    4.18
    98
    		  
    4.21
    97
    41. Other Neoplasms
    3.92
    44
    		  
    4.61
    22
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.82
    142
    		  
    8.69
    75
    43. Tetanus
    3.59
    5
    		  
    0.20
    79
    44. Schistosomiasis
    3.57
    24
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    23
    		  
    1.02
    116
    46. Syphilis
    3.45
    14
    		  
    1.43
    48
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.29
    81
    		  
    1.27
    141
    48. Pertussis
    3.07
    4
    		  
    2.00
    47
    49. Ovary Cancer
    2.86
    138
    		  
    3.83
    96
    50. Stomach Cancer
    2.35
    156
    		  
    6.33
    71
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    290,238
    15.22
    		  
    1,652
    5.77
    2. HIV/AIDS
    217,354
    11.40
    		  
    264
    0.92
    3. Malaria
    180,504
    9.47
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    130,610
    6.85
    		  
    325
    1.14
    5. Low Birth Weight
    98,528
    5.17
    		  
    826
    2.89
    6. Birth Trauma
    89,271
    4.68
    		  
    272
    0.95
    7. Meningitis
    75,630
    3.97
    		  
    134
    0.47
    8. Stroke
    69,785
    3.66
    		  
    4,015
    14.04
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    53,836
    2.82
    		  
    4,174
    14.59
    10. Malnutrition
    52,888
    2.77
    		  
    125
    0.44
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    51,633
    2.71
    		  
    1,703
    5.95
    12. Fires
    40,911
    2.15
    		  
    91
    0.32
    13. Maternal Conditions
    40,636
    2.13
    		  
    174
    0.61
    14. Liver Disease
    37,329
    1.96
    		  
    568
    1.99
    15. Violence
    34,006
    1.78
    		  
    1,083
    3.78
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    31,996
    1.68
    		  
    2,131
    7.45
    17. Other Injuries
    30,880
    1.62
    		  
    523
    1.83
    18. Falls
    29,792
    1.56
    		  
    125
    0.44
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    27,238
    1.43
    		  
    810
    2.83
    20. Tuberculosis
    26,220
    1.38
    		  
    200
    0.70
    21. Epilepsy
    23,311
    1.22
    		  
    96
    0.33
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    22,824
    1.20
    		  
    173
    0.60
    23. Kidney Disease
    16,859
    0.88
    		  
    1,010
    3.53
    24. Anemia
    13,999
    0.73
    		  
    63
    0.22
    25. Breast Cancer
    13,264
    0.70
    		  
    430
    1.50
    26. Drownings
    12,227
    0.64
    		  
    230
    0.80
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    12,223
    0.64
    		  
    133
    0.47
    28. Tetanus
    11,858
    0.62
    		  
    15
    0.05
    29. Liver Cancer
    11,512
    0.60
    		  
    160
    0.56
    30. Lung Disease
    11,291
    0.59
    		  
    727
    2.54
    31. Syphilis
    10,661
    0.56
    		  
    117
    0.41
    32. Pertussis
    9,966
    0.52
    		  
    170
    0.59
    33. Prostate Cancer
    9,629
    0.51
    		  
    542
    1.89
    34. Hypertension
    9,171
    0.48
    		  
    799
    2.79
    35. Asthma
    8,564
    0.45
    		  
    101
    0.35
    36. Cervical Cancer
    8,074
    0.42
    		  
    438
    1.53
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,894
    0.41
    		  
    335
    1.17
    38. Appendicitis
    7,626
    0.40
    		  
    52
    0.18
    39. Suicide
    7,238
    0.38
    		  
    357
    1.25
    40. Hepatitis B
    6,554
    0.34
    		  
    5
    0.02
    41. Measles
    5,894
    0.31
    		  
    2
    0.01
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5,167
    0.27
    		  
    141
    0.49
    43. Skin Disease
    4,356
    0.23
    		  
    38
    0.13
    44. Poisonings
    4,091
    0.21
    		  
    22
    0.08
    45. Encephalitis
    3,710
    0.19
    		  
    25
    0.09
    46. Lymphomas
    3,709
    0.19
    		  
    212
    0.74
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3,297
    0.17
    		  
    219
    0.77
    48. Schistosomiasis
    3,122
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,104
    0.16
    		  
    406
    1.42
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,357
    0.12
    		  
    57
    0.20
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Nigeria NIGERIA   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.48
    11
    		  
    26.17
    35
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.11
    4
    		  
    17.09
    79
    3. Cervical Cancer
    20.61
    28
    		  
    17.22
    37
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.60
    24
    		  
    3.39
    140
    5. Lymphomas
    4.18
    98
    		  
    4.21
    97
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.82
    142
    		  
    8.69
    75
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.86
    138
    		  
    3.83
    96
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.35
    156
    		  
    6.33
    71
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.06
    114
    		  
    5.18
    60
    10. Oral Cancer
    1.94
    128
    		  
    2.12
    116
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.74
    97
    		  
    2.26
    73
    12. Leukemia
    1.63
    146
    		  
    5.12
    27
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.08
    166
    		  
    14.05
    78
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.96
    129
    		  
    1.91
    63
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.87
    151
    		  
    1.27
    131
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.41
    172
    		  
    3.04
    74
     
     
     
    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.