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Compare Swaziland and Nigeria 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
     
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.4
    46.3
    44.3
    125
    118
    121
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    46.4
    50.3
    48.3
    131
    127
    130
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    52.4
    56.3
    54.3
    129
    126
    130
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    56.0
    60.3
    58.1
    137
    132
    135
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    46.3
    49.7
    48.0
    167
    167
    167
     
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    51.5
    55.7
    53.6
    173
    171
    172
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    56.6
    61.1
    58.9
    170
    164
    167
     
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    56.6
    61.1
    170
    164
     
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    60.5
    64.7
    177
    171
     
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    61.1
    65.1
    179
    173
     
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    61.4
    65.5
    179
    174
     
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    62.0
    66.0
    180
    175
     
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    62.7
    66.9
    181
    174
     
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    63.8
    68.1
    180
    174
     
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    65.2
    69.7
    180
    174
     
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    67.1
    71.3
    179
    173
     
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    69.0
    72.8
    176
    171
     
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    70.9
    74.2
    174
    169
     
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    72.8
    75.5
    172
    166
     
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    74.8
    76.9
    171
    164
     
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    76.9
    78.6
    169
    162
     
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.5
    165
    161
     
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.9
    161
    159
     
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    154
    156
     
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.2
    144
    158
     
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.0
    131
    159
     
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.3
    121
    160
     
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    113
    155
     
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    537.97
    2
     
    170.85
    18
    2. Stroke
    103.48
    75
     
    104.23
    73
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.20
    42
     
    234.12
    4
    4. Tuberculosis
    94.78
    8
     
    29.12
    38
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    69.32
    15
     
    42.95
    41
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.63
    135
     
    77.49
    111
    7. Lung Disease
    49.48
    11
     
    16.03
    107
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.26
    39
     
    66.96
    15
    9. Hypertension
    39.53
    8
     
    13.62
    112
    10. Other Injuries
    37.87
    5
     
    20.23
    39
    11. Violence
    35.51
    9
     
    21.57
    19
    12. Cervical Cancer
    33.87
    7
     
    20.61
    28
    13. Liver Disease
    27.07
    37
     
    38.60
    13
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.17
    6
     
    15.13
    24
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    22.61
    10
     
    8.44
    72
    16. Low Birth Weight
    21.73
    26
     
    29.41
    10
    17. Asthma
    20.29
    10
     
    8.91
    54
    18. Kidney Disease
    18.88
    45
     
    17.24
    58
    19. Birth Trauma
    18.72
    27
     
    26.64
    8
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.31
    79
     
    35.39
    9
    21. Prostate Cancer
    17.01
    83
     
    41.48
    11
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    12.00
    17
     
    8.94
    78
    23. Fires
    11.59
    26
     
    21.13
    1
    24. Maternal Conditions
    11.27
    43
     
    29.30
    12
    25. Liver Cancer
    9.89
    35
     
    12.60
    24
    26. Epilepsy
    8.15
    34
     
    14.46
    5
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.10
    51
     
    5.52
    70
    28. Meningitis
    6.75
    49
     
    41.79
    5
    29. Suicide
    6.09
    107
     
    6.11
    106
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.76
    32
     
    0.41
    172
    31. Breast Cancer
    5.67
    166
     
    28.11
    4
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.45
    44
     
    3.29
    81
    33. Drownings
    4.98
    69
     
    6.79
    42
    34. Drug Use
    4.65
    12
     
    1.37
    73
    35. Skin Disease
    4.42
    43
     
    4.36
    44
    36. Other Neoplasms
    3.85
    47
     
    3.92
    44
    37. Malnutrition
    3.17
    77
     
    31.20
    31
    38. Lung Cancers
    2.99
    134
     
    1.08
    166
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.56
    91
     
    15.03
    11
    40. Poisonings
    2.46
    58
     
    2.28
    61
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    2.36
    67
     
    3.49
    23
    42. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    71
     
    1.74
    97
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.22
    161
     
    2.35
    156
    44. Pertussis
    2.22
    25
     
    3.07
    4
    45. Schistosomiasis
    2.19
    42
     
    3.57
    24
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.01
    155
     
    2.86
    138
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.98
    168
     
    3.82
    142
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
     
    0.96
    129
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    126
     
    1.94
    128
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.69
    44
     
    2.05
    33
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    5,430
    40.24
     
    217,354
    11.40
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    6.94
     
    290,238
    15.22
    3. Tuberculosis
    666
    4.93
     
    26,220
    1.38
    4. Stroke
    580
    4.30
     
    69,785
    3.66
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    489
    3.62
     
    130,610
    6.85
    6. Other Injuries
    416
    3.08
     
    30,880
    1.62
    7. Violence
    414
    3.07
     
    34,006
    1.78
    8. Low Birth Weight
    412
    3.05
     
    98,528
    5.17
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    404
    2.99
     
    31,996
    1.68
    10. Birth Trauma
    355
    2.63
     
    89,271
    4.68
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    348
    2.58
     
    53,836
    2.82
    12. Lung Disease
    268
    1.99
     
    11,291
    0.59
    13. Hypertension
    223
    1.65
     
    9,171
    0.48
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    206
    1.52
     
    51,633
    2.71
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    199
    1.48
     
    27,238
    1.43
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    194
    1.44
     
    22,824
    1.20
    17. Liver Disease
    186
    1.38
     
    37,329
    1.96
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    149
    1.11
     
    7,894
    0.41
    19. Kidney Disease
    128
    0.95
     
    16,859
    0.88
    20. Asthma
    124
    0.92
     
    8,564
    0.45
    21. Maternal Conditions
    119
    0.88
     
    40,636
    2.13
    22. Cervical Cancer
    112
    0.83
     
    8,074
    0.42
    23. Fires
    110
    0.82
     
    40,911
    2.15
    24. Meningitis
    93
    0.69
     
    75,630
    3.97
    25. Epilepsy
    73
    0.54
     
    23,311
    1.22
    26. Drownings
    69
    0.51
     
    12,227
    0.64
    27. Suicide
    65
    0.48
     
    7,238
    0.38
    28. Liver Cancer
    61
    0.45
     
    11,512
    0.60
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.42
     
    5,167
    0.27
    30. Drug Use
    45
    0.33
     
    1,922
    0.10
    31. Pertussis
    43
    0.32
     
    9,966
    0.52
    32. Prostate Cancer
    34
    0.25
     
    9,629
    0.51
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    34
    0.25
     
    258
    0.01
    34. Malnutrition
    33
    0.24
     
    52,888
    2.77
    35. Poisonings
    31
    0.23
     
    4,091
    0.21
    36. Skin Disease
    29
    0.21
     
    4,356
    0.23
    37. Alzheimers/Dementia
    28
    0.21
     
    2,357
    0.12
    38. Syphilis
    27
    0.20
     
    10,661
    0.56
    39. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.20
     
    3,297
    0.17
    40. Breast Cancer
    19
    0.14
     
    13,264
    0.70
    41. Lung Cancers
    18
    0.14
     
    833
    0.04
    42. Schistosomiasis
    16
    0.12
     
    3,122
    0.16
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    16
    0.12
     
    12,223
    0.64
    44. Stomach Cancer
    14
    0.10
     
    1,742
    0.09
    45. Encephalitis
    14
    0.10
     
    3,710
    0.19
    46. Anemia
    14
    0.10
     
    13,999
    0.73
    47. Tetanus
    14
    0.10
     
    11,858
    0.62
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13
    0.10
     
    3,104
    0.16
    49. Oral Cancer
    12
    0.09
     
    1,702
    0.09
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.09
     
    2,001
    0.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Swaziland SWAZILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    33.87
    7
     
    20.61
    28
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.01
    83
     
    41.48
    11
    3. Liver Cancer
    9.89
    35
     
    12.60
    24
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.76
    32
     
    0.41
    172
    5. Breast Cancer
    5.67
    166
     
    28.11
    4
    6. Lung Cancers
    2.99
    134
     
    1.08
    166
    7. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    71
     
    1.74
    97
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.22
    161
     
    2.35
    156
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.01
    155
     
    2.86
    138
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.98
    168
     
    3.82
    142
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
     
    0.96
    129
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.95
    126
     
    1.94
    128
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    105
     
    0.87
    151
    14. Lymphomas
    1.21
    170
     
    4.18
    98
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.72
    161
     
    2.06
    114
    16. Leukemia
    0.67
    168
     
    1.63
    146
     
     
     
    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.