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Thailand
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 Thailand and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Thailand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    67.8
    74.6
    71.1
    83
    72
    79
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    74.4
    81.0
    77.7
    56
    40
    47
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    81.0
    56
    40
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.7
    57
    40
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    75.2
    81.8
    57
    40
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    75.4
    82.0
    56
    39
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    75.8
    82.1
    53
    38
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.2
    50
    38
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    76.9
    82.4
    46
    38
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    77.6
    82.7
    44
    36
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    78.4
    83.0
    42
    36
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    79.2
    83.3
    41
    36
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    80.1
    83.7
    39
    36
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.2
    34
    37
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    82.1
    84.8
    32
    37
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    83.4
    85.7
    30
    36
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.7
    24
    33
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.1
    13
    27
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    89.1
    89.8
    7
    14
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.0
    6
    14
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    46.81
    134
    88.68
    86
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    46.80
    165
    100.91
    107
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.48
    47
    27.25
    54
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    85
    98.12
    28
    5. Kidney Disease
    25.13
    74
    23.87
    88
    6. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    6.19
    71
    7. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    1.37
    178
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.33
    61
    19.45
    59
    9. Liver Disease
    17.93
    96
    41.99
    21
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.78
    112
    33.50
    82
    11. Lung Disease
    17.59
    122
    20.77
    99
    12. HIV/AIDS
    17.53
    46
    26.81
    36
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    20.56
    47
    14. Tuberculosis
    9.62
    67
    99.13
    6
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    4.32
    157
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    21.11
    35
    17. Suicide
    7.95
    100
    6.87
    117
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.97
    72
    78.99
    13
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    20.40
    63
    20. Other Injuries
    5.93
    119
    10.98
    56
    21. Falls
    5.66
    91
    8.54
    40
    22. Drownings
    5.49
    22
    2.17
    107
    23. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    2.44
    107
    24. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    5.96
    45
    25. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    2.06
    151
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.31
    129
    11.22
    5
    27. Violence
    4.23
    97
    11.97
    42
    28. Asthma
    3.93
    96
    10.71
    58
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    3.90
    112
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.82
    108
    5.60
    29
    31. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    2.52
    169
    32. Skin Disease
    3.15
    25
    1.64
    90
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    0.75
    171
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    137
    5.49
    76
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    127
    14.70
    5
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    2.64
    126
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.02
    150
    7.01
    35
    38. Hypertension
    1.97
    177
    16.07
    103
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    0.81
    166
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    1.60
    132
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.54
    132
    7.03
    31
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.29
    62
    43. Drug Use
    1.11
    103
    5.81
    5
    44. Meningitis
    1.08
    76
    17.54
    9
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    122
    15.51
    2
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    35
    0.51
    76
    47. Epilepsy
    0.85
    147
    3.25
    23
    48. Malnutrition
    0.84
    106
    2.36
    83
    49. Fires
    0.73
    123
    3.44
    37
    50. Alcohol
    0.62
    135
    1.16
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,305
    11.53
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    50,273
    11.30
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31,289
    7.03
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Kidney Disease
    26,822
    6.03
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Liver Cancer
    23,883
    5.37
    5,289
    0.36
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22,851
    5.13
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22,428
    5.04
    41,693
    2.82
    8. Lung Cancers
    22,296
    5.01
    1,295
    0.09
    9. Lung Disease
    19,474
    4.38
    12,569
    0.85
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,776
    4.22
    22,497
    1.52
    11. Liver Disease
    17,596
    3.95
    38,326
    2.59
    12. HIV/AIDS
    13,922
    3.13
    44,124
    2.98
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,908
    2.23
    4,152
    0.28
    14. Tuberculosis
    9,551
    2.15
    127,335
    8.60
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,863
    1.54
    144,724
    9.77
    16. Suicide
    6,147
    1.38
    7,019
    0.47
    17. Breast Cancer
    6,053
    1.36
    11,884
    0.80
    18. Falls
    5,409
    1.22
    7,528
    0.51
    19. Cervical Cancer
    5,110
    1.15
    10,574
    0.71
    20. Oral Cancer
    4,961
    1.11
    2,238
    0.15
    21. Other Injuries
    4,869
    1.09
    22,696
    1.53
    22. Lymphomas
    4,539
    1.02
    5,202
    0.35
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4,292
    0.96
    2,473
    0.17
    24. Asthma
    4,182
    0.94
    8,192
    0.55
    25. Drownings
    3,956
    0.89
    6,584
    0.44
    26. Leukemia
    3,902
    0.88
    2,257
    0.15
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3,451
    0.78
    2,129
    0.14
    28. Skin Disease
    3,375
    0.76
    1,468
    0.10
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,156
    0.71
    560
    0.04
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,013
    0.68
    5,914
    0.40
    31. Violence
    2,965
    0.67
    18,407
    1.24
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,879
    0.65
    4,826
    0.33
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    2,383
    0.54
    1,975
    0.13
    34. Hypertension
    2,179
    0.49
    10,692
    0.72
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,107
    0.47
    49,696
    3.36
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,003
    0.45
    2,133
    0.14
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    1,888
    0.42
    15,799
    1.07
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1,798
    0.40
    670
    0.05
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,679
    0.38
    5,846
    0.39
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,548
    0.35
    95,959
    6.48
    41. Skin Cancers
    1,133
    0.25
    1,933
    0.13
    42. Malnutrition
    962
    0.22
    5,896
    0.40
    43. Meningitis
    931
    0.21
    43,651
    2.95
    44. Uterin Cancer
    864
    0.19
    679
    0.05
    45. Drug Use
    794
    0.18
    6,273
    0.42
    46. Encephalitis
    722
    0.16
    937
    0.06
    47. Epilepsy
    689
    0.15
    5,001
    0.34
    48. Fires
    617
    0.14
    7,132
    0.48
    49. Alcohol
    548
    0.12
    1,031
    0.07
    50. Birth Trauma
    533
    0.12
    100,186
    6.76
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    6.19
    71
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    1.37
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    20.56
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    4.32
    157
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    21.11
    35
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    20.40
    63
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    2.44
    107
    8. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    5.96
    45
    9. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    2.06
    151
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    3.90
    112
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    2.52
    169
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    0.75
    171
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    2.64
    126
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    0.81
    166
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    1.60
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    2.29
    62
    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.