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Compare Thailand 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
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female 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
    63.3
    73.5
    68.3
    112
    81
    102
     
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    71.9
    78.0
    74.9
    74
    67
    71
     
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.9
    78.0
    74
    67
     
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    72.9
    78.8
    78
    71
     
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    73.0
    79.0
    77
    70
     
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    73.2
    79.1
    78
    69
     
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    73.4
    79.3
    80
    70
     
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    73.6
    79.5
    80
    69
     
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    73.9
    79.7
    83
    68
     
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    74.3
    80.1
    84
    66
     
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    74.9
    80.4
    83
    64
     
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    75.6
    80.9
    82
    62
     
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    76.6
    81.4
    73
    59
     
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    77.7
    82.0
    72
    59
     
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    64
    58
     
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    80.9
    83.9
    60
    57
     
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    82.9
    85.1
    55
    57
     
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.8
    49
    55
     
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    88.0
    88.8
    41
    55
     
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.6
    26
    51
     
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    94.5
    94.8
    20
    38
     
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.5
    17
    36
     
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.6
    17
    23
     
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    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. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.08
    91
     
    77.49
    111
    2. Stroke
    65.52
    115
     
    104.23
    73
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.40
    60
     
    234.12
    4
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.57
    14
     
    35.39
    9
    5. Lung Disease
    29.97
    35
     
    16.03
    107
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    26.11
    90
     
    42.95
    41
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.92
    48
     
    170.85
    18
    8. Liver Cancer
    23.50
    7
     
    12.60
    24
    9. Lung Cancers
    21.90
    50
     
    1.08
    166
    10. Kidney Disease
    16.08
    70
     
    17.24
    58
    11. Liver Disease
    13.54
    99
     
    38.60
    13
    12. Suicide
    11.48
    57
     
    6.11
    106
    13. Tuberculosis
    11.34
    66
     
    29.12
    38
    14. Breast Cancer
    11.18
    129
     
    28.11
    4
    15. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    70
     
    20.61
    28
    16. Hypertension
    9.04
    140
     
    13.62
    112
    17. Other Injuries
    8.61
    111
     
    20.23
    39
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.41
    77
     
    3.82
    142
    19. Asthma
    7.88
    67
     
    8.91
    54
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.43
    105
     
    8.94
    78
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.18
    48
     
    5.52
    70
    22. Violence
    6.98
    73
     
    21.57
    19
    23. Drownings
    6.88
    41
     
    6.79
    42
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.25
    109
     
    29.41
    10
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.84
    154
     
    41.48
    11
    26. Oral Cancer
    4.67
    50
     
    1.94
    128
    27. Lymphomas
    4.24
    96
     
    4.18
    98
    28. Leukemia
    4.24
    64
     
    1.63
    146
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.08
    86
     
    66.96
    15
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    124
     
    2.86
    138
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.21
    127
     
    15.13
    24
    32. Falls
    3.18
    122
     
    23.54
    5
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    78
     
    3.92
    44
    34. Meningitis
    2.87
    75
     
    41.79
    5
    35. Stomach Cancer
    2.84
    145
     
    2.35
    156
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    158
     
    8.44
    72
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.57
    85
     
    0.41
    172
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.13
    112
     
    2.06
    114
    39. Alcohol
    1.98
    52
     
    0.11
    136
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    114
     
    26.64
    8
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.67
    117
     
    15.03
    11
    42. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    104
     
    0.87
    151
    43. Skin Disease
    1.22
    98
     
    4.36
    44
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    133
     
    1.74
    97
    45. Epilepsy
    1.08
    128
     
    14.46
    5
    46. Fires
    1.03
    121
     
    21.13
    1
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    0.98
    151
     
    3.29
    81
    48. Malnutrition
    0.87
    109
     
    31.20
    31
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.79
    138
     
    0.96
    129
    50. Drug Use
    0.77
    100
     
    1.37
    73
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Thailand THAILAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68,821
    15.71
     
    53,836
    2.82
    2. Stroke
    51,787
    11.82
     
    69,785
    3.66
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    46,832
    10.69
     
    290,238
    15.22
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    24,944
    5.70
     
    51,633
    2.71
    5. Lung Disease
    23,598
    5.39
     
    11,291
    0.59
    6. HIV/AIDS
    20,691
    4.72
     
    217,354
    11.40
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    20,654
    4.72
     
    31,996
    1.68
    8. Liver Cancer
    18,798
    4.29
     
    11,512
    0.60
    9. Lung Cancers
    17,400
    3.97
     
    833
    0.04
    10. Kidney Disease
    12,684
    2.90
     
    16,859
    0.88
    11. Liver Disease
    10,824
    2.47
     
    37,329
    1.96
    12. Tuberculosis
    8,913
    2.04
     
    26,220
    1.38
    13. Suicide
    8,740
    2.00
     
    7,238
    0.38
    14. Hypertension
    7,141
    1.63
     
    9,171
    0.48
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,685
    1.53
     
    3,104
    0.16
    16. Other Injuries
    6,485
    1.48
     
    30,880
    1.62
    17. Asthma
    6,177
    1.41
     
    8,564
    0.45
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5,595
    1.28
     
    5,167
    0.27
    19. Violence
    5,207
    1.19
     
    34,006
    1.78
    20. Drownings
    4,768
    1.09
     
    12,227
    0.64
    21. Breast Cancer
    4,748
    1.08
     
    13,264
    0.70
    22. Cervical Cancer
    4,218
    0.96
     
    8,074
    0.42
    23. Oral Cancer
    3,722
    0.85
     
    1,702
    0.09
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    3,402
    0.78
     
    27,238
    1.43
    25. Lymphomas
    3,308
    0.76
     
    3,709
    0.19
    26. Leukemia
    2,972
    0.68
     
    1,545
    0.08
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,932
    0.67
     
    130,610
    6.85
    28. Falls
    2,480
    0.57
     
    29,792
    1.56
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2,429
    0.55
     
    22,824
    1.20
    30. Other Neoplasms
    2,322
    0.53
     
    3,297
    0.17
    31. Stomach Cancer
    2,259
    0.52
     
    1,742
    0.09
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2,210
    0.50
     
    98,528
    5.17
    33. Meningitis
    2,125
    0.49
     
    75,630
    3.97
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,108
    0.48
     
    7,894
    0.41
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,043
    0.47
     
    258
    0.01
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    1,695
    0.39
     
    1,574
    0.08
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,695
    0.39
     
    9,629
    0.51
    38. Alcohol
    1,593
    0.36
     
    101
    0.01
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1,352
    0.31
     
    1,239
    0.07
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,319
    0.30
     
    12,223
    0.64
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1,275
    0.29
     
    595
    0.03
    42. Skin Disease
    957
    0.22
     
    4,356
    0.23
    43. Fires
    778
    0.18
     
    40,911
    2.15
    44. Epilepsy
    772
    0.18
     
    23,311
    1.22
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    767
    0.18
     
    2,357
    0.12
    46. Birth Trauma
    743
    0.17
     
    89,271
    4.68
    47. Malnutrition
    682
    0.16
     
    52,888
    2.77
    48. Skin Cancers
    630
    0.14
     
    739
    0.04
    49. Drug Use
    587
    0.13
     
    1,922
    0.10
    50. Uterin Cancer
    490
    0.11
     
    608
    0.03
     
     
    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
    23.50
    7
     
    12.60
    24
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.90
    50
     
    1.08
    166
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.18
    129
     
    28.11
    4
    4. Cervical Cancer
    9.95
    70
     
    20.61
    28
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.41
    77
     
    3.82
    142
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.84
    154
     
    41.48
    11
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.67
    50
     
    1.94
    128
    8. Lymphomas
    4.24
    96
     
    4.18
    98
    9. Leukemia
    4.24
    64
     
    1.63
    146
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    124
     
    2.86
    138
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.84
    145
     
    2.35
    156
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.57
    85
     
    0.41
    172
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.13
    112
     
    2.06
    114
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.61
    104
     
    0.87
    151
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    133
     
    1.74
    97
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.79
    138
     
    0.96
    129
     
     
     
    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.