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TUNISIA VS NIGERIA
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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 Tunisia 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
     
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.1
    49.1
    48.6
    98
    102
    99
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    53.7
    54.7
    54.2
    98
    107
    101
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    61.4
    63.5
    62.4
    84
    96
    91
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    68.6
    72.1
    70.3
    47
    78
    58
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    70.6
    74.7
    72.6
    52
    68
    56
    		  
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    73.0
    77.8
    75.3
    61
    78
    65
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    77.8
    61
    78
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    74.1
    78.8
    59
    75
    		  
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    74.2
    78.9
    59
    74
    		  
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    74.3
    79.0
    60
    72
    		  
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    74.5
    79.1
    62
    73
    		  
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    74.7
    79.2
    63
    73
    		  
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    74.9
    79.3
    67
    75
    		  
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    75.1
    79.4
    73
    75
    		  
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    75.3
    79.6
    75
    74
    		  
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    75.6
    79.9
    80
    76
    		  
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    76.1
    80.3
    83
    77
    		  
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    76.9
    80.7
    82
    80
    		  
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    77.9
    81.4
    82
    81
    		  
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    79.3
    82.3
    86
    82
    		  
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    81.1
    83.4
    92
    89
    		  
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    83.3
    85.1
    97
    93
    		  
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.3
    100
    93
    		  
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    103
    94
    		  
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.8
    99
    92
    		  
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    97.5
    97.9
    92
    88
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.2
    91
    75
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    151.38
    32
    		  
    77.49
    111
    2. Stroke
    92.10
    85
    		  
    104.23
    73
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.36
    79
    		  
    42.95
    41
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.40
    106
    		  
    234.12
    4
    5. Hypertension
    19.00
    66
    		  
    13.62
    112
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.61
    75
    		  
    35.39
    9
    7. Lung Disease
    16.45
    106
    		  
    16.03
    107
    8. Malnutrition
    15.54
    40
    		  
    31.20
    31
    9. Lung Cancers
    15.21
    71
    		  
    1.08
    166
    10. Kidney Disease
    13.65
    94
    		  
    17.24
    58
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.25
    127
    		  
    28.11
    4
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    8.99
    75
    		  
    8.94
    78
    13. Other Injuries
    8.60
    112
    		  
    20.23
    39
    14. Liver Disease
    8.25
    125
    		  
    38.60
    13
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.95
    138
    		  
    41.48
    11
    16. Low Birth Weight
    7.29
    92
    		  
    29.41
    10
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.09
    90
    		  
    3.82
    142
    18. Asthma
    6.60
    73
    		  
    8.91
    54
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.06
    106
    		  
    8.44
    72
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.92
    64
    		  
    5.52
    70
    21. Lymphomas
    5.55
    64
    		  
    4.18
    98
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    4.51
    105
    		  
    15.13
    24
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.35
    26
    		  
    3.92
    44
    24. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    34
    		  
    0.87
    151
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    123
    		  
    2.35
    156
    26. Birth Trauma
    3.43
    87
    		  
    26.64
    8
    27. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    1.63
    146
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.01
    102
    		  
    29.12
    38
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    139
    		  
    2.86
    138
    30. Falls
    2.60
    133
    		  
    23.54
    5
    31. Oral Cancer
    2.51
    97
    		  
    1.94
    128
    32. Suicide
    2.35
    158
    		  
    6.11
    106
    33. Violence
    2.10
    128
    		  
    21.57
    19
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    2.03
    115
    		  
    2.06
    114
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.03
    104
    		  
    15.03
    11
    36. Fires
    1.95
    94
    		  
    21.13
    1
    37. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    156
    		  
    20.61
    28
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.78
    118
    		  
    66.96
    15
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.77
    128
    		  
    3.29
    81
    40. Meningitis
    1.65
    96
    		  
    41.79
    5
    41. Drownings
    1.44
    135
    		  
    6.79
    42
    42. Poisonings
    1.21
    88
    		  
    2.28
    61
    43. Liver Cancer
    1.09
    171
    		  
    12.60
    24
    44. Epilepsy
    1.04
    132
    		  
    14.46
    5
    45. Skin Disease
    0.90
    116
    		  
    4.36
    44
    46. Uterin Cancer
    0.87
    156
    		  
    1.74
    97
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.75
    97
    		  
    29.30
    12
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.72
    140
    		  
    3.49
    23
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    149
    		  
    0.96
    129
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.54
    165
    		  
    0.41
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,138
    28.30
    		  
    53,836
    2.82
    2. Stroke
    9,167
    17.14
    		  
    69,785
    3.66
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,918
    5.46
    		  
    31,996
    1.68
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,154
    4.03
    		  
    290,238
    15.22
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,007
    3.75
    		  
    51,633
    2.71
    6. Hypertension
    1,890
    3.53
    		  
    9,171
    0.48
    7. Lung Disease
    1,630
    3.05
    		  
    11,291
    0.59
    8. Malnutrition
    1,575
    2.94
    		  
    52,888
    2.77
    9. Lung Cancers
    1,552
    2.90
    		  
    833
    0.04
    10. Kidney Disease
    1,377
    2.57
    		  
    16,859
    0.88
    11. Other Injuries
    927
    1.73
    		  
    30,880
    1.62
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    926
    1.73
    		  
    27,238
    1.43
    13. Liver Disease
    844
    1.58
    		  
    37,329
    1.96
    14. Low Birth Weight
    750
    1.40
    		  
    98,528
    5.17
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    721
    1.35
    		  
    3,104
    0.16
    16. Asthma
    660
    1.23
    		  
    8,564
    0.45
    17. Breast Cancer
    623
    1.16
    		  
    13,264
    0.70
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    616
    1.15
    		  
    7,894
    0.41
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    599
    1.12
    		  
    5,167
    0.27
    20. Lymphomas
    566
    1.06
    		  
    3,709
    0.19
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    457
    0.85
    		  
    22,824
    1.20
    22. Other Neoplasms
    438
    0.82
    		  
    3,297
    0.17
    23. Bladder Cancer
    402
    0.75
    		  
    595
    0.03
    24. Stomach Cancer
    401
    0.75
    		  
    1,742
    0.09
    25. Birth Trauma
    353
    0.66
    		  
    89,271
    4.68
    26. Prostate Cancer
    353
    0.66
    		  
    9,629
    0.51
    27. Leukemia
    332
    0.62
    		  
    1,545
    0.08
    28. Tuberculosis
    315
    0.59
    		  
    26,220
    1.38
    29. Falls
    271
    0.51
    		  
    29,792
    1.56
    30. Suicide
    262
    0.49
    		  
    7,238
    0.38
    31. Oral Cancer
    261
    0.49
    		  
    1,702
    0.09
    32. Violence
    234
    0.44
    		  
    34,006
    1.78
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    206
    0.39
    		  
    1,574
    0.08
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    206
    0.38
    		  
    12,223
    0.64
    35. Fires
    205
    0.38
    		  
    40,911
    2.15
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    179
    0.34
    		  
    130,610
    6.85
    37. Alzheimers/Dementia
    174
    0.33
    		  
    2,357
    0.12
    38. Meningitis
    170
    0.32
    		  
    75,630
    3.97
    39. Drownings
    158
    0.30
    		  
    12,227
    0.64
    40. Ovary Cancer
    154
    0.29
    		  
    1,239
    0.07
    41. Poisonings
    128
    0.24
    		  
    4,091
    0.21
    42. Epilepsy
    112
    0.21
    		  
    23,311
    1.22
    43. Liver Cancer
    108
    0.20
    		  
    11,512
    0.60
    44. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.19
    		  
    8,074
    0.42
    45. Skin Disease
    89
    0.17
    		  
    4,356
    0.23
    46. Maternal Conditions
    87
    0.16
    		  
    40,636
    2.13
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    71
    0.13
    		  
    2,001
    0.10
    48. Skin Cancers
    61
    0.11
    		  
    739
    0.04
    49. HIV/AIDS
    56
    0.10
    		  
    217,354
    11.40
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    55
    0.10
    		  
    258
    0.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    15.21
    71
    		  
    1.08
    166
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.25
    127
    		  
    28.11
    4
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.95
    138
    		  
    41.48
    11
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.09
    90
    		  
    3.82
    142
    5. Lymphomas
    5.55
    64
    		  
    4.18
    98
    6. Bladder Cancer
    4.07
    34
    		  
    0.87
    151
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    123
    		  
    2.35
    156
    8. Leukemia
    3.22
    108
    		  
    1.63
    146
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.84
    139
    		  
    2.86
    138
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.51
    97
    		  
    1.94
    128
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.03
    115
    		  
    2.06
    114
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    156
    		  
    20.61
    28
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.09
    171
    		  
    12.60
    24
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.87
    156
    		  
    1.74
    97
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    149
    		  
    0.96
    129
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.54
    165
    		  
    0.41
    172
     
     
     
    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.