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Tunisia
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 Tunisia 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
Tunisia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F 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
    75.6
    72.9
    49
    57
    51
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    72.5
    77.3
    74.8
    54
    63
    58
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    74.9
    79.2
    77.0
    50
    58
    53
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.9
    79.2
    50
    58
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    76.3
    80.5
    45
    51
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    76.4
    80.6
    45
    51
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    76.6
    80.7
    45
    51
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    76.7
    80.8
    45
    51
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    77.0
    80.9
    44
    51
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    77.2
    81.0
    44
    52
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    77.5
    81.1
    45
    52
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    77.8
    81.3
    45
    52
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    78.2
    81.6
    45
    54
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    78.6
    81.9
    46
    54
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.2
    48
    56
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.8
    51
    59
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.6
    55
    60
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    82.9
    84.7
    58
    62
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    84.8
    86.3
    64
    62
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.2
    71
    66
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    79
    61
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    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
    164.63
    38
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    68.10
    105
    88.68
    86
    3. Hypertension
    22.55
    70
    16.07
    103
    4. Kidney Disease
    20.60
    106
    23.87
    88
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.92
    47
    19.45
    59
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.02
    91
    27.25
    54
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.33
    133
    98.12
    28
    8. Lung Cancers
    14.42
    79
    1.37
    178
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.15
    131
    33.50
    82
    10. Lung Disease
    14.05
    147
    20.77
    99
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    20.56
    47
    12. Liver Disease
    10.46
    123
    41.99
    21
    13. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    20.40
    63
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    4.32
    157
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.36
    44
    11.22
    5
    16. Low Birth Weight
    6.32
    73
    14.70
    5
    17. Asthma
    5.34
    85
    10.71
    58
    18. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    0.81
    166
    19. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    5.96
    45
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    2.52
    169
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    115
    5.60
    29
    22. Falls
    3.61
    134
    8.54
    40
    23. Violence
    3.47
    107
    11.97
    42
    24. Suicide
    3.18
    161
    6.87
    117
    25. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    2.06
    151
    26. Other Injuries
    3.06
    170
    10.98
    56
    27. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    21.11
    35
    28. Birth Trauma
    2.96
    82
    15.51
    2
    29. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    3.90
    112
    30. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    6.19
    71
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    2.64
    126
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    154
    5.49
    76
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    2.35
    136
    7.01
    35
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.06
    104
    26.81
    36
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.90
    116
    7.03
    31
    36. Drug Use
    1.88
    53
    5.81
    5
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    2.44
    107
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.29
    62
    39. Fires
    1.66
    86
    3.44
    37
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.57
    113
    78.99
    13
    41. Tuberculosis
    1.15
    123
    99.13
    6
    42. Drownings
    1.06
    147
    2.17
    107
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.99
    121
    2.05
    69
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    0.75
    171
    45. Epilepsy
    0.85
    148
    3.25
    23
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.71
    100
    14.14
    17
    47. Meningitis
    0.70
    96
    17.54
    9
    48. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    1.60
    132
    49. Poisonings
    0.67
    82
    2.82
    22
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.55
    65
    1.19
    29
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Tunisia TUNISIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,658
    33.50
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    8,509
    13.80
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Hypertension
    2,824
    4.58
    10,692
    0.72
    4. Kidney Disease
    2,574
    4.17
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,507
    4.07
    6,786
    0.46
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,928
    3.13
    41,693
    2.82
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,912
    3.10
    207,281
    14.00
    8. Lung Cancers
    1,849
    3.00
    1,295
    0.09
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,773
    2.88
    22,497
    1.52
    10. Lung Disease
    1,754
    2.84
    12,569
    0.85
    11. Liver Disease
    1,313
    2.13
    38,326
    2.59
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    980
    1.59
    49,696
    3.36
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    971
    1.57
    4,152
    0.28
    14. Low Birth Weight
    924
    1.50
    95,959
    6.48
    15. Breast Cancer
    781
    1.27
    11,884
    0.80
    16. Asthma
    665
    1.08
    8,192
    0.55
    17. Bladder Cancer
    654
    1.06
    670
    0.05
    18. Lymphomas
    616
    1.00
    5,202
    0.35
    19. Stomach Cancer
    583
    0.95
    2,129
    0.14
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    469
    0.76
    2,473
    0.17
    21. Falls
    445
    0.72
    7,528
    0.51
    22. Birth Trauma
    436
    0.71
    100,186
    6.76
    23. Prostate Cancer
    417
    0.68
    5,914
    0.40
    24. Violence
    410
    0.66
    18,407
    1.24
    25. Leukemia
    385
    0.62
    2,257
    0.15
    26. Suicide
    383
    0.62
    7,019
    0.47
    27. Other Injuries
    372
    0.60
    22,696
    1.53
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    361
    0.59
    1,975
    0.13
    29. Liver Cancer
    360
    0.58
    5,289
    0.36
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    298
    0.48
    4,826
    0.33
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    285
    0.46
    15,799
    1.07
    32. HIV/AIDS
    261
    0.42
    44,124
    2.98
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    237
    0.38
    5,846
    0.39
    34. Drug Use
    235
    0.38
    6,273
    0.42
    35. Oral Cancer
    232
    0.38
    2,238
    0.15
    36. Skin Cancers
    214
    0.35
    1,933
    0.13
    37. Fires
    202
    0.33
    7,132
    0.48
    38. Cervical Cancer
    201
    0.33
    10,574
    0.71
    39. Ovary Cancer
    192
    0.31
    2,133
    0.14
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    184
    0.30
    144,724
    9.77
    41. Tuberculosis
    136
    0.22
    127,335
    8.60
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.20
    1,946
    0.13
    43. Drownings
    122
    0.20
    6,584
    0.44
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    109
    0.18
    560
    0.04
    45. Epilepsy
    101
    0.16
    5,001
    0.34
    46. Meningitis
    86
    0.14
    43,651
    2.95
    47. Maternal Conditions
    83
    0.13
    23,540
    1.59
    48. Poisonings
    81
    0.13
    6,570
    0.44
    49. Hepatitis B
    70
    0.11
    1,488
    0.10
    50. Uterin Cancer
    46
    0.07
    679
    0.05
    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
    14.42
    79
    1.37
    178
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    145
    20.56
    47
    3. Prostate Cancer
    7.97
    140
    20.40
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.69
    108
    4.32
    157
    5. Bladder Cancer
    5.21
    7
    0.81
    166
    6. Lymphomas
    4.90
    83
    5.96
    45
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.63
    122
    2.52
    169
    8. Leukemia
    3.15
    116
    2.06
    151
    9. Cervical Cancer
    2.97
    147
    21.11
    35
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.83
    150
    3.90
    112
    11. Liver Cancer
    2.83
    171
    6.19
    71
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    119
    2.64
    126
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.83
    144
    2.44
    107
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.69
    106
    2.29
    62
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    167
    0.75
    171
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    171
    1.60
    132
    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.