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TURKEY 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 Turkey 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
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    		  
    46.1
    47.8
    46.9
    168
    170
    169
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2015
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    54.5
    176
    176
    176
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    		  
    53.4
    55.6
    176
    176
    Age 5
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    		  
    60.2
    61.8
    179
    179
    Age 10
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    		  
    61.5
    63.3
    176
    179
    Age 15
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    		  
    62.3
    64.1
    175
    179
    Age 20
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    		  
    63.1
    65.0
    175
    179
    Age 25
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    		  
    64.3
    65.9
    174
    178
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    		  
    65.5
    67.0
    174
    178
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    		  
    66.7
    68.2
    175
    178
    Age 40
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    		  
    68.0
    69.5
    174
    179
    Age 45
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    		  
    69.4
    70.7
    175
    180
    Age 50
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    		  
    70.8
    71.9
    176
    181
    Age 55
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    		  
    72.3
    73.1
    178
    182
    Age 60
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    		  
    73.9
    74.5
    178
    182
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    		  
    75.9
    76.2
    180
    182
    Age 70
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    		  
    78.1
    78.3
    182
    182
    Age 75
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    		  
    80.8
    81.0
    182
    182
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    		  
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    		  
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    		  
    92.1
    92.2
    180
    181
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    179
    181
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    177
    179
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.53
    37
    		  
    77.49
    111
    2. Stroke
    95.07
    82
    		  
    104.23
    73
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    1.08
    166
    4. Lung Disease
    28.40
    42
    		  
    16.03
    107
    5. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    41.48
    11
    6. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    18.26
    4
    		  
    5.52
    70
    7. Hypertension
    16.24
    93
    		  
    13.62
    112
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.84
    139
    		  
    234.12
    4
    9. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    28.11
    4
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.61
    132
    		  
    42.95
    41
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    2.35
    156
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.23
    118
    		  
    35.39
    9
    13. Asthma
    10.30
    39
    		  
    8.91
    54
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    3.82
    142
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.15
    67
    		  
    8.94
    78
    16. Other Injuries
    8.91
    107
    		  
    20.23
    39
    17. Suicide
    7.92
    94
    		  
    6.11
    106
    18. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    4.18
    98
    19. Meningitis
    7.84
    47
    		  
    41.79
    5
    20. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    0.87
    151
    21. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    99
    		  
    29.41
    10
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.85
    124
    		  
    8.44
    72
    23. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    1.63
    146
    24. Liver Disease
    4.45
    158
    		  
    38.60
    13
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    2.06
    114
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    2.86
    138
    27. Kidney Disease
    3.69
    163
    		  
    17.24
    58
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    0.41
    172
    29. Violence
    3.23
    109
    		  
    21.57
    19
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.15
    76
    		  
    15.03
    11
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    12.60
    24
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    140
    		  
    15.13
    24
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    1.74
    97
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    104
    		  
    26.64
    8
    35. War
    2.36
    15
    		  
    1.21
    20
    36. Falls
    2.16
    147
    		  
    23.54
    5
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.13
    110
    		  
    66.96
    15
    38. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
    		  
    14.46
    5
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    20.61
    28
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    1.94
    128
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.65
    131
    		  
    3.29
    81
    42. Encephalitis
    1.49
    41
    		  
    2.09
    29
    43. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    0.96
    129
    44. Drownings
    1.04
    146
    		  
    6.79
    42
    45. Skin Disease
    0.87
    118
    		  
    4.36
    44
    46. Malnutrition
    0.84
    111
    		  
    31.20
    31
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    142
    		  
    3.49
    23
    48. Poisonings
    0.68
    126
    		  
    2.28
    61
    49. Fires
    0.65
    137
    		  
    21.13
    1
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.56
    142
    		  
    29.12
    38
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95,573
    25.61
    		  
    53,836
    2.82
    2. Stroke
    64,583
    17.30
    		  
    69,785
    3.66
    3. Lung Cancers
    21,690
    5.81
    		  
    833
    0.04
    4. Lung Disease
    19,218
    5.15
    		  
    11,291
    0.59
    5. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    12,618
    3.38
    		  
    5,167
    0.27
    6. Hypertension
    10,994
    2.95
    		  
    9,171
    0.48
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,589
    2.57
    		  
    290,238
    15.22
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,948
    2.40
    		  
    51,633
    2.71
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,539
    2.29
    		  
    31,996
    1.68
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,525
    2.28
    		  
    1,742
    0.09
    11. Prostate Cancer
    7,215
    1.93
    		  
    9,629
    0.51
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7,040
    1.89
    		  
    3,104
    0.16
    13. Asthma
    7,036
    1.89
    		  
    8,564
    0.45
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6,578
    1.76
    		  
    27,238
    1.43
    15. Other Injuries
    6,551
    1.76
    		  
    30,880
    1.62
    16. Suicide
    5,898
    1.58
    		  
    7,238
    0.38
    17. Meningitis
    5,601
    1.50
    		  
    75,630
    3.97
    18. Lymphomas
    5,431
    1.46
    		  
    3,709
    0.19
    19. Breast Cancer
    5,116
    1.37
    		  
    13,264
    0.70
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4,784
    1.28
    		  
    98,528
    5.17
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,645
    1.24
    		  
    595
    0.03
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,378
    0.91
    		  
    7,894
    0.41
    23. Leukemia
    3,278
    0.88
    		  
    1,545
    0.08
    24. Liver Disease
    3,085
    0.83
    		  
    37,329
    1.96
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    3,024
    0.81
    		  
    1,574
    0.08
    26. Kidney Disease
    2,534
    0.68
    		  
    16,859
    0.88
    27. Violence
    2,424
    0.65
    		  
    34,006
    1.78
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,310
    0.62
    		  
    258
    0.01
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,175
    0.58
    		  
    12,223
    0.64
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,093
    0.56
    		  
    11,512
    0.60
    31. War
    1,762
    0.47
    		  
    1,755
    0.09
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1,747
    0.47
    		  
    22,824
    1.20
    33. Birth Trauma
    1,737
    0.47
    		  
    89,271
    4.68
    34. Falls
    1,552
    0.42
    		  
    29,792
    1.56
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,549
    0.42
    		  
    1,239
    0.07
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,476
    0.40
    		  
    130,610
    6.85
    37. Epilepsy
    1,384
    0.37
    		  
    23,311
    1.22
    38. Oral Cancer
    1,178
    0.32
    		  
    1,702
    0.09
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,110
    0.30
    		  
    2,357
    0.12
    40. Encephalitis
    1,067
    0.29
    		  
    3,710
    0.19
    41. Uterin Cancer
    930
    0.25
    		  
    608
    0.03
    42. Skin Cancers
    861
    0.23
    		  
    739
    0.04
    43. Drownings
    783
    0.21
    		  
    12,227
    0.64
    44. Cervical Cancer
    651
    0.17
    		  
    8,074
    0.42
    45. Skin Disease
    597
    0.16
    		  
    4,356
    0.23
    46. Malnutrition
    590
    0.16
    		  
    52,888
    2.77
    47. Poisonings
    494
    0.13
    		  
    4,091
    0.21
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    474
    0.13
    		  
    2,001
    0.10
    49. Fires
    469
    0.13
    		  
    40,911
    2.15
    50. Tuberculosis
    379
    0.10
    		  
    26,220
    1.38
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    1.08
    166
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    41.48
    11
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    28.11
    4
    4. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    2.35
    156
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    3.82
    142
    6. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    4.18
    98
    7. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    0.87
    151
    8. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    1.63
    146
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    2.06
    114
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    2.86
    138
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    0.41
    172
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    12.60
    24
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    1.74
    97
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    20.61
    28
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    1.94
    128
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    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.