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Mexico
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 Mexico 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
Mexico Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.41
    121
    100.91
    107
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    71.86
    17
    33.50
    82
    3. Kidney Disease
    36.72
    33
    23.87
    88
    4. Stroke
    32.08
    148
    88.68
    86
    5. Violence
    25.30
    16
    11.97
    42
    6. Liver Disease
    24.62
    76
    41.99
    21
    7. Lung Disease
    23.06
    87
    20.77
    99
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.44
    118
    98.12
    28
    9. Hypertension
    14.30
    110
    16.07
    103
    10. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    20.40
    63
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.86
    111
    27.25
    54
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    20.56
    47
    13. Other Injuries
    9.65
    69
    10.98
    56
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    9.09
    25
    7.01
    35
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.31
    45
    11.22
    5
    16. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    21.11
    35
    17. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    1.37
    178
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    2.52
    169
    19. Malnutrition
    5.75
    48
    2.36
    83
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    6.19
    71
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    4.32
    157
    22. Suicide
    5.29
    136
    6.87
    117
    23. Other Neoplasms
    5.14
    12
    0.50
    88
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.31
    100
    14.70
    5
    25. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    5.96
    45
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    3.90
    112
    27. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    2.06
    151
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    2.64
    126
    29. HIV/AIDS
    3.23
    90
    26.81
    36
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.81
    94
    78.99
    13
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.70
    175
    19.45
    59
    32. Skin Disease
    2.43
    42
    1.64
    90
    33. Alcohol
    2.39
    50
    1.16
    106
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.20
    102
    7.03
    31
    35. Falls
    2.13
    170
    8.54
    40
    36. Anemia
    1.71
    9
    0.00
    142
    37. Tuberculosis
    1.58
    114
    99.13
    6
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    2.29
    62
    39. Epilepsy
    1.53
    96
    3.25
    23
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    103
    15.51
    2
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.51
    174
    5.49
    76
    42. Drownings
    1.42
    131
    2.17
    107
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    1.60
    132
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.28
    173
    5.60
    29
    45. Drug Use
    1.18
    93
    5.81
    5
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    5
    0.26
    99
    47. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    2.44
    107
    48. Asthma
    1.07
    131
    10.71
    58
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.81
    166
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    0.75
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    116,238
    18.83
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    86,110
    13.95
    22,497
    1.52
    3. Kidney Disease
    44,622
    7.23
    18,189
    1.23
    4. Stroke
    39,790
    6.44
    57,744
    3.90
    5. Violence
    32,450
    5.26
    18,407
    1.24
    6. Liver Disease
    29,838
    4.83
    38,326
    2.59
    7. Lung Disease
    29,123
    4.72
    12,569
    0.85
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,816
    4.02
    207,281
    14.00
    9. Hypertension
    17,806
    2.88
    10,692
    0.72
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,303
    2.64
    41,693
    2.82
    11. Other Injuries
    12,175
    1.97
    22,696
    1.53
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    11,310
    1.83
    15,799
    1.07
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    10,457
    1.69
    49,696
    3.36
    14. Malnutrition
    7,552
    1.22
    5,896
    0.40
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7,494
    1.21
    5,914
    0.40
    16. Breast Cancer
    7,380
    1.20
    11,884
    0.80
    17. Lung Cancers
    7,349
    1.19
    1,295
    0.09
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7,163
    1.16
    95,959
    6.48
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6,939
    1.12
    2,129
    0.14
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,871
    1.11
    4,152
    0.28
    21. Liver Cancer
    6,817
    1.10
    5,289
    0.36
    22. Suicide
    6,772
    1.10
    7,019
    0.47
    23. Other Neoplasms
    6,204
    1.00
    290
    0.02
    24. Lymphomas
    4,961
    0.80
    5,202
    0.35
    25. Leukemia
    4,830
    0.78
    2,257
    0.15
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4,787
    0.78
    10,574
    0.71
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4,510
    0.73
    1,975
    0.13
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4,128
    0.67
    44,124
    2.98
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,476
    0.56
    144,724
    9.77
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,447
    0.56
    6,786
    0.46
    31. Skin Disease
    3,029
    0.49
    1,468
    0.10
    32. Alcohol
    2,945
    0.48
    1,031
    0.07
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,734
    0.44
    5,846
    0.39
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2,649
    0.43
    2,133
    0.14
    35. Falls
    2,628
    0.43
    7,528
    0.51
    36. Birth Trauma
    2,552
    0.41
    100,186
    6.76
    37. Anemia
    2,182
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    38. Tuberculosis
    1,943
    0.31
    127,335
    8.60
    39. Epilepsy
    1,912
    0.31
    5,001
    0.34
    40. Skin Cancers
    1,909
    0.31
    1,933
    0.13
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,866
    0.30
    4,826
    0.33
    42. Drownings
    1,799
    0.29
    6,584
    0.44
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1,567
    0.25
    2,473
    0.17
    44. Drug Use
    1,470
    0.24
    6,273
    0.42
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,415
    0.23
    165
    0.01
    46. Oral Cancer
    1,355
    0.22
    2,238
    0.15
    47. Asthma
    1,342
    0.22
    8,192
    0.55
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1,272
    0.21
    670
    0.05
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,252
    0.20
    560
    0.04
    50. Uterin Cancer
    902
    0.15
    679
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    20.40
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    20.56
    47
    3. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    21.11
    35
    4. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    1.37
    178
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    2.52
    169
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    6.19
    71
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    4.32
    157
    8. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    5.96
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    3.90
    112
    10. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    2.06
    151
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    2.64
    126
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    2.29
    62
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    1.60
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    2.44
    107
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    0.81
    166
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    0.75
    171
    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.