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Niger
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 Niger and Japan 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.

Japan
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
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
     
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
     
    77.6
    84.5
    81.1
    2
    1
    1
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
     
    81.5
    86.9
    84.3
    2
    1
    1
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    81.5
    86.9
    2
    1
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    81.7
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    81.8
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    81.9
    87.2
    2
    1
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    82.0
    87.3
    2
    1
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    82.1
    87.4
    2
    1
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    82.2
    87.4
    3
    1
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    82.4
    87.6
    3
    1
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    82.6
    87.7
    3
    1
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    82.9
    87.9
    3
    1
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    83.4
    88.2
    3
    1
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    84.0
    88.6
    3
    1
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    84.8
    89.0
    4
    1
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    86.0
    89.6
    2
    1
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    87.3
    90.3
    6
    1
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    89.0
    91.3
    8
    2
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    91.4
    92.8
    9
    3
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    16.56
    129
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    30.62
    181
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    23.21
    161
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    0.53
    161
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.00
    120
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    4.78
    164
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    1.35
    182
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    2.21
    175
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    12.69
    156
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    7.61
    154
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    0.53
    140
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    0.36
    174
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    7.87
    159
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    0.04
    175
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    0.09
    180
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    10.31
    155
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    1.07
    183
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    4.92
    133
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    0.19
    183
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    1.98
    173
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    0.32
    183
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    0.61
    169
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    12.24
    49
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    0.17
    180
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    2.73
    152
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    3.30
    136
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    6.62
    62
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    2.49
    167
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    2.08
    163
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    0.03
    164
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    0.41
    118
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    2.36
    135
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    0.00
    149
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    13.59
    37
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    2.33
    156
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    0.33
    161
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.00
    137
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    6.05
    157
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    2.12
    109
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    0.40
    162
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.47
    28
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    4.22
    111
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    0.51
    176
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.42
    167
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    0.14
    160
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    2.19
    124
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.76
    133
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.00
    125
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.86
    104
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    0.47
    142
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    107,899
    9.77
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    2,731
    0.25
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    202
    0.02
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    121,823
    11.03
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    163,905
    14.84
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    104
    0.01
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    4,566
    0.41
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    308
    0.03
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    2,473
    0.22
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    14,195
    1.29
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    22,068
    2.00
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    3,459
    0.31
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    39
    0.00
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    1
    0.00
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    44,779
    4.05
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    5,433
    0.49
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    0
    0.00
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    266
    0.02
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    78,169
    7.08
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    1,910
    0.17
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    1,922
    0.17
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    11,486
    1.04
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    8,409
    0.76
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    6,673
    0.60
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    9,736
    0.88
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    19,466
    1.76
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    1,007
    0.09
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    15,805
    1.43
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    48
    0.00
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    2,922
    0.26
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    56,937
    5.15
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    255
    0.02
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    8,232
    0.75
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    29,384
    2.66
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    1,558
    0.14
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    57,340
    5.19
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    3,799
    0.34
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    2,555
    0.23
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    5,061
    0.46
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    15
    0.00
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    9
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    19,273
    1.74
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    50,433
    4.57
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    1,843
    0.17
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    1,423
    0.13
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    14,007
    1.27
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    9,607
    0.87
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    8,333
    0.75
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    10.31
    155
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    2.73
    152
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    3.30
    136
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    6.62
    62
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    13.59
    37
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    6.05
    157
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    11.47
    28
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    4.22
    111
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    0.42
    167
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    2.19
    124
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    2.76
    133
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.86
    104
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    2.02
    106
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    3.28
    61
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    8.87
    10
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    18.06
    66
    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.