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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 Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
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   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Niger NIGER   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
           
    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
     
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
     
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
     
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    20.90
    111
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    124.46
    73
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    47.78
    132
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    2.06
    105
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.00
    144
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    24.52
    77
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    44.63
    48
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    18.75
    81
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    33.61
    40
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    73.96
    2
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    2.20
    107
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    2.14
    114
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    3.05
    173
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    1.27
    79
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    0.47
    119
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    10.15
    158
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    23.51
    64
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    6.63
    106
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    9.50
    55
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    5.61
    94
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    4.70
    91
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    1.82
    121
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    4.66
    146
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    1.90
    93
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    13.48
    64
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.18
    169
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    10.93
    25
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    6.84
    56
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    2.78
    143
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    2.39
    101
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    2.89
    72
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    3.03
    110
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    0.04
    115
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    6.63
    125
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    1.49
    168
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    0.30
    163
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.00
    152
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    20.62
    60
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    2.57
    86
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    0.38
    165
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    10.11
    45
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.32
    140
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    1.29
    115
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.27
    128
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    0.30
    125
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.33
    167
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.91
    74
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.00
    146
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    0.61
    176
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    3.39
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    1,152
    4.03
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    0
    0.00
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    122
    0.43
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    490
    1.71
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    2,225
    7.78
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    5,843
    20.44
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    198
    0.69
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    1,109
    3.88
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    29
    0.10
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    571
    2.00
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    1,203
    4.21
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    358
    1.25
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    115
    0.40
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    88
    0.31
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    3
    0.01
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    3,533
    12.36
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    2,068
    7.23
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    0
    0.00
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    619
    2.17
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    1,570
    5.49
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    163
    0.57
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    105
    0.37
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    164
    0.57
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    157
    0.55
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    1,103
    3.86
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    276
    0.97
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    285
    1.00
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    16
    0.06
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    283
    0.99
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    139
    0.49
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    85
    0.30
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    149
    0.52
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    18
    0.06
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    139
    0.49
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    509
    1.78
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    74
    0.26
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    315
    1.10
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    374
    1.31
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    20
    0.07
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    61
    0.21
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    1
    0.00
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    164
    0.57
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    478
    1.67
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    59
    0.21
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    5
    0.02
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    67
    0.23
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    227
    0.79
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    64
    0.22
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    10.15
    158
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    13.48
    64
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    2.18
    169
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    10.93
    25
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    6.63
    125
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    20.62
    60
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    10.11
    45
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.32
    140
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.27
    128
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    1.33
    167
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.91
    74
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    0.61
    176
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    1.51
    139
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    0.90
    161
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    3.88
    86
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    5.94
    131
    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.