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Nigeria
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
NIGERIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Nigeria and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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
Nigeria Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2016
    54.7
    55.7
    55.2
    177
    178
    178
    		  
    60.2
    67.0
    63.6
    159
    144
    153
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.7
    55.7
    177
    178
    60.2
    67.0
    159
    144
    Age 5
    61.2
    61.8
    177
    179
    63.1
    69.7
    172
    151
    Age 10
    61.9
    62.8
    177
    179
    63.4
    69.9
    172
    153
    Age 15
    62.2
    63.2
    177
    179
    63.7
    70.2
    173
    153
    Age 20
    62.9
    64.1
    178
    179
    64.1
    70.5
    175
    155
    Age 25
    64.0
    65.3
    178
    179
    64.6
    71.0
    177
    155
    Age 30
    65.0
    66.5
    178
    179
    65.3
    71.8
    177
    154
    Age 35
    66.2
    67.8
    178
    179
    66.3
    72.8
    177
    153
    Age 40
    67.6
    69.1
    179
    179
    67.6
    74.1
    178
    146
    Age 45
    69.0
    70.5
    178
    181
    69.0
    75.3
    179
    141
    Age 50
    70.5
    71.6
    178
    181
    70.4
    76.4
    179
    133
    Age 55
    72.0
    72.9
    181
    182
    72.1
    77.5
    180
    131
    Age 60
    73.7
    74.2
    182
    182
    74.0
    78.8
    181
    123
    Age 65
    75.7
    76.0
    182
    182
    76.3
    80.4
    180
    117
    Age 70
    78.0
    78.2
    182
    182
    79.0
    82.3
    174
    105
    Age 75
    80.8
    80.9
    182
    182
    82.1
    84.6
    164
    103
    Age 80
    84.1
    84.2
    182
    182
    85.5
    87.2
    141
    100
    Age 85
    87.9
    88.0
    182
    182
    89.2
    90.4
    122
    93
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    246.59
    1
    86.08
    38
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    197.37
    31
    116.76
    101
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    146.53
    6
    32.59
    49
    4. Tuberculosis
    128.71
    5
    50.99
    31
    5. HIV/AIDS
    116.06
    15
    195.94
    7
    6. Stroke
    109.84
    44
    85.07
    74
    7. Liver Disease
    64.44
    2
    13.36
    100
    8. Prostate Cancer
    55.29
    7
    32.80
    27
    9. Maternal Conditions
    43.39
    2
    2.56
    68
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    43.10
    11
    30.39
    57
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.95
    53
    97.16
    10
    12. Lung Disease
    34.46
    42
    46.11
    15
    13. Malaria
    32.77
    27
    0.06
    61
    14. Breast Cancer
    32.06
    4
    16.95
    88
    15. Meningitis
    31.54
    7
    5.12
    47
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.50
    41
    22.44
    68
    17. Low Birth Weight
    24.78
    10
    10.31
    68
    18. Falls
    23.79
    2
    3.02
    142
    19. Birth Trauma
    23.73
    6
    5.66
    74
    20. Cervical Cancer
    22.57
    21
    18.31
    36
    21. Malnutrition
    22.00
    22
    6.68
    50
    22. Other Injuries
    21.35
    6
    8.13
    85
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    21.18
    5
    14.16
    18
    24. Suicide
    17.33
    15
    12.84
    46
    25. Hypertension
    13.66
    80
    33.64
    13
    26. Kidney Disease
    13.66
    99
    29.74
    33
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    13.48
    8
    7.97
    85
    28. Liver Cancer
    13.15
    26
    4.79
    109
    29. Asthma
    11.08
    46
    13.22
    33
    30. Violence
    10.46
    44
    34.29
    8
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.13
    33
    12.75
    12
    32. Drownings
    8.93
    14
    3.40
    97
    33. Skin Disease
    7.45
    6
    4.52
    38
    34. Epilepsy
    6.96
    6
    9.67
    3
    35. Hepatitis B
    6.94
    2
    0.47
    90
    36. Fires
    6.83
    17
    4.71
    41
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.26
    54
    4.46
    70
    38. Schistosomiasis
    6.03
    7
    1.14
    42
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.38
    33
    3.67
    61
    40. Drug Use
    5.29
    9
    1.82
    53
    41. Measles
    5.25
    10
    0.52
    41
    42. Lymphomas
    4.88
    106
    6.27
    61
    43. War
    4.88
    10
    0.01
    82
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.50
    146
    8.33
    87
    45. Other Neoplasms
    4.12
    46
    2.69
    94
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    3.53
    25
    2.22
    93
    47. Tetanus
    3.37
    6
    0.04
    103
    48. Ovary Cancer
    3.26
    142
    4.41
    93
    49. Poisonings
    2.90
    18
    1.23
    59
    50. Appendicitis
    2.87
    13
    0.73
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    288,619
    14.89
    36,810
    7.54
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    178,438
    9.21
    14,198
    2.91
    3. HIV/AIDS
    161,271
    8.32
    107,348
    21.99
    4. Tuberculosis
    115,420
    5.95
    22,702
    4.65
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,578
    5.60
    41,965
    8.60
    6. Malaria
    101,531
    5.24
    33
    0.01
    7. Low Birth Weight
    89,291
    4.61
    6,666
    1.37
    8. Birth Trauma
    85,504
    4.41
    3,657
    0.75
    9. Maternal Conditions
    69,797
    3.60
    1,529
    0.31
    10. Stroke
    69,220
    3.57
    30,766
    6.30
    11. Liver Disease
    60,044
    3.10
    5,664
    1.16
    12. Meningitis
    50,244
    2.59
    2,510
    0.51
    13. Malnutrition
    45,836
    2.36
    3,900
    0.80
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    43,279
    2.23
    5,050
    1.03
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    40,061
    2.07
    11,478
    2.35
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    38,378
    1.98
    6,748
    1.38
    17. Other Injuries
    32,706
    1.69
    4,153
    0.85
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    25,811
    1.33
    37,228
    7.63
    19. Lung Disease
    20,238
    1.04
    16,445
    3.37
    20. Violence
    18,210
    0.94
    18,546
    3.80
    21. Falls
    17,795
    0.92
    1,141
    0.23
    22. Measles
    17,755
    0.92
    334
    0.07
    23. Suicide
    17,710
    0.91
    6,476
    1.33
    24. Drownings
    16,222
    0.84
    1,804
    0.37
    25. Breast Cancer
    15,790
    0.81
    4,073
    0.83
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,183
    0.78
    9,273
    1.90
    27. Liver Cancer
    12,691
    0.65
    1,948
    0.40
    28. Prostate Cancer
    12,105
    0.62
    3,682
    0.75
    29. Kidney Disease
    11,098
    0.57
    11,376
    2.33
    30. Epilepsy
    9,989
    0.52
    4,504
    0.92
    31. Cervical Cancer
    9,191
    0.47
    4,486
    0.92
    32. Fires
    8,950
    0.46
    2,191
    0.45
    33. Hypertension
    8,737
    0.45
    12,038
    2.47
    34. Syphilis
    8,615
    0.44
    400
    0.08
    35. Tetanus
    8,478
    0.44
    19
    0.00
    36. Asthma
    8,373
    0.43
    5,136
    1.05
    37. Hepatitis B
    8,094
    0.42
    209
    0.04
    38. War
    8,070
    0.42
    3
    0.00
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,727
    0.40
    4,895
    1.00
    40. Drug Use
    7,060
    0.36
    901
    0.18
    41. Schistosomiasis
    6,114
    0.32
    478
    0.10
    42. Skin Disease
    5,766
    0.30
    1,655
    0.34
    43. Poisonings
    5,510
    0.28
    692
    0.14
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,123
    0.26
    1,664
    0.34
    45. Lymphomas
    4,568
    0.24
    2,829
    0.58
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,079
    0.21
    1,482
    0.30
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,781
    0.20
    3,198
    0.66
    48. Other Neoplasms
    3,545
    0.18
    1,169
    0.24
    49. Alcohol
    2,812
    0.15
    729
    0.15
    50. Appendicitis
    2,742
    0.14
    322
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Nigeria NIGERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    55.29
    7
    32.80
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    32.06
    4
    16.95
    88
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.57
    21
    18.31
    36
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.15
    26
    4.79
    109
    5. Lymphomas
    4.88
    106
    6.27
    61
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.50
    146
    8.33
    87
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.26
    142
    4.41
    93
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.62
    168
    3.76
    134
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    120
    4.89
    71
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.14
    133
    3.14
    92
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.89
    100
    1.81
    106
    12. Leukemia
    1.80
    157
    3.13
    120
    13. Lung Cancers
    1.16
    179
    18.31
    67
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.05
    161
    1.97
    95
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.69
    155
    3.72
    9
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.51
    182
    8.82
    20
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018
    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.