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Oman
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 Oman 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
Oman Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    42.9
    41.9
    135
    139
    136
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    48.9
    51.3
    50.1
    122
    121
    121
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    59.2
    62.1
    60.6
    97
    105
    100
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    68.4
    71.5
    69.9
    50
    80
    65
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    70.7
    74.9
    72.6
    48
    69
    61
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    73.7
    78.1
    75.6
    40
    49
    46
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    73.0
    75.3
    73.9
    72
    103
    91
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.3
    72
    103
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    73.8
    76.0
    72
    107
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    73.9
    76.1
    72
    108
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    71
    108
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    74.3
    76.3
    72
    109
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    74.7
    76.4
    72
    109
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    74.9
    76.5
    73
    110
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    75.1
    76.6
    75
    110
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    75.4
    76.8
    78
    113
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    75.6
    77.0
    79
    116
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    76.0
    77.3
    85
    122
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    76.5
    77.7
    92
    137
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.5
    109
    146
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    78.3
    79.6
    136
    156
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.2
    150
    165
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.4
    171
    165
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    84.9
    86.3
    178
    162
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.6
    171
    158
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.95
    5
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    94.98
    78
    88.68
    86
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    58.11
    28
    33.50
    82
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.10
    74
    98.12
    28
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.46
    24
    19.45
    59
    6. Hypertension
    21.35
    75
    16.07
    103
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    101
    20.77
    99
    8. Kidney Disease
    18.16
    113
    23.87
    88
    9. Liver Disease
    17.70
    98
    41.99
    21
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.63
    113
    27.25
    54
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    20.56
    47
    12. Falls
    9.24
    25
    8.54
    40
    13. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    2.52
    169
    14. Parkinson's Disease
    7.63
    8
    5.60
    29
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    4.32
    157
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.52
    67
    11.22
    5
    17. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    5.96
    45
    18. Drownings
    4.91
    26
    2.17
    107
    19. Skin Disease
    4.91
    15
    1.64
    90
    20. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    1.37
    178
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    6.19
    71
    22. Suicide
    4.47
    149
    6.87
    117
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.33
    98
    5.49
    76
    24. Other Injuries
    4.21
    146
    10.98
    56
    25. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    20.40
    63
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    21.11
    35
    27. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    2.06
    151
    28. Encephalitis
    3.51
    6
    0.51
    76
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    2.64
    126
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.95
    92
    78.99
    13
    31. Low Birth Weight
    2.79
    129
    14.70
    5
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    3.90
    112
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    2.44
    107
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    0.81
    166
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.10
    105
    7.03
    31
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.47
    163
    7.01
    35
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    0.75
    171
    38. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    1.60
    132
    39. Fires
    1.20
    102
    3.44
    37
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    120
    15.51
    2
    41. Poisonings
    0.91
    71
    2.82
    22
    42. Dengue
    0.89
    10
    0.00
    98
    43. Meningitis
    0.88
    87
    17.54
    9
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    2.29
    62
    45. Violence
    0.72
    167
    11.97
    42
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.66
    121
    26.81
    36
    47. Asthma
    0.60
    156
    10.71
    58
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.57
    151
    2.05
    69
    49. Drug Use
    0.54
    155
    5.81
    5
    50. Epilepsy
    0.50
    177
    3.25
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,287
    35.65
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    1,648
    11.11
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,029
    6.94
    22,497
    1.52
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    701
    4.73
    207,281
    14.00
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    527
    3.55
    41,693
    2.82
    6. Liver Disease
    406
    2.74
    38,326
    2.59
    7. Congenital Anomalies
    386
    2.60
    49,696
    3.36
    8. Hypertension
    360
    2.43
    10,692
    0.72
    9. Lung Disease
    325
    2.19
    12,569
    0.85
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    323
    2.18
    6,786
    0.46
    11. Kidney Disease
    312
    2.10
    18,189
    1.23
    12. Falls
    292
    1.97
    7,528
    0.51
    13. Suicide
    241
    1.62
    7,019
    0.47
    14. Drownings
    211
    1.42
    6,584
    0.44
    15. Low Birth Weight
    207
    1.40
    95,959
    6.48
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    205
    1.38
    4,152
    0.28
    17. Stomach Cancer
    185
    1.25
    2,129
    0.14
    18. Breast Cancer
    141
    0.95
    11,884
    0.80
    19. Lymphomas
    138
    0.93
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Other Injuries
    130
    0.88
    22,696
    1.53
    21. Leukemia
    127
    0.86
    2,257
    0.15
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    127
    0.86
    4,826
    0.33
    23. Encephalitis
    126
    0.85
    937
    0.06
    24. Liver Cancer
    116
    0.78
    5,289
    0.36
    25. Lung Cancers
    113
    0.76
    1,295
    0.09
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    110
    0.74
    2,473
    0.17
    27. Skin Disease
    92
    0.62
    1,468
    0.10
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78
    0.53
    144,724
    9.77
    29. Birth Trauma
    77
    0.52
    100,186
    6.76
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    77
    0.52
    1,975
    0.13
    31. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.47
    2,238
    0.15
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    53
    0.36
    15,799
    1.07
    33. Poisonings
    47
    0.32
    6,570
    0.44
    34. Cervical Cancer
    42
    0.28
    10,574
    0.71
    35. Bladder Cancer
    41
    0.28
    670
    0.05
    36. Fires
    38
    0.26
    7,132
    0.48
    37. Prostate Cancer
    37
    0.25
    5,914
    0.40
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.24
    5,846
    0.39
    39. Violence
    34
    0.23
    18,407
    1.24
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    32
    0.22
    560
    0.04
    41. HIV/AIDS
    31
    0.21
    44,124
    2.98
    42. Drug Use
    29
    0.20
    6,273
    0.42
    43. Ovary Cancer
    26
    0.18
    2,133
    0.14
    44. Maternal Conditions
    22
    0.15
    23,540
    1.59
    45. Skin Cancers
    22
    0.15
    1,933
    0.13
    46. Epilepsy
    22
    0.15
    5,001
    0.34
    47. Meningitis
    21
    0.14
    43,651
    2.95
    48. Tuberculosis
    18
    0.12
    127,335
    8.60
    49. Dengue
    16
    0.11
    2
    0.00
    50. Pertussis
    13
    0.09
    23,282
    1.57
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Oman OMAN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    12.12
    138
    20.56
    47
    2. Stomach Cancer
    8.09
    61
    2.52
    169
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.13
    117
    4.32
    157
    4. Lymphomas
    5.23
    77
    5.96
    45
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.80
    138
    1.37
    178
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.70
    109
    6.19
    71
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.21
    170
    20.40
    63
    8. Cervical Cancer
    4.16
    135
    21.11
    35
    9. Leukemia
    3.54
    94
    2.06
    151
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.32
    104
    2.64
    126
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.65
    157
    3.90
    112
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.40
    109
    2.44
    107
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    81
    0.81
    166
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.43
    130
    0.75
    171
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    147
    1.60
    132
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.75
    148
    2.29
    62
    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.