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Central African Republic
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Central African Republic and Niger 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.

Niger
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
8,400,954
Niger Population Pyramid
65,593,043
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
36.2
41.2
38.7
159
146
156
 
41.9
37.1
39.6
130
161
149
1970
40.2
45.2
42.6
160
148
154
 
42.6
38.6
40.6
150
169
161
1980
45.1
50.4
47.7
157
147
153
 
43.7
40.8
42.3
161
172
170
1990
47.3
52.5
49.8
165
159
163
 
47.7
45.3
46.5
163
175
173
2000
44.9
47.1
46.0
177
178
178
 
49.9
50.0
50.0
159
169
164
2010
47.9
50.5
49.2
181
181
181
 
57.8
58.8
58.2
153
161
157
2019
50.2
56.3
53.1
182
182
182
 
62.1
64.6
63.3
156
167
159
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
50.2
56.3
182
182
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age
50.2
56.3
182
182
62.1
64.6
156
167
Age 5
56.9
62.8
181
182
67.8
69.9
142
159
Age 10
57.3
63.3
181
182
68.7
70.9
137
156
Age 15
57.6
63.5
181
182
69.7
71.7
134
150
Age 20
58.4
64.0
181
182
70.0
72.0
133
150
Age 25
59.2
64.6
181
182
70.5
72.4
132
149
Age 30
60.1
65.4
181
182
71.0
72.8
132
151
Age 35
61.0
66.4
181
182
71.5
73.3
131
150
Age 40
62.3
67.7
182
182
72.2
73.9
129
151
Age 45
64.0
69.2
182
182
73.0
74.6
127
153
Age 50
66.1
70.9
182
182
73.9
75.4
127
156
Age 55
68.6
72.8
182
182
75.1
76.5
127
157
Age 60
71.3
74.9
182
182
76.6
77.8
131
159
Age 65
74.4
77.1
183
182
78.5
79.4
130
158
Age 70
77.7
79.6
183
182
80.7
81.4
128
159
Age 75
81.2
82.5
182
179
83.3
83.9
124
150
Age 80
84.9
85.7
179
170
86.3
86.8
119
136
Age 85
88.8
89.3
169
169
89.7
90.1
105
118
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Diarrhoeal diseases
186.48
1
93.61
7
2. Stroke
181.27
9
114.20
55
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
163.64
2
118.92
14
4. Coronary Heart Disease
161.58
39
118.53
82
5. Tuberculosis
148.01
1
26.95
41
6. HIV/AIDS
118.59
10
7.11
67
7. Hypertension
73.55
2
18.25
91
8. Diabetes Mellitus
59.37
26
33.65
79
9. Lung Disease
56.65
12
30.61
48
10. Liver Disease
52.83
8
40.78
24
11. Malaria
48.35
11
43.60
19
12. Road Traffic Accidents
46.52
13
33.36
41
13. Asthma
38.64
4
20.43
19
14. Kidney Disease
35.36
36
29.61
61
15. Maternal Conditions
31.52
2
20.03
6
16. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
4.34
169
17. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
18.52
70
18. Violence
25.46
15
12.61
36
19. Malnutrition
24.59
6
6.98
40
20. Suicide
22.96
10
10.15
70
21. Other Injuries
21.36
7
17.29
11
22. Meningitis
21.14
5
19.40
6
23. Measles
19.96
6
4.65
15
24. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
9.28
88
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.60
91
20.18
44
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
15.30
5
10.80
8
27. Low Birth Weight
14.93
4
11.39
23
28. Birth Trauma
14.54
5
9.50
31
29. Endocrine Disorders
14.01
11
6.27
49
30. Inflammatory/Heart
12.87
16
7.46
44
31. Falls
9.19
26
12.36
12
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
8.80
11
4.21
23
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.72
39
7.56
40
34. Schistosomiasis
7.44
1
2.30
20
35. War
6.90
7
1.86
13
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
5.52
142
37. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
7.86
47
38. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
7.90
8
39. Fires
4.94
11
4.88
12
40. Lymphomas
4.93
81
3.33
139
41. Poisonings
4.53
4
2.97
17
42. Parkinson's Disease
4.47
71
5.13
47
43. Drownings
4.30
39
4.32
38
44. Tetanus
4.09
3
1.28
18
45. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
2.55
102
46. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
3.59
138
47. Epilepsy
3.37
19
3.33
21
48. Pertussis
3.36
23
5.68
9
49. Leukemia
3.09
117
2.32
145
50. Alcohol
2.64
45
1.27
101
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,231
9.88
21,093
13.13
2. Tuberculosis
4,704
8.88
3,703
2.30
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,684
8.84
16,030
9.97
4. HIV/AIDS
3,753
7.09
1,048
0.65
5. Stroke
3,284
6.20
8,717
5.42
6. Malaria
3,279
6.19
17,022
10.59
7. Coronary Heart Disease
2,900
5.48
8,229
5.12
8. Low Birth Weight
2,228
4.21
9,560
5.95
9. Birth Trauma
2,192
4.14
8,030
5.00
10. Road Traffic Accidents
1,790
3.38
5,946
3.70
11. Measles
1,625
3.07
2,414
1.50
12. Hypertension
1,252
2.36
1,356
0.84
13. Maternal Conditions
1,174
2.22
3,317
2.06
14. Liver Disease
1,153
2.18
4,116
2.56
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,141
2.15
2,630
1.64
16. Meningitis
1,015
1.92
5,237
3.26
17. Violence
1,009
1.91
2,244
1.40
18. Lung Disease
956
1.80
2,172
1.35
19. Congenital Anomalies
776
1.47
4,346
2.70
20. Asthma
761
1.44
1,902
1.18
21. Kidney Disease
710
1.34
2,732
1.70
22. Malnutrition
691
1.30
2,170
1.35
23. Other Injuries
621
1.17
3,826
2.38
24. Suicide
585
1.10
1,227
0.76
25. Endocrine Disorders
423
0.80
1,806
1.12
26. Breast Cancer
344
0.65
1,075
0.67
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
317
0.60
1,044
0.65
28. War
314
0.59
409
0.25
29. Tetanus
280
0.53
372
0.23
30. Inflammatory/Heart
270
0.51
769
0.48
31. Pertussis
265
0.50
2,858
1.78
32. Cervical Cancer
230
0.43
487
0.30
33. Alzheimers & Dementia
204
0.39
858
0.53
34. Drownings
202
0.38
1,581
0.98
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
194
0.37
467
0.29
36. Falls
181
0.34
1,297
0.81
37. Schistosomiasis
169
0.32
237
0.15
38. Prostate Cancer
156
0.29
128
0.08
39. Fires
142
0.27
1,120
0.70
40. Poisonings
134
0.25
771
0.48
41. Syphilis
120
0.23
110
0.07
42. Lymphomas
119
0.22
350
0.22
43. Epilepsy
119
0.22
676
0.42
44. Liver Cancer
117
0.22
745
0.46
45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
116
0.22
522
0.32
46. Oral Cancer
91
0.17
242
0.15
47. Leukemia
88
0.17
258
0.16
48. Parkinson's Disease
67
0.13
275
0.17
49. Stomach Cancer
65
0.12
300
0.19
50. Ovary Cancer
64
0.12
425
0.26
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Niger NIGER
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
4.34
169
2. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
18.52
70
3. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
9.28
88
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
5.52
142
5. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
7.86
47
6. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
7.90
8
7. Lymphomas
4.93
81
3.33
139
8. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
2.55
102
9. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
3.59
138
10. Leukemia
3.09
117
2.32
145
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.54
89
1.71
119
12. Lung Cancers
2.48
167
0.54
182
13. Skin Cancers
2.26
66
3.18
25
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.95
145
1.47
155
15. Uterin Cancer
1.81
118
1.99
109
16. Bladder Cancer
1.26
143
2.24
79
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.