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Lebanon
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
LEBANON VS NIGERIA

Compare Lebanon 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
Lebanon Population Pyramid
6,528,162
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Nigeria Population Pyramid
401,314,997
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
59.3
63.0
61.1
59
55
59
  
37.2
40.3
38.7
157
151
153
1970
62.8
66.9
64.8
61
61
62
  
40.6
43.7
42.1
158
155
158
1980
64.4
69.1
66.7
66
71
72
  
43.8
46.9
45.3
160
159
159
1990
66.6
71.2
68.8
68
83
80
  
46.0
48.6
47.2
170
170
170
2000
71.2
74.3
72.7
44
77
53
  
46.2
48.1
47.1
174
175
175
2010
73.6
76.3
74.9
41
80
57
  
51.2
52.9
52.0
175
176
176
2019
74.0
79.2
76.4
60
60
59
  
61.2
64.1
62.6
160
169
167
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.0
79.2
60
60
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age
74.0
79.2
60
60
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age 5
74.6
79.7
62
67
69.5
71.9
128
140
Age 10
74.7
79.8
61
67
70.4
72.7
120
138
Age 15
74.8
79.8
62
67
70.9
73.1
117
136
Age 20
75.0
79.9
62
66
71.2
73.4
116
136
Age 25
75.3
80.0
63
65
71.6
73.7
116
136
Age 30
75.5
80.2
63
64
72.0
74.1
115
136
Age 35
75.8
80.3
65
65
72.5
74.6
112
135
Age 40
76.1
80.5
65
65
73.2
75.2
109
135
Age 45
76.5
80.8
70
66
74.1
75.9
104
136
Age 50
77.0
81.2
74
66
75.1
76.8
101
133
Age 55
77.7
81.7
76
65
76.2
77.7
95
136
Age 60
78.8
82.4
77
65
77.6
78.9
95
136
Age 65
80.2
83.4
77
65
79.3
80.3
94
133
Age 70
81.9
84.6
80
64
81.3
82.1
101
130
Age 75
84.2
86.2
80
65
83.8
84.4
93
126
Age 80
86.8
88.2
80
65
86.7
87.1
88
107
Age 85
89.9
90.7
82
66
90.0
90.4
81
94
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
211.21
25
100.91
107
2. Breast Cancer
29.51
12
20.56
47
3. Stroke
28.55
153
88.68
86
4. Lung Cancers
23.21
35
1.37
178
5. Hypertension
22.75
69
16.07
103
6. Kidney Disease
19.79
108
23.87
88
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.14
67
19.45
59
8. Road Traffic Accidents
16.56
89
27.25
54
9. Prostate Cancer
16.29
84
20.40
63
10. Diabetes Mellitus
15.05
123
33.50
82
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
14.80
137
98.12
28
12. Lung Disease
14.23
146
20.77
99
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.10
41
4.32
157
14. Bladder Cancer
11.10
1
0.81
166
15. Liver Disease
10.40
125
41.99
21
16. Lymphomas
10.14
4
5.96
45
17. Stomach Cancer
7.38
71
2.52
169
18. Ovary Cancer
6.94
16
3.90
112
19. Leukemia
5.06
17
2.06
151
20. Asthma
4.75
92
10.71
58
21. Skin Cancers
4.60
8
2.29
62
22. Drug Use
4.25
14
5.81
5
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.21
81
2.64
126
24. Violence
4.10
99
11.97
42
25. Congenital Anomalies
4.05
135
11.22
5
26. Cervical Cancer
4.05
137
21.11
35
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.63
121
5.60
29
28. Liver Cancer
3.41
155
6.19
71
29. Uterin Cancer
3.02
55
1.60
132
30. Suicide
2.76
164
6.87
117
31. Other Injuries
2.52
177
10.98
56
32. Oral Cancer
2.47
104
2.44
107
33. Inflammatory/Heart
2.39
156
5.49
76
34. Falls
2.27
168
8.54
40
35. Low Birth Weight
2.25
142
14.70
5
36. Endocrine Disorders
2.24
143
7.01
35
37. Hepatitis B
1.95
12
1.19
29
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.81
122
7.03
31
39. Fires
1.48
94
3.44
37
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.26
124
78.99
13
41. Tuberculosis
1.02
127
99.13
6
42. Drownings
0.90
153
2.17
107
43. Birth Trauma
0.80
133
15.51
2
44. Oesophagus Cancer
0.80
169
0.75
171
45. HIV/AIDS
0.74
119
26.81
36
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.73
133
2.05
69
47. Epilepsy
0.73
165
3.25
23
48. Poisonings
0.57
91
2.82
22
49. Meningitis
0.54
111
17.54
9
50. Maternal Conditions
0.43
117
14.14
17
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
13,328
38.76
61,374
4.14
2. Stroke
1,795
5.22
57,744
3.90
3. Lung Cancers
1,498
4.36
1,295
0.09
4. Hypertension
1,426
4.15
10,692
0.72
5. Kidney Disease
1,243
3.62
18,189
1.23
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,213
3.53
6,786
0.46
7. Road Traffic Accidents
1,127
3.28
41,693
2.82
8. Breast Cancer
987
2.87
11,884
0.80
9. Diabetes Mellitus
934
2.72
22,497
1.52
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
931
2.71
207,281
14.00
11. Lung Disease
889
2.59
12,569
0.85
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
841
2.45
4,152
0.28
13. Bladder Cancer
704
2.05
670
0.05
14. Liver Disease
663
1.93
38,326
2.59
15. Lymphomas
646
1.88
5,202
0.35
16. Stomach Cancer
479
1.39
2,129
0.14
17. Prostate Cancer
442
1.29
5,914
0.40
18. Leukemia
334
0.97
2,257
0.15
19. Congenital Anomalies
298
0.87
49,696
3.36
20. Asthma
298
0.87
8,192
0.55
21. Skin Cancers
296
0.86
1,933
0.13
22. Violence
285
0.83
18,407
1.24
23. Drug Use
281
0.82
6,273
0.42
24. Pancreas Cancer
273
0.79
1,975
0.13
25. Parkinson's Disease
226
0.66
2,473
0.17
26. Ovary Cancer
224
0.65
2,133
0.14
27. Liver Cancer
217
0.63
5,289
0.36
28. Low Birth Weight
190
0.55
95,959
6.48
29. Suicide
190
0.55
7,019
0.47
30. Other Injuries
168
0.49
22,696
1.53
31. Oral Cancer
162
0.47
2,238
0.15
32. Inflammatory/Heart
153
0.44
4,826
0.33
33. Falls
148
0.43
7,528
0.51
34. Endocrine Disorders
145
0.42
15,799
1.07
35. Cervical Cancer
135
0.39
10,574
0.71
36. Hepatitis B
123
0.36
1,488
0.10
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
114
0.33
5,846
0.39
38. Uterin Cancer
99
0.29
679
0.05
39. Fires
99
0.29
7,132
0.48
40. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.24
144,724
9.77
41. Tuberculosis
70
0.20
127,335
8.60
42. Birth Trauma
67
0.19
100,186
6.76
43. Drownings
62
0.18
6,584
0.44
44. Oesophagus Cancer
52
0.15
560
0.04
45. HIV/AIDS
51
0.15
44,124
2.98
46. Epilepsy
49
0.14
5,001
0.34
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
47
0.14
1,946
0.13
48. Poisonings
39
0.11
6,570
0.44
49. Meningitis
35
0.10
43,651
2.95
50. Maternal Conditions
30
0.09
23,540
1.59
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Lebanon LEBANON   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
29.51
12
20.56
47
2. Lung Cancers
23.21
35
1.37
178
3. Prostate Cancer
16.29
84
20.40
63
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.10
41
4.32
157
5. Bladder Cancer
11.10
1
0.81
166
6. Lymphomas
10.14
4
5.96
45
7. Stomach Cancer
7.38
71
2.52
169
8. Ovary Cancer
6.94
16
3.90
112
9. Leukemia
5.06
17
2.06
151
10. Skin Cancers
4.60
8
2.29
62
11. Pancreas Cancer
4.21
81
2.64
126
12. Cervical Cancer
4.05
137
21.11
35
13. Liver Cancer
3.41
155
6.19
71
14. Uterin Cancer
3.02
55
1.60
132
15. Oral Cancer
2.47
104
2.44
107
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.80
169
0.75
171
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.