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North Macedonia
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 North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia Population Pyramid
1,856,775
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%
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
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
37.2
40.3
38.7
157
151
153
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
40.6
43.7
42.1
158
155
158
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
43.8
46.9
45.3
160
159
159
1990
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
46.0
48.6
47.2
170
170
170
2000
70.5
74.9
72.6
51
68
54
 
46.2
48.1
47.1
174
175
175
2010
72.4
77.0
74.7
55
71
60
 
51.2
52.9
52.0
175
176
176
2019
72.8
76.9
74.8
73
92
78
 
61.2
64.1
62.6
160
169
167
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
72.8
76.9
73
92
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age
72.8
76.9
73
92
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age 5
73.3
77.3
80
95
69.5
71.9
128
140
Age 10
73.4
77.4
81
95
70.4
72.7
120
138
Age 15
73.4
77.4
82
95
70.9
73.1
117
136
Age 20
73.5
77.5
81
95
71.2
73.4
116
136
Age 25
73.7
77.5
86
95
71.6
73.7
116
136
Age 30
73.8
77.6
86
97
72.0
74.1
115
136
Age 35
74.0
77.7
89
100
72.5
74.6
112
135
Age 40
74.2
77.9
94
100
73.2
75.2
109
135
Age 45
74.5
78.1
96
102
74.1
75.9
104
136
Age 50
75.1
78.4
98
104
75.1
76.8
101
133
Age 55
75.8
78.9
110
105
76.2
77.7
95
136
Age 60
77.0
79.6
115
106
77.6
78.9
95
136
Age 65
78.5
80.5
126
121
79.3
80.3
94
133
Age 70
80.2
81.7
145
144
81.3
82.1
101
130
Age 75
82.3
83.3
167
169
83.8
84.4
93
126
Age 80
84.9
85.5
180
177
86.7
87.1
88
107
Age 85
88.2
88.6
181
177
90.0
90.4
81
94
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
165.58
13
88.68
86
2. Coronary Heart Disease
135.53
62
100.91
107
3. Inflammatory/Heart
130.29
1
5.49
76
4. Diabetes Mellitus
32.55
85
33.50
82
5. Lung Cancers
31.93
10
1.37
178
6. Lung Disease
24.14
83
20.77
99
7. Breast Cancer
22.40
40
20.56
47
8. Hypertension
19.07
87
16.07
103
9. Prostate Cancer
17.47
77
20.40
63
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.77
15
4.32
157
11. Kidney Disease
15.54
121
23.87
88
12. Stomach Cancer
13.66
14
2.52
169
13. Pancreas Cancer
8.02
21
2.64
126
14. Liver Cancer
7.85
48
6.19
71
15. Suicide
7.15
114
6.87
117
16. Liver Disease
6.93
152
41.99
21
17. Other Injuries
6.73
104
10.98
56
18. Uterin Cancer
6.29
10
1.60
132
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
5.58
181
98.12
28
20. Ovary Cancer
5.54
50
3.90
112
21. Bladder Cancer
4.82
12
0.81
166
22. Low Birth Weight
4.49
96
14.70
5
23. Cervical Cancer
4.36
133
21.11
35
24. Road Traffic Accidents
4.25
160
27.25
54
25. Parkinson's Disease
4.11
92
5.60
29
26. Skin Cancers
4.00
13
2.29
62
27. Leukemia
3.83
79
2.06
151
28. Lymphomas
3.03
146
5.96
45
29. Falls
2.53
165
8.54
40
30. Oral Cancer
2.27
117
2.44
107
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
2.15
179
19.45
59
32. Congenital Anomalies
1.99
175
11.22
5
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.69
127
7.03
31
34. Asthma
1.60
120
10.71
58
35. Oesophagus Cancer
1.42
131
0.75
171
36. Violence
1.27
142
11.97
42
37. Tuberculosis
0.97
129
99.13
6
38. Epilepsy
0.86
146
3.25
23
39. Multiple Sclerosis
0.78
17
0.18
103
40. Drownings
0.73
158
2.17
107
41. Other Neoplasms
0.58
78
0.50
88
42. Endocrine Disorders
0.47
183
7.01
35
43. Alcohol
0.44
146
1.16
106
44. Birth Trauma
0.44
156
15.51
2
45. Fires
0.43
151
3.44
37
46. Poisonings
0.41
109
2.82
22
47. Drug Use
0.39
170
5.81
5
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.39
163
2.05
69
49. Pertussis
0.29
87
6.32
6
50. Hepatitis B
0.24
90
1.19
29
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
5,521
24.02
57,744
3.90
2. Coronary Heart Disease
4,420
19.23
61,374
4.14
3. Inflammatory/Heart
4,249
18.49
4,826
0.33
4. Diabetes Mellitus
1,104
4.80
22,497
1.52
5. Lung Cancers
1,055
4.59
1,295
0.09
6. Lung Disease
807
3.51
12,569
0.85
7. Hypertension
627
2.73
10,692
0.72
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
560
2.44
4,152
0.28
9. Kidney Disease
516
2.25
18,189
1.23
10. Stomach Cancer
455
1.98
2,129
0.14
11. Breast Cancer
386
1.68
11,884
0.80
12. Pancreas Cancer
267
1.16
1,975
0.13
13. Liver Cancer
260
1.13
5,289
0.36
14. Prostate Cancer
259
1.13
5,914
0.40
15. Liver Disease
218
0.95
38,326
2.59
16. Suicide
196
0.85
7,019
0.47
17. Other Injuries
183
0.80
22,696
1.53
18. Bladder Cancer
163
0.71
670
0.05
19. Influenza and Pneumonia
157
0.68
207,281
14.00
20. Parkinson's Disease
141
0.61
2,473
0.17
21. Skin Cancers
126
0.55
1,933
0.13
22. Leukemia
114
0.50
2,257
0.15
23. Uterin Cancer
108
0.47
679
0.05
24. Road Traffic Accidents
107
0.47
41,693
2.82
25. Lymphomas
96
0.42
5,202
0.35
26. Ovary Cancer
93
0.40
2,133
0.14
27. Falls
78
0.34
7,528
0.51
28. Low Birth Weight
73
0.32
95,959
6.48
29. Oral Cancer
72
0.31
2,238
0.15
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
71
0.31
6,786
0.46
31. Cervical Cancer
68
0.30
10,574
0.71
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
56
0.24
5,846
0.39
33. Asthma
53
0.23
8,192
0.55
34. Oesophagus Cancer
45
0.20
560
0.04
35. Tuberculosis
32
0.14
127,335
8.60
36. Violence
31
0.13
18,407
1.24
37. Congenital Anomalies
29
0.13
49,696
3.36
38. Epilepsy
23
0.10
5,001
0.34
39. Multiple Sclerosis
21
0.09
179
0.01
40. Other Neoplasms
19
0.08
290
0.02
41. Drownings
18
0.08
6,584
0.44
42. Alcohol
14
0.06
1,031
0.07
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
13
0.06
1,946
0.13
44. Endocrine Disorders
12
0.05
15,799
1.07
45. Fires
11
0.05
7,132
0.48
46. Poisonings
11
0.05
6,570
0.44
47. Drug Use
9
0.04
6,273
0.42
48. Hepatitis B
7
0.03
1,488
0.10
49. Birth Trauma
7
0.03
100,186
6.76
50. Pertussis
4
0.02
23,282
1.57
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
31.93
10
1.37
178
2. Breast Cancer
22.40
40
20.56
47
3. Prostate Cancer
17.47
77
20.40
63
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.77
15
4.32
157
5. Stomach Cancer
13.66
14
2.52
169
6. Pancreas Cancer
8.02
21
2.64
126
7. Liver Cancer
7.85
48
6.19
71
8. Uterin Cancer
6.29
10
1.60
132
9. Ovary Cancer
5.54
50
3.90
112
10. Bladder Cancer
4.82
12
0.81
166
11. Cervical Cancer
4.36
133
21.11
35
12. Skin Cancers
4.00
13
2.29
62
13. Leukemia
3.83
79
2.06
151
14. Lymphomas
3.03
146
5.96
45
15. Oral Cancer
2.27
117
2.44
107
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.42
131
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.