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Morocco
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
MOROCCO VS NIGERIA

Compare Morocco 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
Morocco Population Pyramid
46,165,497
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
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.7
48.2
46.9
108
113
109
  
37.2
40.3
38.7
157
151
153
1970
50.4
53.4
51.9
116
117
116
  
40.6
43.7
42.1
158
155
158
1980
56.4
59.9
58.1
113
115
113
  
43.8
46.9
45.3
160
159
159
1990
62.5
66.3
64.4
108
112
112
  
46.0
48.6
47.2
170
170
170
2000
66.9
70.2
68.6
94
111
101
  
46.2
48.1
47.1
174
175
175
2010
71.7
74.0
72.8
66
101
86
  
51.2
52.9
52.0
175
176
176
2019
71.7
74.3
73.0
81
109
102
  
61.2
64.1
62.6
160
169
167
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.7
74.3
81
109
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age
71.7
74.3
81
109
61.2
64.1
160
169
Age 5
73.5
75.8
76
111
69.5
71.9
128
140
Age 10
73.6
75.9
75
110
70.4
72.7
120
138
Age 15
73.6
76.0
77
111
70.9
73.1
117
136
Age 20
73.9
76.1
77
111
71.2
73.4
116
136
Age 25
74.1
76.2
78
111
71.6
73.7
116
136
Age 30
74.4
76.4
82
111
72.0
74.1
115
136
Age 35
74.6
76.6
84
112
72.5
74.6
112
135
Age 40
74.9
76.9
84
111
73.2
75.2
109
135
Age 45
75.3
77.3
86
112
74.1
75.9
104
136
Age 50
75.8
77.8
88
112
75.1
76.8
101
133
Age 55
76.6
78.6
90
110
76.2
77.7
95
136
Age 60
77.7
79.6
92
108
77.6
78.9
95
136
Age 65
79.3
80.9
96
105
79.3
80.3
94
133
Age 70
81.2
82.5
106
107
81.3
82.1
101
130
Age 75
83.6
84.5
109
110
83.8
84.4
93
126
Age 80
86.4
87.0
112
125
86.7
87.1
88
107
Age 85
89.6
89.9
114
143
90.0
90.4
81
94
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
242.07
19
100.91
107
2. Stroke
101.53
69
88.68
86
3. Hypertension
34.58
32
16.07
103
4. Kidney Disease
31.77
50
23.87
88
5. Diabetes Mellitus
22.25
105
33.50
82
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.11
106
98.12
28
7. Lung Disease
20.04
106
20.77
99
8. Breast Cancer
19.50
55
20.56
47
9. Lung Cancers
18.44
63
1.37
178
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.11
80
19.45
59
11. Road Traffic Accidents
17.29
86
27.25
54
12. Prostate Cancer
15.38
97
20.40
63
13. Liver Disease
14.62
109
41.99
21
14. Cervical Cancer
13.57
63
21.11
35
15. Asthma
10.42
60
10.71
58
16. Tuberculosis
8.35
72
99.13
6
17. Falls
7.70
60
8.54
40
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.39
115
4.32
157
19. Suicide
7.29
110
6.87
117
20. Lymphomas
6.77
24
5.96
45
21. Low Birth Weight
6.59
70
14.70
5
22. Other Injuries
6.43
109
10.98
56
23. Parkinson's Disease
4.96
50
5.60
29
24. Stomach Cancer
4.83
113
2.52
169
25. Congenital Anomalies
4.67
123
11.22
5
26. Ovary Cancer
4.29
97
3.90
112
27. Birth Trauma
4.05
73
15.51
2
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.52
86
78.99
13
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.45
79
7.03
31
30. Endocrine Disorders
3.35
95
7.01
35
31. Bladder Cancer
3.25
50
0.81
166
32. Inflammatory/Heart
3.13
133
5.49
76
33. Leukemia
3.03
121
2.06
151
34. Fires
2.59
63
3.44
37
35. Oral Cancer
2.27
116
2.44
107
36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.13
66
2.05
69
37. Pancreas Cancer
2.09
139
2.64
126
38. Maternal Conditions
1.93
70
14.14
17
39. Violence
1.75
137
11.97
42
40. Skin Cancers
1.50
119
2.29
62
41. Meningitis
1.40
69
17.54
9
42. Oesophagus Cancer
1.29
141
0.75
171
43. Liver Cancer
1.24
182
6.19
71
44. Drownings
1.17
141
2.17
107
45. Epilepsy
0.95
140
3.25
23
46. Drug Use
0.94
120
5.81
5
47. Hepatitis B
0.90
41
1.19
29
48. Pertussis
0.87
68
6.32
6
49. Uterin Cancer
0.84
166
1.60
132
50. HIV/AIDS
0.79
117
26.81
36
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
77,340
33.89
61,374
4.14
2. Stroke
31,861
13.96
57,744
3.90
3. Hypertension
10,736
4.70
10,692
0.72
4. Kidney Disease
10,216
4.48
18,189
1.23
5. Diabetes Mellitus
7,377
3.23
22,497
1.52
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,237
3.17
207,281
14.00
7. Lung Cancers
6,585
2.89
1,295
0.09
8. Lung Disease
6,296
2.76
12,569
0.85
9. Road Traffic Accidents
6,185
2.71
41,693
2.82
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,967
2.18
6,786
0.46
11. Liver Disease
4,866
2.13
38,326
2.59
12. Breast Cancer
3,604
1.58
11,884
0.80
13. Asthma
3,342
1.46
8,192
0.55
14. Low Birth Weight
3,305
1.45
95,959
6.48
15. Tuberculosis
2,870
1.26
127,335
8.60
16. Suicide
2,617
1.15
7,019
0.47
17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,556
1.12
4,152
0.28
18. Cervical Cancer
2,508
1.10
10,574
0.71
19. Falls
2,456
1.08
7,528
0.51
20. Lymphomas
2,274
1.00
5,202
0.35
21. Other Injuries
2,271
1.00
22,696
1.53
22. Congenital Anomalies
2,124
0.93
49,696
3.36
23. Birth Trauma
2,067
0.91
100,186
6.76
24. Prostate Cancer
1,914
0.84
5,914
0.40
25. Stomach Cancer
1,691
0.74
2,129
0.14
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,511
0.66
2,473
0.17
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,192
0.52
144,724
9.77
28. Endocrine Disorders
1,129
0.49
15,799
1.07
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,076
0.47
5,846
0.39
30. Bladder Cancer
1,069
0.47
670
0.05
31. Leukemia
1,035
0.45
2,257
0.15
32. Inflammatory/Heart
1,022
0.45
4,826
0.33
33. Fires
904
0.40
7,132
0.48
34. Ovary Cancer
800
0.35
2,133
0.14
35. Oral Cancer
780
0.34
2,238
0.15
36. Pancreas Cancer
747
0.33
1,975
0.13
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
718
0.31
1,946
0.13
38. Maternal Conditions
704
0.31
23,540
1.59
39. Violence
632
0.28
18,407
1.24
40. Meningitis
542
0.24
43,651
2.95
41. Skin Cancers
477
0.21
1,933
0.13
42. Oesophagus Cancer
439
0.19
560
0.04
43. Drownings
426
0.19
6,584
0.44
44. Liver Cancer
423
0.19
5,289
0.36
45. Epilepsy
336
0.15
5,001
0.34
46. Pertussis
324
0.14
23,282
1.57
47. Drug Use
321
0.14
6,273
0.42
48. Hepatitis B
316
0.14
1,488
0.10
49. HIV/AIDS
289
0.13
44,124
2.98
50. Poisonings
266
0.12
6,570
0.44
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Morocco MOROCCO   Nigeria NIGERIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
19.50
55
20.56
47
2. Lung Cancers
18.44
63
1.37
178
3. Prostate Cancer
15.38
97
20.40
63
4. Cervical Cancer
13.57
63
21.11
35
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.39
115
4.32
157
6. Lymphomas
6.77
24
5.96
45
7. Stomach Cancer
4.83
113
2.52
169
8. Ovary Cancer
4.29
97
3.90
112
9. Bladder Cancer
3.25
50
0.81
166
10. Leukemia
3.03
121
2.06
151
11. Oral Cancer
2.27
116
2.44
107
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.09
139
2.64
126
13. Skin Cancers
1.50
119
2.29
62
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.29
141
0.75
171
15. Liver Cancer
1.24
182
6.19
71
16. Uterin Cancer
0.84
166
1.60
132
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.