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HEALTH PROFILE: Congo

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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    Congo
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Congo CONGO LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    Age 10
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    Age 15
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    Age 20
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    Age 25
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    Age 30
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    Age 35
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    Age 40
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    Age 45
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    Congo CONGO TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.74
    63
    2. Stroke
    120.40
    39
    3. HIV/AIDS
    101.72
    12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.29
    37
    5. Tuberculosis
    75.20
    10
    6. Hypertension
    52.27
    12
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.04
    38
    8. Malaria
    49.23
    9
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.98
    42
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.65
    27
    11. Liver Disease
    36.31
    40
    12. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    13. Lung Disease
    31.45
    46
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.78
    60
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.22
    43
    16. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    17. Asthma
    13.81
    44
    18. Maternal Conditions
    12.50
    22
    19. Violence
    11.99
    41
    20. Suicide
    11.62
    55
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    22. Other Injuries
    9.74
    68
    23. Malnutrition
    9.47
    31
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.29
    42
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.18
    32
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.30
    48
    27. Falls
    7.27
    66
    28. Meningitis
    6.68
    42
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    65
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.36
    46
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.10
    56
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.68
    62
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    35. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    36. Pertussis
    3.65
    20
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.80
    45
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    40. Fires
    2.74
    56
    41. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    42. Epilepsy
    2.02
    67
    43. Skin Disease
    2.02
    62
    44. Poisonings
    2.00
    44
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    46. Drownings
    1.92
    118
    47. Drug Use
    1.92
    49
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    49. Measles
    1.76
    26
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    28
    Congo CONGO TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,509
    13.73
    2. Tuberculosis
    2,781
    8.47
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,576
    7.85
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,494
    7.60
    5. Stroke
    2,267
    6.90
    6. Malaria
    1,977
    6.02
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,598
    4.87
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,304
    3.97
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,283
    3.91
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,050
    3.20
    11. Birth Trauma
    997
    3.04
    12. Hypertension
    933
    2.84
    13. Liver Disease
    931
    2.84
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    729
    2.22
    15. Kidney Disease
    613
    1.87
    16. Maternal Conditions
    578
    1.76
    17. Lung Disease
    541
    1.65
    18. Violence
    539
    1.64
    19. Suicide
    349
    1.06
    20. Other Injuries
    333
    1.01
    21. Pertussis
    329
    1.00
    22. Meningitis
    299
    0.91
    23. Asthma
    291
    0.89
    24. Malnutrition
    272
    0.83
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    230
    0.70
      Deaths %
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    220
    0.67
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    208
    0.63
    28. Prostate Cancer
    198
    0.60
    29. Cervical Cancer
    196
    0.60
    30. Liver Cancer
    169
    0.51
    31. Breast Cancer
    159
    0.48
    32. Measles
    159
    0.48
    33. Falls
    149
    0.45
    34. Syphilis
    107
    0.33
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    105
    0.32
    36. Drownings
    104
    0.32
    37. Fires
    90
    0.27
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    89
    0.27
    39. Stomach Cancer
    88
    0.27
    40. Epilepsy
    76
    0.23
    41. Poisonings
    71
    0.22
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.21
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    67
    0.20
    44. Drug Use
    65
    0.20
    45. Lymphomas
    61
    0.19
    46. Leukemia
    57
    0.17
    47. Lung Cancers
    54
    0.16
    48. Ovary Cancer
    49
    0.15
    49. Skin Disease
    46
    0.14
    50. Alcohol
    46
    0.14
    Congo CONGO CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    6. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    12. Leukemia
    1.70
    157
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    146
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.35
    166
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    164
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    168
    Congo CONGO HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    9.2
    48
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    26.9
    2.1
    90
    129
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    5.5
    13.5
    142
    142
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Congo CONGO LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    2000
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    2019
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    Congo CONGO DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.417m
    117
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    54
    Population 0-14
    41.6%
    21
    Population 15-64
    55.2%
    173
    Population 65 +
    3.2%
    164
    Birth Rate / 1000
    31.82
    26
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.38
    63
    Fertility Rate
    4.41
    22
    Infant Mortality
    49.28
    26
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    173
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    145
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    70
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.81
    84
    Net Migration
    0.00
    70
    Population Growth
    2.36%
    26
    Literacy Total
    80.3%
    130
    Literacy Male
    86.1%
    109
    Literacy Female
    74.6%
    114
    Unemployment
    36.0%
    7
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    64.7
    151
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    56.2
    150
    GDP per Capita USD
    $3,400
    155

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    25,375
    386
    4/1/24
    Congo COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Congo causes.

     
     
    Congo COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Congo COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.