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Congo
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
CONGO VS LAOS

Compare Congo and Laos 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.

Laos
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
Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.74
    63
    139.74
    56
    2. Stroke
    120.40
    39
    152.50
    21
    3. HIV/AIDS
    101.72
    12
    4.45
    78
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.29
    37
    59.07
    61
    5. Tuberculosis
    75.20
    10
    34.86
    29
    6. Hypertension
    52.27
    12
    24.41
    59
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.04
    38
    36.38
    71
    8. Malaria
    49.23
    9
    0.15
    55
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.98
    42
    27.89
    53
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.65
    27
    19.78
    77
    11. Liver Disease
    36.31
    40
    24.75
    75
    12. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    3.01
    174
    13. Lung Disease
    31.45
    46
    46.19
    20
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.78
    60
    38.60
    25
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.22
    43
    16.42
    119
    16. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    7.80
    96
    17. Asthma
    13.81
    44
    19.60
    22
    18. Maternal Conditions
    12.50
    22
    2.91
    61
    19. Violence
    11.99
    41
    6.67
    74
    20. Suicide
    11.62
    55
    5.98
    128
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    17.83
    80
    22. Other Injuries
    9.74
    68
    7.53
    92
    23. Malnutrition
    9.47
    31
    3.82
    60
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.29
    42
    8.47
    50
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.18
    32
    4.66
    93
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.30
    48
    8.00
    40
    27. Falls
    7.27
    66
    9.16
    28
    28. Meningitis
    6.68
    42
    1.88
    64
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    65
    5.84
    92
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    25.37
    4
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.36
    46
    3.39
    92
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.10
    56
    16.83
    4
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.68
    62
    4.40
    75
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    10.17
    74
    35. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    11.97
    22
    36. Pertussis
    3.65
    20
    3.41
    21
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    4.05
    108
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.80
    45
    3.57
    33
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    21.02
    48
    40. Fires
    2.74
    56
    1.68
    85
    41. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    4.47
    102
    42. Epilepsy
    2.02
    67
    0.86
    144
    43. Skin Disease
    2.02
    62
    2.37
    45
    44. Poisonings
    2.00
    44
    0.56
    92
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    1.38
    157
    46. Drownings
    1.92
    118
    7.51
    9
    47. Drug Use
    1.92
    49
    0.53
    157
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    1.43
    123
    49. Measles
    1.76
    26
    0.33
    36
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    28
    0.25
    47
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,509
    13.73
    313
    0.78
    2. Tuberculosis
    2,781
    8.47
    1,949
    4.84
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,576
    7.85
    2,820
    7.01
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,494
    7.60
    5,190
    12.89
    5. Stroke
    2,267
    6.90
    5,769
    14.33
    6. Malaria
    1,977
    6.02
    10
    0.02
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,598
    4.87
    1,281
    3.18
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,304
    3.97
    1,552
    3.86
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,283
    3.91
    1,156
    2.87
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,050
    3.20
    1,466
    3.64
    11. Birth Trauma
    997
    3.04
    1,116
    2.77
    12. Hypertension
    933
    2.84
    890
    2.21
    13. Liver Disease
    931
    2.84
    1,171
    2.91
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    729
    2.22
    647
    1.61
    15. Kidney Disease
    613
    1.87
    1,646
    4.09
    16. Maternal Conditions
    578
    1.76
    218
    0.54
    17. Lung Disease
    541
    1.65
    1,626
    4.04
    18. Violence
    539
    1.64
    475
    1.18
    19. Suicide
    349
    1.06
    390
    0.97
    20. Other Injuries
    333
    1.01
    519
    1.29
    21. Pertussis
    329
    1.00
    304
    0.76
    22. Meningitis
    299
    0.91
    154
    0.38
    23. Asthma
    291
    0.89
    840
    2.09
    24. Malnutrition
    272
    0.83
    166
    0.41
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    230
    0.70
    458
    1.14
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    220
    0.67
    206
    0.51
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    208
    0.63
    186
    0.46
    28. Prostate Cancer
    198
    0.60
    37
    0.09
    29. Cervical Cancer
    196
    0.60
    187
    0.46
    30. Liver Cancer
    169
    0.51
    1,104
    2.74
    31. Measles
    159
    0.48
    29
    0.07
    32. Breast Cancer
    159
    0.48
    437
    1.09
    33. Falls
    149
    0.45
    440
    1.09
    34. Syphilis
    107
    0.33
    28
    0.07
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    105
    0.32
    651
    1.62
    36. Drownings
    104
    0.32
    568
    1.41
    37. Fires
    90
    0.27
    108
    0.27
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    89
    0.27
    422
    1.05
    39. Stomach Cancer
    88
    0.27
    530
    1.32
    40. Epilepsy
    76
    0.23
    58
    0.14
    41. Poisonings
    71
    0.22
    41
    0.10
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.21
    139
    0.35
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    67
    0.20
    207
    0.51
    44. Drug Use
    65
    0.20
    33
    0.08
    45. Lymphomas
    61
    0.19
    211
    0.52
    46. Leukemia
    57
    0.17
    290
    0.72
    47. Lung Cancers
    54
    0.16
    919
    2.28
    48. Ovary Cancer
    49
    0.15
    101
    0.25
    49. Alcohol
    46
    0.14
    61
    0.15
    50. Skin Disease
    46
    0.14
    89
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    3.01
    174
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    7.80
    96
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    17.83
    80
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    25.37
    4
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    10.17
    74
    6. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    11.97
    22
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    4.05
    108
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    21.02
    48
    9. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    4.47
    102
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    1.38
    157
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    1.43
    123
    12. Leukemia
    1.70
    157
    5.00
    19
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    146
    1.27
    151
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.35
    166
    7.55
    14
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    164
    4.43
    41
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    168
    1.36
    137
    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.