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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 LATVIA

Compare Congo and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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
10,701,991
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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Latvia Population Pyramid
1,479,176
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
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
       
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
  
66.3
73.5
69.8
24
11
15
1970
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
  
65.7
74.2
69.8
42
20
32
1980
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
  
63.8
74.1
68.8
74
38
56
1990
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
  
64.2
74.6
69.3
94
54
74
2000
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
  
64.4
75.7
70.1
106
54
93
2010
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
  
67.6
77.7
72.8
101
55
88
2019
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
  
70.6
79.8
75.4
94
51
74
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.8
65.6
140
158
70.6
79.8
94
51
Age
63.8
65.6
140
158
70.6
79.8
94
51
Age 5
67.3
68.6
147
171
70.8
80.1
114
59
Age 10
67.6
68.9
148
172
70.8
80.1
114
59
Age 15
67.8
69.0
148
172
70.9
80.1
116
61
Age 20
68.2
69.4
147
172
71.1
80.2
118
60
Age 25
68.7
69.7
147
172
71.3
80.3
118
61
Age 30
69.2
70.3
147
172
71.6
80.4
119
62
Age 35
69.8
70.9
147
171
72.2
80.6
119
61
Age 40
70.5
71.8
148
173
72.7
80.8
121
61
Age 45
71.4
72.8
150
174
73.5
81.2
119
61
Age 50
72.6
74.1
151
172
74.4
81.6
118
58
Age 55
74.0
75.5
151
171
75.7
82.2
111
57
Age 60
75.7
77.1
150
171
77.3
83.0
108
56
Age 65
77.8
78.9
149
171
79.1
83.9
104
56
Age 70
80.2
80.9
147
170
81.4
85.0
95
56
Age 75
82.9
83.4
146
167
84.0
86.4
87
59
Age 80
86.0
86.3
140
164
86.7
88.1
85
69
Age 85
89.3
89.5
148
165
89.7
90.2
108
107
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
133.74
63
146.65
49
2. Stroke
120.40
39
99.14
74
3. HIV/AIDS
101.72
12
3.65
82
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
86.29
37
12.01
149
5. Tuberculosis
75.20
10
2.34
103
6. Hypertension
52.27
12
19.91
83
7. Diabetes Mellitus
51.04
38
10.89
141
8. Malaria
49.23
9
0.00
126
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
43.98
42
0.26
170
10. Road Traffic Accidents
39.65
27
7.17
138
11. Liver Disease
36.31
40
13.03
113
12. Prostate Cancer
31.52
25
28.10
34
13. Lung Disease
31.45
46
7.50
177
14. Kidney Disease
29.78
60
6.43
158
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.22
43
9.94
155
16. Cervical Cancer
13.92
60
7.05
105
17. Asthma
13.81
44
0.88
139
18. Maternal Conditions
12.50
22
0.29
126
19. Violence
11.99
41
4.15
98
20. Suicide
11.62
55
16.06
24
21. Breast Cancer
9.95
160
19.03
63
22. Other Injuries
9.74
68
11.98
45
23. Malnutrition
9.47
31
0.07
164
24. Low Birth Weight
9.29
42
0.57
180
25. Inflammatory/Heart
9.18
32
30.32
3
26. Birth Trauma
7.30
48
0.60
145
27. Falls
7.27
66
4.77
106
28. Meningitis
6.68
42
0.40
125
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.57
65
2.45
168
30. Liver Cancer
6.39
68
3.97
133
31. Endocrine Disorders
6.36
46
1.76
156
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.10
56
3.17
85
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.68
62
2.07
160
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.17
161
15.41
24
35. Stomach Cancer
3.94
131
11.16
30
36. Pertussis
3.65
20
0.00
151
37. Ovary Cancer
3.37
130
8.99
3
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.80
45
0.97
124
39. Lung Cancers
2.77
164
23.52
33
40. Fires
2.74
56
3.48
36
41. Lymphomas
2.21
171
6.05
41
42. Epilepsy
2.02
67
1.76
84
43. Skin Disease
2.02
62
1.48
97
44. Poisonings
2.00
44
0.96
69
45. Pancreas Cancer
1.96
144
10.04
4
46. Drownings
1.92
118
5.64
21
47. Drug Use
1.92
49
1.72
59
48. Skin Cancers
1.82
96
3.11
29
49. Measles
1.76
26
0.00
140
50. Schistosomiasis
1.72
28
0.00
130
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
4,509
13.73
74
0.27
2. Tuberculosis
2,781
8.47
71
0.26
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,576
7.85
501
1.86
4. Coronary Heart Disease
2,494
7.60
8,099
30.00
5. Stroke
2,267
6.90
5,893
21.83
6. Malaria
1,977
6.02
0
0.00
7. Road Traffic Accidents
1,598
4.87
154
0.57
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,304
3.97
14
0.05
9. Low Birth Weight
1,283
3.91
11
0.04
10. Diabetes Mellitus
1,050
3.20
529
1.96
11. Birth Trauma
997
3.04
12
0.04
12. Hypertension
933
2.84
1,194
4.42
13. Liver Disease
931
2.84
365
1.35
14. Congenital Anomalies
729
2.22
46
0.17
15. Kidney Disease
613
1.87
356
1.32
16. Maternal Conditions
578
1.76
5
0.02
17. Lung Disease
541
1.65
346
1.28
18. Violence
539
1.64
94
0.35
19. Suicide
349
1.06
384
1.42
20. Other Injuries
333
1.01
362
1.34
21. Pertussis
329
1.00
0
0.00
22. Meningitis
299
0.91
15
0.06
23. Asthma
291
0.89
42
0.16
24. Malnutrition
272
0.83
2
0.01
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
230
0.70
664
2.46
26. Inflammatory/Heart
220
0.67
921
3.41
27. Endocrine Disorders
208
0.63
59
0.22
28. Prostate Cancer
198
0.60
464
1.72
29. Cervical Cancer
196
0.60
128
0.47
30. Liver Cancer
169
0.51
157
0.58
31. Measles
159
0.48
0
0.00
32. Breast Cancer
159
0.48
472
1.75
33. Falls
149
0.45
201
0.74
34. Syphilis
107
0.33
1
0.00
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
105
0.32
142
0.53
36. Drownings
104
0.32
127
0.47
37. Fires
90
0.27
103
0.38
38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
89
0.27
722
2.67
39. Stomach Cancer
88
0.27
470
1.74
40. Epilepsy
76
0.23
44
0.16
41. Poisonings
71
0.22
23
0.09
42. Parkinson's Disease
69
0.21
125
0.46
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
67
0.20
41
0.15
44. Drug Use
65
0.20
41
0.15
45. Lymphomas
61
0.19
245
0.91
46. Leukemia
57
0.17
186
0.69
47. Lung Cancers
54
0.16
956
3.54
48. Ovary Cancer
49
0.15
196
0.73
49. Alcohol
46
0.14
227
0.84
50. Skin Disease
46
0.14
76
0.28
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Congo CONGO   Latvia LATVIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.52
25
28.10
34
2. Cervical Cancer
13.92
60
7.05
105
3. Breast Cancer
9.95
160
19.03
63
4. Liver Cancer
6.39
68
3.97
133
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.17
161
15.41
24
6. Stomach Cancer
3.94
131
11.16
30
7. Ovary Cancer
3.37
130
8.99
3
8. Lung Cancers
2.77
164
23.52
33
9. Lymphomas
2.21
171
6.05
41
10. Pancreas Cancer
1.96
144
10.04
4
11. Skin Cancers
1.82
96
3.11
29
12. Leukemia
1.70
157
4.38
53
13. Uterin Cancer
1.40
146
4.89
20
14. Oral Cancer
1.35
166
6.18
28
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.87
164
3.50
55
16. Bladder Cancer
0.72
168
4.46
17
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.