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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 NIGERIA

Compare Congo 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
Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.74
    63
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    120.40
    39
    88.68
    86
    3. HIV/AIDS
    101.72
    12
    26.81
    36
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.29
    37
    98.12
    28
    5. Tuberculosis
    75.20
    10
    99.13
    6
    6. Hypertension
    52.27
    12
    16.07
    103
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.04
    38
    33.50
    82
    8. Malaria
    49.23
    9
    34.69
    27
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.98
    42
    78.99
    13
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.65
    27
    27.25
    54
    11. Liver Disease
    36.31
    40
    41.99
    21
    12. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    20.40
    63
    13. Lung Disease
    31.45
    46
    20.77
    99
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.78
    60
    23.87
    88
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.22
    43
    19.45
    59
    16. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    21.11
    35
    17. Asthma
    13.81
    44
    10.71
    58
    18. Maternal Conditions
    12.50
    22
    14.14
    17
    19. Violence
    11.99
    41
    11.97
    42
    20. Suicide
    11.62
    55
    6.87
    117
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    20.56
    47
    22. Other Injuries
    9.74
    68
    10.98
    56
    23. Malnutrition
    9.47
    31
    2.36
    83
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.29
    42
    14.70
    5
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.18
    32
    5.49
    76
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.30
    48
    15.51
    2
    27. Falls
    7.27
    66
    8.54
    40
    28. Meningitis
    6.68
    42
    17.54
    9
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    65
    11.22
    5
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    6.19
    71
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.36
    46
    7.01
    35
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.10
    56
    7.03
    31
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.68
    62
    5.60
    29
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    4.32
    157
    35. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    2.52
    169
    36. Pertussis
    3.65
    20
    6.32
    6
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    3.90
    112
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.80
    45
    2.05
    69
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    1.37
    178
    40. Fires
    2.74
    56
    3.44
    37
    41. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    5.96
    45
    42. Epilepsy
    2.02
    67
    3.25
    23
    43. Skin Disease
    2.02
    62
    1.64
    90
    44. Poisonings
    2.00
    44
    2.82
    22
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    2.64
    126
    46. Drownings
    1.92
    118
    2.17
    107
    47. Drug Use
    1.92
    49
    5.81
    5
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    2.29
    62
    49. Measles
    1.76
    26
    7.92
    10
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    28
    1.50
    31
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,509
    13.73
    44,124
    2.98
    2. Tuberculosis
    2,781
    8.47
    127,335
    8.60
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,576
    7.85
    207,281
    14.00
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,494
    7.60
    61,374
    4.14
    5. Stroke
    2,267
    6.90
    57,744
    3.90
    6. Malaria
    1,977
    6.02
    100,963
    6.82
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,598
    4.87
    41,693
    2.82
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,304
    3.97
    144,724
    9.77
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,283
    3.91
    95,959
    6.48
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,050
    3.20
    22,497
    1.52
    11. Birth Trauma
    997
    3.04
    100,186
    6.76
    12. Hypertension
    933
    2.84
    10,692
    0.72
    13. Liver Disease
    931
    2.84
    38,326
    2.59
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    729
    2.22
    49,696
    3.36
    15. Kidney Disease
    613
    1.87
    18,189
    1.23
    16. Maternal Conditions
    578
    1.76
    23,540
    1.59
    17. Lung Disease
    541
    1.65
    12,569
    0.85
    18. Violence
    539
    1.64
    18,407
    1.24
    19. Suicide
    349
    1.06
    7,019
    0.47
    20. Other Injuries
    333
    1.01
    22,696
    1.53
    21. Pertussis
    329
    1.00
    23,282
    1.57
    22. Meningitis
    299
    0.91
    43,651
    2.95
    23. Asthma
    291
    0.89
    8,192
    0.55
    24. Malnutrition
    272
    0.83
    5,896
    0.40
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    230
    0.70
    6,786
    0.46
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    220
    0.67
    4,826
    0.33
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    208
    0.63
    15,799
    1.07
    28. Prostate Cancer
    198
    0.60
    5,914
    0.40
    29. Cervical Cancer
    196
    0.60
    10,574
    0.71
    30. Liver Cancer
    169
    0.51
    5,289
    0.36
    31. Measles
    159
    0.48
    29,439
    1.99
    32. Breast Cancer
    159
    0.48
    11,884
    0.80
    33. Falls
    149
    0.45
    7,528
    0.51
    34. Syphilis
    107
    0.33
    5,449
    0.37
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    105
    0.32
    5,846
    0.39
    36. Drownings
    104
    0.32
    6,584
    0.44
    37. Fires
    90
    0.27
    7,132
    0.48
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    89
    0.27
    4,152
    0.28
    39. Stomach Cancer
    88
    0.27
    2,129
    0.14
    40. Epilepsy
    76
    0.23
    5,001
    0.34
    41. Poisonings
    71
    0.22
    6,570
    0.44
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.21
    2,473
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    67
    0.20
    1,946
    0.13
    44. Drug Use
    65
    0.20
    6,273
    0.42
    45. Lymphomas
    61
    0.19
    5,202
    0.35
    46. Leukemia
    57
    0.17
    2,257
    0.15
    47. Lung Cancers
    54
    0.16
    1,295
    0.09
    48. Ovary Cancer
    49
    0.15
    2,133
    0.14
    49. Alcohol
    46
    0.14
    1,031
    0.07
    50. Skin Disease
    46
    0.14
    1,468
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    20.40
    63
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    21.11
    35
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    20.56
    47
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    6.19
    71
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    4.32
    157
    6. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    2.52
    169
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    3.90
    112
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    1.37
    178
    9. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    5.96
    45
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    2.64
    126
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    2.29
    62
    12. Leukemia
    1.70
    157
    2.06
    151
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    146
    1.60
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.35
    166
    2.44
    107
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    164
    0.75
    171
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    168
    0.81
    166
    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.