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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Congo and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Congo CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.74
    63
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    120.40
    39
    162.14
    15
    3. HIV/AIDS
    101.72
    12
    2.53
    100
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.29
    37
    22.75
    104
    5. Tuberculosis
    75.20
    10
    57.14
    16
    6. Hypertension
    52.27
    12
    18.24
    92
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.04
    38
    11.82
    137
    8. Malaria
    49.23
    9
    0.00
    68
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.98
    42
    1.70
    109
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.65
    27
    22.21
    64
    11. Liver Disease
    36.31
    40
    14.33
    111
    12. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    2.38
    178
    13. Lung Disease
    31.45
    46
    87.71
    5
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.78
    60
    12.98
    129
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.22
    43
    16.26
    122
    16. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    4.11
    136
    17. Asthma
    13.81
    44
    4.81
    90
    18. Maternal Conditions
    12.50
    22
    1.02
    84
    19. Violence
    11.99
    41
    3.97
    101
    20. Suicide
    11.62
    55
    8.20
    95
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    7.80
    177
    22. Other Injuries
    9.74
    68
    5.48
    125
    23. Malnutrition
    9.47
    31
    1.25
    93
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.29
    42
    4.39
    98
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.18
    32
    2.40
    153
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.30
    48
    2.66
    86
    27. Falls
    7.27
    66
    6.34
    79
    28. Meningitis
    6.68
    42
    0.81
    89
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    65
    3.79
    139
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    16.66
    12
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.36
    46
    1.60
    160
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.10
    56
    5.64
    51
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.68
    62
    3.78
    113
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    10.37
    70
    35. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    11.99
    21
    36. Pertussis
    3.65
    20
    0.17
    96
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    2.96
    147
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.80
    45
    6.87
    15
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    37.70
    4
    40. Fires
    2.74
    56
    0.90
    118
    41. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    1.84
    175
    42. Epilepsy
    2.02
    67
    0.98
    137
    43. Skin Disease
    2.02
    62
    0.58
    138
    44. Poisonings
    2.00
    44
    1.29
    64
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    4.85
    68
    46. Drownings
    1.92
    118
    4.46
    35
    47. Drug Use
    1.92
    49
    1.24
    89
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    0.55
    160
    49. Measles
    1.76
    26
    0.02
    72
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    28
    0.00
    104
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Congo CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,509
    13.73
    753
    0.35
    2. Tuberculosis
    2,781
    8.47
    17,417
    8.13
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,576
    7.85
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,494
    7.60
    31,342
    14.63
    5. Stroke
    2,267
    6.90
    49,648
    23.17
    6. Malaria
    1,977
    6.02
    0
    0.00
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,598
    4.87
    6,210
    2.90
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,304
    3.97
    374
    0.17
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,283
    3.91
    1,208
    0.56
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,050
    3.20
    3,671
    1.71
    11. Birth Trauma
    997
    3.04
    736
    0.34
    12. Hypertension
    933
    2.84
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Liver Disease
    931
    2.84
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    729
    2.22
    991
    0.46
    15. Kidney Disease
    613
    1.87
    3,959
    1.85
    16. Maternal Conditions
    578
    1.76
    252
    0.12
    17. Lung Disease
    541
    1.65
    26,178
    12.22
    18. Violence
    539
    1.64
    1,082
    0.50
    19. Suicide
    349
    1.06
    2,407
    1.12
    20. Other Injuries
    333
    1.01
    1,531
    0.71
    21. Pertussis
    329
    1.00
    34
    0.02
    22. Meningitis
    299
    0.91
    207
    0.10
    23. Asthma
    291
    0.89
    1,439
    0.67
    24. Malnutrition
    272
    0.83
    317
    0.15
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    230
    0.70
    4,340
    2.03
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    220
    0.67
    684
    0.32
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    208
    0.63
    452
    0.21
    28. Prostate Cancer
    198
    0.60
    219
    0.10
    29. Cervical Cancer
    196
    0.60
    704
    0.33
    30. Liver Cancer
    169
    0.51
    5,326
    2.49
    31. Measles
    159
    0.48
    4
    0.00
    32. Breast Cancer
    159
    0.48
    1,366
    0.64
    33. Falls
    149
    0.45
    1,801
    0.84
    34. Syphilis
    107
    0.33
    54
    0.03
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    105
    0.32
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Drownings
    104
    0.32
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Fires
    90
    0.27
    253
    0.12
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    89
    0.27
    3,232
    1.51
    39. Stomach Cancer
    88
    0.27
    3,771
    1.76
    40. Epilepsy
    76
    0.23
    266
    0.12
    41. Poisonings
    71
    0.22
    366
    0.17
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.21
    1,155
    0.54
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    67
    0.20
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Drug Use
    65
    0.20
    356
    0.17
    45. Lymphomas
    61
    0.19
    560
    0.26
    46. Leukemia
    57
    0.17
    965
    0.45
    47. Lung Cancers
    54
    0.16
    11,893
    5.55
    48. Ovary Cancer
    49
    0.15
    532
    0.25
    49. Alcohol
    46
    0.14
    304
    0.14
    50. Skin Disease
    46
    0.14
    158
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    2.38
    178
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    4.11
    136
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    7.80
    177
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    16.66
    12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    10.37
    70
    6. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    11.99
    21
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    2.96
    147
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    37.70
    4
    9. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    1.84
    175
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    4.85
    68
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    0.55
    160
    12. Leukemia
    1.70
    157
    3.44
    99
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    146
    0.78
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.35
    166
    1.62
    152
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    164
    3.80
    49
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    168
    1.61
    120
    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.