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Netherlands
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
NETHERLANDS VS CONGO

Compare Netherlands and Congo 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.

Congo
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
Netherlands Population Pyramid
17,165,370
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Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
71.5
75.4
73.4
1
2
2
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
70.8
76.5
73.6
4
3
3
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
72.5
79.2
75.7
4
1
2
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
73.8
80.1
76.9
10
9
7
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
75.5
80.6
78.1
14
20
17
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
78.7
82.7
80.8
13
20
14
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
80.4
83.1
81.8
13
29
19
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
80.4
83.1
13
29
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
80.8
83.5
15
29
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
80.9
83.6
15
29
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
81.0
83.6
15
30
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
81.1
83.7
15
30
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
81.2
83.7
14
30
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
81.4
83.9
16
30
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
81.6
84.0
18
32
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
81.9
84.2
17
32
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
82.4
84.6
20
32
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
83.0
85.1
20
32
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
83.8
85.9
20
33
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
85.0
86.7
23
32
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
86.5
87.9
26
34
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
88.2
89.3
31
36
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
90.6
91.2
44
50
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
38.44
175
133.74
63
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
33.78
7
20.22
43
3. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
2.77
164
4. Lung Disease
21.59
93
31.45
46
5. Stroke
20.66
167
120.40
39
6. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
9.95
160
7. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
31.52
25
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
4.17
161
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
9.84
160
86.29
37
10. Suicide
9.27
84
11.62
55
11. Falls
8.22
46
7.27
66
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
1.96
144
13. Lymphomas
6.40
28
2.21
171
14. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
0.87
164
15. Diabetes Mellitus
5.62
166
51.04
38
16. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
3.37
130
17. Kidney Disease
5.19
164
29.78
60
18. Parkinson's Disease
4.43
72
4.68
62
19. Other Neoplasms
4.24
20
0.39
105
20. Leukemia
4.14
62
1.70
157
21. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
3.94
131
22. Other Injuries
3.51
160
9.74
68
23. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
0.72
168
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.26
101
6.36
46
25. Congenital Anomalies
3.22
153
6.57
65
26. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
6.39
68
27. Liver Disease
3.02
174
36.31
40
28. Inflammatory/Heart
3.02
136
9.18
32
29. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
1.82
96
30. Road Traffic Accidents
2.83
172
39.65
27
31. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
1.40
146
32. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
1.35
166
33. Alcohol
2.12
56
1.55
80
34. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
13.92
60
35. Hypertension
1.62
180
52.27
12
36. Low Birth Weight
1.38
158
9.29
42
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.18
128
43.98
42
38. Epilepsy
1.13
128
2.02
67
39. Drug Use
1.03
115
1.92
49
40. Multiple Sclerosis
0.97
9
0.13
133
41. Birth Trauma
0.61
143
7.30
48
42. Skin Disease
0.60
133
2.02
62
43. Violence
0.58
174
11.99
41
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.50
157
2.80
45
45. Drownings
0.48
171
1.92
118
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.47
60
0.73
20
47. Anemia
0.46
26
0.00
89
48. Osteoarthritis
0.42
7
0.00
82
49. Asthma
0.39
171
13.81
44
50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.31
181
5.10
56
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
18,148
14.31
230
0.70
2. Coronary Heart Disease
17,601
13.87
2,494
7.60
3. Lung Cancers
10,980
8.66
54
0.16
4. Stroke
9,707
7.65
2,267
6.90
5. Lung Disease
9,567
7.54
541
1.65
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5,829
4.60
89
0.27
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
4,946
3.90
2,576
7.85
8. Falls
4,131
3.26
149
0.45
9. Breast Cancer
3,535
2.79
159
0.48
10. Prostate Cancer
3,265
2.57
198
0.60
11. Pancreas Cancer
2,995
2.36
42
0.13
12. Kidney Disease
2,530
1.99
613
1.87
13. Lymphomas
2,511
1.98
61
0.19
14. Diabetes Mellitus
2,386
1.88
1,050
3.20
15. Oesophagus Cancer
2,145
1.69
19
0.06
16. Parkinson's Disease
2,120
1.67
69
0.21
17. Suicide
2,025
1.60
349
1.06
18. Other Neoplasms
1,831
1.44
8
0.02
19. Other Injuries
1,648
1.30
333
1.01
20. Leukemia
1,578
1.24
57
0.17
21. Bladder Cancer
1,471
1.16
15
0.05
22. Stomach Cancer
1,361
1.07
88
0.27
23. Inflammatory/Heart
1,201
0.95
220
0.67
24. Liver Cancer
1,163
0.92
169
0.51
25. Ovary Cancer
1,067
0.84
49
0.15
26. Endocrine Disorders
1,055
0.83
208
0.63
27. Skin Cancers
1,024
0.81
36
0.11
28. Liver Disease
936
0.74
931
2.84
29. Hypertension
818
0.64
933
2.84
30. Oral Cancer
768
0.61
33
0.10
31. Road Traffic Accidents
681
0.54
1,598
4.87
32. Alcohol
612
0.48
46
0.14
33. Diarrhoeal diseases
584
0.46
1,304
3.97
34. Uterin Cancer
566
0.45
15
0.05
35. Congenital Anomalies
544
0.43
729
2.22
36. Multiple Sclerosis
295
0.23
4
0.01
37. Skin Disease
295
0.23
46
0.14
38. Epilepsy
289
0.23
76
0.23
39. Cervical Cancer
266
0.21
196
0.60
40. Anemia
249
0.20
0
0.00
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
238
0.19
67
0.20
42. Drug Use
231
0.18
65
0.20
43. Osteoarthritis
220
0.17
0
0.00
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
214
0.17
15
0.05
45. Low Birth Weight
167
0.13
1,283
3.91
46. Asthma
165
0.13
291
0.89
47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
130
0.10
105
0.32
48. Violence
107
0.08
539
1.64
49. Drownings
98
0.08
104
0.32
50. Schizophrenia
96
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
29.85
13
2.77
164
2. Breast Cancer
19.00
64
9.95
160
3. Prostate Cancer
16.73
81
31.52
25
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.00
27
4.17
161
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.94
23
1.96
144
6. Lymphomas
6.40
28
2.21
171
7. Oesophagus Cancer
5.83
29
0.87
164
8. Ovary Cancer
5.58
47
3.37
130
9. Leukemia
4.14
62
1.70
157
10. Stomach Cancer
3.58
139
3.94
131
11. Bladder Cancer
3.42
45
0.72
168
12. Liver Cancer
3.18
160
6.39
68
13. Skin Cancers
2.94
33
1.82
96
14. Uterin Cancer
2.70
73
1.40
146
15. Oral Cancer
2.16
127
1.35
166
16. Cervical Cancer
1.76
174
13.92
60
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.