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Romania
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

Compare Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
     
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
     
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
     
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
     
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
     
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
     
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
     
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    133.74
    63
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    120.40
    39
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    2.77
    164
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    36.31
    40
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    86.29
    37
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    52.27
    12
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    9.95
    160
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    4.17
    161
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    31.45
    46
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    31.52
    25
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    29.78
    60
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    9.18
    32
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    13.92
    60
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    3.94
    131
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    39.65
    27
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    6.39
    68
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    9.74
    68
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    1.96
    144
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    11.62
    55
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.35
    166
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.37
    130
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    20.22
    43
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    51.04
    38
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    7.27
    66
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.72
    168
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    2.21
    171
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    1.70
    157
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    75.20
    10
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    6.57
    65
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    1.82
    96
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    1.92
    118
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.40
    146
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    0.87
    164
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    9.29
    42
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    4.68
    62
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.55
    80
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    5.10
    56
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    2.74
    56
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    2.00
    44
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    2.02
    67
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    101.72
    12
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    1.92
    49
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    11.99
    41
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    2.80
    45
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.39
    105
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    6.36
    46
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    43.98
    42
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    13.81
    44
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    9.47
    31
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    88
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    2,494
    7.60
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    2,267
    6.90
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    933
    2.84
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    54
    0.16
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    2,576
    7.85
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    931
    2.84
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    541
    1.65
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    89
    0.27
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    613
    1.87
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    220
    0.67
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    159
    0.48
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    88
    0.27
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    169
    0.51
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    42
    0.13
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    230
    0.70
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    198
    0.60
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    33
    0.10
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    1,050
    3.20
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    333
    1.01
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    1,598
    4.87
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    349
    1.06
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    196
    0.60
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    15
    0.05
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    149
    0.45
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    61
    0.19
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    57
    0.17
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    49
    0.15
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    2,781
    8.47
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    36
    0.11
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    19
    0.06
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    69
    0.21
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    104
    0.32
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    105
    0.32
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    15
    0.05
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    67
    0.20
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    90
    0.27
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    46
    0.14
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    729
    2.22
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    71
    0.22
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    65
    0.20
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    1,283
    3.91
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    76
    0.23
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    8
    0.02
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    539
    1.64
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    291
    0.89
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    1,304
    3.97
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    4,509
    13.73
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    208
    0.63
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    272
    0.83
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Congo CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    2.77
    164
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    9.95
    160
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    4.17
    161
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    31.52
    25
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    13.92
    60
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    3.94
    131
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    6.39
    68
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    1.96
    144
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    1.35
    166
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.37
    130
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.72
    168
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    2.21
    171
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    1.70
    157
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    1.82
    96
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.40
    146
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    0.87
    164
    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.