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Burundi
COUNTRY #1
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BURUNDI VS CONGO

Compare Burundi 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
Burundi Population Pyramid
25,324,770
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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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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
39.8
43.0
41.4
144
136
141
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
42.2
45.4
43.8
152
146
148
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
45.1
48.5
46.8
156
153
156
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
44.3
47.9
46.1
175
173
175
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
48.6
53.0
50.8
165
157
161
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
55.1
58.5
56.8
167
163
165
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
61.5
66.1
63.8
157
154
157
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.5
66.1
157
154
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
61.5
66.1
157
154
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
65.6
69.8
163
160
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
66.3
70.5
164
158
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
66.9
71.0
163
157
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
67.4
71.3
163
157
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
67.9
71.7
162
158
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
68.5
72.1
162
158
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
69.1
72.6
163
158
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
69.8
73.3
165
161
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
70.7
74.1
165
161
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
71.9
75.0
164
162
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
73.4
76.2
163
163
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
75.2
77.6
162
162
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
77.4
79.4
161
161
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
79.9
81.4
159
158
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
82.8
83.8
153
154
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
85.9
86.7
150
148
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
89.4
90.0
140
134
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
120.74
38
120.40
39
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
108.07
22
86.29
37
3. Coronary Heart Disease
106.91
96
133.74
63
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
82.80
11
43.98
42
5. Cervical Cancer
54.69
4
13.92
60
6. Road Traffic Accidents
52.10
7
39.65
27
7. Malaria
47.79
13
49.23
9
8. Lung Disease
39.25
29
31.45
46
9. Liver Disease
37.93
30
36.31
40
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.33
72
51.04
38
11. Hypertension
34.16
33
52.27
12
12. Tuberculosis
32.77
33
75.20
10
13. Prostate Cancer
29.71
28
31.52
25
14. Malnutrition
24.88
5
9.47
31
15. Kidney Disease
23.88
87
29.78
60
16. HIV/AIDS
21.41
42
101.72
12
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.72
73
20.22
43
18. Asthma
16.37
33
13.81
44
19. Other Injuries
15.70
18
9.74
68
20. Maternal Conditions
14.09
18
12.50
22
21. Meningitis
13.34
22
6.68
42
22. Breast Cancer
12.68
135
9.95
160
23. Suicide
12.12
51
11.62
55
24. Oesophagus Cancer
11.03
10
0.87
164
25. Low Birth Weight
9.11
44
9.29
42
26. Birth Trauma
9.01
35
7.30
48
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.72
92
4.17
161
28. Falls
8.15
48
7.27
66
29. Violence
7.34
64
11.99
41
30. Liver Cancer
7.21
55
6.39
68
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.20
29
5.10
56
32. Congenital Anomalies
6.87
55
6.57
65
33. Oral Cancer
5.99
31
1.35
166
34. Lymphomas
5.92
47
2.21
171
35. Stomach Cancer
5.17
103
3.94
131
36. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
89
9.18
32
37. Fires
4.37
19
2.74
56
38. Schistosomiasis
4.29
3
1.72
28
39. Ovary Cancer
4.07
105
3.37
130
40. Drownings
4.01
46
1.92
118
41. Poisonings
3.80
9
2.00
44
42. Parkinson's Disease
3.74
116
4.68
62
43. Endocrine Disorders
3.29
98
6.36
46
44. Skin Cancers
3.16
27
1.82
96
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.07
40
2.80
45
46. Uterin Cancer
2.95
57
1.40
146
47. Epilepsy
2.66
39
2.02
67
48. Bladder Cancer
2.61
67
0.72
168
49. Leukemia
1.96
153
1.70
157
50. Lung Cancers
1.91
174
2.77
164
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,810
11.30
2,576
7.85
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,046
8.75
1,304
3.97
3. Malaria
5,163
7.47
1,977
6.02
4. Stroke
4,323
6.26
2,267
6.90
5. Road Traffic Accidents
4,089
5.92
1,598
4.87
6. Coronary Heart Disease
3,718
5.38
2,494
7.60
7. Birth Trauma
3,183
4.61
997
3.04
8. Low Birth Weight
3,171
4.59
1,283
3.91
9. Malnutrition
2,500
3.62
272
0.83
10. Tuberculosis
2,385
3.45
2,781
8.47
11. HIV/AIDS
1,814
2.63
4,509
13.73
12. Congenital Anomalies
1,788
2.59
729
2.22
13. Liver Disease
1,767
2.56
931
2.84
14. Cervical Cancer
1,474
2.13
196
0.60
15. Other Injuries
1,413
2.04
333
1.01
16. Diabetes Mellitus
1,383
2.00
1,050
3.20
17. Lung Disease
1,349
1.95
541
1.65
18. Maternal Conditions
1,332
1.93
578
1.76
19. Meningitis
1,322
1.91
299
0.91
20. Hypertension
1,113
1.61
933
2.84
21. Kidney Disease
1,001
1.45
613
1.87
22. Asthma
836
1.21
291
0.89
23. Violence
760
1.10
539
1.64
24. Suicide
720
1.04
349
1.06
25. Drownings
598
0.87
104
0.32
26. Oesophagus Cancer
455
0.66
19
0.06
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
426
0.62
230
0.70
28. Fires
425
0.62
90
0.27
29. Liver Cancer
389
0.56
169
0.51
30. Falls
385
0.56
149
0.45
31. Lymphomas
379
0.55
61
0.19
32. Pertussis
378
0.55
329
1.00
33. Prostate Cancer
374
0.54
198
0.60
34. Poisonings
369
0.53
71
0.22
35. Breast Cancer
355
0.51
159
0.48
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
340
0.49
105
0.32
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
324
0.47
89
0.27
38. Inflammatory/Heart
311
0.45
220
0.67
39. Oral Cancer
285
0.41
33
0.10
40. Endocrine Disorders
275
0.40
208
0.63
41. Epilepsy
234
0.34
76
0.23
42. Schistosomiasis
211
0.31
45
0.14
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
181
0.26
67
0.20
44. Stomach Cancer
180
0.26
88
0.27
45. Tetanus
178
0.26
23
0.07
46. Upper Respiratory
136
0.20
7
0.02
47. Leukemia
135
0.20
57
0.17
48. Skin Cancers
121
0.18
36
0.11
49. Bladder Cancer
109
0.16
15
0.05
50. Appendicitis
109
0.16
18
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
54.69
4
13.92
60
2. Prostate Cancer
29.71
28
31.52
25
3. Breast Cancer
12.68
135
9.95
160
4. Oesophagus Cancer
11.03
10
0.87
164
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.72
92
4.17
161
6. Liver Cancer
7.21
55
6.39
68
7. Oral Cancer
5.99
31
1.35
166
8. Lymphomas
5.92
47
2.21
171
9. Stomach Cancer
5.17
103
3.94
131
10. Ovary Cancer
4.07
105
3.37
130
11. Skin Cancers
3.16
27
1.82
96
12. Uterin Cancer
2.95
57
1.40
146
13. Bladder Cancer
2.61
67
0.72
168
14. Leukemia
1.96
153
1.70
157
15. Lung Cancers
1.91
174
2.77
164
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.71
147
1.96
144
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.