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Greece
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 Greece 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
Greece Population Pyramid
9,029,254
Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
67.3
70.5
68.9
15
32
24
 
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
70.1
73.6
71.8
5
24
12
 
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
72.3
76.5
74.4
7
17
9
 
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
74.5
79.5
76.9
5
11
6
 
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
75.4
81.1
78.2
15
12
14
 
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
77.7
82.9
80.3
19
17
19
 
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
78.6
83.6
81.1
27
23
28
 
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.6
83.6
27
23
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
78.6
83.6
27
23
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
79.0
83.9
30
25
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
79.0
83.9
30
25
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
79.0
83.9
30
25
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
79.1
84.0
30
26
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
79.3
84.0
30
26
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
79.4
84.1
31
26
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
79.6
84.2
32
26
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
79.8
84.3
32
27
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
80.1
84.4
33
27
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
80.5
84.7
32
27
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
81.1
85.0
33
27
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
82.1
85.5
33
28
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
83.4
86.1
31
27
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
84.8
86.8
25
29
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
86.7
87.9
18
32
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
88.7
89.1
14
41
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
91.2
90.9
14
59
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
63.02
148
133.74
63
2. Stroke
35.72
144
120.40
39
3. Lung Cancers
30.95
12
2.77
164
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
18.43
121
86.29
37
5. Breast Cancer
18.29
75
9.95
160
6. Lung Disease
13.43
149
31.45
46
7. Prostate Cancer
12.42
122
31.52
25
8. Kidney Disease
12.11
134
29.78
60
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.20
59
4.17
161
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
9.74
156
20.22
43
11. Hypertension
7.48
146
52.27
12
12. Pancreas Cancer
7.43
32
1.96
144
13. Road Traffic Accidents
6.68
140
39.65
27
14. Parkinson's Disease
6.56
16
4.68
62
15. Other Injuries
6.19
117
9.74
68
16. Stomach Cancer
5.85
95
3.94
131
17. Liver Cancer
5.75
83
6.39
68
18. Leukemia
5.01
18
1.70
157
19. Bladder Cancer
5.01
9
0.72
168
20. Lymphomas
4.87
84
2.21
171
21. Ovary Cancer
4.63
80
3.37
130
22. Diabetes Mellitus
4.49
173
51.04
38
23. Liver Disease
3.87
173
36.31
40
24. Inflammatory/Heart
3.67
117
9.18
32
25. Suicide
3.63
156
11.62
55
26. Falls
3.05
146
7.27
66
27. Uterin Cancer
2.71
72
1.40
146
28. Endocrine Disorders
2.60
127
6.36
46
29. Congenital Anomalies
2.37
171
6.57
65
30. Low Birth Weight
2.25
143
9.29
42
31. Cervical Cancer
2.16
164
13.92
60
32. Drownings
2.08
114
1.92
118
33. Drug Use
1.95
47
1.92
49
34. Other Neoplasms
1.91
54
0.39
105
35. Oral Cancer
1.84
143
1.35
166
36. Skin Cancers
1.61
110
1.82
96
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.60
129
5.10
56
38. Oesophagus Cancer
1.06
153
0.87
164
39. Epilepsy
0.99
136
2.02
67
40. Violence
0.86
160
11.99
41
41. Multiple Sclerosis
0.74
20
0.13
133
42. Fires
0.54
137
2.74
56
43. HIV/AIDS
0.38
129
101.72
12
44. Alcohol
0.33
158
1.55
80
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.29
171
2.80
45
46. Birth Trauma
0.28
174
7.30
48
47. Tuberculosis
0.25
154
75.20
10
48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.25
108
0.73
20
49. Hepatitis B
0.24
91
0.48
68
50. Meningitis
0.21
155
6.68
42
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
21,124
20.92
2,494
7.60
2. Stroke
14,077
13.94
2,267
6.90
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
8,282
8.20
2,576
7.85
4. Lung Cancers
7,355
7.28
54
0.16
5. Lung Disease
5,526
5.47
541
1.65
6. Kidney Disease
4,759
4.71
613
1.87
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,940
3.90
230
0.70
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,264
3.23
89
0.27
9. Hypertension
2,922
2.89
933
2.84
10. Parkinson's Disease
2,646
2.62
69
0.21
11. Breast Cancer
2,520
2.50
159
0.48
12. Prostate Cancer
2,023
2.00
198
0.60
13. Pancreas Cancer
1,904
1.89
42
0.13
14. Liver Cancer
1,566
1.55
169
0.51
15. Bladder Cancer
1,551
1.54
15
0.05
16. Stomach Cancer
1,535
1.52
88
0.27
17. Other Injuries
1,453
1.44
333
1.01
18. Leukemia
1,354
1.34
57
0.17
19. Lymphomas
1,268
1.26
61
0.19
20. Diabetes Mellitus
1,266
1.25
1,050
3.20
21. Falls
1,245
1.23
149
0.45
22. Road Traffic Accidents
870
0.86
1,598
4.87
23. Liver Disease
809
0.80
931
2.84
24. Inflammatory/Heart
725
0.72
220
0.67
25. Other Neoplasms
679
0.67
8
0.02
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
611
0.61
105
0.32
27. Ovary Cancer
557
0.55
49
0.15
28. Suicide
533
0.53
349
1.06
29. Endocrine Disorders
526
0.52
208
0.63
30. Oral Cancer
440
0.44
33
0.10
31. Skin Cancers
438
0.43
36
0.11
32. Drownings
435
0.43
104
0.32
33. Uterin Cancer
373
0.37
15
0.05
34. Epilepsy
249
0.25
76
0.23
35. Oesophagus Cancer
246
0.24
19
0.06
36. Cervical Cancer
243
0.24
196
0.60
37. Drug Use
193
0.19
65
0.20
38. Congenital Anomalies
174
0.17
729
2.22
39. Fires
146
0.14
90
0.27
40. Multiple Sclerosis
135
0.13
4
0.01
41. Low Birth Weight
127
0.13
1,283
3.91
42. Violence
104
0.10
539
1.64
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
100
0.10
67
0.20
44. Diarrhoeal diseases
95
0.09
1,304
3.97
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
67
0.07
15
0.05
46. Tuberculosis
66
0.07
2,781
8.47
47. Skin Disease
56
0.06
46
0.14
48. Hepatitis B
56
0.06
14
0.04
49. Alcohol
50
0.05
46
0.14
50. Anemia
47
0.05
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Greece GREECE   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
30.95
12
2.77
164
2. Breast Cancer
18.29
75
9.95
160
3. Prostate Cancer
12.42
122
31.52
25
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
11.20
59
4.17
161
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.43
32
1.96
144
6. Stomach Cancer
5.85
95
3.94
131
7. Liver Cancer
5.75
83
6.39
68
8. Bladder Cancer
5.01
9
0.72
168
9. Leukemia
5.01
18
1.70
157
10. Lymphomas
4.87
84
2.21
171
11. Ovary Cancer
4.63
80
3.37
130
12. Uterin Cancer
2.71
72
1.40
146
13. Cervical Cancer
2.16
164
13.92
60
14. Oral Cancer
1.84
143
1.35
166
15. Skin Cancers
1.61
110
1.82
96
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.06
153
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.