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Iraq
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 Iraq 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
Iraq Population Pyramid
70,940,131
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%
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
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
49.4
51.2
50.3
90
95
94
 
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
55.1
56.9
56.0
91
96
93
 
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
60.2
62.8
61.5
92
100
93
 
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
60.2
63.3
61.8
119
125
121
 
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
67.8
72.3
70.0
82
97
94
 
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
68.4
72.8
70.6
96
109
101
 
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
69.9
75.0
72.4
98
106
108
 
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.9
75.0
98
106
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
69.9
75.0
98
106
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
72.0
76.8
93
99
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
72.2
76.9
94
99
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
72.3
77.0
92
99
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
72.6
77.2
92
99
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
73.0
77.4
90
98
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
73.3
77.6
91
99
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
73.7
77.8
92
98
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
74.1
78.1
95
98
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
74.6
78.4
94
98
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
75.4
79.0
93
98
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
76.3
79.7
93
99
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
77.6
80.7
94
98
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
79.3
81.9
95
97
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
81.4
83.4
100
95
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
83.8
85.4
91
91
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
86.7
87.7
87
88
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
89.9
90.4
86
85
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
227.26
23
133.74
63
2. Stroke
128.44
31
120.40
39
3. Diabetes Mellitus
43.40
51
51.04
38
4. Kidney Disease
37.39
29
29.78
60
5. Road Traffic Accidents
34.41
37
39.65
27
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.16
66
20.22
43
7. Violence
17.20
26
11.99
41
8. Hypertension
16.27
101
52.27
12
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
15.14
135
86.29
37
10. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
9.95
160
11. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
2.77
164
12. Liver Disease
10.94
118
36.31
40
13. Lung Disease
8.53
174
31.45
46
14. War
8.37
6
0.01
161
15. Low Birth Weight
8.00
54
9.29
42
16. Congenital Anomalies
6.83
57
6.57
65
17. Other Injuries
6.33
113
9.74
68
18. Inflammatory/Heart
5.43
77
9.18
32
19. Asthma
5.15
86
13.81
44
20. Birth Trauma
4.96
66
7.30
48
21. Leukemia
4.79
26
1.70
157
22. Suicide
4.74
144
11.62
55
23. Parkinson's Disease
4.74
59
4.68
62
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
4.17
161
25. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
3.94
131
26. Lymphomas
3.82
128
2.21
171
27. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
0.72
168
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.46
87
43.98
42
29. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
3.37
130
30. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
6.39
68
31. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
1.96
144
32. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
31.52
25
33. Falls
2.77
156
7.27
66
34. Fires
2.35
66
2.74
56
35. Tuberculosis
2.26
106
75.20
10
36. Maternal Conditions
2.17
68
12.50
22
37. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
1.35
166
38. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
1.82
96
39. Drug Use
1.73
58
1.92
49
40. Drownings
1.56
127
1.92
118
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.42
93
2.80
45
42. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
13.92
60
43. Endocrine Disorders
1.35
167
6.36
46
44. Pertussis
1.08
63
3.65
20
45. Meningitis
1.07
77
6.68
42
46. Encephalitis
1.07
17
0.41
92
47. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
0.87
164
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.92
151
5.10
56
49. Epilepsy
0.75
161
2.02
67
50. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
1.40
146
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36,594
24.98
2,494
7.60
2. Stroke
20,793
14.19
2,267
6.90
3. Road Traffic Accidents
10,726
7.32
1,598
4.87
4. Diabetes Mellitus
7,395
5.05
1,050
3.20
5. Low Birth Weight
6,573
4.49
1,283
3.91
6. Kidney Disease
6,323
4.32
613
1.87
7. Violence
5,658
3.86
539
1.64
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,551
3.79
2,576
7.85
9. Congenital Anomalies
4,812
3.28
729
2.22
10. Birth Trauma
4,223
2.88
997
3.04
11. War
2,942
2.01
1
0.00
12. Hypertension
2,451
1.67
933
2.84
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,429
1.66
230
0.70
14. Other Injuries
2,212
1.51
333
1.01
15. Lung Cancers
2,162
1.48
54
0.16
16. Liver Disease
2,127
1.45
931
2.84
17. Breast Cancer
1,783
1.22
159
0.48
18. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,578
1.08
1,304
3.97
19. Suicide
1,418
0.97
349
1.06
20. Lung Disease
1,329
0.91
541
1.65
21. Leukemia
1,315
0.90
57
0.17
22. Inflammatory/Heart
1,190
0.81
220
0.67
23. Asthma
914
0.62
291
0.89
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
852
0.58
89
0.27
25. Tuberculosis
821
0.56
2,781
8.47
26. Lymphomas
811
0.55
61
0.19
27. Maternal Conditions
780
0.53
578
1.76
28. Stomach Cancer
771
0.53
88
0.27
29. Fires
742
0.51
90
0.27
30. Falls
709
0.48
149
0.45
31. Drownings
658
0.45
104
0.32
32. Parkinson's Disease
658
0.45
69
0.21
33. Pertussis
636
0.43
329
1.00
34. Bladder Cancer
628
0.43
15
0.05
35. Liver Cancer
555
0.38
169
0.51
36. Pancreas Cancer
530
0.36
42
0.13
37. Endocrine Disorders
462
0.32
208
0.63
38. Drug Use
441
0.30
65
0.20
39. Oral Cancer
410
0.28
33
0.10
40. Encephalitis
378
0.26
20
0.06
41. Ovary Cancer
376
0.26
49
0.15
42. Meningitis
372
0.25
299
0.91
43. Skin Cancers
339
0.23
36
0.11
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
283
0.19
67
0.20
45. Epilepsy
253
0.17
76
0.23
46. Oesophagus Cancer
173
0.12
19
0.06
47. Prostate Cancer
171
0.12
198
0.60
48. Cervical Cancer
162
0.11
196
0.60
49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
159
0.11
105
0.32
50. Syphilis
137
0.09
107
0.33
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Iraq IRAQ   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
15.07
115
9.95
160
2. Lung Cancers
11.72
97
2.77
164
3. Leukemia
4.79
26
1.70
157
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.32
158
4.17
161
5. Stomach Cancer
3.94
132
3.94
131
6. Lymphomas
3.82
128
2.21
171
7. Bladder Cancer
3.81
31
0.72
168
8. Ovary Cancer
3.16
141
3.37
130
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
165
6.39
68
10. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
115
1.96
144
11. Prostate Cancer
2.81
176
31.52
25
12. Oral Cancer
2.01
133
1.35
166
13. Skin Cancers
2.00
87
1.82
96
14. Cervical Cancer
1.39
180
13.92
60
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.95
158
0.87
164
16. Uterin Cancer
0.59
173
1.40
146
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.