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Burundi
COUNTRY #1
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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
 
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    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 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.