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Congo
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
CONGO VS DR CONGO

Compare Congo and DR 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.

DR 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
Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.74
    63
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    120.40
    39
    112.53
    56
    3. HIV/AIDS
    101.72
    12
    19.43
    44
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.29
    37
    117.32
    16
    5. Tuberculosis
    75.20
    10
    79.20
    9
    6. Hypertension
    52.27
    12
    50.51
    14
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.04
    38
    36.82
    69
    8. Malaria
    49.23
    9
    28.55
    33
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    43.98
    42
    55.99
    28
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.65
    27
    39.80
    25
    11. Liver Disease
    36.31
    40
    36.25
    41
    12. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    31.05
    27
    13. Lung Disease
    31.45
    46
    44.15
    23
    14. Kidney Disease
    29.78
    60
    24.38
    79
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.22
    43
    19.83
    52
    16. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    22.64
    30
    17. Asthma
    13.81
    44
    20.76
    18
    18. Maternal Conditions
    12.50
    22
    16.42
    13
    19. Violence
    11.99
    41
    16.45
    27
    20. Suicide
    11.62
    55
    12.41
    45
    21. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    15.42
    112
    22. Other Injuries
    9.74
    68
    12.62
    40
    23. Malnutrition
    9.47
    31
    11.91
    24
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.29
    42
    11.44
    22
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.18
    32
    9.82
    29
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.30
    48
    10.95
    18
    27. Falls
    7.27
    66
    8.41
    41
    28. Meningitis
    6.68
    42
    11.11
    32
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.57
    65
    7.74
    35
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    9.59
    31
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.36
    46
    10.69
    18
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.10
    56
    5.00
    58
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.68
    62
    3.70
    117
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    9.05
    87
    35. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    6.55
    82
    36. Pertussis
    3.65
    20
    4.63
    14
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    3.08
    143
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.80
    45
    4.14
    24
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    3.48
    152
    40. Fires
    2.74
    56
    3.03
    48
    41. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    4.48
    101
    42. Epilepsy
    2.02
    67
    2.36
    50
    43. Skin Disease
    2.02
    62
    1.81
    79
    44. Poisonings
    2.00
    44
    2.58
    30
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    2.92
    114
    46. Drownings
    1.92
    118
    3.10
    72
    47. Drug Use
    1.92
    49
    1.25
    88
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    2.16
    74
    49. Measles
    1.76
    26
    24.57
    4
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    28
    2.63
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,509
    13.73
    13,286
    2.02
    2. Tuberculosis
    2,781
    8.47
    43,759
    6.65
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,576
    7.85
    73,546
    11.18
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,494
    7.60
    34,713
    5.28
    5. Stroke
    2,267
    6.90
    36,596
    5.56
    6. Malaria
    1,977
    6.02
    41,813
    6.35
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,598
    4.87
    30,256
    4.60
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,304
    3.97
    41,301
    6.28
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,283
    3.91
    34,668
    5.27
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,050
    3.20
    12,902
    1.96
    11. Birth Trauma
    997
    3.04
    33,075
    5.03
    12. Hypertension
    933
    2.84
    15,743
    2.39
    13. Liver Disease
    931
    2.84
    15,044
    2.29
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    729
    2.22
    16,256
    2.47
    15. Kidney Disease
    613
    1.87
    9,077
    1.38
    16. Maternal Conditions
    578
    1.76
    10,513
    1.60
    17. Lung Disease
    541
    1.65
    13,527
    2.06
    18. Violence
    539
    1.64
    11,120
    1.69
    19. Suicide
    349
    1.06
    5,812
    0.88
    20. Other Injuries
    333
    1.01
    8,272
    1.26
    21. Pertussis
    329
    1.00
    7,921
    1.20
    22. Meningitis
    299
    0.91
    11,568
    1.76
    23. Asthma
    291
    0.89
    7,733
    1.18
    24. Malnutrition
    272
    0.83
    8,910
    1.35
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    230
    0.70
    4,548
    0.69
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    220
    0.67
    4,045
    0.61
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    208
    0.63
    7,380
    1.12
    28. Prostate Cancer
    198
    0.60
    3,948
    0.60
    29. Cervical Cancer
    196
    0.60
    4,823
    0.73
    30. Liver Cancer
    169
    0.51
    3,840
    0.58
    31. Measles
    159
    0.48
    42,254
    6.42
    32. Breast Cancer
    159
    0.48
    3,416
    0.52
    33. Falls
    149
    0.45
    3,483
    0.53
    34. Syphilis
    107
    0.33
    3,751
    0.57
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    105
    0.32
    1,923
    0.29
    36. Drownings
    104
    0.32
    3,454
    0.52
    37. Fires
    90
    0.27
    2,007
    0.31
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    89
    0.27
    2,966
    0.45
    39. Stomach Cancer
    88
    0.27
    2,579
    0.39
    40. Epilepsy
    76
    0.23
    1,727
    0.26
    41. Poisonings
    71
    0.22
    1,729
    0.26
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.21
    1,035
    0.16
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    67
    0.20
    1,728
    0.26
    44. Drug Use
    65
    0.20
    638
    0.10
    45. Lymphomas
    61
    0.19
    2,061
    0.31
    46. Leukemia
    57
    0.17
    1,871
    0.28
    47. Lung Cancers
    54
    0.16
    1,158
    0.18
    48. Ovary Cancer
    49
    0.15
    656
    0.10
    49. Alcohol
    46
    0.14
    635
    0.10
    50. Skin Disease
    46
    0.14
    781
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Congo CONGO   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.52
    25
    31.05
    27
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.92
    60
    22.64
    30
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.95
    160
    15.42
    112
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.39
    68
    9.59
    31
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.17
    161
    9.05
    87
    6. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    131
    6.55
    82
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.37
    130
    3.08
    143
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    164
    3.48
    152
    9. Lymphomas
    2.21
    171
    4.48
    101
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.96
    144
    2.92
    114
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    96
    2.16
    74
    12. Leukemia
    1.70
    157
    3.40
    102
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    146
    1.91
    111
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.35
    166
    2.21
    121
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.87
    164
    2.18
    101
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.72
    168
    0.78
    167
    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.