HEALTH PROFILE: DR Congo
Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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DR CONGO LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||
Male | Female | M | F | |
At Birth |
60.0
|
64.8
|
170
|
165
|
Age 5 |
66.0
|
70.3
|
161
|
156
|
Age 10 |
66.7
|
71.0
|
159
|
153
|
Age 15 |
67.4
|
71.5
|
157
|
153
|
Age 20 |
67.8
|
71.8
|
158
|
153
|
Age 25 |
68.3
|
72.2
|
157
|
153
|
Age 30 |
68.8
|
72.6
|
157
|
154
|
Age 35 |
69.4
|
73.1
|
157
|
156
|
Age 40 |
70.1
|
73.7
|
157
|
157
|
Age 45 |
71.0
|
74.5
|
158
|
158
|
Age 50 |
72.2
|
75.4
|
158
|
157
|
Age 55 |
73.6
|
76.5
|
160
|
156
|
Age 60 |
75.4
|
77.9
|
160
|
157
|
Age 65 |
77.5
|
79.6
|
159
|
155
|
Age 70 |
80.0
|
81.5
|
156
|
154
|
Age 75 |
82.8
|
83.9
|
152
|
147
|
Age 80 |
85.9
|
86.7
|
148
|
143
|
Age 85 |
89.4
|
90.0
|
139
|
137
|
DR CONGO TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
117.32
|
16
|
2. | Stroke |
112.53
|
56
|
3. | Coronary Heart Disease |
108.48
|
92
|
4. | Tuberculosis |
79.20
|
9
|
5. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
55.99
|
28
|
6. | Hypertension |
50.51
|
14
|
7. | Lung Disease |
44.15
|
23
|
8. | Road Traffic Accidents |
39.80
|
25
|
9. | Diabetes Mellitus |
36.82
|
69
|
10. | Liver Disease |
36.25
|
41
|
11. | Prostate Cancer |
31.05
|
27
|
12. | Malaria |
28.55
|
33
|
13. | Measles |
24.57
|
4
|
14. | Kidney Disease |
24.38
|
79
|
15. | Cervical Cancer |
22.64
|
30
|
16. | Asthma |
20.76
|
18
|
17. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
19.83
|
52
|
18. | HIV/AIDS |
19.43
|
44
|
19. | Violence |
16.45
|
27
|
20. | Maternal Conditions |
16.42
|
13
|
21. | Breast Cancer |
15.42
|
112
|
22. | Other Injuries |
12.62
|
40
|
23. | Suicide |
12.41
|
45
|
24. | Malnutrition |
11.91
|
24
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
11.44
|
22
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
26. | Meningitis |
11.11
|
32
|
27. | Birth Trauma |
10.95
|
18
|
28. | Endocrine Disorders |
10.69
|
18
|
29. | Inflammatory/Heart |
9.82
|
29
|
30. | Liver Cancer |
9.59
|
31
|
31. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
9.05
|
87
|
32. | Falls |
8.41
|
41
|
33. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.74
|
35
|
34. | Stomach Cancer |
6.55
|
82
|
35. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
5.00
|
58
|
36. | Pertussis |
4.63
|
14
|
37. | Lymphomas |
4.48
|
101
|
38. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
4.14
|
24
|
39. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.70
|
117
|
40. | Lung Cancers |
3.48
|
152
|
41. | Leukemia |
3.40
|
102
|
42. | Drownings |
3.10
|
72
|
43. | Ovary Cancer |
3.08
|
143
|
44. | Fires |
3.03
|
48
|
45. | Pancreas Cancer |
2.92
|
114
|
46. | Schistosomiasis |
2.63
|
13
|
47. | Poisonings |
2.58
|
30
|
48. | Epilepsy |
2.36
|
50
|
49. | Oral Cancer |
2.21
|
121
|
50. | Oesophagus Cancer |
2.18
|
101
|
DR CONGO TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
Deaths | % | ||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
73,546
|
11.18
|
2. | Tuberculosis |
43,759
|
6.65
|
3. | Measles |
42,254
|
6.42
|
4. | Malaria |
41,813
|
6.35
|
5. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
41,301
|
6.28
|
6. | Stroke |
36,596
|
5.56
|
7. | Coronary Heart Disease |
34,713
|
5.28
|
8. | Low Birth Weight |
34,668
|
5.27
|
9. | Birth Trauma |
33,075
|
5.03
|
10. | Road Traffic Accidents |
30,256
|
4.60
|
11. | Congenital Anomalies |
16,256
|
2.47
|
12. | Hypertension |
15,743
|
2.39
|
13. | Liver Disease |
15,044
|
2.29
|
14. | Lung Disease |
13,527
|
2.06
|
15. | HIV/AIDS |
13,286
|
2.02
|
16. | Diabetes Mellitus |
12,902
|
1.96
|
17. | Meningitis |
11,568
|
1.76
|
18. | Violence |
11,120
|
1.69
|
19. | Maternal Conditions |
10,513
|
1.60
|
20. | Kidney Disease |
9,077
|
1.38
|
21. | Malnutrition |
8,910
|
1.35
|
22. | Other Injuries |
8,272
|
1.26
|
23. | Pertussis |
7,921
|
1.20
|
24. | Asthma |
7,733
|
1.18
|
25. | Endocrine Disorders |
7,380
|
1.12
|
Deaths | % | ||
26. | Suicide |
5,812
|
0.88
|
27. | Cervical Cancer |
4,823
|
0.73
|
28. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
4,548
|
0.69
|
29. | Inflammatory/Heart |
4,045
|
0.61
|
30. | Prostate Cancer |
3,948
|
0.60
|
31. | Liver Cancer |
3,840
|
0.58
|
32. | Syphilis |
3,751
|
0.57
|
33. | Falls |
3,483
|
0.53
|
34. | Drownings |
3,454
|
0.52
|
35. | Breast Cancer |
3,416
|
0.52
|
36. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
2,966
|
0.45
|
37. | Stomach Cancer |
2,579
|
0.39
|
38. | Lymphomas |
2,061
|
0.31
|
39. | Fires |
2,007
|
0.31
|
40. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1,923
|
0.29
|
41. | Leukemia |
1,871
|
0.28
|
42. | Poisonings |
1,729
|
0.26
|
43. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1,728
|
0.26
|
44. | Epilepsy |
1,727
|
0.26
|
45. | War |
1,658
|
0.25
|
46. | Tetanus |
1,166
|
0.18
|
47. | Lung Cancers |
1,158
|
0.18
|
48. | Schistosomiasis |
1,071
|
0.16
|
49. | Parkinson's Disease |
1,035
|
0.16
|
50. | Pancreas Cancer |
1,017
|
0.15
|
DR CONGO CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
31.05
|
27
|
2. | Cervical Cancer |
22.64
|
30
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
15.42
|
112
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
9.59
|
31
|
5. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
9.05
|
87
|
6. | Stomach Cancer |
6.55
|
82
|
7. | Lymphomas |
4.48
|
101
|
8. | Lung Cancers |
3.48
|
152
|
Rate | World Rank | ||
9. | Leukemia |
3.40
|
102
|
10. | Ovary Cancer |
3.08
|
143
|
11. | Pancreas Cancer |
2.92
|
114
|
12. | Oral Cancer |
2.21
|
121
|
13. | Oesophagus Cancer |
2.18
|
101
|
14. | Skin Cancers |
2.16
|
74
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
1.91
|
111
|
16. | Bladder Cancer |
0.78
|
167
|
DR CONGO HEALTH RISK FACTORS
GOOD
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS | |
Total | Rank |
1.1
|
158
|
SMOKING % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
21.4
|
2.8
|
112
|
114
|
OBESITY % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
3.6
|
9.7
|
167
|
161
|
HAPPINESS SCORE | |
Total | Rank |
N/D
|
N/D
|
DR CONGO LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||||
Male | Female | All | M | F | All | |
1960 |
39.9
|
43.1
|
41.4
|
143
|
135
|
140
|
1970 |
43.6
|
46.8
|
45.2
|
143
|
141
|
141
|
1980 |
46.2
|
49.4
|
47.8
|
154
|
149
|
152
|
1990 |
44.4
|
48.3
|
46.3
|
174
|
172
|
174
|
2000 |
49.8
|
52.7
|
51.3
|
160
|
160
|
159
|
2010 |
55.9
|
59.0
|
57.4
|
164
|
160
|
163
|
2019 |
60.0
|
64.8
|
62.4
|
170
|
165
|
170
|
DR CONGO DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Value | World Rank | |
Population Total |
105.045m
|
15
|
Sex Ratio M / F |
1.00
|
70
|
Population 0-14 |
46.4%
|
6
|
Population 15-64 |
51.2%
|
188
|
Population 65 + |
2.5%
|
185
|
Birth Rate / 1000 |
40.08
|
7
|
Death Rate / 1000 |
7.94
|
77
|
Fertility Rate |
5.70
|
3
|
Infant Mortality |
62.63
|
11
|
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.03
|
183
|
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
1.01
|
175
|
Value | World Rank | |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
1.00
|
90
|
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.76
|
121
|
Net Migration |
-0.78
|
115
|
Population Growth |
3.16%
|
7
|
Literacy Total |
77.0%
|
135
|
Literacy Male |
88.5%
|
101
|
Literacy Female |
66.5%
|
123
|
Unemployment |
N/D
|
N/D
|
Life Expectancy / Birth |
62.4
|
170
|
Healthy Life Expectancy |
54.1
|
168
|
GDP per Capita USD |
$1,100
|
190
|
COVID-19 REPORT
CASES | DEATHS |
99,338
|
1,468
|
4/1/24
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR
A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected DR Congo causes.
COVID-19 CASE CHART
CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
COVID-19 DEATH CHART
CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
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.
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.