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Central African Republic
COUNTRY #1
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VS CONGO

Compare Central African Republic 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
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
8,400,954
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%
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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
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
36.2
41.2
38.7
159
146
156
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
40.2
45.2
42.6
160
148
154
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
45.1
50.4
47.7
157
147
153
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
47.3
52.5
49.8
165
159
163
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
44.9
47.1
46.0
177
178
178
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
47.9
50.5
49.2
181
181
181
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
50.2
56.3
53.1
182
182
182
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
50.2
56.3
182
182
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
50.2
56.3
182
182
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
56.9
62.8
181
182
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
57.3
63.3
181
182
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
57.6
63.5
181
182
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
58.4
64.0
181
182
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
59.2
64.6
181
182
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
60.1
65.4
181
182
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
61.0
66.4
181
182
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
62.3
67.7
182
182
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
64.0
69.2
182
182
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
66.1
70.9
182
182
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
68.6
72.8
182
182
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
71.3
74.9
182
182
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
74.4
77.1
183
182
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
77.7
79.6
183
182
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
81.2
82.5
182
179
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
84.9
85.7
179
170
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
88.8
89.3
169
169
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Diarrhoeal diseases
186.48
1
43.98
42
2. Stroke
181.27
9
120.40
39
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
163.64
2
86.29
37
4. Coronary Heart Disease
161.58
39
133.74
63
5. Tuberculosis
148.01
1
75.20
10
6. HIV/AIDS
118.59
10
101.72
12
7. Hypertension
73.55
2
52.27
12
8. Diabetes Mellitus
59.37
26
51.04
38
9. Lung Disease
56.65
12
31.45
46
10. Liver Disease
52.83
8
36.31
40
11. Malaria
48.35
11
49.23
9
12. Road Traffic Accidents
46.52
13
39.65
27
13. Asthma
38.64
4
13.81
44
14. Kidney Disease
35.36
36
29.78
60
15. Maternal Conditions
31.52
2
12.50
22
16. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
31.52
25
17. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
9.95
160
18. Violence
25.46
15
11.99
41
19. Malnutrition
24.59
6
9.47
31
20. Suicide
22.96
10
11.62
55
21. Other Injuries
21.36
7
9.74
68
22. Meningitis
21.14
5
6.68
42
23. Measles
19.96
6
1.76
26
24. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
13.92
60
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.60
91
20.22
43
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
15.30
5
5.10
56
27. Low Birth Weight
14.93
4
9.29
42
28. Birth Trauma
14.54
5
7.30
48
29. Endocrine Disorders
14.01
11
6.36
46
30. Inflammatory/Heart
12.87
16
9.18
32
31. Falls
9.19
26
7.27
66
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
8.80
11
2.80
45
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.72
39
6.57
65
34. Schistosomiasis
7.44
1
1.72
28
35. War
6.90
7
0.01
161
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
4.17
161
37. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
6.39
68
38. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
3.37
130
39. Fires
4.94
11
2.74
56
40. Lymphomas
4.93
81
2.21
171
41. Poisonings
4.53
4
2.00
44
42. Parkinson's Disease
4.47
71
4.68
62
43. Drownings
4.30
39
1.92
118
44. Tetanus
4.09
3
0.37
53
45. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
1.35
166
46. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
3.94
131
47. Epilepsy
3.37
19
2.02
67
48. Pertussis
3.36
23
3.65
20
49. Leukemia
3.09
117
1.70
157
50. Alcohol
2.64
45
1.55
80
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,231
9.88
2,576
7.85
2. Tuberculosis
4,704
8.88
2,781
8.47
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,684
8.84
1,304
3.97
4. HIV/AIDS
3,753
7.09
4,509
13.73
5. Stroke
3,284
6.20
2,267
6.90
6. Malaria
3,279
6.19
1,977
6.02
7. Coronary Heart Disease
2,900
5.48
2,494
7.60
8. Low Birth Weight
2,228
4.21
1,283
3.91
9. Birth Trauma
2,192
4.14
997
3.04
10. Road Traffic Accidents
1,790
3.38
1,598
4.87
11. Measles
1,625
3.07
159
0.48
12. Hypertension
1,252
2.36
933
2.84
13. Maternal Conditions
1,174
2.22
578
1.76
14. Liver Disease
1,153
2.18
931
2.84
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,141
2.15
1,050
3.20
16. Meningitis
1,015
1.92
299
0.91
17. Violence
1,009
1.91
539
1.64
18. Lung Disease
956
1.80
541
1.65
19. Congenital Anomalies
776
1.47
729
2.22
20. Asthma
761
1.44
291
0.89
21. Kidney Disease
710
1.34
613
1.87
22. Malnutrition
691
1.30
272
0.83
23. Other Injuries
621
1.17
333
1.01
24. Suicide
585
1.10
349
1.06
25. Endocrine Disorders
423
0.80
208
0.63
26. Breast Cancer
344
0.65
159
0.48
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
317
0.60
105
0.32
28. War
314
0.59
1
0.00
29. Tetanus
280
0.53
23
0.07
30. Inflammatory/Heart
270
0.51
220
0.67
31. Pertussis
265
0.50
329
1.00
32. Cervical Cancer
230
0.43
196
0.60
33. Alzheimers & Dementia
204
0.39
230
0.70
34. Drownings
202
0.38
104
0.32
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
194
0.37
67
0.20
36. Falls
181
0.34
149
0.45
37. Schistosomiasis
169
0.32
45
0.14
38. Prostate Cancer
156
0.29
198
0.60
39. Fires
142
0.27
90
0.27
40. Poisonings
134
0.25
71
0.22
41. Syphilis
120
0.23
107
0.33
42. Lymphomas
119
0.22
61
0.19
43. Epilepsy
119
0.22
76
0.23
44. Liver Cancer
117
0.22
169
0.51
45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
116
0.22
89
0.27
46. Oral Cancer
91
0.17
33
0.10
47. Leukemia
88
0.17
57
0.17
48. Parkinson's Disease
67
0.13
69
0.21
49. Stomach Cancer
65
0.12
88
0.27
50. Ovary Cancer
64
0.12
49
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
31.52
25
2. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
9.95
160
3. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
13.92
60
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
4.17
161
5. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
6.39
68
6. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
3.37
130
7. Lymphomas
4.93
81
2.21
171
8. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
1.35
166
9. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
3.94
131
10. Leukemia
3.09
117
1.70
157
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.54
89
0.87
164
12. Lung Cancers
2.48
167
2.77
164
13. Skin Cancers
2.26
66
1.82
96
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.95
145
1.96
144
15. Uterin Cancer
1.81
118
1.40
146
16. Bladder Cancer
1.26
143
0.72
168
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.