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Central African Republic
COUNTRY #1
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VS DR CONGO

Compare Central African Republic 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
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR 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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    40.2
    45.2
    42.6
    160
    148
    154
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    45.1
    50.4
    47.7
    157
    147
    153
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    47.3
    52.5
    49.8
    165
    159
    163
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    44.9
    47.1
    46.0
    177
    178
    178
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    47.9
    50.5
    49.2
    181
    181
    181
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    50.2
    56.3
    53.1
    182
    182
    182
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    50.2
    56.3
    182
    182
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    56.9
    62.8
    181
    182
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    57.3
    63.3
    181
    182
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    57.6
    63.5
    181
    182
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    58.4
    64.0
    181
    182
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    59.2
    64.6
    181
    182
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    60.1
    65.4
    181
    182
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    61.0
    66.4
    181
    182
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    62.3
    67.7
    182
    182
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    64.0
    69.2
    182
    182
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    66.1
    70.9
    182
    182
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    68.6
    72.8
    182
    182
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    71.3
    74.9
    182
    182
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.1
    183
    182
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.6
    183
    182
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.5
    182
    179
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.7
    179
    170
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.3
    169
    169
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186.48
    1
    55.99
    28
    2. Stroke
    181.27
    9
    112.53
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    163.64
    2
    117.32
    16
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    161.58
    39
    108.48
    92
    5. Tuberculosis
    148.01
    1
    79.20
    9
    6. HIV/AIDS
    118.59
    10
    19.43
    44
    7. Hypertension
    73.55
    2
    50.51
    14
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.37
    26
    36.82
    69
    9. Lung Disease
    56.65
    12
    44.15
    23
    10. Liver Disease
    52.83
    8
    36.25
    41
    11. Malaria
    48.35
    11
    28.55
    33
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    46.52
    13
    39.80
    25
    13. Asthma
    38.64
    4
    20.76
    18
    14. Kidney Disease
    35.36
    36
    24.38
    79
    15. Maternal Conditions
    31.52
    2
    16.42
    13
    16. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    31.05
    27
    17. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    15.42
    112
    18. Violence
    25.46
    15
    16.45
    27
    19. Malnutrition
    24.59
    6
    11.91
    24
    20. Suicide
    22.96
    10
    12.41
    45
    21. Other Injuries
    21.36
    7
    12.62
    40
    22. Meningitis
    21.14
    5
    11.11
    32
    23. Measles
    19.96
    6
    24.57
    4
    24. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    22.64
    30
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.60
    91
    19.83
    52
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.30
    5
    5.00
    58
    27. Low Birth Weight
    14.93
    4
    11.44
    22
    28. Birth Trauma
    14.54
    5
    10.95
    18
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    14.01
    11
    10.69
    18
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.87
    16
    9.82
    29
    31. Falls
    9.19
    26
    8.41
    41
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.80
    11
    4.14
    24
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.72
    39
    7.74
    35
    34. Schistosomiasis
    7.44
    1
    2.63
    13
    35. War
    6.90
    7
    1.98
    12
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    9.05
    87
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    9.59
    31
    38. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    3.08
    143
    39. Fires
    4.94
    11
    3.03
    48
    40. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    4.48
    101
    41. Poisonings
    4.53
    4
    2.58
    30
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.47
    71
    3.70
    117
    43. Drownings
    4.30
    39
    3.10
    72
    44. Tetanus
    4.09
    3
    0.88
    30
    45. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
    2.21
    121
    46. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    6.55
    82
    47. Epilepsy
    3.37
    19
    2.36
    50
    48. Pertussis
    3.36
    23
    4.63
    14
    49. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    3.40
    102
    50. Alcohol
    2.64
    45
    1.51
    82
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,231
    9.88
    73,546
    11.18
    2. Tuberculosis
    4,704
    8.88
    43,759
    6.65
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,684
    8.84
    41,301
    6.28
    4. HIV/AIDS
    3,753
    7.09
    13,286
    2.02
    5. Stroke
    3,284
    6.20
    36,596
    5.56
    6. Malaria
    3,279
    6.19
    41,813
    6.35
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,900
    5.48
    34,713
    5.28
    8. Low Birth Weight
    2,228
    4.21
    34,668
    5.27
    9. Birth Trauma
    2,192
    4.14
    33,075
    5.03
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,790
    3.38
    30,256
    4.60
    11. Measles
    1,625
    3.07
    42,254
    6.42
    12. Hypertension
    1,252
    2.36
    15,743
    2.39
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,174
    2.22
    10,513
    1.60
    14. Liver Disease
    1,153
    2.18
    15,044
    2.29
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,141
    2.15
    12,902
    1.96
    16. Meningitis
    1,015
    1.92
    11,568
    1.76
    17. Violence
    1,009
    1.91
    11,120
    1.69
    18. Lung Disease
    956
    1.80
    13,527
    2.06
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    776
    1.47
    16,256
    2.47
    20. Asthma
    761
    1.44
    7,733
    1.18
    21. Kidney Disease
    710
    1.34
    9,077
    1.38
    22. Malnutrition
    691
    1.30
    8,910
    1.35
    23. Other Injuries
    621
    1.17
    8,272
    1.26
    24. Suicide
    585
    1.10
    5,812
    0.88
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    423
    0.80
    7,380
    1.12
    26. Breast Cancer
    344
    0.65
    3,416
    0.52
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    317
    0.60
    1,923
    0.29
    28. War
    314
    0.59
    1,658
    0.25
    29. Tetanus
    280
    0.53
    1,166
    0.18
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    0.51
    4,045
    0.61
    31. Pertussis
    265
    0.50
    7,921
    1.20
    32. Cervical Cancer
    230
    0.43
    4,823
    0.73
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    204
    0.39
    4,548
    0.69
    34. Drownings
    202
    0.38
    3,454
    0.52
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    194
    0.37
    1,728
    0.26
    36. Falls
    181
    0.34
    3,483
    0.53
    37. Schistosomiasis
    169
    0.32
    1,071
    0.16
    38. Prostate Cancer
    156
    0.29
    3,948
    0.60
    39. Fires
    142
    0.27
    2,007
    0.31
    40. Poisonings
    134
    0.25
    1,729
    0.26
    41. Syphilis
    120
    0.23
    3,751
    0.57
    42. Lymphomas
    119
    0.22
    2,061
    0.31
    43. Epilepsy
    119
    0.22
    1,727
    0.26
    44. Liver Cancer
    117
    0.22
    3,840
    0.58
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    116
    0.22
    2,966
    0.45
    46. Oral Cancer
    91
    0.17
    1,003
    0.15
    47. Leukemia
    88
    0.17
    1,871
    0.28
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.13
    1,035
    0.16
    49. Stomach Cancer
    65
    0.12
    2,579
    0.39
    50. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.12
    656
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    31.05
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    15.42
    112
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    22.64
    30
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    9.05
    87
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    9.59
    31
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    3.08
    143
    7. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    4.48
    101
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
    2.21
    121
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    6.55
    82
    10. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    3.40
    102
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    89
    2.18
    101
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.48
    167
    3.48
    152
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    66
    2.16
    74
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    145
    2.92
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    118
    1.91
    111
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.26
    143
    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.