World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare DR Congo and Brazil 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
Brazil Population Pyramid
228,980,400
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | ||||||||||||
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | ||||||||||||
World Rank
|
World Rank
|
||||||||||||
M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
39.9
|
43.1
|
41.4
|
143
|
135
|
140
|
53.0
|
56.7
|
54.8
|
79
|
79
|
78
|
|
1970 |
43.6
|
46.8
|
45.2
|
143
|
141
|
141
|
56.8
|
61.1
|
58.9
|
86
|
86
|
85
|
|
1980 |
46.2
|
49.4
|
47.8
|
154
|
149
|
152
|
60.0
|
65.7
|
62.8
|
93
|
85
|
89
|
|
1990 |
44.4
|
48.3
|
46.3
|
174
|
172
|
174
|
62.9
|
70.4
|
66.6
|
106
|
90
|
98
|
|
2000 |
49.8
|
52.7
|
51.3
|
160
|
160
|
159
|
66.8
|
74.3
|
70.5
|
95
|
76
|
87
|
|
2010 |
55.9
|
59.0
|
57.4
|
164
|
160
|
163
|
70.2
|
77.5
|
73.8
|
84
|
60
|
71
|
|
2019 |
60.0
|
64.8
|
62.4
|
170
|
165
|
170
|
72.4
|
79.4
|
75.9
|
77
|
56
|
67
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
60.0
|
64.8
|
170
|
165
|
72.4
|
79.4
|
77
|
56
|
|
Age 5 |
66.0
|
70.3
|
161
|
156
|
73.6
|
80.4
|
74
|
52
|
|
Age 10 |
66.7
|
71.0
|
159
|
153
|
73.6
|
80.4
|
74
|
52
|
|
Age 15 |
67.4
|
71.5
|
157
|
153
|
73.8
|
80.5
|
74
|
52
|
|
Age 20 |
67.8
|
71.8
|
158
|
153
|
74.3
|
80.6
|
71
|
52
|
|
Age 25 |
68.3
|
72.2
|
157
|
153
|
75.1
|
80.8
|
66
|
53
|
|
Age 30 |
68.8
|
72.6
|
157
|
154
|
75.7
|
81.0
|
61
|
53
|
|
Age 35 |
69.4
|
73.1
|
157
|
156
|
76.2
|
81.1
|
60
|
51
|
|
Age 40 |
70.1
|
73.7
|
157
|
157
|
76.7
|
81.4
|
59
|
51
|
|
Age 45 |
71.0
|
74.5
|
158
|
158
|
77.3
|
81.8
|
56
|
50
|
|
Age 50 |
72.2
|
75.4
|
158
|
157
|
78.1
|
82.2
|
57
|
49
|
|
Age 55 |
73.6
|
76.5
|
160
|
156
|
79.0
|
82.8
|
54
|
47
|
|
Age 60 |
75.4
|
77.9
|
160
|
157
|
80.1
|
83.5
|
54
|
47
|
|
Age 65 |
77.5
|
79.6
|
159
|
155
|
81.5
|
84.5
|
51
|
48
|
|
Age 70 |
80.0
|
81.5
|
156
|
154
|
83.2
|
85.6
|
51
|
47
|
|
Age 75 |
82.8
|
83.9
|
152
|
147
|
85.3
|
87.2
|
53
|
45
|
|
Age 80 |
85.9
|
86.7
|
148
|
143
|
87.6
|
89.0
|
55
|
46
|
|
Age 85 |
89.4
|
90.0
|
139
|
137
|
90.2
|
91.2
|
68
|
48
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
117.32
|
16
|
38.59
|
70
|
|
2. | Stroke |
112.53
|
56
|
50.40
|
128
|
|
3. | Coronary Heart Disease |
108.48
|
92
|
68.14
|
145
|
|
4. | Tuberculosis |
79.20
|
9
|
2.19
|
108
|
|
5. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
55.99
|
28
|
2.48
|
99
|
|
6. | Hypertension |
50.51
|
14
|
11.69
|
121
|
|
7. | Lung Disease |
44.15
|
23
|
24.17
|
82
|
|
8. | Road Traffic Accidents |
39.80
|
25
|
15.08
|
97
|
|
9. | Diabetes Mellitus |
36.82
|
69
|
24.64
|
100
|
|
10. | Liver Disease |
36.25
|
41
|
9.02
|
133
|
|
11. | Prostate Cancer |
31.05
|
27
|
19.07
|
69
|
|
12. | Malaria |
28.55
|
33
|
0.02
|
64
|
|
13. | Measles |
24.57
|
4
|
0.00
|
92
|
|
14. | Kidney Disease |
24.38
|
79
|
15.46
|
122
|
|
15. | Cervical Cancer |
22.64
|
30
|
7.46
|
99
|
|
16. | Asthma |
20.76
|
18
|
1.09
|
127
|
|
17. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
19.83
|
52
|
11.93
|
151
|
|
18. | HIV/AIDS |
19.43
|
44
|
5.44
|
73
|
|
19. | Violence |
16.45
|
27
|
31.58
|
11
|
|
20. | Maternal Conditions |
16.42
|
13
|
0.69
|
101
|
|
21. | Breast Cancer |
15.42
|
112
|
15.74
|
108
|
|
22. | Other Injuries |
12.62
|
40
|
6.04
|
118
|
|
23. | Suicide |
12.41
|
45
|
6.41
|
123
|
|
24. | Malnutrition |
11.91
|
24
|
2.76
|
73
|
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
11.44
|
22
|
3.14
|
121
|
|
26. | Meningitis |
11.11
|
32
|
0.66
|
99
|
|
27. | Birth Trauma |
10.95
|
18
|
1.71
|
99
|
|
28. | Endocrine Disorders |
10.69
|
18
|
7.18
|
33
|
|
29. | Inflammatory/Heart |
9.82
|
29
|
7.37
|
45
|
|
30. | Liver Cancer |
9.59
|
31
|
4.81
|
105
|
|
31. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
9.05
|
87
|
9.62
|
80
|
|
32. | Falls |
8.41
|
41
|
7.64
|
62
|
|
33. | Congenital Anomalies |
7.74
|
35
|
6.33
|
77
|
|
34. | Stomach Cancer |
6.55
|
82
|
7.50
|
69
|
|
35. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
5.00
|
58
|
1.76
|
126
|
|
36. | Pertussis |
4.63
|
14
|
0.02
|
121
|
|
37. | Lymphomas |
4.48
|
101
|
4.37
|
106
|
|
38. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
4.14
|
24
|
0.93
|
126
|
|
39. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.70
|
117
|
1.92
|
162
|
|
40. | Lung Cancers |
3.48
|
152
|
13.20
|
87
|
|
41. | Leukemia |
3.40
|
102
|
3.72
|
86
|
|
42. | Drownings |
3.10
|
72
|
2.32
|
97
|
|
43. | Ovary Cancer |
3.08
|
143
|
3.36
|
131
|
|
44. | Fires |
3.03
|
48
|
0.46
|
148
|
|
45. | Pancreas Cancer |
2.92
|
114
|
4.99
|
64
|
|
46. | Schistosomiasis |
2.63
|
13
|
0.25
|
48
|
|
47. | Poisonings |
2.58
|
30
|
0.14
|
159
|
|
48. | Epilepsy |
2.36
|
50
|
1.45
|
105
|
|
49. | Oral Cancer |
2.21
|
121
|
4.15
|
56
|
|
50. | Oesophagus Cancer |
2.18
|
101
|
4.36
|
42
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
73,546
|
11.18
|
94,705
|
8.41
|
|
2. | Tuberculosis |
43,759
|
6.65
|
4,895
|
0.43
|
|
3. | Measles |
42,254
|
6.42
|
4
|
0.00
|
|
4. | Malaria |
41,813
|
6.35
|
44
|
0.00
|
|
5. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
41,301
|
6.28
|
5,659
|
0.50
|
|
6. | Stroke |
36,596
|
5.56
|
123,207
|
10.94
|
|
7. | Coronary Heart Disease |
34,713
|
5.28
|
165,788
|
14.72
|
|
8. | Low Birth Weight |
34,668
|
5.27
|
6,881
|
0.61
|
|
9. | Birth Trauma |
33,075
|
5.03
|
3,777
|
0.34
|
|
10. | Road Traffic Accidents |
30,256
|
4.60
|
33,871
|
3.01
|
|
11. | Congenital Anomalies |
16,256
|
2.47
|
12,317
|
1.09
|
|
12. | Hypertension |
15,743
|
2.39
|
28,822
|
2.56
|
|
13. | Liver Disease |
15,044
|
2.29
|
21,422
|
1.90
|
|
14. | Lung Disease |
13,527
|
2.06
|
59,373
|
5.27
|
|
15. | HIV/AIDS |
13,286
|
2.02
|
12,558
|
1.12
|
|
16. | Diabetes Mellitus |
12,902
|
1.96
|
59,608
|
5.29
|
|
17. | Meningitis |
11,568
|
1.76
|
1,359
|
0.12
|
|
18. | Violence |
11,120
|
1.69
|
68,779
|
6.11
|
|
19. | Maternal Conditions |
10,513
|
1.60
|
1,507
|
0.13
|
|
20. | Kidney Disease |
9,077
|
1.38
|
37,690
|
3.35
|
|
21. | Malnutrition |
8,910
|
1.35
|
6,695
|
0.59
|
|
22. | Other Injuries |
8,272
|
1.26
|
13,807
|
1.23
|
|
23. | Pertussis |
7,921
|
1.20
|
30
|
0.00
|
|
24. | Asthma |
7,733
|
1.18
|
2,595
|
0.23
|
|
25. | Endocrine Disorders |
7,380
|
1.12
|
16,927
|
1.50
|
|
26. | Suicide |
5,812
|
0.88
|
14,540
|
1.29
|
|
27. | Cervical Cancer |
4,823
|
0.73
|
9,511
|
0.84
|
|
28. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
4,548
|
0.69
|
30,717
|
2.73
|
|
29. | Inflammatory/Heart |
4,045
|
0.61
|
17,508
|
1.55
|
|
30. | Prostate Cancer |
3,948
|
0.60
|
19,001
|
1.69
|
|
31. | Liver Cancer |
3,840
|
0.58
|
11,514
|
1.02
|
|
32. | Syphilis |
3,751
|
0.57
|
223
|
0.02
|
|
33. | Falls |
3,483
|
0.53
|
18,847
|
1.67
|
|
34. | Drownings |
3,454
|
0.52
|
4,937
|
0.44
|
|
35. | Breast Cancer |
3,416
|
0.52
|
20,759
|
1.84
|
|
36. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
2,966
|
0.45
|
23,161
|
2.06
|
|
37. | Stomach Cancer |
2,579
|
0.39
|
17,992
|
1.60
|
|
38. | Lymphomas |
2,061
|
0.31
|
10,376
|
0.92
|
|
39. | Fires |
2,007
|
0.31
|
1,028
|
0.09
|
|
40. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
1,923
|
0.29
|
4,258
|
0.38
|
|
41. | Leukemia |
1,871
|
0.28
|
8,531
|
0.76
|
|
42. | Poisonings |
1,729
|
0.26
|
317
|
0.03
|
|
43. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1,728
|
0.26
|
2,193
|
0.19
|
|
44. | Epilepsy |
1,727
|
0.26
|
3,263
|
0.29
|
|
45. | War |
1,658
|
0.25
|
1,090
|
0.10
|
|
46. | Tetanus |
1,166
|
0.18
|
88
|
0.01
|
|
47. | Lung Cancers |
1,158
|
0.18
|
31,659
|
2.81
|
|
48. | Schistosomiasis |
1,071
|
0.16
|
593
|
0.05
|
|
49. | Parkinson's Disease |
1,035
|
0.16
|
4,770
|
0.42
|
|
50. | Pancreas Cancer |
1,017
|
0.15
|
11,999
|
1.07
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
DR CONGO | BRAZIL | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
31.05
|
27
|
19.07
|
69
|
|
2. | Cervical Cancer |
22.64
|
30
|
7.46
|
99
|
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
15.42
|
112
|
15.74
|
108
|
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
9.59
|
31
|
4.81
|
105
|
|
5. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
9.05
|
87
|
9.62
|
80
|
|
6. | Stomach Cancer |
6.55
|
82
|
7.50
|
69
|
|
7. | Lymphomas |
4.48
|
101
|
4.37
|
106
|
|
8. | Lung Cancers |
3.48
|
152
|
13.20
|
87
|
|
9. | Leukemia |
3.40
|
102
|
3.72
|
86
|
|
10. | Ovary Cancer |
3.08
|
143
|
3.36
|
131
|
|
11. | Pancreas Cancer |
2.92
|
114
|
4.99
|
64
|
|
12. | Oral Cancer |
2.21
|
121
|
4.15
|
56
|
|
13. | Oesophagus Cancer |
2.18
|
101
|
4.36
|
42
|
|
14. | Skin Cancers |
2.16
|
74
|
2.06
|
81
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
1.91
|
111
|
2.08
|
104
|
|
16. | Bladder Cancer |
0.78
|
167
|
2.18
|
87
|
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.