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DR 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
DR CONGO VS CHINA

Compare DR Congo and China 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.

China
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
DR Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    11.28
    152
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    110.80
    58
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    97.57
    115
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    1.88
    111
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    0.72
    150
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    16.80
    98
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    54.18
    13
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    15.09
    96
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    8.56
    148
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    7.57
    146
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    6.41
    152
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    0.00
    93
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.06
    62
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    10.39
    141
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    5.16
    124
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    1.29
    123
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    17.36
    97
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    1.62
    111
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    0.73
    166
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    0.26
    128
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    8.95
    169
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    3.50
    161
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    6.67
    121
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    0.78
    107
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    1.76
    150
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    0.39
    128
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    1.40
    108
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    1.51
    162
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    1.73
    168
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    9.30
    33
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    13.02
    42
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    8.04
    50
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    3.32
    150
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    20.55
    3
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    2.05
    106
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    0.05
    112
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    3.04
    145
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    3.53
    34
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    3.95
    98
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    36.63
    5
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    3.48
    97
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    3.66
    56
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.76
    153
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    0.62
    129
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    5.72
    59
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    0.02
    65
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    1.55
    57
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    0.74
    163
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.81
    89
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    12.42
    6
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    183,342
    1.91
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    34,802
    0.36
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    558
    0.01
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    8,719
    0.09
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    2.043m
    21.27
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    1.772m
    18.44
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    21,631
    0.23
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    17,644
    0.18
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    250,272
    2.61
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    36,613
    0.38
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    301,183
    3.14
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    145,603
    1.52
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    968,607
    10.08
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    28,746
    0.30
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    161,672
    1.68
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    5,704
    0.06
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    11,115
    0.12
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    3,596
    0.04
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    192,302
    2.00
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    12,995
    0.14
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    54,087
    0.56
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    484
    0.01
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    23,147
    0.24
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    25,613
    0.27
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    116,324
    1.21
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    51,650
    0.54
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    304,455
    3.17
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    29,954
    0.31
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    51,056
    0.53
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    180,952
    1.88
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    1,824
    0.02
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    138,878
    1.45
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    52,807
    0.55
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    92,757
    0.97
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    248,388
    2.59
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    398,439
    4.15
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    57,838
    0.60
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    10,498
    0.11
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    37,723
    0.39
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    58,145
    0.61
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    25,762
    0.27
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    65,350
    0.68
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    11,365
    0.12
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    900
    0.01
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    491
    0.01
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    714,311
    7.44
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    400
    0.00
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    70,699
    0.74
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    111,537
    1.16
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    6.41
    152
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    5.16
    124
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    8.95
    169
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    9.30
    33
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    13.02
    42
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    20.55
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    3.04
    145
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    36.63
    5
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    3.48
    97
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.76
    153
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    5.72
    59
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.81
    89
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    12.42
    6
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    1.05
    137
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    1.16
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    2.04
    94
    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.