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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS GHANA

Compare DR Congo and Ghana 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.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    99.08
    26
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    124.02
    35
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    119.93
    79
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    44.25
    21
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    30.48
    50
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    17.73
    94
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    26.48
    69
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    31.33
    46
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    44.68
    47
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    36.74
    35
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    24.21
    50
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    48.00
    12
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.29
    39
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    30.38
    56
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    24.53
    27
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    13.95
    42
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    17.79
    85
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    51.92
    22
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    6.73
    72
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    6.87
    40
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    19.09
    60
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    10.75
    58
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    10.54
    64
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    8.62
    36
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    9.43
    38
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    13.70
    21
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    8.81
    36
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    6.88
    37
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    11.13
    23
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    17.60
    10
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    6.86
    121
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    8.85
    34
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    7.03
    51
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    6.41
    86
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    2.19
    103
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    1.62
    51
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    5.70
    55
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    1.73
    80
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    4.48
    70
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    1.71
    177
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    1.38
    163
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    2.38
    93
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    8.00
    7
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    3.31
    41
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.52
    128
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    1.56
    30
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    2.15
    42
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    1.45
    103
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.86
    86
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    2.61
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    10,214
    5.84
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    135
    0.08
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    11,162
    6.38
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    6,538
    3.74
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    15,163
    8.67
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    14,103
    8.06
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    6,662
    3.81
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    6,194
    3.54
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    7,808
    4.46
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    2,231
    1.28
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    6,053
    3.46
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    3,120
    1.78
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    13,565
    7.75
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    5,929
    3.39
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    2,983
    1.70
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    1,857
    1.06
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    1,991
    1.14
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    4,161
    2.38
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    1,868
    1.07
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    2,433
    1.39
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    744
    0.43
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    1,979
    1.13
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    1,965
    1.12
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    1,993
    1.14
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    2,161
    1.24
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    1,294
    0.74
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    1,615
    0.92
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    1,031
    0.59
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    2,851
    1.63
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    483
    0.28
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    1,168
    0.67
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    740
    0.42
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    1,937
    1.11
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    803
    0.46
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    870
    0.50
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    875
    0.50
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    729
    0.42
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    321
    0.18
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    340
    0.19
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    522
    0.30
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    256
    0.15
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    329
    0.19
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    29
    0.02
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    220
    0.13
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    237
    0.14
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    257
    0.15
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    387
    0.22
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    334
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    24.21
    50
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    24.53
    27
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    19.09
    60
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    17.60
    10
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    6.86
    121
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    6.41
    86
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    5.70
    55
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    1.71
    177
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    1.38
    163
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    8.00
    7
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.52
    128
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.86
    86
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    2.61
    87
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    1.57
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    2.86
    68
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    1.91
    102
    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.