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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS GREECE

Compare DR Congo and Greece 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.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
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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Greece Population Pyramid
9,029,254
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
       
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
  
67.3
70.5
68.9
15
32
24
1970
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
  
70.1
73.6
71.8
5
24
12
1980
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
  
72.3
76.5
74.4
7
17
9
1990
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
  
74.5
79.5
76.9
5
11
6
2000
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
  
75.4
81.1
78.2
15
12
14
2010
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
  
77.7
82.9
80.3
19
17
19
2019
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
  
78.6
83.6
81.1
27
23
28
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.0
64.8
170
165
78.6
83.6
27
23
Age
60.0
64.8
170
165
78.6
83.6
27
23
Age 5
66.0
70.3
161
156
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 10
66.7
71.0
159
153
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 15
67.4
71.5
157
153
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 20
67.8
71.8
158
153
79.1
84.0
30
26
Age 25
68.3
72.2
157
153
79.3
84.0
30
26
Age 30
68.8
72.6
157
154
79.4
84.1
31
26
Age 35
69.4
73.1
157
156
79.6
84.2
32
26
Age 40
70.1
73.7
157
157
79.8
84.3
32
27
Age 45
71.0
74.5
158
158
80.1
84.4
33
27
Age 50
72.2
75.4
158
157
80.5
84.7
32
27
Age 55
73.6
76.5
160
156
81.1
85.0
33
27
Age 60
75.4
77.9
160
157
82.1
85.5
33
28
Age 65
77.5
79.6
159
155
83.4
86.1
31
27
Age 70
80.0
81.5
156
154
84.8
86.8
25
29
Age 75
82.8
83.9
152
147
86.7
87.9
18
32
Age 80
85.9
86.7
148
143
88.7
89.1
14
41
Age 85
89.4
90.0
139
137
91.2
90.9
14
59
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
117.32
16
18.43
121
2. Stroke
112.53
56
35.72
144
3. Coronary Heart Disease
108.48
92
63.02
148
4. Tuberculosis
79.20
9
0.25
154
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.99
28
0.21
175
6. Hypertension
50.51
14
7.48
146
7. Lung Disease
44.15
23
13.43
149
8. Road Traffic Accidents
39.80
25
6.68
140
9. Diabetes Mellitus
36.82
69
4.49
173
10. Liver Disease
36.25
41
3.87
173
11. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
12.42
122
12. Malaria
28.55
33
0.00
109
13. Measles
24.57
4
0.01
81
14. Kidney Disease
24.38
79
12.11
134
15. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
2.16
164
16. Asthma
20.76
18
0.09
183
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.83
52
9.74
156
18. HIV/AIDS
19.43
44
0.38
129
19. Violence
16.45
27
0.86
160
20. Maternal Conditions
16.42
13
0.02
181
21. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
18.29
75
22. Other Injuries
12.62
40
6.19
117
23. Suicide
12.41
45
3.63
156
24. Malnutrition
11.91
24
0.00
180
25. Low Birth Weight
11.44
22
2.25
143
26. Meningitis
11.11
32
0.21
155
27. Birth Trauma
10.95
18
0.28
174
28. Endocrine Disorders
10.69
18
2.60
127
29. Inflammatory/Heart
9.82
29
3.67
117
30. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
5.75
83
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
11.20
59
32. Falls
8.41
41
3.05
146
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
35
2.37
171
34. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
5.85
95
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.00
58
1.60
129
36. Pertussis
4.63
14
0.00
163
37. Lymphomas
4.48
101
4.87
84
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.14
24
0.29
171
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.70
117
6.56
16
40. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
30.95
12
41. Leukemia
3.40
102
5.01
18
42. Drownings
3.10
72
2.08
114
43. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.63
80
44. Fires
3.03
48
0.54
137
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
7.43
32
46. Schistosomiasis
2.63
13
0.00
112
47. Poisonings
2.58
30
0.14
161
48. Epilepsy
2.36
50
0.99
136
49. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
1.84
143
50. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
1.06
153
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
73,546
11.18
8,282
8.20
2. Tuberculosis
43,759
6.65
66
0.07
3. Measles
42,254
6.42
0
0.00
4. Malaria
41,813
6.35
0
0.00
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
41,301
6.28
95
0.09
6. Stroke
36,596
5.56
14,077
13.94
7. Coronary Heart Disease
34,713
5.28
21,124
20.92
8. Low Birth Weight
34,668
5.27
127
0.13
9. Birth Trauma
33,075
5.03
17
0.02
10. Road Traffic Accidents
30,256
4.60
870
0.86
11. Congenital Anomalies
16,256
2.47
174
0.17
12. Hypertension
15,743
2.39
2,922
2.89
13. Liver Disease
15,044
2.29
809
0.80
14. Lung Disease
13,527
2.06
5,526
5.47
15. HIV/AIDS
13,286
2.02
47
0.05
16. Diabetes Mellitus
12,902
1.96
1,266
1.25
17. Meningitis
11,568
1.76
33
0.03
18. Violence
11,120
1.69
104
0.10
19. Maternal Conditions
10,513
1.60
2
0.00
20. Kidney Disease
9,077
1.38
4,759
4.71
21. Malnutrition
8,910
1.35
1
0.00
22. Other Injuries
8,272
1.26
1,453
1.44
23. Pertussis
7,921
1.20
0
0.00
24. Asthma
7,733
1.18
27
0.03
25. Endocrine Disorders
7,380
1.12
526
0.52
26. Suicide
5,812
0.88
533
0.53
27. Cervical Cancer
4,823
0.73
243
0.24
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,548
0.69
3,940
3.90
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4,045
0.61
725
0.72
30. Prostate Cancer
3,948
0.60
2,023
2.00
31. Liver Cancer
3,840
0.58
1,566
1.55
32. Syphilis
3,751
0.57
1
0.00
33. Falls
3,483
0.53
1,245
1.23
34. Drownings
3,454
0.52
435
0.43
35. Breast Cancer
3,416
0.52
2,520
2.50
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,966
0.45
3,264
3.23
37. Stomach Cancer
2,579
0.39
1,535
1.52
38. Lymphomas
2,061
0.31
1,268
1.26
39. Fires
2,007
0.31
146
0.14
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,923
0.29
611
0.61
41. Leukemia
1,871
0.28
1,354
1.34
42. Poisonings
1,729
0.26
19
0.02
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,728
0.26
100
0.10
44. Epilepsy
1,727
0.26
249
0.25
45. War
1,658
0.25
1
0.00
46. Tetanus
1,166
0.18
2
0.00
47. Lung Cancers
1,158
0.18
7,355
7.28
48. Schistosomiasis
1,071
0.16
0
0.00
49. Parkinson's Disease
1,035
0.16
2,646
2.62
50. Pancreas Cancer
1,017
0.15
1,904
1.89
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Greece GREECE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
12.42
122
2. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
2.16
164
3. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
18.29
75
4. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
5.75
83
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
11.20
59
6. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
5.85
95
7. Lymphomas
4.48
101
4.87
84
8. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
30.95
12
9. Leukemia
3.40
102
5.01
18
10. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.63
80
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
7.43
32
12. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
1.84
143
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
1.06
153
14. Skin Cancers
2.16
74
1.61
110
15. Uterin Cancer
1.91
111
2.71
72
16. Bladder Cancer
0.78
167
5.01
9
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.