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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS GUYANA

Compare DR Congo and Guyana 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.

Guyana
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   Guyana GUYANA
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Guyana GUYANA
           
    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
    		  
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    		  
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    		  
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    42.19
    65
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    149.26
    24
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    192.95
    31
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    18.83
    52
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    6.60
    74
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    45.77
    18
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    25.43
    78
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    22.39
    63
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    82.60
    14
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    26.93
    68
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    41.13
    12
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    3.88
    44
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.00
    130
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    32.95
    45
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    24.77
    25
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    3.57
    100
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    3.28
    171
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    34.94
    29
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    25.46
    14
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    3.59
    53
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    25.59
    23
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    22.64
    4
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    40.85
    2
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    5.24
    53
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    7.54
    57
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    1.91
    62
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    5.24
    62
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    24.94
    3
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    12.69
    18
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    4.07
    126
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    8.32
    96
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    1.52
    177
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    7.16
    50
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    4.88
    110
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    7.61
    26
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    0.01
    127
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    4.43
    105
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    1.69
    81
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    1.31
    172
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    5.31
    135
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    2.77
    131
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    18.48
    1
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    4.75
    77
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    2.65
    61
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.70
    123
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    0.00
    115
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    0.07
    178
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    3.18
    26
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.74
    94
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.07
    152
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    302
    4.20
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    137
    1.91
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    0
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    30
    0.42
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    48
    0.67
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    1,022
    14.22
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    1,335
    18.58
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    89
    1.24
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    64
    0.89
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    175
    2.44
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    69
    0.96
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    320
    4.45
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    197
    2.74
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    174
    2.42
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    256
    3.56
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    579
    8.06
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    17
    0.24
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    194
    2.70
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    28
    0.39
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    233
    3.24
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    37
    0.51
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    167
    2.32
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    0
    0.00
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    25
    0.35
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    174
    2.42
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    315
    4.38
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    91
    1.27
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    23
    0.32
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    92
    1.28
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    123
    1.71
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    29
    0.40
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    0
    0.00
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    11
    0.15
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    145
    2.02
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    96
    1.34
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    59
    0.82
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    34
    0.47
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    32
    0.45
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    19
    0.26
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    54
    0.75
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    21
    0.29
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    1
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    13
    0.18
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    24
    0.33
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    1
    0.01
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    38
    0.53
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    9
    0.13
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    19
    0.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    41.13
    12
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    24.77
    25
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    25.59
    23
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    4.07
    126
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    8.32
    96
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    4.88
    110
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    4.43
    105
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    5.31
    135
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    2.77
    131
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    4.75
    77
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.70
    123
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    2.74
    94
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.07
    152
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    0.71
    152
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    3.50
    36
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    1.11
    150
    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.