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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare DR Congo and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      DR Congo DR CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    22.75
    104
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    162.14
    15
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    105.37
    99
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    57.14
    16
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    1.70
    109
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    18.24
    92
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    87.71
    5
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    22.21
    64
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    11.82
    137
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    14.33
    111
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    2.38
    178
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    0.00
    68
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.02
    72
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    12.98
    129
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    4.11
    136
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    4.81
    90
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    16.26
    122
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    2.53
    100
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    3.97
    101
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    1.02
    84
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    7.80
    177
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    5.48
    125
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    8.20
    95
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    1.25
    93
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    4.39
    98
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    0.81
    89
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    2.66
    86
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    1.60
    160
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    2.40
    153
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    16.66
    12
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    10.37
    70
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    6.34
    79
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    3.79
    139
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    11.99
    21
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    5.64
    51
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    0.17
    96
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    1.84
    175
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    6.87
    15
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    3.78
    113
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    37.70
    4
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    3.44
    99
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    4.46
    35
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.96
    147
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    0.90
    118
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    4.85
    68
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    0.00
    104
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    1.29
    64
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    0.98
    137
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.62
    152
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    3.80
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    17,417
    8.13
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    4
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    374
    0.17
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    49,648
    23.17
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    31,342
    14.63
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    1,208
    0.56
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    736
    0.34
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    6,210
    2.90
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    991
    0.46
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    5,368
    2.51
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    26,178
    12.22
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    753
    0.35
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    3,671
    1.71
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    207
    0.10
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    1,082
    0.50
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    252
    0.12
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    3,959
    1.85
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    317
    0.15
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    1,531
    0.71
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    34
    0.02
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    1,439
    0.67
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    452
    0.21
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    2,407
    1.12
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    704
    0.33
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    4,340
    2.03
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    684
    0.32
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    219
    0.10
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    5,326
    2.49
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    54
    0.03
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    1,801
    0.84
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    1,126
    0.53
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    1,366
    0.64
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    3,232
    1.51
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    3,771
    1.76
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    560
    0.26
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    253
    0.12
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    1,712
    0.80
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    965
    0.45
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    366
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    2,093
    0.98
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    266
    0.12
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    16
    0.01
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    28
    0.01
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    11,893
    5.55
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    1,155
    0.54
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    1,525
    0.71
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    2.38
    178
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    4.11
    136
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    7.80
    177
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    16.66
    12
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    10.37
    70
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    11.99
    21
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    1.84
    175
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    37.70
    4
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    3.44
    99
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.96
    147
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    4.85
    68
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.62
    152
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    3.80
    49
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    0.55
    160
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    0.78
    168
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    1.61
    120
    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.