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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS SAO TOME

Compare DR Congo and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
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
194,488,663
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Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
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
  
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
  
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
  
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
  
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
  
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
  
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
  
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.0
64.8
170
165
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
60.0
64.8
170
165
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
66.0
70.3
161
156
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
66.7
71.0
159
153
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
67.4
71.5
157
153
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
67.8
71.8
158
153
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
68.3
72.2
157
153
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
68.8
72.6
157
154
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
69.4
73.1
157
156
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
70.1
73.7
157
157
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
71.0
74.5
158
158
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
72.2
75.4
158
157
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
73.6
76.5
160
156
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
75.4
77.9
160
157
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
77.5
79.6
159
155
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
80.0
81.5
156
154
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
82.8
83.9
152
147
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
85.9
86.7
148
143
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
89.4
90.0
139
137
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
117.32
16
99.50
24
2. Stroke
112.53
56
107.87
61
3. Coronary Heart Disease
108.48
92
133.60
64
4. Tuberculosis
79.20
9
30.26
36
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.99
28
12.46
66
6. Hypertension
50.51
14
7.94
145
7. Lung Disease
44.15
23
50.70
16
8. Road Traffic Accidents
39.80
25
42.59
17
9. Diabetes Mellitus
36.82
69
14.76
128
10. Liver Disease
36.25
41
38.72
28
11. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
18.78
70
12. Malaria
28.55
33
0.19
54
13. Measles
24.57
4
0.38
35
14. Kidney Disease
24.38
79
46.72
13
15. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
14.88
57
16. Asthma
20.76
18
24.13
16
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.83
52
17.73
86
18. HIV/AIDS
19.43
44
0.00
178
19. Violence
16.45
27
6.18
77
20. Maternal Conditions
16.42
13
2.97
59
21. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
10.59
153
22. Other Injuries
12.62
40
7.20
97
23. Suicide
12.41
45
2.20
176
24. Malnutrition
11.91
24
5.35
50
25. Low Birth Weight
11.44
22
5.99
82
26. Meningitis
11.11
32
3.20
51
27. Birth Trauma
10.95
18
5.51
60
28. Endocrine Disorders
10.69
18
6.27
48
29. Inflammatory/Heart
9.82
29
5.37
78
30. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
9.21
34
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
4.11
165
32. Falls
8.41
41
14.27
7
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
35
6.30
79
34. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
11.50
27
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.00
58
2.84
88
36. Pertussis
4.63
14
1.65
50
37. Lymphomas
4.48
101
0.07
183
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.14
24
4.25
22
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.70
117
5.57
31
40. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
13.51
84
41. Leukemia
3.40
102
1.16
167
42. Drownings
3.10
72
1.67
124
43. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.99
68
44. Fires
3.03
48
0.48
142
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
0.01
182
46. Schistosomiasis
2.63
13
0.11
54
47. Poisonings
2.58
30
0.75
77
48. Epilepsy
2.36
50
2.19
55
49. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
0.01
182
50. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
0.96
156
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
73,546
11.18
111
12.44
2. Tuberculosis
43,759
6.65
41
4.60
3. Measles
42,254
6.42
1
0.11
4. Malaria
41,813
6.35
0
0.00
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
41,301
6.28
24
2.69
6. Stroke
36,596
5.56
92
10.31
7. Coronary Heart Disease
34,713
5.28
108
12.11
8. Low Birth Weight
34,668
5.27
31
3.48
9. Birth Trauma
33,075
5.03
28
3.14
10. Road Traffic Accidents
30,256
4.60
60
6.73
11. Congenital Anomalies
16,256
2.47
27
3.03
12. Hypertension
15,743
2.39
7
0.78
13. Liver Disease
15,044
2.29
40
4.48
14. Lung Disease
13,527
2.06
41
4.60
15. HIV/AIDS
13,286
2.02
0
0.00
16. Diabetes Mellitus
12,902
1.96
13
1.46
17. Meningitis
11,568
1.76
5
0.56
18. Violence
11,120
1.69
12
1.35
19. Maternal Conditions
10,513
1.60
5
0.56
20. Kidney Disease
9,077
1.38
44
4.93
21. Malnutrition
8,910
1.35
9
1.01
22. Other Injuries
8,272
1.26
13
1.46
23. Pertussis
7,921
1.20
6
0.67
24. Asthma
7,733
1.18
22
2.47
25. Endocrine Disorders
7,380
1.12
10
1.12
26. Suicide
5,812
0.88
3
0.34
27. Cervical Cancer
4,823
0.73
9
1.01
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,548
0.69
12
1.35
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4,045
0.61
6
0.67
30. Prostate Cancer
3,948
0.60
6
0.67
31. Liver Cancer
3,840
0.58
9
1.01
32. Syphilis
3,751
0.57
3
0.34
33. Falls
3,483
0.53
15
1.68
34. Drownings
3,454
0.52
4
0.45
35. Breast Cancer
3,416
0.52
6
0.67
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,966
0.45
4
0.45
37. Stomach Cancer
2,579
0.39
14
1.57
38. Lymphomas
2,061
0.31
0
0.00
39. Fires
2,007
0.31
1
0.11
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,923
0.29
3
0.34
41. Leukemia
1,871
0.28
1
0.11
42. Poisonings
1,729
0.26
1
0.11
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,728
0.26
4
0.45
44. Epilepsy
1,727
0.26
3
0.34
45. War
1,658
0.25
0
0.00
46. Tetanus
1,166
0.18
2
0.22
47. Lung Cancers
1,158
0.18
15
1.68
48. Schistosomiasis
1,071
0.16
0
0.00
49. Parkinson's Disease
1,035
0.16
4
0.45
50. Pancreas Cancer
1,017
0.15
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
18.78
70
2. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
14.88
57
3. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
10.59
153
4. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
9.21
34
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
4.11
165
6. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
11.50
27
7. Lymphomas
4.48
101
0.07
183
8. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
13.51
84
9. Leukemia
3.40
102
1.16
167
10. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.99
68
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
0.01
182
12. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
0.01
182
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
0.96
156
14. Skin Cancers
2.16
74
0.00
179
15. Uterin Cancer
1.91
111
0.00
183
16. Bladder Cancer
0.78
167
3.77
32
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.