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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS ZIMBABWE

Compare DR Congo and Zimbabwe 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.

Zimbabwe
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   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
           
    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
    		  
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    		  
    46.0
    46.0
    46.0
    175
    180
    177
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    		  
    57.5
    63.6
    60.7
    176
    170
    175
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    57.5
    63.6
    176
    170
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    61.3
    67.1
    178
    176
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    61.6
    67.4
    178
    176
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    62.0
    67.7
    178
    177
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    62.5
    68.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    63.2
    68.5
    177
    177
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    63.9
    69.1
    177
    178
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    64.8
    69.9
    178
    177
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    65.9
    70.9
    178
    177
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    67.3
    72.2
    178
    177
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    69.1
    73.7
    178
    176
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    71.2
    75.3
    177
    174
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    73.6
    77.0
    177
    173
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    76.2
    78.9
    177
    172
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    79.0
    81.0
    176
    169
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    82.1
    83.4
    176
    166
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    85.5
    86.3
    168
    163
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    89.1
    89.6
    164
    160
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    139.11
    8
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    93.42
    80
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    155.90
    42
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    17.71
    54
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    52.01
    32
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    20.93
    78
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    22.07
    90
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    63.47
    2
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    57.77
    29
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    28.41
    59
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    39.98
    14
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    12.22
    39
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.14
    53
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    35.89
    34
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    50.23
    5
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    24.21
    14
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    18.41
    75
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    187.61
    5
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    14.57
    29
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    13.70
    20
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    20.68
    46
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    16.74
    12
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    23.63
    7
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    23.88
    7
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    11.85
    20
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    12.06
    29
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    10.09
    25
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    6.77
    41
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    15.59
    10
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    7.78
    49
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    8.05
    103
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    7.54
    64
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    8.15
    25
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    9.72
    47
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    8.45
    19
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    1.80
    47
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    13.16
    1
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    5.66
    18
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    4.78
    58
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    4.78
    139
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    2.82
    128
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    6.69
    14
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    4.46
    91
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    7.79
    3
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    3.66
    93
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    2.46
    16
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    3.86
    8
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    5.43
    2
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    3.24
    78
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    14.22
    5
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    10,779
    9.95
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    1,999
    1.85
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    30
    0.03
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    2,003
    1.85
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    4,595
    4.24
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    5,126
    4.73
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    8,493
    7.84
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    4,038
    3.73
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    3,405
    3.14
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    6,037
    5.57
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    2,217
    2.05
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    1,146
    1.06
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    1,941
    1.79
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    1,163
    1.07
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    19,988
    18.46
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    3,344
    3.09
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    1,325
    1.22
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    1,916
    1.77
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    1,749
    1.62
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    2,214
    2.04
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    2,396
    2.21
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    1,656
    1.53
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    419
    0.39
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    1,531
    1.41
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    553
    0.51
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    2,069
    1.91
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    2,023
    1.87
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    768
    0.71
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    1,047
    0.97
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    628
    0.58
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    510
    0.47
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    124
    0.11
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    465
    0.43
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    956
    0.88
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    839
    0.77
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    505
    0.47
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    559
    0.52
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    960
    0.89
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    793
    0.73
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    548
    0.51
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    244
    0.23
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    515
    0.48
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    542
    0.50
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    508
    0.47
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    26
    0.02
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    102
    0.09
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    286
    0.26
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    172
    0.16
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    226
    0.21
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    217
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    39.98
    14
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    50.23
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    20.68
    46
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    7.78
    49
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    8.05
    103
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    9.72
    47
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    13.16
    1
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    4.78
    139
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    2.82
    128
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    4.46
    91
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    3.66
    93
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    3.24
    78
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    14.22
    5
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    4.64
    7
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    5.22
    14
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    2.29
    76
    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.