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Guinea
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
GUINEA VS DR CONGO

Compare Guinea and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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
Guinea Population Pyramid
25,971,807
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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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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
34.3
36.3
35.3
165
164
164
  
39.9
43.1
41.4
143
135
140
1970
37.3
39.1
38.2
168
166
168
  
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
1980
41.0
43.1
42.0
170
170
171
  
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
1990
46.0
48.8
47.4
169
169
169
  
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
2000
51.7
53.2
52.5
153
155
154
  
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
2010
56.6
59.0
57.8
158
159
160
  
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
2019
59.5
62.3
61.0
173
177
173
  
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.5
62.3
173
177
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age
59.5
62.3
173
177
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age 5
66.2
68.4
158
172
66.0
70.3
161
156
Age 10
67.0
69.2
156
170
66.7
71.0
159
153
Age 15
67.3
69.5
158
169
67.4
71.5
157
153
Age 20
67.8
69.9
157
169
67.8
71.8
158
153
Age 25
68.3
70.4
158
169
68.3
72.2
157
153
Age 30
68.8
70.9
156
168
68.8
72.6
157
154
Age 35
69.5
71.6
155
168
69.4
73.1
157
156
Age 40
70.3
72.4
155
167
70.1
73.7
157
157
Age 45
71.3
73.3
155
168
71.0
74.5
158
158
Age 50
72.5
74.4
155
170
72.2
75.4
158
157
Age 55
73.9
75.7
155
170
73.6
76.5
160
156
Age 60
75.6
77.2
155
170
75.4
77.9
160
157
Age 65
77.7
79.0
152
169
77.5
79.6
159
155
Age 70
80.1
81.1
152
167
80.0
81.5
156
154
Age 75
83.0
83.7
144
159
82.8
83.9
152
147
Age 80
86.0
86.6
136
153
85.9
86.7
148
143
Age 85
89.6
90.0
123
130
89.4
90.0
139
137
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
145.90
7
117.32
16
2. Coronary Heart Disease
125.50
71
108.48
92
3. Stroke
121.12
37
112.53
56
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
78.04
14
55.99
28
5. Malaria
45.20
16
28.55
33
6. Diabetes Mellitus
43.29
52
36.82
69
7. Cervical Cancer
42.44
11
22.64
30
8. Liver Disease
42.03
20
36.25
41
9. Road Traffic Accidents
38.43
29
39.80
25
10. Prostate Cancer
37.70
18
31.05
27
11. Kidney Disease
35.30
37
24.38
79
12. HIV/AIDS
31.46
33
19.43
44
13. Lung Disease
30.27
51
44.15
23
14. Hypertension
27.96
49
50.51
14
15. Tuberculosis
27.05
39
79.20
9
16. Measles
26.13
3
24.57
4
17. Asthma
21.49
17
20.76
18
18. Meningitis
21.27
4
11.11
32
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.04
46
19.83
52
20. Liver Cancer
19.78
9
9.59
31
21. Maternal Conditions
17.43
11
16.42
13
22. Other Injuries
15.68
19
12.62
40
23. Suicide
12.33
48
12.41
45
24. Birth Trauma
11.93
12
10.95
18
25. Low Birth Weight
11.00
28
11.44
22
26. Violence
10.25
48
16.45
27
27. Breast Cancer
10.16
156
15.42
112
28. Trypanosomiasis
10.01
1
0.43
5
29. Endocrine Disorders
8.99
26
10.69
18
30. Malnutrition
8.88
33
11.91
24
31. Falls
8.84
35
8.41
41
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.93
24
5.00
58
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
36
7.74
35
34. Inflammatory/Heart
7.28
46
9.82
29
35. Parkinson's Disease
6.02
22
3.70
117
36. Pertussis
5.14
11
4.63
14
37. Stomach Cancer
4.56
123
6.55
82
38. Fires
4.33
20
3.03
48
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.89
28
4.14
24
40. Schistosomiasis
3.80
4
2.63
13
41. Drownings
3.61
59
3.10
72
42. Epilepsy
3.58
11
2.36
50
43. Skin Cancers
3.00
32
2.16
74
44. Poisonings
2.68
26
2.58
30
45. Ovary Cancer
2.45
163
3.08
143
46. Lymphomas
2.40
164
4.48
101
47. Oral Cancer
2.29
115
2.21
121
48. Skin Disease
2.26
50
1.81
79
49. Drug Use
2.17
42
1.25
88
50. Lung Cancers
2.08
171
3.48
152
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
12,790
12.95
73,546
11.18
2. Malaria
8,180
8.28
41,813
6.35
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,788
6.87
41,301
6.28
4. Measles
6,025
6.10
42,254
6.42
5. Stroke
5,777
5.85
36,596
5.56
6. Coronary Heart Disease
5,665
5.74
34,713
5.28
7. Birth Trauma
4,797
4.86
33,075
5.03
8. Low Birth Weight
4,319
4.37
34,668
5.27
9. Road Traffic Accidents
3,788
3.83
30,256
4.60
10. HIV/AIDS
3,020
3.06
13,286
2.02
11. Meningitis
2,633
2.67
11,568
1.76
12. Liver Disease
2,550
2.58
15,044
2.29
13. Tuberculosis
2,369
2.40
43,759
6.65
14. Congenital Anomalies
2,181
2.21
16,256
2.47
15. Diabetes Mellitus
2,138
2.16
12,902
1.96
16. Kidney Disease
1,939
1.96
9,077
1.38
17. Maternal Conditions
1,793
1.82
10,513
1.60
18. Other Injuries
1,504
1.52
8,272
1.26
19. Cervical Cancer
1,491
1.51
4,823
0.73
20. Lung Disease
1,373
1.39
13,527
2.06
21. Hypertension
1,348
1.36
15,743
2.39
22. Asthma
1,179
1.19
7,733
1.18
23. Liver Cancer
1,167
1.18
3,840
0.58
24. Pertussis
1,165
1.18
7,921
1.20
25. Endocrine Disorders
1,140
1.15
7,380
1.12
26. Violence
1,128
1.14
11,120
1.69
27. Trypanosomiasis
1,072
1.09
347
0.05
28. Malnutrition
1,032
1.04
8,910
1.35
29. Suicide
892
0.90
5,812
0.88
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
579
0.59
4,548
0.69
31. Drownings
528
0.53
3,454
0.52
32. Prostate Cancer
525
0.53
3,948
0.60
33. Falls
480
0.49
3,483
0.53
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
448
0.45
1,923
0.29
35. Inflammatory/Heart
439
0.44
4,045
0.61
36. Fires
410
0.42
2,007
0.31
37. Epilepsy
350
0.35
1,727
0.26
38. Breast Cancer
345
0.35
3,416
0.52
39. Syphilis
328
0.33
3,751
0.57
40. Poisonings
295
0.30
1,729
0.26
41. Stomach Cancer
245
0.25
2,579
0.39
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
238
0.24
1,728
0.26
43. Schistosomiasis
232
0.23
1,071
0.16
44. Parkinson's Disease
212
0.21
1,035
0.16
45. Tetanus
170
0.17
1,166
0.18
46. Drug Use
169
0.17
638
0.10
47. Hepatitis B
162
0.16
456
0.07
48. Lymphomas
158
0.16
2,061
0.31
49. Skin Cancers
152
0.15
765
0.12
50. Lung Cancers
128
0.13
1,158
0.18
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea GUINEA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
42.44
11
22.64
30
2. Prostate Cancer
37.70
18
31.05
27
3. Liver Cancer
19.78
9
9.59
31
4. Breast Cancer
10.16
156
15.42
112
5. Stomach Cancer
4.56
123
6.55
82
6. Skin Cancers
3.00
32
2.16
74
7. Ovary Cancer
2.45
163
3.08
143
8. Lymphomas
2.40
164
4.48
101
9. Oral Cancer
2.29
115
2.21
121
10. Lung Cancers
2.08
171
3.48
152
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1.78
182
9.05
87
12. Uterin Cancer
1.17
156
1.91
111
13. Bladder Cancer
0.71
169
0.78
167
14. Oesophagus Cancer
0.42
178
2.18
101
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.30
181
2.92
114
16. Leukemia
0.20
182
3.40
102
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.