WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

Norway
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
NORWAY VS DR CONGO

Compare Norway 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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    DR Congo Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    108.48
    92
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    19.83
    52
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.48
    152
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    44.15
    23
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    31.05
    27
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    112.53
    56
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    9.05
    87
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    15.42
    112
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    117.32
    16
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    12.41
    45
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.92
    114
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.08
    143
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.48
    101
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    8.41
    41
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    36.82
    69
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    12.62
    40
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    1.25
    88
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    24.38
    79
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    3.70
    117
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.16
    74
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.40
    102
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    10.69
    18
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    6.55
    82
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.78
    167
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    9.59
    31
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    22.64
    30
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.25
    151
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    7.74
    35
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    36.25
    41
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    2.18
    101
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    1.51
    82
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.91
    111
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    9.82
    29
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    39.80
    25
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.21
    121
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    50.51
    14
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    2.36
    50
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    5.00
    58
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.10
    153
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    55.99
    28
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    3.10
    72
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    11.91
    24
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    1.81
    79
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    20.76
    18
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    11.44
    22
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    16.45
    27
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    3.03
    48
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.63
    32
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    4.14
    24
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    4,548
    0.69
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    13,527
    2.06
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    36,596
    5.56
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    1,158
    0.18
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    73,546
    11.18
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    2,966
    0.45
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    3,948
    0.60
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    3,483
    0.53
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    1,017
    0.15
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    3,416
    0.52
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    2,061
    0.31
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    5,812
    0.88
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    9,077
    1.38
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    8,272
    1.26
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    12,902
    1.96
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    1,035
    0.16
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    765
    0.12
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    7,380
    1.12
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    270
    0.04
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    1,871
    0.28
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    2,579
    0.39
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    88
    0.01
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    656
    0.10
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    638
    0.10
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    3,840
    0.58
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    790
    0.12
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    15,743
    2.39
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    4,045
    0.61
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    15,044
    2.29
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    635
    0.10
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    1,003
    0.15
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    1,923
    0.29
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    16,256
    2.47
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    8,910
    1.35
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    352
    0.05
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    41,301
    6.28
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    781
    0.12
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    4,823
    0.73
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    1,727
    0.26
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    44
    0.01
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    30,256
    4.60
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    7,733
    1.18
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    3,454
    0.52
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    1,728
    0.26
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    217
    0.03
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    2,007
    0.31
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    11,120
    1.69
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    3.48
    152
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    31.05
    27
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    9.05
    87
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    15.42
    112
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.92
    114
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    3.08
    143
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    4.48
    101
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    2.16
    74
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.40
    102
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    6.55
    82
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    0.78
    167
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    9.59
    31
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    22.64
    30
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    2.18
    101
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    1.91
    111
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    2.21
    121
    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.