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Panama
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

Compare Panama 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
Panama Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
     
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
     
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
     
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
     
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
     
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
     
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
     
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    112.53
    56
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    24.38
    79
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    36.82
    69
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    31.05
    27
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    16.45
    27
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    44.15
    23
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    19.43
    44
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    39.80
    25
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    117.32
    16
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    15.42
    112
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    50.51
    14
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    6.55
    82
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    22.64
    30
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    9.05
    87
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    36.25
    41
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    7.74
    35
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    3.48
    152
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    10.69
    18
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    9.82
    29
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    0.25
    151
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    19.83
    52
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    79.20
    9
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    4.48
    101
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.40
    102
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    9.59
    31
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    11.44
    22
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    55.99
    28
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    2.92
    114
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.91
    111
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    12.41
    45
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    3.08
    143
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    11.91
    24
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    1.81
    79
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    3.10
    72
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    3.70
    117
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    12.62
    40
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    8.41
    41
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    2.21
    121
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    10.95
    18
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    2.36
    50
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.00
    92
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    20.76
    18
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    2.16
    74
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    2.18
    101
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    16.42
    13
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    1.25
    88
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    1.51
    82
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    0.78
    167
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    5.00
    58
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    36,596
    5.56
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    9,077
    1.38
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    12,902
    1.96
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    13,527
    2.06
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    11,120
    1.69
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    73,546
    11.18
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    13,286
    2.02
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    30,256
    4.60
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    15,743
    2.39
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    2,579
    0.39
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    3,948
    0.60
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    16,256
    2.47
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    2,966
    0.45
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    15,044
    2.29
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    1,158
    0.18
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    4,548
    0.69
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    3,416
    0.52
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    7,380
    1.12
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    4,045
    0.61
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    88
    0.01
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    34,668
    5.27
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    43,759
    6.65
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    2,061
    0.31
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    1,871
    0.28
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    4,823
    0.73
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    3,840
    0.58
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    41,301
    6.28
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    1,017
    0.15
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    781
    0.12
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    8,910
    1.35
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    5,812
    0.88
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    1,035
    0.16
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    3,454
    0.52
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    8,272
    1.26
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    33,075
    5.03
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    3,483
    0.53
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    1,003
    0.15
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    352
    0.05
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    1,727
    0.26
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    656
    0.10
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    0
    0.00
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    765
    0.12
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    7,733
    1.18
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    790
    0.12
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    270
    0.04
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    638
    0.10
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    10,513
    1.60
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    635
    0.10
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    1,923
    0.29
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    31.05
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    15.42
    112
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    6.55
    82
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    22.64
    30
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    9.05
    87
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    3.48
    152
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    4.48
    101
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    3.40
    102
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    9.59
    31
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    2.92
    114
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    1.91
    111
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    3.08
    143
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    2.21
    121
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    2.16
    74
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    2.18
    101
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    0.78
    167
    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.