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Romania
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 Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
     
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
     
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
     
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
     
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
     
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
     
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
     
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    112.53
    56
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    3.48
    152
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    36.25
    41
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    117.32
    16
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    50.51
    14
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    15.42
    112
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    9.05
    87
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    44.15
    23
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    31.05
    27
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    24.38
    79
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    9.82
    29
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    22.64
    30
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    6.55
    82
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    39.80
    25
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    9.59
    31
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    12.62
    40
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.92
    114
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    12.41
    45
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.21
    121
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.08
    143
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    19.83
    52
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    36.82
    69
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    8.41
    41
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.78
    167
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    4.48
    101
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.40
    102
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    79.20
    9
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    7.74
    35
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.16
    74
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    3.10
    72
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.91
    111
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    2.18
    101
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    11.44
    22
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    3.70
    117
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.51
    82
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    5.00
    58
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    3.03
    48
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    2.58
    30
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    2.36
    50
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    19.43
    44
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    1.25
    88
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    16.45
    27
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    4.14
    24
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.25
    151
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    10.69
    18
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    55.99
    28
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    20.76
    18
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    11.91
    24
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    91
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    36,596
    5.56
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    15,743
    2.39
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    1,158
    0.18
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    73,546
    11.18
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    15,044
    2.29
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    13,527
    2.06
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    2,966
    0.45
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    9,077
    1.38
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    4,045
    0.61
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    3,416
    0.52
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    2,579
    0.39
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    3,840
    0.58
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    1,017
    0.15
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    4,548
    0.69
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    3,948
    0.60
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    1,003
    0.15
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    12,902
    1.96
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    8,272
    1.26
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    30,256
    4.60
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    5,812
    0.88
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    4,823
    0.73
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    270
    0.04
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    3,483
    0.53
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    2,061
    0.31
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    1,871
    0.28
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    656
    0.10
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    43,759
    6.65
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    765
    0.12
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    790
    0.12
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    1,035
    0.16
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    3,454
    0.52
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    1,923
    0.29
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    352
    0.05
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    1,728
    0.26
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    2,007
    0.31
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    635
    0.10
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    16,256
    2.47
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    1,729
    0.26
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    638
    0.10
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    34,668
    5.27
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    1,727
    0.26
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    88
    0.01
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    11,120
    1.69
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    7,733
    1.18
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    41,301
    6.28
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    13,286
    2.02
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    7,380
    1.12
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    8,910
    1.35
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    3.48
    152
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    15.42
    112
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    9.05
    87
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    31.05
    27
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    22.64
    30
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    6.55
    82
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    9.59
    31
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.92
    114
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.21
    121
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    3.08
    143
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    0.78
    167
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    4.48
    101
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    3.40
    102
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    2.16
    74
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    1.91
    111
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    2.18
    101
    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.