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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS DR CONGO

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    108.48
    92
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    19.83
    52
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    31.05
    27
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    112.53
    56
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    3.48
    152
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    44.15
    23
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    15.42
    112
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    9.05
    87
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    12.41
    45
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    117.32
    16
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.92
    114
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    36.82
    69
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    50.51
    14
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    4.48
    101
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    24.38
    79
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.08
    143
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    12.62
    40
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.25
    88
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    36.25
    41
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    8.41
    41
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.25
    151
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.40
    102
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.59
    31
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    3.70
    117
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    10.69
    18
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.16
    74
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    7.74
    35
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    6.55
    82
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.78
    167
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    9.82
    29
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    39.80
    25
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.91
    111
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    2.18
    101
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    22.64
    30
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.51
    82
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.21
    121
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    16.45
    27
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    5.00
    58
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    55.99
    28
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.10
    153
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    3.10
    72
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    2.36
    50
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.81
    79
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    11.44
    22
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    20.76
    18
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    92
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.63
    32
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    3.03
    48
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    4.14
    24
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    10.95
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    34,713
    5.28
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    4,548
    0.69
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    13,527
    2.06
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    1,158
    0.18
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    2,966
    0.45
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    73,546
    11.18
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    3,948
    0.60
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    1,017
    0.15
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    15,743
    2.39
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    12,902
    1.96
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    9,077
    1.38
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    3,416
    0.52
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    5,812
    0.88
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    8,272
    1.26
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    2,061
    0.31
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    3,483
    0.53
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    88
    0.01
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    1,035
    0.16
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    1,871
    0.28
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    270
    0.04
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    3,840
    0.58
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    15,044
    2.29
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    7,380
    1.12
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    765
    0.12
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    2,579
    0.39
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    656
    0.10
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    4,045
    0.61
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    790
    0.12
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    638
    0.10
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    1,003
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    635
    0.10
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    352
    0.05
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    30,256
    4.60
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    16,256
    2.47
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    41,301
    6.28
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    1,923
    0.29
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    4,823
    0.73
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    781
    0.12
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    44
    0.01
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    7,733
    1.18
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    217
    0.03
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    1,727
    0.26
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    8,910
    1.35
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    3,454
    0.52
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    11,120
    1.69
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    1,728
    0.26
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    2,007
    0.31
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    31.05
    27
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    3.48
    152
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    15.42
    112
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    9.05
    87
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.92
    114
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    4.48
    101
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    3.08
    143
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    3.40
    102
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.59
    31
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    2.16
    74
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    6.55
    82
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    0.78
    167
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    1.91
    111
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    2.18
    101
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    22.64
    30
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    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.