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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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UGANDA VS DR CONGO

Compare Uganda 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Uganda Population Pyramid
89,446,901
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DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.7
45.9
44.2
122
121
122
  
39.9
43.1
41.4
143
135
140
1970
48.4
51.4
49.9
123
119
122
  
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
1980
48.6
51.6
50.1
146
144
144
  
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
1990
48.1
51.8
49.9
162
162
162
  
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
2000
45.1
48.0
46.6
176
176
176
  
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
2010
57.2
59.5
58.4
157
158
156
  
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
2019
63.2
70.1
66.7
148
133
136
  
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.2
70.1
148
133
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age
63.2
70.1
148
133
60.0
64.8
170
165
Age 5
66.5
73.0
155
133
66.0
70.3
161
156
Age 10
67.1
73.5
154
132
66.7
71.0
159
153
Age 15
67.4
73.8
154
131
67.4
71.5
157
153
Age 20
67.9
74.1
154
130
67.8
71.8
158
153
Age 25
68.3
74.4
154
129
68.3
72.2
157
153
Age 30
68.9
74.8
154
129
68.8
72.6
157
154
Age 35
69.5
75.4
154
126
69.4
73.1
157
156
Age 40
70.3
75.9
153
123
70.1
73.7
157
157
Age 45
71.3
76.6
154
123
71.0
74.5
158
158
Age 50
72.5
77.4
154
119
72.2
75.4
158
157
Age 55
74.0
78.3
153
116
73.6
76.5
160
156
Age 60
75.7
79.4
152
113
75.4
77.9
160
157
Age 65
77.7
80.8
154
109
77.5
79.6
159
155
Age 70
80.1
82.4
153
109
80.0
81.5
156
154
Age 75
82.8
84.6
151
105
82.8
83.9
152
147
Age 80
86.0
87.2
145
98
85.9
86.7
148
143
Age 85
89.5
90.4
131
86
89.4
90.0
139
137
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
99.89
72
112.53
56
2. Coronary Heart Disease
82.33
131
108.48
92
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
81.99
41
117.32
16
4. HIV/AIDS
69.15
18
19.43
44
5. Road Traffic Accidents
53.60
6
39.80
25
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.00
40
55.99
28
7. Cervical Cancer
45.76
8
22.64
30
8. Diabetes Mellitus
40.31
60
36.82
69
9. Liver Disease
33.70
47
36.25
41
10. Hypertension
30.73
43
50.51
14
11. Malaria
30.23
31
28.55
33
12. Lung Disease
28.73
59
44.15
23
13. Prostate Cancer
25.14
45
31.05
27
14. Kidney Disease
24.60
77
24.38
79
15. Tuberculosis
24.27
45
79.20
9
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.36
60
19.83
52
17. Violence
17.69
24
16.45
27
18. Oesophagus Cancer
11.56
7
2.18
101
19. Asthma
11.28
56
20.76
18
20. Breast Cancer
11.12
150
15.42
112
21. Malnutrition
11.07
28
11.91
24
22. Suicide
10.45
65
12.41
45
23. Other Injuries
10.15
64
12.62
40
24. Maternal Conditions
9.90
33
16.42
13
25. Meningitis
9.73
36
11.11
32
26. Lymphomas
8.13
7
4.48
101
27. Birth Trauma
7.85
42
10.95
18
28. Falls
7.78
59
8.41
41
29. Liver Cancer
7.69
50
9.59
31
30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.45
112
9.05
87
31. Low Birth Weight
7.36
61
11.44
22
32. Congenital Anomalies
6.31
78
7.74
35
33. Ovary Cancer
5.62
44
3.08
143
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.66
63
5.00
58
35. Stomach Cancer
4.55
124
6.55
82
36. Inflammatory/Heart
4.44
95
9.82
29
37. Oral Cancer
4.38
50
2.21
121
38. Parkinson's Disease
4.10
93
3.70
117
39. Lung Cancers
3.20
157
3.48
152
40. Endocrine Disorders
2.94
115
10.69
18
41. Uterin Cancer
2.93
60
1.91
111
42. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
116
2.92
114
43. Fires
2.83
54
3.03
48
44. Leukemia
2.67
137
3.40
102
45. Skin Cancers
2.54
51
2.16
74
46. Drownings
2.33
95
3.10
72
47. Poisonings
2.33
39
2.58
30
48. Syphilis
2.33
5
1.79
13
49. Pertussis
2.25
38
4.63
14
50. Epilepsy
1.99
70
2.36
50
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
21,188
10.21
13,286
2.02
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
18,865
9.09
73,546
11.18
3. Malaria
13,576
6.54
41,813
6.35
4. Road Traffic Accidents
13,012
6.27
30,256
4.60
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
12,103
5.83
41,301
6.28
6. Stroke
11,181
5.39
36,596
5.56
7. Birth Trauma
10,405
5.01
33,075
5.03
8. Low Birth Weight
9,673
4.66
34,668
5.27
9. Coronary Heart Disease
8,784
4.23
34,713
5.28
10. Tuberculosis
7,255
3.50
43,759
6.65
11. Congenital Anomalies
6,641
3.20
16,256
2.47
12. Violence
6,175
2.98
11,120
1.69
13. Liver Disease
5,122
2.47
15,044
2.29
14. Diabetes Mellitus
4,794
2.31
12,902
1.96
15. Cervical Cancer
4,378
2.11
4,823
0.73
16. Meningitis
3,718
1.79
11,568
1.76
17. Maternal Conditions
3,641
1.75
10,513
1.60
18. Malnutrition
3,317
1.60
8,910
1.35
19. Kidney Disease
3,168
1.53
9,077
1.38
20. Other Injuries
3,130
1.51
8,272
1.26
21. Hypertension
3,120
1.50
15,743
2.39
22. Lung Disease
3,051
1.47
13,527
2.06
23. Syphilis
2,235
1.08
3,751
0.57
24. Suicide
2,033
0.98
5,812
0.88
25. Pertussis
1,909
0.92
7,921
1.20
26. Lymphomas
1,762
0.85
2,061
0.31
27. Asthma
1,745
0.84
7,733
1.18
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,674
0.81
790
0.12
29. Liver Cancer
1,522
0.73
3,840
0.58
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,286
0.62
4,548
0.69
31. Drownings
1,238
0.60
3,454
0.52
32. Breast Cancer
1,128
0.54
3,416
0.52
33. Falls
1,127
0.54
3,483
0.53
34. Prostate Cancer
950
0.46
3,948
0.60
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
919
0.44
2,966
0.45
36. Fires
872
0.42
2,007
0.31
37. Inflammatory/Heart
859
0.41
4,045
0.61
38. Endocrine Disorders
761
0.37
7,380
1.12
39. Poisonings
745
0.36
1,729
0.26
40. Oral Cancer
731
0.35
1,003
0.15
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
687
0.33
1,923
0.29
42. Leukemia
599
0.29
1,871
0.28
43. Epilepsy
599
0.29
1,727
0.26
44. Ovary Cancer
519
0.25
656
0.10
45. Stomach Cancer
515
0.25
2,579
0.39
46. Lung Cancers
441
0.21
1,158
0.18
47. Pancreas Cancer
358
0.17
1,017
0.15
48. Parkinson's Disease
351
0.17
1,035
0.16
49. Skin Cancers
349
0.17
765
0.12
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
348
0.17
1,728
0.26
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   DR Congo DR CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
45.76
8
22.64
30
2. Prostate Cancer
25.14
45
31.05
27
3. Oesophagus Cancer
11.56
7
2.18
101
4. Breast Cancer
11.12
150
15.42
112
5. Lymphomas
8.13
7
4.48
101
6. Liver Cancer
7.69
50
9.59
31
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.45
112
9.05
87
8. Ovary Cancer
5.62
44
3.08
143
9. Stomach Cancer
4.55
124
6.55
82
10. Oral Cancer
4.38
50
2.21
121
11. Lung Cancers
3.20
157
3.48
152
12. Uterin Cancer
2.93
60
1.91
111
13. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
116
2.92
114
14. Leukemia
2.67
137
3.40
102
15. Skin Cancers
2.54
51
2.16
74
16. Bladder Cancer
1.70
113
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.