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DR CONGO VS FRANCE
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Compare DR Congo and France health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   France FRANCE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    		  
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    		  
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    		  
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    		  
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    2000
    42.5
    45.6
    44.0
    177
    177
    177
    		  
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    		  
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    2015
    58.3
    61.5
    59.8
    164
    163
    164
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   France FRANCE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.3
    61.5
    164
    163
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    Age 5
    65.0
    67.5
    155
    159
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 10
    66.1
    68.7
    150
    155
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 15
    66.7
    69.3
    148
    154
    		  
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 20
    67.5
    69.9
    141
    153
    		  
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 25
    68.6
    70.7
    140
    153
    		  
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    Age 30
    69.6
    71.5
    139
    152
    		  
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    Age 35
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    152
    		  
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.2
    130
    154
    		  
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    Age 45
    72.4
    74.1
    127
    153
    		  
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    Age 50
    73.5
    75.0
    127
    152
    		  
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    Age 55
    74.8
    76.1
    127
    151
    		  
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    127
    152
    		  
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    Age 65
    78.0
    78.8
    127
    151
    		  
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    Age 70
    80.1
    80.8
    128
    150
    		  
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.1
    130
    148
    		  
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.0
    129
    140
    		  
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    136
    140
    		  
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.2
    135
    135
    		  
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    141
    131
    		  
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    149
    129
    		  
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   France FRANCE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    162.71
    2
    		  
    1.80
    117
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    150.42
    24
    		  
    10.01
    148
    3. Stroke
    147.52
    27
    		  
    24.63
    168
    4. Malnutrition
    119.40
    2
    		  
    2.25
    88
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    104.11
    67
    		  
    29.97
    171
    6. Tuberculosis
    97.14
    7
    		  
    0.43
    145
    7. Malaria
    57.64
    15
    		  
    0.03
    73
    8. HIV/AIDS
    49.89
    35
    		  
    0.60
    123
    9. Maternal Conditions
    40.43
    6
    		  
    0.12
    138
    10. Meningitis
    39.77
    9
    		  
    0.29
    151
    11. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
    		  
    18.21
    70
    12. Low Birth Weight
    35.73
    1
    		  
    1.20
    166
    13. Other Injuries
    32.48
    9
    		  
    10.92
    91
    14. Lung Disease
    31.49
    30
    		  
    6.14
    164
    15. Violence
    31.08
    12
    		  
    1.07
    148
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.08
    76
    		  
    8.78
    150
    17. Birth Trauma
    28.03
    6
    		  
    0.86
    137
    18. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
    		  
    2.80
    138
    19. Liver Disease
    26.34
    41
    		  
    8.35
    124
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    24.16
    7
    		  
    6.66
    76
    21. Hypertension
    23.85
    31
    		  
    7.36
    154
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.53
    48
    		  
    5.65
    153
    23. Kidney Disease
    17.85
    55
    		  
    6.10
    142
    24. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
    		  
    23.34
    19
    25. Anemia
    14.06
    11
    		  
    0.60
    98
    26. Drownings
    12.35
    8
    		  
    1.33
    139
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    12.19
    11
    		  
    3.12
    157
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    12.02
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    29. Fires
    11.92
    22
    		  
    0.60
    141
    30. Measles
    11.82
    4
    		  
    0.00
    101
    31. Asthma
    10.86
    34
    		  
    0.82
    144
    32. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
    		  
    7.56
    54
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.16
    53
    		  
    4.18
    130
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.15
    16
    		  
    1.21
    128
    35. Suicide
    10.09
    69
    		  
    12.84
    44
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.47
    25
    		  
    0.75
    156
    37. Epilepsy
    7.62
    38
    		  
    1.87
    89
    38. Falls
    7.49
    65
    		  
    4.90
    97
    39. Poisonings
    6.00
    16
    		  
    1.23
    86
    40. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
    		  
    4.64
    107
    41. Schistosomiasis
    5.50
    9
    		  
    0.00
    172
    42. Skin Disease
    5.30
    32
    		  
    1.04
    109
    43. Encephalitis
    4.85
    1
    		  
    0.03
    140
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
    		  
    16.58
    26
    45. Syphilis
    4.22
    9
    		  
    0.00
    140
    46. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
    		  
    7.61
    19
    47. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
    		  
    5.01
    39
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
    		  
    4.46
    45
    49. Tetanus
    3.25
    7
    		  
    0.00
    128
    50. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
    		  
    5.83
    44
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   France FRANCE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    109,834
    12.81
    		  
    2,430
    0.59
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96,342
    11.24
    		  
    14,097
    3.41
    3. Malaria
    65,552
    7.65
    		  
    18
    0.00
    4. Malnutrition
    60,646
    7.07
    		  
    3,370
    0.82
    5. Low Birth Weight
    46,985
    5.48
    		  
    532
    0.13
    6. Stroke
    38,491
    4.49
    		  
    34,411
    8.33
    7. Birth Trauma
    36,855
    4.30
    		  
    379
    0.09
    8. Tuberculosis
    35,789
    4.17
    		  
    574
    0.14
    9. Meningitis
    29,897
    3.49
    		  
    222
    0.05
    10. HIV/AIDS
    27,354
    3.19
    		  
    451
    0.11
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    27,307
    3.19
    		  
    39,931
    9.66
    12. Other Injuries
    23,343
    2.72
    		  
    13,406
    3.24
    13. Maternal Conditions
    21,598
    2.52
    		  
    71
    0.02
    14. Violence
    18,563
    2.17
    		  
    753
    0.18
    15. Measles
    15,464
    1.80
    		  
    3
    0.00
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    14,549
    1.70
    		  
    1,763
    0.43
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    14,486
    1.69
    		  
    8,029
    1.94
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,525
    1.58
    		  
    3,788
    0.92
    19. Drownings
    10,241
    1.19
    		  
    1,072
    0.26
    20. Liver Disease
    9,656
    1.13
    		  
    7,738
    1.87
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,137
    1.07
    		  
    11,974
    2.90
    22. Fires
    8,515
    0.99
    		  
    488
    0.12
    23. Lung Disease
    8,486
    0.99
    		  
    8,479
    2.05
    24. Trypanosomiasis
    8,292
    0.97
    		  
    0
    0.00
    25. Kidney Disease
    7,209
    0.84
    		  
    8,794
    2.13
    26. Anemia
    6,603
    0.77
    		  
    894
    0.22
    27. Hypertension
    6,247
    0.73
    		  
    10,676
    2.58
    28. Suicide
    5,248
    0.61
    		  
    10,093
    2.44
    29. Epilepsy
    4,790
    0.56
    		  
    1,859
    0.45
    30. Syphilis
    4,745
    0.55
    		  
    4
    0.00
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4,711
    0.55
    		  
    1,428
    0.35
    32. Tetanus
    4,208
    0.49
    		  
    4
    0.00
    33. Poisonings
    4,079
    0.48
    		  
    1,251
    0.30
    34. Asthma
    4,060
    0.47
    		  
    970
    0.23
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,966
    0.46
    		  
    5,464
    1.32
    36. Falls
    3,834
    0.45
    		  
    6,341
    1.53
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,719
    0.43
    		  
    1,645
    0.40
    38. Liver Cancer
    3,438
    0.40
    		  
    8,912
    2.16
    39. Prostate Cancer
    3,334
    0.39
    		  
    10,554
    2.55
    40. Pertussis
    3,131
    0.37
    		  
    6
    0.00
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,086
    0.36
    		  
    989
    0.24
    42. Encephalitis
    3,011
    0.35
    		  
    25
    0.01
    43. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    0.32
    		  
    14,438
    3.49
    44. Skin Disease
    2,255
    0.26
    		  
    1,536
    0.37
    45. Stomach Cancer
    1,800
    0.21
    		  
    5,441
    1.32
    46. Schistosomiasis
    1,786
    0.21
    		  
    1
    0.00
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,475
    0.17
    		  
    21,091
    5.10
    48. War
    1,431
    0.17
    		  
    10
    0.00
    49. Lymphomas
    1,424
    0.17
    		  
    9,523
    2.30
    50. Appendicitis
    1,300
    0.15
    		  
    111
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   France FRANCE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
    		  
    18.21
    70
    2. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
    		  
    2.80
    138
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
    		  
    23.34
    19
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
    		  
    7.56
    54
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
    		  
    4.64
    107
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
    		  
    16.58
    26
    7. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
    		  
    7.61
    19
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
    		  
    5.01
    39
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
    		  
    4.46
    45
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
    		  
    5.83
    44
    11. Leukemia
    2.44
    132
    		  
    5.60
    15
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.42
    39
    		  
    2.81
    28
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    80
    		  
    3.36
    34
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.65
    102
    		  
    4.67
    20
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.01
    148
    		  
    9.10
    16
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.98
    168
    		  
    31.46
    16
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.