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Compare DR Congo and Macedonia 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   Macedonia MACEDONIA
           
    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
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    42.5
    45.6
    44.0
    177
    177
    177
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
     
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    2015
    58.3
    61.5
    59.8
    164
    163
    164
     
    73.5
    77.9
    75.7
    53
    76
    59
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Macedonia MACEDONIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.3
    61.5
    164
    163
     
    73.5
    77.9
    53
    76
    Age 5
    65.0
    67.5
    155
    159
     
    73.9
    78.2
    62
    84
    Age 10
    66.1
    68.7
    150
    155
     
    74.0
    78.3
    65
    84
    Age 15
    66.7
    69.3
    148
    154
     
    74.0
    78.3
    67
    84
    Age 20
    67.5
    69.9
    141
    153
     
    74.1
    78.4
    69
    84
    Age 25
    68.6
    70.7
    140
    153
     
    74.3
    78.4
    72
    84
    Age 30
    69.6
    71.5
    139
    152
     
    74.5
    78.5
    76
    85
    Age 35
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    152
     
    74.6
    78.6
    78
    87
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.2
    130
    154
     
    74.8
    78.8
    84
    89
    Age 45
    72.4
    74.1
    127
    153
     
    75.2
    79.0
    85
    90
    Age 50
    73.5
    75.0
    127
    152
     
    75.7
    79.3
    86
    91
    Age 55
    74.8
    76.1
    127
    151
     
    76.5
    79.8
    86
    92
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    127
    152
     
    77.6
    80.5
    89
    93
    Age 65
    78.0
    78.8
    127
    151
     
    79.1
    81.4
    94
    95
    Age 70
    80.1
    80.8
    128
    150
     
    80.9
    82.6
    95
    101
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.1
    130
    148
     
    83.2
    84.4
    102
    105
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.0
    129
    140
     
    86.0
    87.0
    103
    104
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    136
    140
     
    89.4
    89.9
    105
    107
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.2
    135
    135
     
    93.1
    93.4
    110
    122
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    141
    131
     
    97.3
    97.4
    116
    142
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    149
    129
     
    101.8
    101.9
    105
    133
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Macedonia MACEDONIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    162.71
    2
     
    0.11
    168
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    150.42
    24
     
    4.60
    170
    3. Stroke
    147.52
    27
     
    133.77
    39
    4. Malnutrition
    119.40
    2
     
    0.00
    172
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    104.11
    67
     
    77.57
    109
    6. Tuberculosis
    97.14
    7
     
    0.74
    137
    7. Malaria
    57.64
    15
     
    0.00
    172
    8. HIV/AIDS
    49.89
    35
     
    0.04
    158
    9. Maternal Conditions
    40.43
    6
     
    0.08
    146
    10. Meningitis
    39.77
    9
     
    0.39
    141
    11. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
     
    14.83
    98
    12. Low Birth Weight
    35.73
    1
     
    8.00
    84
    13. Other Injuries
    32.48
    9
     
    6.44
    135
    14. Lung Disease
    31.49
    30
     
    12.11
    135
    15. Violence
    31.08
    12
     
    1.71
    135
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.08
    76
     
    26.46
    87
    17. Birth Trauma
    28.03
    6
     
    1.02
    132
    18. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
     
    5.74
    112
    19. Liver Disease
    26.34
    41
     
    7.81
    129
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    24.16
    7
     
    0.52
    172
    21. Hypertension
    23.85
    31
     
    20.45
    53
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.53
    48
     
    6.59
    143
    23. Kidney Disease
    17.85
    55
     
    9.80
    118
    24. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
     
    24.09
    16
    25. Anemia
    14.06
    11
     
    0.11
    145
    26. Drownings
    12.35
    8
     
    1.00
    149
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    12.19
    11
     
    1.91
    168
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    12.02
    3
     
    0.00
    172
    29. Fires
    11.92
    22
     
    0.38
    155
    30. Measles
    11.82
    4
     
    0.00
    172
    31. Asthma
    10.86
    34
     
    1.90
    115
    32. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
     
    8.45
    45
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.16
    53
     
    118.29
    1
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.15
    16
     
    0.50
    158
    35. Suicide
    10.09
    69
     
    5.42
    117
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.47
    25
     
    1.47
    124
    37. Epilepsy
    7.62
    38
     
    1.19
    125
    38. Falls
    7.49
    65
     
    2.26
    143
    39. Poisonings
    6.00
    16
     
    0.45
    146
    40. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
     
    14.16
    27
    41. Schistosomiasis
    5.50
    9
     
    0.00
    172
    42. Skin Disease
    5.30
    32
     
    0.00
    172
    43. Encephalitis
    4.85
    1
     
    0.08
    115
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
     
    16.54
    27
    45. Syphilis
    4.22
    9
     
    0.00
    172
    46. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
     
    2.99
    125
    47. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
     
    2.01
    123
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
     
    1.09
    139
    49. Tetanus
    3.25
    7
     
    0.00
    172
    50. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
     
    7.42
    15
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Macedonia MACEDONIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    109,834
    12.81
     
    2
    0.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96,342
    11.24
     
    122
    0.71
    3. Malaria
    65,552
    7.65
     
    0
    0.00
    4. Malnutrition
    60,646
    7.07
     
    0
    0.00
    5. Low Birth Weight
    46,985
    5.48
     
    102
    0.59
    6. Stroke
    38,491
    4.49
     
    4,096
    23.63
    7. Birth Trauma
    36,855
    4.30
     
    13
    0.08
    8. Tuberculosis
    35,789
    4.17
     
    21
    0.12
    9. Meningitis
    29,897
    3.49
     
    7
    0.04
    10. HIV/AIDS
    27,354
    3.19
     
    1
    0.00
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    27,307
    3.19
     
    2,294
    13.23
    12. Other Injuries
    23,343
    2.72
     
    171
    0.99
    13. Maternal Conditions
    21,598
    2.52
     
    2
    0.01
    14. Violence
    18,563
    2.17
     
    42
    0.24
    15. Measles
    15,464
    1.80
     
    0
    0.00
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    14,549
    1.70
     
    27
    0.16
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    14,486
    1.69
     
    13
    0.08
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,525
    1.58
     
    157
    0.91
    19. Drownings
    10,241
    1.19
     
    22
    0.12
    20. Liver Disease
    9,656
    1.13
     
    221
    1.28
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,137
    1.07
     
    805
    4.64
    22. Fires
    8,515
    0.99
     
    11
    0.06
    23. Lung Disease
    8,486
    0.99
     
    367
    2.12
    24. Trypanosomiasis
    8,292
    0.97
     
    0
    0.00
    25. Kidney Disease
    7,209
    0.84
     
    292
    1.68
    26. Anemia
    6,603
    0.77
     
    4
    0.02
    27. Hypertension
    6,247
    0.73
     
    634
    3.66
    28. Suicide
    5,248
    0.61
     
    140
    0.81
    29. Epilepsy
    4,790
    0.56
     
    30
    0.17
    30. Syphilis
    4,745
    0.55
     
    0
    0.00
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4,711
    0.55
     
    83
    0.48
    32. Tetanus
    4,208
    0.49
     
    0
    0.00
    33. Poisonings
    4,079
    0.48
     
    12
    0.07
    34. Asthma
    4,060
    0.47
     
    58
    0.34
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,966
    0.46
     
    3,656
    21.09
    36. Falls
    3,834
    0.45
     
    66
    0.38
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,719
    0.43
     
    13
    0.08
    38. Liver Cancer
    3,438
    0.40
     
    249
    1.43
    39. Prostate Cancer
    3,334
    0.39
     
    202
    1.17
    40. Pertussis
    3,131
    0.37
     
    0
    0.00
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,086
    0.36
     
    45
    0.26
    42. Encephalitis
    3,011
    0.35
     
    1
    0.01
    43. Breast Cancer
    2,711
    0.32
     
    348
    2.01
    44. Skin Disease
    2,255
    0.26
     
    0
    0.00
    45. Stomach Cancer
    1,800
    0.21
     
    412
    2.38
    46. Schistosomiasis
    1,786
    0.21
     
    0
    0.00
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,475
    0.17
     
    487
    2.81
    48. War
    1,431
    0.17
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Lymphomas
    1,424
    0.17
     
    82
    0.47
    50. Appendicitis
    1,300
    0.15
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Macedonia MACEDONIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    36.17
    16
     
    14.83
    98
    2. Cervical Cancer
    27.37
    12
     
    5.74
    112
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.98
    96
     
    24.09
    16
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.16
    32
     
    8.45
    45
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    83
     
    14.16
    27
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    129
     
    16.54
    27
    7. Lymphomas
    4.02
    104
     
    2.99
    125
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    65
     
    2.01
    123
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.81
    59
     
    1.09
    139
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    127
     
    7.42
    15
    11. Leukemia
    2.44
    132
     
    4.32
    60
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.42
    39
     
    4.16
    6
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    80
     
    6.81
    4
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.65
    102
     
    4.78
    17
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.01
    148
     
    8.68
    20
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.98
    168
     
    32.34
    14
     
     
     
    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.