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Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
     
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
     
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
     
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
     
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
     
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
     
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
     
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    112.53
    56
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    117.32
    16
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    108.48
    92
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    55.99
    28
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    36.25
    41
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    39.80
    25
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    36.82
    69
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    50.51
    14
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    15.42
    112
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    44.15
    23
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    79.20
    9
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    24.38
    79
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    19.83
    52
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    22.64
    30
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    12.62
    40
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    19.43
    44
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    11.11
    32
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    11.91
    24
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    10.95
    18
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    11.44
    22
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    12.41
    45
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    16.42
    13
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    16.45
    27
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    8.41
    41
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    20.76
    18
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.08
    143
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    9.05
    87
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    7.74
    35
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.40
    102
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    31.05
    27
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    4.48
    101
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    28.55
    33
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    2.58
    30
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    3.48
    152
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    4.63
    14
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    3.03
    48
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    3.70
    117
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    9.82
    29
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    24.57
    4
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    2.18
    101
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    5.00
    58
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    9.59
    31
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    6.55
    82
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    2.21
    121
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    3.10
    72
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    10.69
    18
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    4.14
    24
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    0.78
    167
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    2.36
    50
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    2.16
    74
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    73,546
    11.18
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    41,301
    6.28
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    34,713
    5.28
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    30,256
    4.60
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    33,075
    5.03
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    34,668
    5.27
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    15,044
    2.29
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    43,759
    6.65
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    12,902
    1.96
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    16,256
    2.47
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    15,743
    2.39
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    9,077
    1.38
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    11,568
    1.76
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    13,527
    2.06
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    8,272
    1.26
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    13,286
    2.02
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    10,513
    1.60
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    8,910
    1.35
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    3,416
    0.52
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    4,548
    0.69
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    11,120
    1.69
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    7,921
    1.20
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    42,254
    6.42
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    5,812
    0.88
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    41,813
    6.35
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    4,823
    0.73
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    3,483
    0.53
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    7,733
    1.18
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    1,871
    0.28
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    2,966
    0.45
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    1,729
    0.26
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    2,061
    0.31
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    2,007
    0.31
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    3,454
    0.52
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    656
    0.10
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    1,166
    0.18
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    1,158
    0.18
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    4,045
    0.61
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    790
    0.12
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    1,923
    0.29
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    3,840
    0.58
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    3,751
    0.57
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    1,727
    0.26
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    7,380
    1.12
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    1,035
    0.16
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    2,579
    0.39
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    1,003
    0.15
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    1,728
    0.26
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    3,948
    0.60
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    15.42
    112
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    22.64
    30
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    3.08
    143
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    9.05
    87
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    3.40
    102
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    31.05
    27
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    4.48
    101
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    3.48
    152
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    2.18
    101
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    9.59
    31
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    6.55
    82
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    2.21
    121
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    0.78
    167
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    2.16
    74
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    1.91
    111
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    2.92
    114
    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.