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INDIA VS DR CONGO
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Compare India and DR Congo 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
     
      India INDIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    43.2
    41.3
    42.3
    121
    145
    135
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    50.1
    48.5
    49.3
    119
    136
    124
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    55.9
    55.5
    55.7
    117
    129
    124
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    59.3
    60.0
    59.7
    125
    134
    130
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    61.7
    63.4
    62.5
    119
    130
    128
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    65.3
    67.6
    66.4
    116
    132
    126
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2015
    66.9
    69.9
    68.3
    115
    129
    126
    		  
    58.3
    61.5
    59.8
    165
    163
    165
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      India INDIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    69.9
    115
    129
    		  
    58.3
    61.5
    165
    163
    Age 5
    70.1
    73.5
    107
    122
    		  
    65.0
    67.5
    155
    159
    Age 10
    70.4
    73.8
    106
    122
    		  
    66.1
    68.7
    150
    155
    Age 15
    70.6
    74.0
    106
    122
    		  
    66.7
    69.3
    148
    154
    Age 20
    70.8
    74.3
    106
    121
    		  
    67.5
    69.9
    141
    153
    Age 25
    71.3
    74.7
    108
    119
    		  
    68.6
    70.7
    140
    153
    Age 30
    71.7
    75.1
    108
    119
    		  
    69.6
    71.5
    139
    152
    Age 35
    72.2
    75.5
    107
    119
    		  
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    152
    Age 40
    72.9
    75.9
    107
    118
    		  
    71.4
    73.2
    130
    154
    Age 45
    73.7
    76.3
    103
    119
    		  
    72.4
    74.1
    127
    153
    Age 50
    74.6
    76.9
    101
    120
    		  
    73.5
    75.0
    127
    152
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.7
    101
    121
    		  
    74.8
    76.1
    127
    151
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.6
    100
    120
    		  
    76.2
    77.3
    127
    152
    Age 65
    78.9
    80.1
    97
    121
    		  
    78.0
    78.8
    127
    151
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.0
    88
    116
    		  
    80.1
    80.8
    128
    150
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.5
    77
    104
    		  
    82.6
    83.1
    130
    148
    Age 80
    87.0
    87.4
    70
    90
    		  
    85.6
    86.0
    129
    140
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.6
    63
    83
    		  
    89.0
    89.4
    136
    140
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.3
    39
    73
    		  
    92.9
    93.2
    135
    135
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.3
    27
    50
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    141
    131
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.6
    19
    29
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    149
    129
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      India INDIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    138.36
    39
    		  
    104.11
    67
    2. Lung Disease
    126.99
    1
    		  
    31.49
    30
    3. Stroke
    104.39
    72
    		  
    147.52
    27
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    58.80
    22
    		  
    162.71
    2
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    47.80
    69
    		  
    150.42
    24
    6. Falls
    29.36
    2
    		  
    7.49
    65
    7. Tuberculosis
    27.86
    42
    		  
    97.14
    7
    8. Low Birth Weight
    27.79
    16
    		  
    35.73
    1
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.40
    91
    		  
    31.08
    76
    10. Liver Disease
    21.96
    61
    		  
    26.34
    41
    11. Kidney Disease
    21.56
    24
    		  
    17.85
    55
    12. Suicide
    21.21
    12
    		  
    10.09
    69
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.74
    64
    		  
    22.53
    48
    14. Other Injuries
    20.07
    41
    		  
    32.48
    9
    15. Hypertension
    18.52
    67
    		  
    23.85
    31
    16. Asthma
    17.16
    14
    		  
    10.86
    34
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.65
    110
    		  
    14.98
    96
    18. Cervical Cancer
    13.22
    51
    		  
    27.37
    12
    19. Birth Trauma
    11.48
    54
    		  
    28.03
    6
    20. HIV/AIDS
    11.28
    68
    		  
    49.89
    35
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.39
    14
    		  
    10.15
    16
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.12
    26
    		  
    9.47
    25
    23. Oral Cancer
    8.89
    9
    		  
    3.91
    65
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.69
    69
    		  
    10.16
    53
    25. Drownings
    7.90
    32
    		  
    12.35
    8
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.65
    102
    		  
    12.19
    11
    27. Lung Cancers
    6.80
    115
    		  
    0.98
    168
    28. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    75
    		  
    5.85
    83
    29. Violence
    5.75
    83
    		  
    31.08
    12
    30. Hepatitis B
    5.73
    4
    		  
    2.04
    44
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.68
    90
    		  
    24.16
    7
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.13
    117
    		  
    4.81
    129
    33. Fires
    4.68
    56
    		  
    11.92
    22
    34. Meningitis
    4.67
    62
    		  
    39.77
    9
    35. Malnutrition
    4.39
    67
    		  
    119.40
    2
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.12
    52
    		  
    3.81
    59
    37. Maternal Conditions
    4.05
    57
    		  
    40.43
    6
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    95
    		  
    3.17
    127
    39. Poisonings
    3.47
    42
    		  
    6.00
    16
    40. Epilepsy
    3.42
    58
    		  
    7.62
    38
    41. Prostate Cancer
    3.27
    159
    		  
    36.17
    16
    42. Encephalitis
    3.25
    9
    		  
    4.85
    1
    43. Measles
    3.10
    20
    		  
    11.82
    4
    44. Liver Cancer
    2.85
    156
    		  
    10.16
    32
    45. Lymphomas
    2.69
    133
    		  
    4.02
    104
    46. Malaria
    2.57
    50
    		  
    57.64
    15
    47. Leukemia
    2.47
    131
    		  
    2.44
    132
    48. Leishmaniasis
    1.98
    10
    		  
    1.37
    16
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.77
    41
    		  
    1.39
    48
    50. Skin Disease
    1.63
    91
    		  
    5.30
    32
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      India INDIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,215,414
    13.70
    		  
    27,307
    3.19
    2. Lung Disease
    1,061,863
    11.97
    		  
    8,486
    0.99
    3. Stroke
    881,702
    9.94
    		  
    38,491
    4.49
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    586,617
    6.61
    		  
    109,834
    12.81
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    481,508
    5.43
    		  
    96,342
    11.24
    6. Low Birth Weight
    380,890
    4.29
    		  
    46,985
    5.48
    7. Tuberculosis
    269,866
    3.04
    		  
    35,789
    4.17
    8. Suicide
    258,075
    2.91
    		  
    5,248
    0.61
    9. Falls
    254,183
    2.87
    		  
    3,834
    0.45
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    233,070
    2.63
    		  
    13,525
    1.58
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    227,324
    2.56
    		  
    9,137
    1.07
    12. Liver Disease
    216,865
    2.44
    		  
    9,656
    1.13
    13. Other Injuries
    209,605
    2.36
    		  
    23,343
    2.72
    14. Kidney Disease
    203,467
    2.29
    		  
    7,209
    0.84
    15. Hypertension
    158,334
    1.79
    		  
    6,247
    0.73
    16. Birth Trauma
    157,397
    1.77
    		  
    36,855
    4.30
    17. Asthma
    151,877
    1.71
    		  
    4,060
    0.47
    18. HIV/AIDS
    135,187
    1.52
    		  
    27,354
    3.19
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    104,200
    1.17
    		  
    14,549
    1.70
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    99,262
    1.12
    		  
    3,719
    0.43
    21. Drownings
    94,319
    1.06
    		  
    10,241
    1.19
    22. Oral Cancer
    87,710
    0.99
    		  
    1,141
    0.13
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    85,487
    0.96
    		  
    3,086
    0.36
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    81,742
    0.92
    		  
    3,966
    0.46
    25. Breast Cancer
    70,196
    0.79
    		  
    2,711
    0.32
    26. Violence
    67,642
    0.76
    		  
    18,563
    2.17
    27. Cervical Cancer
    67,503
    0.76
    		  
    4,711
    0.55
    28. Lung Cancers
    63,762
    0.72
    		  
    273
    0.03
    29. Hepatitis B
    61,937
    0.70
    		  
    879
    0.10
    30. Stomach Cancer
    58,992
    0.67
    		  
    1,800
    0.21
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    55,358
    0.62
    		  
    14,486
    1.69
    32. Meningitis
    55,292
    0.62
    		  
    29,897
    3.49
    33. Fires
    55,292
    0.62
    		  
    8,515
    0.99
    34. Maternal Conditions
    51,282
    0.58
    		  
    21,598
    2.52
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    48,576
    0.55
    		  
    1,475
    0.17
    36. Malnutrition
    45,256
    0.51
    		  
    60,646
    7.07
    37. Measles
    42,347
    0.48
    		  
    15,464
    1.80
    38. Poisonings
    39,760
    0.45
    		  
    4,079
    0.48
    39. Epilepsy
    39,097
    0.44
    		  
    4,790
    0.56
    40. Encephalitis
    39,092
    0.44
    		  
    3,011
    0.35
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    38,686
    0.44
    		  
    1,041
    0.12
    42. Malaria
    28,418
    0.32
    		  
    65,552
    7.65
    43. Leukemia
    27,392
    0.31
    		  
    946
    0.11
    44. Lymphomas
    27,089
    0.31
    		  
    1,424
    0.17
    45. Liver Cancer
    26,788
    0.30
    		  
    3,438
    0.40
    46. Leishmaniasis
    23,754
    0.27
    		  
    1,084
    0.13
    47. Tetanus
    20,082
    0.23
    		  
    4,208
    0.49
    48. Ovary Cancer
    19,460
    0.22
    		  
    529
    0.06
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    14,952
    0.17
    		  
    461
    0.05
    50. Skin Disease
    14,258
    0.16
    		  
    2,255
    0.26
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      India INDIA   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    13.65
    110
    		  
    14.98
    96
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.22
    51
    		  
    27.37
    12
    3. Oral Cancer
    8.89
    9
    		  
    3.91
    65
    4. Lung Cancers
    6.80
    115
    		  
    0.98
    168
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    75
    		  
    5.85
    83
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.13
    117
    		  
    4.81
    129
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.12
    52
    		  
    3.81
    59
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    95
    		  
    3.17
    127
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.27
    159
    		  
    36.17
    16
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.85
    156
    		  
    10.16
    32
    11. Lymphomas
    2.69
    133
    		  
    4.02
    104
    12. Leukemia
    2.47
    131
    		  
    2.44
    132
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.18
    139
    		  
    1.01
    148
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.07
    139
    		  
    1.65
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.98
    150
    		  
    2.15
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.18
    171
    		  
    2.42
    39
     
     
     
    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.