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DR Congo
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 DR Congo and Egypt 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.

Egypt
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
     
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
     
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    120
    119
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
     
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
     
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
     
    66.4
    71.4
    68.8
    96
    100
    100
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
     
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
     
    69.6
    74.1
    71.8
    105
    111
    112
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    69.6
    74.1
    105
    111
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    71.1
    75.6
    106
    112
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    71.3
    75.8
    106
    112
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    71.4
    75.9
    107
    112
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    71.7
    76.0
    107
    112
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    72.0
    76.2
    109
    112
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    72.2
    76.3
    111
    113
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    72.5
    76.5
    114
    113
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    72.9
    76.7
    115
    114
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    73.3
    77.0
    121
    115
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    73.9
    77.4
    126
    117
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    75.0
    78.1
    132
    119
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    76.5
    79.1
    134
    122
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    78.5
    80.5
    131
    117
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    81.0
    82.6
    116
    105
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    83.4
    84.7
    119
    103
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    86.5
    87.2
    109
    103
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    89.8
    90.1
    98
    120
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    25.25
    99
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    65.24
    110
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    268.11
    15
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    0.54
    138
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    3.32
    88
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    34.03
    35
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    20.69
    100
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    11.77
    116
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    27.97
    92
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    93.37
    1
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    6.17
    154
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    0.00
    101
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.03
    66
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    32.58
    46
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    1.68
    175
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    10.51
    59
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    13.14
    148
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    0.41
    127
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    4.42
    93
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    0.80
    93
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    24.04
    33
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    4.29
    144
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    3.41
    158
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    1.10
    99
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    6.01
    80
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    0.78
    92
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    3.36
    79
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    2.96
    113
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    3.07
    135
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    34.11
    2
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    4.35
    156
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    2.57
    161
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    7.73
    38
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    2.54
    168
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    1.89
    119
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    0.65
    76
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    11.00
    2
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    1.62
    82
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    4.12
    91
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    8.02
    115
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    4.53
    42
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    1.09
    146
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    5.11
    61
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    1.72
    83
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    4.11
    83
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    0.31
    44
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    0.20
    151
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    0.48
    179
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.16
    170
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.39
    132
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    20,694
    3.86
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    432
    0.08
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    43
    0.01
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    3,692
    0.69
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    43,839
    8.17
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    173,871
    32.40
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    11,391
    2.12
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    6,109
    1.14
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    10,141
    1.89
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    12,163
    2.27
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    21,094
    3.93
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    60,122
    11.20
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    13,393
    2.50
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    397
    0.07
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    19,131
    3.57
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    827
    0.15
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    4,165
    0.78
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    795
    0.15
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    21,087
    3.93
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    759
    0.14
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    3,819
    0.71
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    906
    0.17
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    7,104
    1.32
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    2,372
    0.44
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    3,022
    0.56
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    625
    0.12
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    6,975
    1.30
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    2,489
    0.46
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    1,282
    0.24
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    24,512
    4.57
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    159
    0.03
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    2,019
    0.38
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    1,122
    0.21
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    9,180
    1.71
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    3,083
    0.57
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    1,844
    0.34
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    7,539
    1.40
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    1,568
    0.29
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    1,339
    0.25
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    3,763
    0.70
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    195
    0.04
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    1,248
    0.23
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    451
    0.08
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    714
    0.13
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    540
    0.10
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    5,677
    1.06
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    220
    0.04
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    2,391
    0.45
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    2,906
    0.54
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   Egypt EGYPT
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    6.17
    154
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    1.68
    175
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    24.04
    33
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    34.11
    2
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    4.35
    156
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    2.54
    168
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    11.00
    2
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    8.02
    115
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    4.53
    42
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    5.11
    61
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    4.11
    83
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.16
    170
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.39
    132
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    1.52
    117
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    1.19
    154
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    8.13
    2
    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.