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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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Compare DR Congo and El Salvador 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.

El Salvador
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
DR Congo Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
           
    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
     
    49.4
    52.4
    50.8
    91
    92
    90
    1970
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
     
    55.3
    59.5
    57.3
    89
    89
    90
    1980
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
     
    51.3
    63.1
    57.1
    133
    98
    120
    1990
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
     
    61.6
    69.8
    65.6
    114
    93
    107
    2000
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
     
    64.4
    73.6
    69.0
    107
    83
    98
    2010
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
     
    67.4
    76.3
    72.0
    103
    82
    97
    2019
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
     
    70.6
    79.1
    75.0
    95
    61
    77
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    70.6
    79.1
    95
    61
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    71.6
    80.1
    99
    58
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    71.7
    80.1
    99
    58
    Age 15
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    71.8
    80.3
    99
    58
    Age 20
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    72.4
    80.4
    97
    57
    Age 25
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    73.1
    80.6
    89
    57
    Age 30
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    73.8
    80.7
    88
    57
    Age 35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    74.7
    81.0
    81
    56
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    76.0
    81.3
    71
    54
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    77.1
    81.6
    62
    53
    Age 50
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    78.1
    82.1
    54
    52
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    79.2
    82.7
    49
    49
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    80.4
    83.6
    46
    46
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    81.9
    84.5
    47
    45
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    83.5
    85.8
    46
    43
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    85.7
    87.3
    42
    42
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    87.4
    89.0
    59
    47
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    89.4
    91.4
    133
    32
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    117.32
    16
    33.24
    79
    2. Stroke
    112.53
    56
    22.58
    163
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.48
    92
    82.54
    129
    4. Tuberculosis
    79.20
    9
    0.90
    131
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.99
    28
    2.88
    93
    6. Hypertension
    50.51
    14
    2.11
    175
    7. Lung Disease
    44.15
    23
    20.12
    105
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    25
    21.36
    69
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.82
    69
    20.97
    106
    10. Liver Disease
    36.25
    41
    12.89
    114
    11. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    11.03
    128
    12. Malaria
    28.55
    33
    0.00
    102
    13. Measles
    24.57
    4
    0.00
    124
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.38
    79
    72.90
    3
    15. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    12.44
    70
    16. Asthma
    20.76
    18
    1.72
    119
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.83
    52
    4.47
    168
    18. HIV/AIDS
    19.43
    44
    14.60
    49
    19. Violence
    16.45
    27
    86.75
    1
    20. Maternal Conditions
    16.42
    13
    0.41
    118
    21. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    8.03
    175
    22. Other Injuries
    12.62
    40
    1.47
    182
    23. Suicide
    12.41
    45
    6.11
    126
    24. Malnutrition
    11.91
    24
    2.96
    69
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.44
    22
    3.59
    115
    26. Meningitis
    11.11
    32
    0.53
    112
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.95
    18
    1.36
    109
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    10.69
    18
    3.34
    96
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.82
    29
    1.19
    181
    30. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    5.51
    86
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    4.87
    151
    32. Falls
    8.41
    41
    3.52
    138
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    35
    5.99
    88
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    10.79
    33
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.00
    58
    2.21
    101
    36. Pertussis
    4.63
    14
    0.49
    78
    37. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    2.95
    150
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.14
    24
    0.09
    182
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    3.70
    117
    0.95
    176
    40. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    4.43
    141
    41. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    4.80
    25
    42. Drownings
    3.10
    72
    2.09
    113
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.61
    159
    44. Fires
    3.03
    48
    0.33
    158
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.49
    129
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.63
    13
    0.00
    107
    47. Poisonings
    2.58
    30
    0.24
    144
    48. Epilepsy
    2.36
    50
    0.79
    156
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.42
    164
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.22
    144
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73,546
    11.18
    2,418
    7.00
    2. Tuberculosis
    43,759
    6.65
    60
    0.17
    3. Measles
    42,254
    6.42
    0
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    41,813
    6.35
    0
    0.00
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,301
    6.28
    199
    0.58
    6. Stroke
    36,596
    5.56
    1,595
    4.62
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,713
    5.28
    5,814
    16.84
    8. Low Birth Weight
    34,668
    5.27
    317
    0.92
    9. Birth Trauma
    33,075
    5.03
    121
    0.35
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    30,256
    4.60
    1,347
    3.90
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    16,256
    2.47
    449
    1.30
    12. Hypertension
    15,743
    2.39
    146
    0.42
    13. Liver Disease
    15,044
    2.29
    797
    2.31
    14. Lung Disease
    13,527
    2.06
    1,493
    4.32
    15. HIV/AIDS
    13,286
    2.02
    842
    2.44
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    12,902
    1.96
    1,385
    4.01
    17. Meningitis
    11,568
    1.76
    36
    0.10
    18. Violence
    11,120
    1.69
    5,485
    15.88
    19. Maternal Conditions
    10,513
    1.60
    26
    0.08
    20. Kidney Disease
    9,077
    1.38
    4,726
    13.69
    21. Malnutrition
    8,910
    1.35
    214
    0.62
    22. Other Injuries
    8,272
    1.26
    95
    0.28
    23. Pertussis
    7,921
    1.20
    32
    0.09
    24. Asthma
    7,733
    1.18
    122
    0.35
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    7,380
    1.12
    223
    0.65
    26. Suicide
    5,812
    0.88
    391
    1.13
    27. Cervical Cancer
    4,823
    0.73
    451
    1.31
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,548
    0.69
    320
    0.93
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,045
    0.61
    78
    0.23
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,948
    0.60
    328
    0.95
    31. Liver Cancer
    3,840
    0.58
    355
    1.03
    32. Syphilis
    3,751
    0.57
    14
    0.04
    33. Falls
    3,483
    0.53
    243
    0.70
    34. Drownings
    3,454
    0.52
    137
    0.40
    35. Breast Cancer
    3,416
    0.52
    291
    0.84
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,966
    0.45
    315
    0.91
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2,579
    0.39
    702
    2.03
    38. Lymphomas
    2,061
    0.31
    186
    0.54
    39. Fires
    2,007
    0.31
    21
    0.06
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,923
    0.29
    157
    0.45
    41. Leukemia
    1,871
    0.28
    312
    0.90
    42. Poisonings
    1,729
    0.26
    15
    0.04
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,728
    0.26
    6
    0.02
    44. Epilepsy
    1,727
    0.26
    50
    0.14
    45. War
    1,658
    0.25
    1
    0.00
    46. Tetanus
    1,166
    0.18
    11
    0.03
    47. Lung Cancers
    1,158
    0.18
    290
    0.84
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1,071
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1,035
    0.16
    70
    0.20
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1,017
    0.15
    161
    0.47
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      DR Congo DR CONGO   El Salvador EL SALVADOR
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.05
    27
    11.03
    128
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.64
    30
    12.44
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.42
    112
    8.03
    175
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.59
    31
    5.51
    86
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.05
    87
    4.87
    151
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.55
    82
    10.79
    33
    7. Lymphomas
    4.48
    101
    2.95
    150
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.48
    152
    4.43
    141
    9. Leukemia
    3.40
    102
    4.80
    25
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.08
    143
    2.61
    159
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.92
    114
    2.49
    129
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.21
    121
    1.42
    164
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.18
    101
    1.22
    144
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.16
    74
    0.88
    141
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.91
    111
    1.11
    158
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.78
    167
    0.61
    175
    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.