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Senegal
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
SENEGAL VS DR CONGO

Compare Senegal 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
Senegal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    112.53
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    117.32
    16
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    55.99
    28
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    28.55
    33
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    36.82
    69
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    39.80
    25
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    24.38
    79
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    22.64
    30
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    31.05
    27
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    36.25
    41
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    79.20
    9
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    44.15
    23
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    19.83
    52
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    50.51
    14
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    15.42
    112
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    9.59
    31
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    20.76
    18
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    11.11
    32
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    16.42
    13
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    12.62
    40
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    12.41
    45
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    19.43
    44
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    16.45
    27
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    8.41
    41
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    11.44
    22
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    10.95
    18
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    6.55
    82
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    7.74
    35
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    10.69
    18
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    5.00
    58
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    9.05
    87
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    3.70
    117
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    9.82
    29
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    3.08
    143
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    4.48
    101
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    11.91
    24
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    3.03
    48
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.21
    121
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    4.63
    14
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    2.36
    50
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    3.48
    152
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    3.10
    72
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    1.91
    111
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.92
    114
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    2.63
    13
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    2.58
    30
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    0.78
    167
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    1.81
    79
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.16
    74
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    73,546
    11.18
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    34,713
    5.28
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    41,301
    6.28
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    36,596
    5.56
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    41,813
    6.35
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    30,256
    4.60
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    34,668
    5.27
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    33,075
    5.03
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    43,759
    6.65
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    12,902
    1.96
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    16,256
    2.47
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    9,077
    1.38
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    15,044
    2.29
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    10,513
    1.60
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    11,568
    1.76
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    8,272
    1.26
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    4,823
    0.73
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    13,527
    2.06
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    11,120
    1.69
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    13,286
    2.02
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    15,743
    2.39
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    3,840
    0.58
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    7,380
    1.12
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    5,812
    0.88
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
    7,733
    1.18
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    4,548
    0.69
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    3,416
    0.52
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    7,921
    1.20
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    3,948
    0.60
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    3,483
    0.53
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    2,579
    0.39
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    8,910
    1.35
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    3,454
    0.52
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    2,007
    0.31
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    1,923
    0.29
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    4,045
    0.61
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    2,966
    0.45
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    1,727
    0.26
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    2,061
    0.31
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    1,729
    0.26
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    1,035
    0.16
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    656
    0.10
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    1,003
    0.15
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    1,158
    0.18
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    1,071
    0.16
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    1,728
    0.26
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    1,017
    0.15
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    781
    0.12
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    42,254
    6.42
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    270
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    22.64
    30
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    31.05
    27
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    15.42
    112
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    9.59
    31
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    6.55
    82
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    9.05
    87
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    3.08
    143
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    4.48
    101
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.21
    121
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    3.48
    152
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    1.91
    111
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.92
    114
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    0.78
    167
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    2.16
    74
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    2.18
    101
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    3.40
    102
    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.