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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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DR CONGO VS ESTONIA

Compare DR Congo and Estonia 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.

Estonia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
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Estonia Population Pyramid
1,158,412
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
       
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
  
64.7
72.6
68.5
34
18
29
1970
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
  
65.7
74.4
70.0
41
18
28
1980
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
  
64.2
74.2
69.1
69
35
54
1990
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
  
64.6
74.6
69.5
90
53
71
2000
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
  
65.4
76.1
70.8
101
48
85
2010
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
  
70.6
80.2
75.6
76
34
45
2019
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
  
74.7
82.6
78.9
53
32
37
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.0
64.8
170
165
74.7
82.6
53
32
Age
60.0
64.8
170
165
74.7
82.6
53
32
Age 5
66.0
70.3
161
156
74.9
82.8
58
34
Age 10
66.7
71.0
159
153
74.9
82.8
58
34
Age 15
67.4
71.5
157
153
75.0
82.9
58
34
Age 20
67.8
71.8
158
153
75.1
82.9
60
34
Age 25
68.3
72.2
157
153
75.3
83.0
62
34
Age 30
68.8
72.6
157
154
75.5
83.1
65
34
Age 35
69.4
73.1
157
156
75.7
83.3
66
34
Age 40
70.1
73.7
157
157
76.0
83.4
70
34
Age 45
71.0
74.5
158
158
76.4
83.7
72
34
Age 50
72.2
75.4
158
157
77.0
84.0
71
33
Age 55
73.6
76.5
160
156
78.0
84.5
68
33
Age 60
75.4
77.9
160
157
79.3
85.0
65
35
Age 65
77.5
79.6
159
155
80.8
85.7
66
35
Age 70
80.0
81.5
156
154
82.9
86.5
59
36
Age 75
82.8
83.9
152
147
85.4
87.9
48
33
Age 80
85.9
86.7
148
143
87.9
89.4
45
33
Age 85
89.4
90.0
139
137
90.8
91.4
38
34
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
117.32
16
10.46
159
2. Stroke
112.53
56
31.23
150
3. Coronary Heart Disease
108.48
92
80.39
133
4. Tuberculosis
79.20
9
0.62
137
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.99
28
0.30
169
6. Hypertension
50.51
14
66.42
3
7. Lung Disease
44.15
23
6.59
181
8. Road Traffic Accidents
39.80
25
3.70
164
9. Diabetes Mellitus
36.82
69
5.04
168
10. Liver Disease
36.25
41
17.29
99
11. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
25.91
39
12. Malaria
28.55
33
0.00
103
13. Measles
24.57
4
0.00
125
14. Kidney Disease
24.38
79
4.73
171
15. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
4.94
128
16. Asthma
20.76
18
0.77
143
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.83
52
5.85
163
18. HIV/AIDS
19.43
44
2.77
94
19. Violence
16.45
27
1.84
134
20. Maternal Conditions
16.42
13
0.10
143
21. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
15.89
106
22. Other Injuries
12.62
40
6.52
107
23. Suicide
12.41
45
11.96
52
24. Malnutrition
11.91
24
0.00
183
25. Low Birth Weight
11.44
22
0.76
173
26. Meningitis
11.11
32
0.29
142
27. Birth Trauma
10.95
18
0.54
150
28. Endocrine Disorders
10.69
18
2.51
131
29. Inflammatory/Heart
9.82
29
8.86
38
30. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
3.91
135
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
16.50
17
32. Falls
8.41
41
4.63
109
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
35
1.98
176
34. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
10.12
44
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.00
58
2.15
104
36. Pertussis
4.63
14
0.00
174
37. Lymphomas
4.48
101
6.80
22
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.14
24
0.75
131
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.70
117
2.13
158
40. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
23.24
34
41. Leukemia
3.40
102
3.75
84
42. Drownings
3.10
72
1.67
125
43. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
5.04
66
44. Fires
3.03
48
2.17
71
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
8.77
11
46. Schistosomiasis
2.63
13
0.00
108
47. Poisonings
2.58
30
0.47
99
48. Epilepsy
2.36
50
2.41
48
49. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
4.43
47
50. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
3.85
47
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
73,546
11.18
349
2.61
2. Tuberculosis
43,759
6.65
16
0.12
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
8
0.06
6. Stroke
36,596
5.56
1,116
8.36
7. Coronary Heart Disease
34,713
5.28
3,009
22.53
8. Low Birth Weight
34,668
5.27
7
0.05
9. Birth Trauma
33,075
5.03
5
0.04
10. Road Traffic Accidents
30,256
4.60
59
0.44
11. Congenital Anomalies
16,256
2.47
25
0.19
12. Hypertension
15,743
2.39
2,700
20.22
13. Liver Disease
15,044
2.29
328
2.46
14. Lung Disease
13,527
2.06
229
1.71
15. HIV/AIDS
13,286
2.02
40
0.30
16. Diabetes Mellitus
12,902
1.96
146
1.09
17. Meningitis
11,568
1.76
7
0.05
18. Violence
11,120
1.69
28
0.21
19. Maternal Conditions
10,513
1.60
1
0.01
20. Kidney Disease
9,077
1.38
176
1.32
21. Malnutrition
8,910
1.35
0
0.00
22. Other Injuries
8,272
1.26
141
1.06
23. Pertussis
7,921
1.20
0
0.00
24. Asthma
7,733
1.18
24
0.18
25. Endocrine Disorders
7,380
1.12
66
0.49
26. Suicide
5,812
0.88
197
1.48
27. Cervical Cancer
4,823
0.73
68
0.51
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,548
0.69
229
1.71
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4,045
0.61
217
1.62
30. Prostate Cancer
3,948
0.60
298
2.23
31. Liver Cancer
3,840
0.58
107
0.80
32. Syphilis
3,751
0.57
1
0.01
33. Falls
3,483
0.53
119
0.89
34. Drownings
3,454
0.52
30
0.22
35. Breast Cancer
3,416
0.52
260
1.95
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,966
0.45
527
3.95
37. Stomach Cancer
2,579
0.39
290
2.17
38. Lymphomas
2,061
0.31
213
1.60
39. Fires
2,007
0.31
41
0.31
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,923
0.29
55
0.41
41. Leukemia
1,871
0.28
126
0.94
42. Poisonings
1,729
0.26
8
0.06
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,728
0.26
22
0.16
44. Epilepsy
1,727
0.26
45
0.34
45. War
1,658
0.25
0
0.00
46. Tetanus
1,166
0.18
0
0.00
47. Lung Cancers
1,158
0.18
657
4.92
48. Schistosomiasis
1,071
0.16
0
0.00
49. Parkinson's Disease
1,035
0.16
82
0.61
50. Pancreas Cancer
1,017
0.15
268
2.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Estonia ESTONIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
25.91
39
2. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
4.94
128
3. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
15.89
106
4. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
3.91
135
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
16.50
17
6. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
10.12
44
7. Lymphomas
4.48
101
6.80
22
8. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
23.24
34
9. Leukemia
3.40
102
3.75
84
10. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
5.04
66
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
8.77
11
12. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
4.43
47
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
3.85
47
14. Skin Cancers
2.16
74
2.51
52
15. Uterin Cancer
1.91
111
3.27
41
16. Bladder Cancer
0.78
167
3.45
44
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.