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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
DR CONGO VS IRAN

Compare DR Congo and Iran 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.

Iran
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
194,488,663
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Iran Population Pyramid
103,098,083
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
       
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
  
48.5
48.5
48.5
96
105
100
1970
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
  
54.2
54.0
54.1
95
111
102
1980
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
  
58.3
59.7
58.9
103
117
109
1990
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
  
63.7
65.9
64.8
100
114
110
2000
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
  
69.4
71.2
70.3
66
102
90
2010
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
  
72.7
75.6
74.1
52
88
68
2019
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
  
75.7
79.1
77.3
44
62
49
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.0
64.8
170
165
75.7
79.1
44
62
Age
60.0
64.8
170
165
75.7
79.1
44
62
Age 5
66.0
70.3
161
156
76.8
80.1
43
57
Age 10
66.7
71.0
159
153
76.9
80.2
42
56
Age 15
67.4
71.5
157
153
77.0
80.3
42
56
Age 20
67.8
71.8
158
153
77.3
80.5
42
56
Age 25
68.3
72.2
157
153
77.7
80.6
40
56
Age 30
68.8
72.6
157
154
78.0
80.8
40
56
Age 35
69.4
73.1
157
156
78.4
80.9
40
57
Age 40
70.1
73.7
157
157
78.7
81.1
41
58
Age 45
71.0
74.5
158
158
79.1
81.3
42
57
Age 50
72.2
75.4
158
157
79.6
81.6
42
59
Age 55
73.6
76.5
160
156
80.3
81.9
41
62
Age 60
75.4
77.9
160
157
81.2
82.5
41
63
Age 65
77.5
79.6
159
155
82.4
83.3
40
69
Age 70
80.0
81.5
156
154
83.8
84.3
39
72
Age 75
82.8
83.9
152
147
85.6
85.8
46
78
Age 80
85.9
86.7
148
143
87.9
87.8
46
81
Age 85
89.4
90.0
139
137
90.6
90.4
46
88
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
117.32
16
16.00
132
2. Stroke
112.53
56
57.21
120
3. Coronary Heart Disease
108.48
92
142.51
54
4. Tuberculosis
79.20
9
1.25
119
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.99
28
2.38
102
6. Hypertension
50.51
14
25.73
55
7. Lung Disease
44.15
23
17.75
119
8. Road Traffic Accidents
39.80
25
22.15
65
9. Diabetes Mellitus
36.82
69
20.84
107
10. Liver Disease
36.25
41
9.41
130
11. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
10.80
129
12. Malaria
28.55
33
0.00
114
13. Measles
24.57
4
0.00
89
14. Kidney Disease
24.38
79
17.84
115
15. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
1.43
179
16. Asthma
20.76
18
5.07
88
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.83
52
18.63
74
18. HIV/AIDS
19.43
44
2.75
96
19. Violence
16.45
27
3.01
113
20. Maternal Conditions
16.42
13
0.30
124
21. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
9.78
162
22. Other Injuries
12.62
40
5.05
132
23. Suicide
12.41
45
5.13
140
24. Malnutrition
11.91
24
0.23
133
25. Low Birth Weight
11.44
22
4.04
103
26. Meningitis
11.11
32
0.82
88
27. Birth Trauma
10.95
18
2.23
89
28. Endocrine Disorders
10.69
18
2.83
120
29. Inflammatory/Heart
9.82
29
2.29
157
30. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
5.46
89
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
6.65
124
32. Falls
8.41
41
3.88
128
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
35
4.74
119
34. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
14.67
11
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.00
58
1.90
115
36. Pertussis
4.63
14
0.09
106
37. Lymphomas
4.48
101
4.01
118
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.14
24
1.41
94
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.70
117
4.17
89
40. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
9.96
104
41. Leukemia
3.40
102
5.50
14
42. Drownings
3.10
72
1.16
143
43. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
2.62
158
44. Fires
3.03
48
2.30
67
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
3.56
99
46. Schistosomiasis
2.63
13
0.00
67
47. Poisonings
2.58
30
0.98
68
48. Epilepsy
2.36
50
0.90
142
49. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
0.95
176
50. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
3.58
53
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
73,546
11.18
11,243
3.38
2. Tuberculosis
43,759
6.65
882
0.27
3. Measles
42,254
6.42
2
0.00
4. Malaria
41,813
6.35
0
0.00
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
41,301
6.28
1,836
0.55
6. Stroke
36,596
5.56
36,730
11.05
7. Coronary Heart Disease
34,713
5.28
93,308
28.07
8. Low Birth Weight
34,668
5.27
4,861
1.46
9. Birth Trauma
33,075
5.03
2,735
0.82
10. Road Traffic Accidents
30,256
4.60
17,803
5.36
11. Congenital Anomalies
16,256
2.47
4,844
1.46
12. Hypertension
15,743
2.39
16,415
4.94
13. Liver Disease
15,044
2.29
6,637
2.00
14. Lung Disease
13,527
2.06
11,409
3.43
15. HIV/AIDS
13,286
2.02
2,521
0.76
16. Diabetes Mellitus
12,902
1.96
13,910
4.18
17. Meningitis
11,568
1.76
642
0.19
18. Violence
11,120
1.69
2,535
0.76
19. Maternal Conditions
10,513
1.60
285
0.09
20. Kidney Disease
9,077
1.38
11,810
3.55
21. Malnutrition
8,910
1.35
157
0.05
22. Other Injuries
8,272
1.26
4,048
1.22
23. Pertussis
7,921
1.20
75
0.02
24. Asthma
7,733
1.18
3,360
1.01
25. Endocrine Disorders
7,380
1.12
2,092
0.63
26. Suicide
5,812
0.88
4,334
1.30
27. Cervical Cancer
4,823
0.73
501
0.15
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,548
0.69
11,046
3.32
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4,045
0.61
1,611
0.48
30. Prostate Cancer
3,948
0.60
3,583
1.08
31. Liver Cancer
3,840
0.58
3,714
1.12
32. Syphilis
3,751
0.57
52
0.02
33. Falls
3,483
0.53
2,821
0.85
34. Drownings
3,454
0.52
930
0.28
35. Breast Cancer
3,416
0.52
3,736
1.12
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,966
0.45
4,575
1.38
37. Stomach Cancer
2,579
0.39
9,822
2.96
38. Lymphomas
2,061
0.31
2,882
0.87
39. Fires
2,007
0.31
1,823
0.55
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,923
0.29
1,246
0.37
41. Leukemia
1,871
0.28
3,966
1.19
42. Poisonings
1,729
0.26
816
0.25
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,728
0.26
996
0.30
44. Epilepsy
1,727
0.26
719
0.22
45. War
1,658
0.25
848
0.26
46. Tetanus
1,166
0.18
37
0.01
47. Lung Cancers
1,158
0.18
6,784
2.04
48. Schistosomiasis
1,071
0.16
3
0.00
49. Parkinson's Disease
1,035
0.16
2,545
0.77
50. Pancreas Cancer
1,017
0.15
2,418
0.73
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Iran IRAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
10.80
129
2. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
1.43
179
3. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
9.78
162
4. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
5.46
89
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
6.65
124
6. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
14.67
11
7. Lymphomas
4.48
101
4.01
118
8. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
9.96
104
9. Leukemia
3.40
102
5.50
14
10. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
2.62
158
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
3.56
99
12. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
0.95
176
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
3.58
53
14. Skin Cancers
2.16
74
0.77
147
15. Uterin Cancer
1.91
111
1.01
160
16. Bladder Cancer
0.78
167
2.18
86
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.