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DR Congo
COUNTRY #1
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Compare DR Congo and Philippines 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.

Philippines
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
DR Congo Population Pyramid
194,488,663
Philippines Population Pyramid
144,488,171
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
       
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
 
51.6
55.3
53.4
85
83
85
1970
43.6
46.8
45.2
143
141
141
 
55.7
59.2
57.4
88
90
89
1980
46.2
49.4
47.8
154
149
152
 
59.4
63.3
61.3
95
97
96
1990
44.4
48.3
46.3
174
172
174
 
63.6
67.8
65.6
102
107
106
2000
49.8
52.7
51.3
160
160
159
 
63.9
69.9
66.8
110
113
111
2010
55.9
59.0
57.4
164
160
163
 
64.8
71.2
67.9
118
116
121
2019
60.0
64.8
62.4
170
165
170
 
67.4
73.6
70.4
124
113
119
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.0
64.8
170
165
67.4
73.6
124
113
Age
60.0
64.8
170
165
67.4
73.6
124
113
Age 5
66.0
70.3
161
156
69.6
75.5
125
113
Age 10
66.7
71.0
159
153
69.8
75.7
131
113
Age 15
67.4
71.5
157
153
69.9
75.8
131
113
Age 20
67.8
71.8
158
153
70.1
75.9
132
113
Age 25
68.3
72.2
157
153
70.4
76.1
133
113
Age 30
68.8
72.6
157
154
70.8
76.3
133
112
Age 35
69.4
73.1
157
156
71.3
76.6
133
111
Age 40
70.1
73.7
157
157
71.9
76.9
133
110
Age 45
71.0
74.5
158
158
72.6
77.4
134
110
Age 50
72.2
75.4
158
157
73.4
78.0
139
110
Age 55
73.6
76.5
160
156
74.6
78.7
140
109
Age 60
75.4
77.9
160
157
75.8
79.6
147
109
Age 65
77.5
79.6
159
155
77.6
80.7
155
112
Age 70
80.0
81.5
156
154
79.9
82.2
160
120
Age 75
82.8
83.9
152
147
82.3
83.7
169
158
Age 80
85.9
86.7
148
143
84.8
85.4
182
179
Age 85
89.4
90.0
139
137
86.8
87.4
183
182
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
117.32
16
146.92
6
2. Stroke
112.53
56
104.08
66
3. Coronary Heart Disease
108.48
92
192.11
32
4. Tuberculosis
79.20
9
26.98
40
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.99
28
6.44
75
6. Hypertension
50.51
14
49.65
16
7. Lung Disease
44.15
23
51.31
14
8. Road Traffic Accidents
39.80
25
13.42
109
9. Diabetes Mellitus
36.82
69
44.43
49
10. Liver Disease
36.25
41
8.65
135
11. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
17.74
76
12. Malaria
28.55
33
0.10
58
13. Measles
24.57
4
0.78
29
14. Kidney Disease
24.38
79
51.96
10
15. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
6.78
110
16. Asthma
20.76
18
15.56
36
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.83
52
3.10
172
18. HIV/AIDS
19.43
44
0.19
146
19. Violence
16.45
27
14.87
28
20. Maternal Conditions
16.42
13
1.87
72
21. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
21.58
42
22. Other Injuries
12.62
40
3.79
156
23. Suicide
12.41
45
2.54
173
24. Malnutrition
11.91
24
6.71
42
25. Low Birth Weight
11.44
22
6.40
72
26. Meningitis
11.11
32
0.97
81
27. Birth Trauma
10.95
18
5.07
65
28. Endocrine Disorders
10.69
18
15.28
8
29. Inflammatory/Heart
9.82
29
4.37
96
30. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
9.73
30
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
10.50
69
32. Falls
8.41
41
5.41
95
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.74
35
5.74
95
34. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
2.47
171
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.00
58
9.95
12
36. Pertussis
4.63
14
1.52
53
37. Lymphomas
4.48
101
2.77
155
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.14
24
1.81
75
39. Parkinson's Disease
3.70
117
0.92
178
40. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
13.46
85
41. Leukemia
3.40
102
3.83
80
42. Drownings
3.10
72
3.74
53
43. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.41
93
44. Fires
3.03
48
0.64
128
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
2.81
120
46. Schistosomiasis
2.63
13
0.28
46
47. Poisonings
2.58
30
0.24
143
48. Epilepsy
2.36
50
1.10
129
49. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
3.74
62
50. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
0.87
166
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
73,546
11.18
93,807
13.91
2. Tuberculosis
43,759
6.65
27,061
4.01
3. Measles
42,254
6.42
894
0.13
4. Malaria
41,813
6.35
94
0.01
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
41,301
6.28
6,189
0.92
6. Stroke
36,596
5.56
74,167
11.00
7. Coronary Heart Disease
34,713
5.28
129,955
19.27
8. Low Birth Weight
34,668
5.27
10,141
1.50
9. Birth Trauma
33,075
5.03
7,960
1.18
10. Road Traffic Accidents
30,256
4.60
13,017
1.93
11. Congenital Anomalies
16,256
2.47
8,051
1.19
12. Hypertension
15,743
2.39
34,500
5.12
13. Liver Disease
15,044
2.29
7,076
1.05
14. Lung Disease
13,527
2.06
32,559
4.83
15. HIV/AIDS
13,286
2.02
204
0.03
16. Diabetes Mellitus
12,902
1.96
32,260
4.78
17. Meningitis
11,568
1.76
1,041
0.15
18. Violence
11,120
1.69
14,835
2.20
19. Maternal Conditions
10,513
1.60
2,042
0.30
20. Kidney Disease
9,077
1.38
39,380
5.84
21. Malnutrition
8,910
1.35
4,311
0.64
22. Other Injuries
8,272
1.26
3,536
0.52
23. Pertussis
7,921
1.20
1,760
0.26
24. Asthma
7,733
1.18
11,404
1.69
25. Endocrine Disorders
7,380
1.12
10,464
1.55
26. Suicide
5,812
0.88
2,325
0.34
27. Cervical Cancer
4,823
0.73
3,076
0.46
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
4,548
0.69
2,010
0.30
29. Inflammatory/Heart
4,045
0.61
3,545
0.53
30. Prostate Cancer
3,948
0.60
4,149
0.62
31. Liver Cancer
3,840
0.58
7,663
1.14
32. Syphilis
3,751
0.57
1,157
0.17
33. Falls
3,483
0.53
3,861
0.57
34. Drownings
3,454
0.52
3,881
0.58
35. Breast Cancer
3,416
0.52
9,802
1.45
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,966
0.45
8,063
1.20
37. Stomach Cancer
2,579
0.39
1,868
0.28
38. Lymphomas
2,061
0.31
2,279
0.34
39. Fires
2,007
0.31
600
0.09
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,923
0.29
6,865
1.02
41. Leukemia
1,871
0.28
3,596
0.53
42. Poisonings
1,729
0.26
226
0.03
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,728
0.26
1,807
0.27
44. Epilepsy
1,727
0.26
1,120
0.17
45. War
1,658
0.25
817
0.12
46. Tetanus
1,166
0.18
521
0.08
47. Lung Cancers
1,158
0.18
10,296
1.53
48. Schistosomiasis
1,071
0.16
233
0.03
49. Parkinson's Disease
1,035
0.16
594
0.09
50. Pancreas Cancer
1,017
0.15
2,121
0.31
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  DR Congo DR CONGO   Philippines PHILIPPINES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
31.05
27
17.74
76
2. Cervical Cancer
22.64
30
6.78
110
3. Breast Cancer
15.42
112
21.58
42
4. Liver Cancer
9.59
31
9.73
30
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.05
87
10.50
69
6. Stomach Cancer
6.55
82
2.47
171
7. Lymphomas
4.48
101
2.77
155
8. Lung Cancers
3.48
152
13.46
85
9. Leukemia
3.40
102
3.83
80
10. Ovary Cancer
3.08
143
4.41
93
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.92
114
2.81
120
12. Oral Cancer
2.21
121
3.74
62
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.18
101
0.87
166
14. Skin Cancers
2.16
74
0.52
161
15. Uterin Cancer
1.91
111
1.71
128
16. Bladder Cancer
0.78
167
0.82
164
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.