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Haiti
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Haiti and Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic
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
Haiti Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    43.8
    42.4
    134
    133
    133
     
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    133
    134
    134
     
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    49.5
    52.3
    50.9
    140
    140
    141
     
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    53.1
    56.0
    54.5
    149
    147
    149
     
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    56.5
    60.8
    58.6
    141
    135
    138
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    33.2
    40.3
    36.3
    183
    183
    183
     
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    63.3
    64.8
    64.1
    146
    166
    156
     
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.3
    64.8
    146
    166
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    68.0
    68.7
    140
    169
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    68.4
    69.1
    144
    171
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    68.7
    69.3
    144
    171
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    69.0
    69.6
    142
    170
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    69.5
    70.1
    142
    170
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    70.1
    70.6
    142
    170
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    70.7
    71.3
    142
    170
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    71.4
    72.1
    141
    170
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    72.4
    73.0
    139
    170
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.1
    137
    171
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    74.9
    75.5
    134
    172
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    76.5
    77.0
    133
    172
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    78.5
    78.9
    129
    170
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.0
    122
    168
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    83.4
    83.6
    117
    162
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    86.4
    86.5
    115
    159
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    89.7
    89.8
    111
    145
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    185.49
    34
    144.42
    50
    2. Stroke
    162.74
    14
    76.94
    97
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    72.27
    47
    20.03
    116
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    68.22
    19
    27.63
    93
    5. Prostate Cancer
    49.12
    7
    35.41
    21
    6. Hypertension
    37.02
    29
    18.05
    93
    7. Kidney Disease
    35.03
    38
    20.79
    105
    8. Lung Disease
    33.26
    42
    13.00
    153
    9. Liver Disease
    30.97
    54
    26.51
    71
    10. HIV/AIDS
    28.30
    35
    18.91
    45
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24.56
    56
    4.57
    81
    12. Violence
    20.02
    19
    18.10
    23
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.91
    75
    67.23
    1
    14. Breast Cancer
    16.94
    90
    28.28
    14
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.14
    132
    15.84
    126
    16. Other Injuries
    14.98
    25
    8.26
    84
    17. Cervical Cancer
    13.83
    61
    10.82
    79
    18. Asthma
    13.03
    48
    4.26
    94
    19. Maternal Conditions
    12.11
    26
    1.85
    73
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    12.01
    2
    7.20
    49
    21. Stomach Cancer
    11.92
    23
    5.54
    98
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.57
    21
    2.98
    138
    23. Low Birth Weight
    11.35
    24
    9.31
    41
    24. Suicide
    11.17
    58
    5.12
    141
    25. Drownings
    10.84
    6
    2.29
    100
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    9.87
    21
    5.59
    59
    27. Birth Trauma
    9.79
    28
    5.51
    59
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.45
    84
    8.53
    95
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.42
    16
    2.84
    87
    30. Tuberculosis
    9.18
    71
    2.34
    104
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.11
    10
    1.17
    104
    32. Liver Cancer
    8.80
    41
    6.73
    60
    33. Falls
    7.18
    67
    3.93
    126
    34. Lung Cancers
    6.80
    124
    12.65
    92
    35. Malnutrition
    6.67
    43
    3.35
    65
    36. Skin Disease
    5.76
    13
    0.47
    143
    37. Meningitis
    5.73
    46
    1.21
    72
    38. Alcohol
    5.12
    18
    1.20
    105
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    4.91
    53
    4.27
    82
    40. Fires
    4.38
    17
    1.27
    99
    41. Epilepsy
    4.06
    8
    1.51
    97
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.81
    89
    4.61
    73
    43. Oral Cancer
    3.61
    66
    4.35
    51
    44. Leukemia
    3.59
    92
    3.99
    71
    45. Ovary Cancer
    3.25
    138
    1.73
    177
    46. Pertussis
    3.17
    24
    1.07
    64
    47. Lymphomas
    2.79
    154
    3.77
    130
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.13
    104
    2.08
    110
    49. Appendicitis
    1.87
    4
    0.62
    46
    50. Syphilis
    1.50
    20
    0.53
    58
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,208
    15.07
    14,986
    21.98
    2. Stroke
    11,779
    13.44
    7,882
    11.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,064
    8.06
    2,254
    3.31
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,026
    5.74
    2,762
    4.05
    5. HIV/AIDS
    2,706
    3.09
    1,931
    2.83
    6. Kidney Disease
    2,701
    3.08
    2,121
    3.11
    7. Hypertension
    2,632
    3.00
    1,894
    2.78
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,540
    2.90
    504
    0.74
    9. Low Birth Weight
    2,516
    2.87
    1,532
    2.25
    10. Liver Disease
    2,425
    2.77
    2,680
    3.93
    11. Lung Disease
    2,334
    2.66
    1,360
    1.99
    12. Violence
    2,330
    2.66
    1,917
    2.81
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,115
    2.41
    6,937
    10.17
    14. Birth Trauma
    2,100
    2.40
    915
    1.34
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    1,819
    2.08
    1,038
    1.52
    16. Other Injuries
    1,499
    1.71
    890
    1.31
    17. Prostate Cancer
    1,356
    1.55
    1,655
    2.43
    18. Maternal Conditions
    1,349
    1.54
    202
    0.30
    19. Drownings
    1,306
    1.49
    248
    0.36
    20. Asthma
    1,107
    1.26
    441
    0.65
    21. Suicide
    1,085
    1.24
    530
    0.78
    22. Tuberculosis
    1,007
    1.15
    242
    0.35
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    955
    1.09
    1,808
    2.65
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    951
    1.09
    602
    0.88
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    941
    1.07
    312
    0.46
    26. Stomach Cancer
    863
    0.98
    547
    0.80
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    814
    0.93
    123
    0.18
    28. Meningitis
    780
    0.89
    134
    0.20
    29. Malnutrition
    717
    0.82
    372
    0.55
    30. Breast Cancer
    705
    0.80
    1,460
    2.14
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    704
    0.80
    295
    0.43
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    680
    0.78
    851
    1.25
    33. Liver Cancer
    662
    0.76
    664
    0.97
    34. Cervical Cancer
    573
    0.65
    560
    0.82
    35. Falls
    549
    0.63
    435
    0.64
    36. Lung Cancers
    492
    0.56
    1,244
    1.82
    37. Fires
    470
    0.54
    139
    0.20
    38. Pertussis
    446
    0.51
    121
    0.18
    39. Alcohol
    428
    0.49
    120
    0.18
    40. Skin Disease
    425
    0.48
    50
    0.07
    41. Epilepsy
    409
    0.47
    158
    0.23
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    329
    0.38
    446
    0.65
    43. Leukemia
    300
    0.34
    409
    0.60
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    268
    0.31
    456
    0.67
    45. Oral Cancer
    261
    0.30
    434
    0.64
    46. Syphilis
    251
    0.29
    70
    0.10
    47. Lymphomas
    235
    0.27
    374
    0.55
    48. Appendicitis
    172
    0.20
    67
    0.10
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    155
    0.18
    200
    0.29
    50. Poisonings
    154
    0.18
    47
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Haiti HAITI   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.12
    7
    35.41
    21
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.94
    90
    28.28
    14
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.83
    61
    10.82
    79
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.92
    23
    5.54
    98
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.45
    84
    8.53
    95
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.80
    41
    6.73
    60
    7. Lung Cancers
    6.80
    124
    12.65
    92
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.81
    89
    4.61
    73
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.61
    66
    4.35
    51
    10. Leukemia
    3.59
    92
    3.99
    71
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.25
    138
    1.73
    177
    12. Lymphomas
    2.79
    154
    3.77
    130
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.13
    104
    2.08
    110
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    132
    0.91
    159
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.10
    159
    0.83
    167
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.77
    146
    1.71
    104
    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.