HEALTH PROFILE: Dominican Republic

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POPULATION PYRAMID

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

			World Rank
	Male	Female	M	F
At Birth	69.8	76.2	103	95
Age 5	72.0	78.2	95	87
Age 10	72.1	78.3	96	88
Age 15	72.2	78.4	97	88
Age 20	72.5	78.5	95	88
Age 25	73.0	78.7	91	87
Age 30	73.5	79.0	90	80
Age 35	74.1	79.3	87	79
Age 40	74.8	79.7	85	77
Age 45	75.5	80.2	81	75
Age 50	76.5	80.7	79	72
Age 55	77.7	81.5	78	70
Age 60	79.0	82.4	72	68
Age 65	80.8	83.5	65	62
Age 70	82.8	84.8	62	60
Age 75	85.2	86.5	55	58
Age 80	87.7	88.2	53	64
Age 85	90.4	90.5	56	78

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	144.42	50
2.	Stroke	76.94	97
3.	Road Traffic Accidents	67.23	1
4.	Prostate Cancer	35.41	21
5.	Breast Cancer	28.28	14
6.	Diabetes Mellitus	27.63	93
7.	Liver Disease	26.51	71
8.	Kidney Disease	20.79	105
9.	Influenza and Pneumonia	20.03	116
10.	HIV/AIDS	18.91	45
11.	Violence	18.10	23
12.	Hypertension	18.05	93
13.	Alzheimers & Dementia	15.84	126
14.	Lung Disease	13.00	153
15.	Lung Cancers	12.65	92
16.	Cervical Cancer	10.82	79
17.	Low Birth Weight	9.31	41
18.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	8.53	95
19.	Other Injuries	8.26	84
20.	Congenital Anomalies	7.20	49
21.	Liver Cancer	6.73	60
22.	Endocrine Disorders	5.59	59
23.	Stomach Cancer	5.54	98
24.	Birth Trauma	5.51	59
25.	Suicide	5.12	141

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH		Rate	World Rank
26.	Pancreas Cancer	4.61	73
27.	Diarrhoeal diseases	4.57	81
28.	Oral Cancer	4.35	51
29.	Parkinson's Disease	4.27	82
30.	Asthma	4.26	94
31.	Leukemia	3.99	71
32.	Falls	3.93	126
33.	Lymphomas	3.77	130
34.	Malnutrition	3.35	65
35.	Inflammatory/Heart	2.98	138
36.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	2.84	87
37.	Tuberculosis	2.34	104
38.	Drownings	2.29	100
39.	Oesophagus Cancer	2.08	110
40.	Maternal Conditions	1.85	73
41.	Ovary Cancer	1.73	177
42.	Skin Cancers	1.71	104
43.	Drug Use	1.53	66
44.	Epilepsy	1.51	97
45.	Fires	1.27	99
46.	Meningitis	1.21	72
47.	Alcohol	1.20	105
48.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	1.17	104
49.	Pertussis	1.07	64
50.	Bladder Cancer	0.91	159

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

		Deaths	%
1.	Coronary Heart Disease	14,986	21.98
2.	Stroke	7,882	11.56
3.	Road Traffic Accidents	6,937	10.17
4.	Diabetes Mellitus	2,762	4.05
5.	Liver Disease	2,680	3.93
6.	Influenza and Pneumonia	2,254	3.31
7.	Kidney Disease	2,121	3.11
8.	HIV/AIDS	1,931	2.83
9.	Violence	1,917	2.81
10.	Hypertension	1,894	2.78
11.	Alzheimers & Dementia	1,808	2.65
12.	Prostate Cancer	1,655	2.43
13.	Low Birth Weight	1,532	2.25
14.	Breast Cancer	1,460	2.14
15.	Lung Disease	1,360	1.99
16.	Lung Cancers	1,244	1.82
17.	Congenital Anomalies	1,038	1.52
18.	Birth Trauma	915	1.34
19.	Other Injuries	890	1.31
20.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	851	1.25
21.	Liver Cancer	664	0.97
22.	Endocrine Disorders	602	0.88
23.	Cervical Cancer	560	0.82
24.	Stomach Cancer	547	0.80
25.	Suicide	530	0.78

		Deaths	%
26.	Diarrhoeal diseases	504	0.74
27.	Pancreas Cancer	456	0.67
28.	Parkinson's Disease	446	0.65
29.	Asthma	441	0.65
30.	Falls	435	0.64
31.	Oral Cancer	434	0.64
32.	Leukemia	409	0.60
33.	Lymphomas	374	0.55
34.	Malnutrition	372	0.55
35.	Inflammatory/Heart	312	0.46
36.	Peptic Ulcer Disease	295	0.43
37.	Drownings	248	0.36
38.	Tuberculosis	242	0.35
39.	Maternal Conditions	202	0.30
40.	Oesophagus Cancer	200	0.29
41.	Skin Cancers	172	0.25
42.	Epilepsy	158	0.23
43.	Drug Use	156	0.23
44.	Fires	139	0.20
45.	Meningitis	134	0.20
46.	Rheumatic Heart Disease	123	0.18
47.	Pertussis	121	0.18
48.	Alcohol	120	0.18
49.	Bladder Cancer	92	0.13
50.	Ovary Cancer	89	0.13

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

		Rate	World Rank
1.	Prostate Cancer	35.41	21
2.	Breast Cancer	28.28	14
3.	Lung Cancers	12.65	92
4.	Cervical Cancer	10.82	79
5.	Colon-Rectum Cancers	8.53	95
6.	Liver Cancer	6.73	60
7.	Stomach Cancer	5.54	98
8.	Pancreas Cancer	4.61	73

		Rate	World Rank
9.	Oral Cancer	4.35	51
10.	Leukemia	3.99	71
11.	Lymphomas	3.77	130
12.	Oesophagus Cancer	2.08	110
13.	Ovary Cancer	1.73	177
14.	Skin Cancers	1.71	104
15.	Bladder Cancer	0.91	159
16.	Uterin Cancer	0.83	167

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTORS

GOOD

POOR

ALCOHOL LITERS
Total	Rank
6.7	81

SMOKING %
M	F	Rank
14.5	6.6	139	80

OBESITY %
M	F	Rank
21.0	34.1	68	30

HAPPINESS SCORE
Total	Rank
5.74	67

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

				World Rank
	Male	Female	All	M	F	All
1960	50.7	53.6	52.1	88	88	88
1970	57.0	60.4	58.6	85	87	86
1980	61.3	65.1	63.2	87	89	88
1990	65.6	70.6	68.0	84	89	91
2000	69.6	74.7	72.0	63	70	64
2010	69.7	75.9	72.7	92	86	90
2019	69.8	76.2	72.8	103	95	104

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY

	Value	World Rank
Population Total	10.597m	86
Sex Ratio M / F	1.02	34
Population 0-14	26.9%	83
Population 15-64	66.9%	57
Population 65 +	6.3%	103
Birth Rate / 1000	18.03	78
Death Rate / 1000	6.29	127
Fertility Rate	2.23	81
Infant Mortality	21.68	78
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F	1.04	128
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F	1.03	134

	Value	World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F	1.03	40
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F	0.89	34
Net Migration	-2.71	149
Population Growth	0.92%	98
Literacy Total	93.8%	96
Literacy Male	93.8%	83
Literacy Female	93.8%	73
Unemployment	5.1%	118
Life Expectancy / Birth	72.8	104
Healthy Life Expectancy	64.0	101
GDP per Capita USD	$17,000	73

COVID-19 REPORT

CASES	DEATHS
675,890	4,384

4/1/24

COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Dominican Republic causes.

COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH HISTORY

MONTHLY WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

	Cases		Deaths
Date	Total	New	Total	New
04/01/24	675,890	0	4,384	0
03/31/24	675,890	0	4,384	0
02/29/24	675,890	1,282	4,384	0
01/31/24	674,608	3,981	4,384	0
12/31/23	670,627	0	4,384	0
11/30/23	670,627	0	4,384	0
10/31/23	670,627	0	4,384	0
09/30/23	670,627	3,579	4,384	0
08/31/23	667,048	0	4,384	0
07/31/23	667,048	4,630	4,384	0
06/30/23	662,418	1,242	4,384	0
05/31/23	661,176	168	4,384	0
04/30/23	661,008	71	4,384	0
03/31/23	660,937	404	4,384	0
02/28/23	660,533	438	4,384	0
01/31/23	660,095	9,105	4,384	0
12/31/22	650,990	609	4,384	0
11/30/22	650,381	3,176	4,384	0
10/31/22	647,205	3,189	4,384	0
09/30/22	644,016	5,516	4,384	0
08/31/22	638,500	10,287	4,384	1
07/31/22	628,213	22,429	4,383	0
06/30/22	605,784	22,062	4,383	6
05/31/22	583,722	4,474	4,377	1
04/30/22	579,248	1,228	4,376	1
03/31/22	578,020	3,949	4,375	7
02/28/22	574,071	18,826	4,368	61
01/31/22	555,245	137,977	4,307	61
12/31/21	417,268	10,155	4,246	42
11/30/21	407,113	25,446	4,204	74
10/31/21	381,667	23,212	4,130	84
09/30/21	358,455	8,282	4,046	38
08/31/21	350,173	8,268	4,008	45
07/31/21	341,905	17,541	3,963	148
06/30/21	324,364	31,578	3,815	187
05/31/21	292,786	26,225	3,628	148
04/30/21	266,561	13,834	3,480	155
03/31/21	252,727	13,110	3,325	225
02/28/21	239,617	25,557	3,100	434
01/31/21	214,060	43,275	2,666	252
12/31/20	170,785	26,797	2,414	83
11/30/20	143,988	16,970	2,331	86
10/31/20	127,018	14,809	2,245	140
09/30/20	112,209	17,494	2,105	395
08/31/20	94,715	25,066	1,710	550
07/31/20	69,649	37,081	1,160	413
06/30/20	32,568	15,283	747	245
05/31/20	17,285	10,313	502	201
04/30/20	6,972	5,863	301	250
03/31/20	1,109	1,109	51	51
02/29/20	0	0	0	0
01/31/20	0	0	0	0

COVID-19 CASE CHART

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

COVID-19 DEATH CHART

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

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.