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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS BHUTAN

Compare Dominican Republic and Bhutan 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.

Bhutan
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
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
12,795,809
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Bhutan Population Pyramid
904,614
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
158
159
158
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
  
40.2
41.7
40.9
159
160
159
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
  
45.6
47.8
46.7
155
156
157
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
  
51.6
54.7
53.1
153
152
154
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
  
60.0
60.3
60.2
128
138
132
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
  
67.7
68.2
67.9
100
128
120
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
  
72.0
74.4
73.1
79
108
99
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
72.0
74.4
79
108
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
74.3
76.3
67
105
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
74.4
76.4
64
105
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
74.7
76.7
63
104
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
75.0
76.8
63
104
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
75.2
77.0
64
104
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
75.5
77.1
64
104
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
75.8
77.4
64
104
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
76.1
77.6
64
103
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
76.5
78.0
68
103
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
77.1
78.5
70
103
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
77.9
79.1
73
103
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
78.9
80.0
75
104
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
80.3
81.1
75
104
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
82.0
82.5
78
108
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
84.2
84.4
81
118
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
86.8
86.9
82
130
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
90.0
90.1
80
119
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
117.54
84
2. Stroke
76.94
97
60.70
117
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
17.35
85
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
1.13
181
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
2.89
183
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
27.56
94
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
26.66
70
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
24.53
78
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
27.08
92
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
8.08
64
11. Violence
18.10
23
2.26
126
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
12.74
117
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
16.73
112
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
87.76
4
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
7.68
118
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
10.80
80
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
7.39
59
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
4.09
168
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
6.45
108
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
5.36
102
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.90
80
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
1.66
158
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
20.62
2
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
4.78
68
25. Suicide
5.12
141
5.07
142
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
3.57
97
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
26.23
55
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
7.12
15
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
5.20
43
30. Asthma
4.26
94
12.98
49
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
2.69
136
32. Falls
3.93
126
17.91
4
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
0.81
180
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
0.49
116
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
1.24
179
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
6.37
39
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
18.33
53
38. Drownings
2.29
100
2.83
76
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
7.67
20
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
1.04
83
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
5.31
57
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
1.61
109
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
0.97
117
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
2.00
69
45. Fires
1.27
99
1.13
106
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
2.45
56
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
0.92
123
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
10.92
9
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
0.13
101
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.12
149
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
702
17.06
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
360
8.75
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
123
2.99
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
164
3.99
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
166
4.03
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
177
4.30
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
149
3.62
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
58
1.41
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
18
0.44
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
77
1.87
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
105
2.55
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
3
0.07
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
79
1.92
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
8
0.19
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
524
12.73
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
44
1.07
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
50
1.22
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
51
1.24
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
43
1.04
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
24
0.58
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
35
0.85
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
11
0.27
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
30
0.73
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
118
2.87
25. Suicide
530
0.78
35
0.85
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
169
4.11
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
20
0.49
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
31
0.75
29. Asthma
441
0.65
78
1.90
30. Falls
435
0.64
111
2.70
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
43
1.04
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
19
0.46
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
5
0.12
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
3
0.07
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
8
0.19
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
39
0.95
37. Drownings
248
0.36
20
0.49
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
138
3.35
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
9
0.22
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
44
1.07
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
9
0.22
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
14
0.34
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
7
0.17
44. Fires
139
0.20
8
0.19
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
17
0.41
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
68
1.65
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
1
0.02
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
6
0.15
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
6
0.15
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
14
0.34
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Bhutan BHUTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
1.13
181
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
2.89
183
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
7.68
118
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
10.80
80
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
4.09
168
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.90
80
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
20.62
2
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
3.57
97
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
7.12
15
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
2.69
136
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
0.81
180
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
7.67
20
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
5.31
57
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
1.61
109
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.12
149
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
0.00
182
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.