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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS BOTSWANA

Compare Dominican Republic and Botswana 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.

Botswana
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    		  
    47.9
    47.7
    47.8
    168
    177
    173
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    		  
    59.0
    65.5
    62.2
    174
    160
    171
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    59.0
    65.5
    174
    160
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    61.8
    68.1
    176
    173
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    62.0
    68.3
    177
    174
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    62.1
    68.4
    177
    174
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    62.6
    68.7
    177
    174
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    63.2
    69.2
    178
    174
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    63.9
    69.8
    178
    174
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    64.9
    70.7
    177
    173
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    66.1
    71.9
    177
    172
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    67.7
    73.3
    176
    169
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    69.6
    74.8
    176
    164
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    71.8
    76.4
    174
    159
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    74.2
    78.0
    172
    156
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    76.7
    79.7
    171
    150
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    79.4
    81.7
    170
    148
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    82.4
    84.0
    166
    145
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    85.7
    86.7
    159
    145
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    89.2
    89.9
    155
    144
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    133.53
    65
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    133.30
    30
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    30.39
    48
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    13.09
    119
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    8.55
    170
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    99.86
    9
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    30.38
    56
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    38.81
    24
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    110.71
    21
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    252.76
    3
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    18.25
    22
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    39.78
    24
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    18.91
    71
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    40.61
    28
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    3.39
    153
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    18.90
    40
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    10.36
    34
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    2.09
    181
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    11.76
    48
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    8.12
    28
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.32
    118
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    6.51
    44
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    0.74
    182
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    5.97
    56
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    20.22
    14
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    1.33
    159
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    30.71
    49
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    5.52
    33
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    4.69
    60
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    17.13
    28
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    0.76
    174
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    4.45
    115
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    4.43
    104
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    8.21
    37
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    13.33
    15
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    7.00
    32
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    34.54
    30
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    3.71
    54
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    8.01
    18
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    4.92
    49
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    2.44
    164
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    4.55
    11
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    1.40
    73
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    2.90
    31
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    6.18
    5
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    5.86
    45
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    1.92
    62
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    2.43
    57
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    1.48
    55
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    0.52
    178
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    1,632
    8.41
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    1,588
    8.18
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    608
    3.13
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    1,273
    6.56
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    459
    2.37
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    1,674
    8.63
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    506
    2.61
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    4,950
    25.51
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    389
    2.00
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    471
    2.43
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    164
    0.85
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    45
    0.23
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    447
    2.30
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    68
    0.35
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    482
    2.48
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    45
    0.23
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    287
    1.48
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    261
    1.34
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    216
    1.11
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    28
    0.14
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    57
    0.29
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    103
    0.53
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    164
    0.85
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    10
    0.05
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
    370
    1.91
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    527
    2.72
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    16
    0.08
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    47
    0.24
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    232
    1.20
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    62
    0.32
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    70
    0.36
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    13
    0.07
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    77
    0.40
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    171
    0.88
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    177
    0.91
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    90
    0.46
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    83
    0.43
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    649
    3.34
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    118
    0.61
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    103
    0.53
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    52
    0.27
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    56
    0.29
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    26
    0.13
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    108
    0.56
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    108
    0.56
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    37
    0.19
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    45
    0.23
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    31
    0.16
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    6
    0.03
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    19
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Botswana BOTSWANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    13.09
    119
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    8.55
    170
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    3.39
    153
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    18.90
    40
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    2.09
    181
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.32
    118
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    0.74
    182
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    1.33
    159
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    5.52
    33
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    0.76
    174
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    4.43
    104
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    8.01
    18
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    2.44
    164
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    4.55
    11
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    0.52
    178
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    1.23
    153
    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.