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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS GABON

Compare Dominican Republic and Gabon 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.

Gabon
COUNTRY #2
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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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Gabon Population Pyramid
3,809,049
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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
       
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
  
38.3
41.5
39.9
150
143
148
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
  
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
  
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
  
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
  
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
  
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
  
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
66.6
72.5
153
137
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
67.0
72.8
155
136
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
67.4
73.1
155
137
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
67.8
73.3
155
137
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
68.3
73.6
156
137
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
68.8
74.0
158
137
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
69.3
74.5
159
137
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
70.0
75.2
161
136
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
70.8
76.0
163
133
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
72.0
77.0
163
127
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
73.4
78.1
164
122
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
75.2
79.3
163
117
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
77.3
80.7
165
114
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
79.7
82.3
164
115
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
82.6
84.4
162
120
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
85.7
86.9
157
129
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
89.2
90.0
154
138
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
107.54
94
2. Stroke
76.94
97
94.08
79
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
28.47
53
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
20.47
61
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
13.28
131
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
64.41
22
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
35.26
43
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
37.95
27
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
73.73
46
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
60.61
20
11. Violence
18.10
23
9.80
53
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
44.80
19
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
20.55
40
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
23.69
84
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
8.18
114
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
14.89
56
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
8.92
45
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
3.54
174
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
9.28
73
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
6.38
72
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
3.71
143
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
6.74
42
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
2.73
165
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
6.57
52
25. Suicide
5.12
141
13.11
40
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.05
140
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
21.09
57
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.76
19
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
5.55
33
30. Asthma
4.26
94
8.68
69
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
1.42
162
32. Falls
3.93
126
7.99
51
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.32
166
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
6.07
45
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
8.92
37
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
3.48
76
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
113.96
4
38. Drownings
2.29
100
1.96
117
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.91
76
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
6.80
41
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.13
101
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.19
24
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
2.27
40
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
2.20
54
45. Fires
1.27
99
2.62
62
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
5.91
44
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
1.49
84
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
1.78
78
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
2.32
36
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
3.39
46
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
1,019
7.70
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
896
6.77
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
518
3.91
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
643
4.86
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
416
3.14
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
966
7.30
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
384
2.90
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
1,128
8.52
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
184
1.39
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
412
3.11
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
152
1.15
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
80
0.60
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
494
3.73
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
92
0.70
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
215
1.62
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
87
0.66
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
285
2.15
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
362
2.73
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
140
1.06
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
43
0.32
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
53
0.40
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
98
0.74
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
96
0.73
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
32
0.24
25. Suicide
530
0.78
183
1.38
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
318
2.40
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
21
0.16
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
47
0.36
29. Asthma
441
0.65
90
0.68
30. Falls
435
0.64
84
0.63
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
69
0.52
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
17
0.13
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
32
0.24
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
78
0.59
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
101
0.76
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
36
0.27
37. Drownings
248
0.36
42
0.32
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
1,819
13.74
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
145
1.10
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
35
0.26
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
34
0.26
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
37
0.28
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
34
0.26
44. Fires
139
0.20
39
0.29
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
113
0.85
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
20
0.15
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
81
0.61
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
19
0.14
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
35
0.26
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
27
0.20
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Gabon GABON
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
20.47
61
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
13.28
131
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
8.18
114
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
14.89
56
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
3.54
174
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
3.71
143
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
2.73
165
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.05
140
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.76
19
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
1.42
162
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.32
166
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.91
76
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.13
101
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.19
24
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
3.39
46
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
3.26
45
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.