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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS GRENADA

Compare Dominican Republic and Grenada 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.

Grenada
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
2,364,649
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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Grenada Population Pyramid
76,681
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   Grenada GRENADA
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Grenada GRENADA
       
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
  
60.6
65.9
63.2
54
49
50
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
  
61.9
66.6
64.2
63
62
64
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
  
63.2
67.3
65.2
77
81
81
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
  
64.4
68.0
66.2
92
105
100
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
  
68.0
72.8
70.4
81
95
88
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
  
70.2
75.1
72.6
82
95
91
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
  
70.6
75.3
72.9
93
101
103
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Grenada GRENADA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
70.6
75.3
93
101
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
70.6
75.3
93
101
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
71.9
76.5
97
102
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
72.1
76.6
97
102
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
72.2
76.7
98
102
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
72.4
76.9
99
102
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
72.7
77.0
98
102
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
73.0
77.2
99
103
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
73.3
77.5
100
102
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
73.8
77.8
99
102
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
74.3
78.2
99
101
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
75.0
78.7
104
100
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
75.9
79.4
106
100
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
77.2
80.3
111
102
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
78.8
81.6
113
101
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
81.1
83.3
113
98
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
83.6
85.3
110
93
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
86.5
87.7
107
91
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
89.7
90.4
106
87
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Grenada GRENADA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
114.40
87
2. Stroke
76.94
97
73.84
101
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
7.76
133
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
80.38
1
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
36.73
4
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
65.21
20
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
8.19
140
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
29.59
62
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
37.33
73
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
2.85
93
11. Violence
18.10
23
6.38
76
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
19.49
85
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
6.91
160
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
11.06
161
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
11.06
99
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
14.97
55
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
4.91
89
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
14.92
28
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
16.62
14
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
4.91
115
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.20
95
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
21.28
5
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
6.21
90
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
9.30
32
25. Suicide
5.12
141
0.64
181
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
8.43
17
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
1.23
126
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
5.23
35
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
1.89
163
30. Asthma
4.26
94
2.16
113
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
3.21
113
32. Falls
3.93
126
3.45
140
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
7.79
11
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
2.72
76
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
3.38
127
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
3.49
75
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
0.79
133
38. Drownings
2.29
100
3.30
67
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
4.53
39
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
0.48
111
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
6.17
29
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
0.42
166
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
1.06
111
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
1.80
81
45. Fires
1.27
99
1.52
91
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
0.00
182
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
4.74
19
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
1.57
88
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
0.00
164
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
2.51
69
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Grenada GRENADA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
156
17.79
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
104
11.86
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
9
1.03
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
90
10.26
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
11
1.25
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
54
6.16
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
40
4.56
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
3
0.34
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
7
0.80
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
27
3.08
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
10
1.14
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
49
5.59
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
7
0.80
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
25
2.85
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
16
1.82
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
15
1.71
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
7
0.80
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
11
1.25
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
21
2.39
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
20
2.28
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
7
0.80
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
28
3.19
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
10
1.14
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
8
0.91
25. Suicide
530
0.78
1
0.11
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
2
0.23
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
11
1.25
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
3
0.34
29. Asthma
441
0.65
3
0.34
30. Falls
435
0.64
5
0.57
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
7
0.80
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
4
0.46
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
10
1.14
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
4
0.46
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
4
0.46
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
5
0.57
37. Drownings
248
0.36
4
0.46
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
1
0.11
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
1
0.11
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
6
0.68
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
1
0.11
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
2
0.23
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
1
0.11
44. Fires
139
0.20
2
0.23
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
0
0.00
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
2
0.23
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
0
0.00
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
6
0.68
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
4
0.46
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
4
0.46
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Grenada GRENADA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
80.38
1
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
36.73
4
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
11.06
99
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
14.97
55
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
14.92
28
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.20
95
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
6.21
90
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
8.43
17
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
5.23
35
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
3.21
113
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
7.79
11
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
4.53
39
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
6.17
29
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
0.42
166
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
2.51
69
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
17.35
1
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.