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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS JAMAICA

Compare Dominican Republic and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    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
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    49.69
    162
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    70.26
    104
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    14.23
    101
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    53.37
    3
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    25.54
    24
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    61.66
    24
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    4.80
    162
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    23.98
    84
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    11.23
    153
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    25.41
    38
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    47.92
    4
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    18.75
    89
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    15.09
    133
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    13.20
    151
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    14.66
    78
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    22.18
    32
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    6.72
    67
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    13.25
    39
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    2.77
    173
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    4.63
    124
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    3.14
    161
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    5.56
    60
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    7.00
    77
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    1.82
    96
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    2.28
    175
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.62
    94
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    1.06
    133
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    1.87
    141
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    3.69
    118
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    2.02
    115
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.13
    63
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    2.34
    167
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.87
    10
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    1.43
    90
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    4.11
    112
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    2.47
    92
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    0.24
    157
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    0.34
    182
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    2.28
    95
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    1.15
    81
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    5.85
    38
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    0.29
    168
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    0.40
    169
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    1.48
    101
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    0.47
    145
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    0.49
    116
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    0.24
    169
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    0.85
    127
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    0.00
    177
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    1.77
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    2,415
    13.82
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    444
    2.54
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    2,077
    11.88
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    155
    0.89
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    393
    2.25
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    793
    4.54
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    757
    4.33
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    1,484
    8.49
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    651
    3.73
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    587
    3.36
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    883
    5.05
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    241
    1.38
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    413
    2.36
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    452
    2.59
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    472
    2.70
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    139
    0.80
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    65
    0.37
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    91
    0.52
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    436
    2.49
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    101
    0.58
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    176
    1.01
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    358
    2.05
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    231
    1.32
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
    70
    0.40
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    35
    0.20
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    119
    0.68
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    132
    0.76
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    65
    0.37
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    82
    0.47
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    59
    0.34
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    129
    0.74
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    251
    1.44
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    48
    0.27
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    133
    0.76
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    82
    0.47
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    10
    0.06
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    8
    0.05
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    35
    0.20
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    74
    0.42
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    10
    0.06
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    46
    0.26
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    13
    0.07
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    16
    0.09
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    16
    0.09
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    27
    0.15
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    7
    0.04
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    60
    0.34
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    97
    0.56
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    53.37
    3
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    25.54
    24
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    14.66
    78
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    22.18
    32
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    13.25
    39
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    3.14
    161
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    7.00
    77
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.62
    94
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    1.87
    141
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.13
    63
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.87
    10
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    2.28
    95
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    5.85
    38
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    0.29
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    1.77
    108
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    6.42
    8
    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.