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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS KENYA

Compare Dominican Republic and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    92.66
    81
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    48.00
    12
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    24.17
    51
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    19.76
    51
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    30.43
    88
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    57.44
    6
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    23.30
    91
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    85.68
    38
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    48.82
    25
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    7.07
    65
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    28.53
    47
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    18.35
    76
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    26.82
    68
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    3.20
    156
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    24.71
    26
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    8.13
    53
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    6.74
    123
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    12.36
    42
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    6.20
    86
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    5.77
    82
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    2.69
    125
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    10.16
    43
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    8.50
    38
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    11.01
    60
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.59
    96
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    53.46
    31
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    7.82
    13
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    3.79
    112
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    9.95
    65
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.48
    44
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    7.89
    53
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.26
    17
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    13.10
    21
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    4.22
    105
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    4.78
    61
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    49.91
    18
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    2.27
    103
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    20.37
    2
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    11.72
    28
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    6.41
    25
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    3.16
    26
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    0.39
    171
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    2.27
    52
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    3.66
    34
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    13.96
    19
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    1.41
    88
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    1.74
    79
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    1.30
    59
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    1.69
    115
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    15,895
    6.03
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    14,883
    5.65
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    5,651
    2.15
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    13,405
    5.09
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    22,571
    8.57
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    4,464
    1.69
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    20,885
    7.93
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    2,942
    1.12
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    4,418
    1.68
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    1,827
    0.69
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    1,292
    0.49
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    9,562
    3.63
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    2,658
    1.01
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    4,280
    1.62
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    669
    0.25
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    6,115
    2.32
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    9,957
    3.78
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    4,336
    1.65
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    1,477
    0.56
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    1,351
    0.51
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    831
    0.32
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    3,389
    1.29
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    2,010
    0.76
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
    3,214
    1.22
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    15,420
    5.85
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    716
    0.27
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    470
    0.18
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    2,300
    0.87
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    1,465
    0.56
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    1,842
    0.70
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    1,327
    0.50
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    1,931
    0.73
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    4,212
    1.60
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    1,121
    0.43
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    1,089
    0.41
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    1,200
    0.46
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    19,655
    7.46
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    5,651
    2.15
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    4,373
    1.66
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    638
    0.24
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    832
    0.32
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    113
    0.04
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    1,316
    0.50
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    5,364
    2.04
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    408
    0.15
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    1,014
    0.38
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    355
    0.13
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    318
    0.12
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    795
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    24.17
    51
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    19.76
    51
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    3.20
    156
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    24.71
    26
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    6.74
    123
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    5.77
    82
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    10.16
    43
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.59
    96
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    7.82
    13
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.48
    44
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.26
    17
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    20.37
    2
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    6.41
    25
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    3.16
    26
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    1.69
    115
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    3.07
    51
    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.