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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Dominican Republic and Nepal 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.

Nepal
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
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%
Nepal Population Pyramid
35,323,925
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   Nepal NEPAL
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Nepal NEPAL
       
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
 
39.0
38.4
38.7
148
156
154
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
 
43.1
42.8
43.0
145
157
152
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
 
48.7
48.2
48.4
144
155
149
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
 
54.7
54.2
54.5
142
155
151
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
 
61.5
63.5
62.5
121
129
129
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
 
66.7
69.4
68.0
109
124
119
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
 
68.9
72.7
70.9
113
119
116
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Nepal NEPAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
68.9
72.7
113
119
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
71.2
74.9
102
118
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
71.4
75.1
103
117
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
71.6
75.2
104
118
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
71.8
75.4
104
119
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
72.2
75.6
105
119
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
72.5
75.8
106
118
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
72.9
76.0
106
118
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
73.3
76.3
107
118
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
73.8
76.8
111
117
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
74.5
77.4
112
118
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
75.5
78.2
118
117
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
76.8
79.2
123
120
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
78.5
80.4
123
124
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
80.7
82.0
129
134
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
83.2
84.1
133
137
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
86.1
86.7
132
146
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
89.4
89.8
145
151
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Nepal NEPAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
102.19
104
2. Stroke
76.94
97
67.32
106
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
20.65
72
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
0.95
182
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
8.50
172
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
16.12
117
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
30.02
57
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
21.28
103
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
29.37
86
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
3.15
91
11. Violence
18.10
23
2.57
119
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
11.58
122
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
13.60
145
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
149.01
1
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
18.16
65
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
15.27
52
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
8.46
51
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
5.77
137
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
7.36
96
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
4.79
117
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
1.19
183
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
1.14
171
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
6.79
79
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
6.00
55
25. Suicide
5.12
141
9.77
74
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.18
138
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
29.68
51
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.52
23
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
4.37
77
30. Asthma
4.26
94
30.93
6
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
2.61
139
32. Falls
3.93
126
15.55
5
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
3.51
134
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
4.05
59
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
1.08
183
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
1.16
144
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
72.19
12
38. Drownings
2.29
100
5.38
23
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.40
92
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
3.56
54
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.60
83
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
2.13
76
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
0.42
167
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
3.57
12
45. Fires
1.27
99
0.94
117
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
1.69
68
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
0.74
129
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
11.28
7
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
1.48
54
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.62
119
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Nepal NEPAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
19,677
12.26
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
12,909
8.04
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
4,654
2.90
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
2,929
1.82
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
6,383
3.98
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
6,237
3.88
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
4,284
2.67
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
737
0.46
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
704
0.44
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
2,092
1.30
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
2,022
1.26
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
85
0.05
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
3,822
2.38
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
1,038
0.65
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
27,027
16.83
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
3,586
2.23
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
1,949
1.21
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
2,676
1.67
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
1,655
1.03
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
1,167
0.73
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
256
0.16
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
257
0.16
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
1,969
1.23
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
1,379
0.86
25. Suicide
530
0.78
2,571
1.60
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
6,071
3.78
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
445
0.28
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
760
0.47
29. Asthma
441
0.65
5,930
3.69
30. Falls
435
0.64
3,321
2.07
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
1,389
0.87
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
668
0.42
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
768
0.48
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
845
0.53
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
217
0.14
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
191
0.12
37. Drownings
248
0.36
1,505
0.94
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
16,535
10.30
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
977
0.61
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
491
0.31
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
400
0.25
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
874
0.54
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
93
0.06
44. Fires
139
0.20
184
0.11
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
377
0.23
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
2,320
1.44
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
453
0.28
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
168
0.10
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
325
0.20
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
585
0.36
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Nepal NEPAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
0.95
182
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
8.50
172
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
18.16
65
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
15.27
52
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
5.77
137
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
1.19
183
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
6.79
79
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.18
138
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.52
23
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
2.61
139
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
3.51
134
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.40
92
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.60
83
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
2.13
76
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.62
119
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
0.48
176
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.