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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS PANAMA

Compare Dominican Republic and Panama 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.

Panama
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   Panama PANAMA
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Panama PANAMA
           
    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
    		  
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    		  
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    		  
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Panama PANAMA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Panama PANAMA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    53.54
    159
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    40.58
    138
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    13.99
    104
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    18.10
    75
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    12.10
    139
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    23.54
    103
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    7.57
    147
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    23.93
    85
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    13.90
    141
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    15.42
    48
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    17.46
    25
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    10.48
    131
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    5.37
    166
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    15.81
    135
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    6.93
    121
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    8.37
    92
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    4.04
    105
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    7.95
    104
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    2.30
    178
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    7.51
    41
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.09
    125
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    5.93
    54
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    9.06
    52
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    1.55
    101
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    2.86
    163
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.08
    109
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    3.62
    85
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    1.78
    145
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    2.35
    155
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    1.22
    124
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.35
    55
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    2.01
    172
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    4.74
    88
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    2.51
    79
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    5.91
    67
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    0.66
    166
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    5.19
    83
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    2.44
    91
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    1.19
    145
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    0.78
    94
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    2.79
    151
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    1.20
    131
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    0.75
    136
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    1.48
    99
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    0.26
    166
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    0.64
    103
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    0.72
    130
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    0.57
    150
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    0.01
    137
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    0.70
    171
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Panama PANAMA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    2,624
    14.96
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    2,006
    11.43
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    591
    3.37
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    1,070
    6.10
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    325
    1.85
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    697
    3.97
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    1,106
    6.30
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    653
    3.72
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    730
    4.16
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    510
    2.91
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    296
    1.69
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    390
    2.22
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    238
    1.36
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    279
    1.59
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    815
    4.65
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    303
    1.73
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    378
    2.15
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    94
    0.54
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    100
    0.57
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    352
    2.01
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    182
    1.04
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    279
    1.59
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    185
    1.05
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    397
    2.26
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
    121
    0.69
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    163
    0.93
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    135
    0.77
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    115
    0.66
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    56
    0.32
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    92
    0.52
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    78
    0.44
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    189
    1.08
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    205
    1.17
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    122
    0.70
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    270
    1.54
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    30
    0.17
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    103
    0.59
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    223
    1.27
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    32
    0.18
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    52
    0.30
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    56
    0.32
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    66
    0.38
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    33
    0.19
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    11
    0.06
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    27
    0.15
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    25
    0.14
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    0
    0.00
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    30
    0.17
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    33
    0.19
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    64
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Panama PANAMA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    18.10
    75
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    12.10
    139
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    6.93
    121
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    8.37
    92
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    7.95
    104
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.09
    125
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    9.06
    52
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    3.08
    109
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    1.78
    145
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.35
    55
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    4.74
    88
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    1.19
    145
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    2.79
    151
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    1.20
    131
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    0.70
    171
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    2.90
    64
    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.