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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS TANZANIA

Compare Dominican Republic and Tanzania 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.

Tanzania
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
12,795,809
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Tanzania Population Pyramid
129,386,845
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
       
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
  
42.1
45.5
43.7
129
126
127
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
  
45.2
48.6
46.9
136
135
136
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
  
48.7
52.0
50.3
143
141
142
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
  
49.1
52.8
50.9
160
157
160
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
  
48.4
50.0
49.2
166
170
167
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
  
56.4
58.6
57.5
161
162
161
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
  
65.4
69.3
67.3
134
136
135
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
65.4
69.3
134
136
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
65.4
69.3
134
136
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
69.1
72.6
134
136
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
69.6
73.1
133
135
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
69.8
73.3
132
135
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
70.2
73.6
130
135
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
70.6
73.9
131
135
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
71.1
74.3
131
135
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
71.7
74.8
128
133
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
72.4
75.4
124
133
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
73.3
76.1
123
131
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
74.3
76.9
120
130
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
75.6
77.9
113
126
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
77.1
79.1
113
127
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
78.9
80.5
111
119
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
81.0
82.3
115
117
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
83.5
84.5
113
109
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
86.5
87.2
110
105
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
89.8
90.4
97
92
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
76.15
138
2. Stroke
76.94
97
91.34
83
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
49.33
10
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
29.39
30
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
8.50
171
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
31.47
87
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
26.48
72
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
22.48
94
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
71.25
48
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
64.39
19
11. Violence
18.10
23
10.35
47
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
31.31
41
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
18.11
81
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
17.10
126
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
0.60
181
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
46.71
7
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
7.48
58
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
7.78
106
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
9.26
74
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
7.48
42
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.65
85
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
4.70
69
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
5.88
94
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
9.12
34
25. Suicide
5.12
141
8.15
96
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
0.71
174
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
46.84
38
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.73
20
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
3.49
124
30. Asthma
4.26
94
7.03
76
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
1.24
165
32. Falls
3.93
126
6.85
70
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.46
162
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
12.23
22
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
4.21
107
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
1.98
110
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
60.37
15
38. Drownings
2.29
100
2.22
105
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
10.06
11
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
14.15
16
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
2.25
167
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.42
22
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
1.48
68
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
1.76
83
45. Fires
1.27
99
2.84
53
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
6.36
43
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
1.08
109
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
1.58
86
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
2.58
30
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
2.76
63
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
13,215
4.48
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
16,894
5.73
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
18,054
6.12
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
6,247
2.12
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
6,586
2.23
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
26,028
8.83
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
4,547
1.54
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
27,402
9.29
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
4,713
1.60
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
5,209
1.77
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
2,048
0.69
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
1,819
0.62
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
12,173
4.13
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
1,285
0.44
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
3,051
1.03
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
159
0.05
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
9,791
3.32
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
15,086
5.12
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
4,270
1.45
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
1,567
0.53
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
1,413
0.48
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
1,778
0.60
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
6,424
2.18
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
1,190
0.40
25. Suicide
530
0.78
2,474
0.84
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
17,587
5.96
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
158
0.05
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
513
0.17
29. Asthma
441
0.65
1,700
0.58
30. Falls
435
0.64
1,533
0.52
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
1,646
0.56
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
416
0.14
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
805
0.27
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
5,574
1.89
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
1,227
0.42
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
462
0.16
37. Drownings
248
0.36
1,642
0.56
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
20,269
6.87
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
6,835
2.32
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
2,247
0.76
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
744
0.25
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
707
0.24
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
404
0.14
44. Fires
139
0.20
1,424
0.48
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
3,188
1.08
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
401
0.14
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
2,774
0.94
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
270
0.09
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
667
0.23
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
337
0.11
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Tanzania TANZANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
29.39
30
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
8.50
171
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
0.60
181
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
46.71
7
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
7.78
106
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.65
85
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
5.88
94
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
0.71
174
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
6.73
20
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
1.24
165
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.46
162
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
10.06
11
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
2.25
167
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.42
22
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
2.76
63
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
1.84
117
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.