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Madagascar
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Madagascar and Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Madagascar Population Pyramid
54,048,131
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%
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%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
39.5
40.6
40.1
145
149
147
 
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
1970
43.3
44.9
44.1
144
150
147
 
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
1980
47.2
49.2
48.1
149
151
150
 
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
1990
49.9
52.3
51.1
157
161
158
 
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
2000
56.7
59.1
57.9
138
144
141
 
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
2010
61.8
64.8
63.3
137
138
137
 
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
2019
64.1
66.6
65.4
138
153
146
 
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
64.1
66.6
138
153
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age
64.1
66.6
138
153
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age 5
67.7
69.7
143
161
72.0
78.2
95
87
Age 10
68.4
70.4
143
160
72.1
78.3
96
88
Age 15
68.9
70.8
140
160
72.2
78.4
97
88
Age 20
69.2
71.0
141
160
72.5
78.5
95
88
Age 25
69.7
71.4
140
160
73.0
78.7
91
87
Age 30
70.2
71.8
140
161
73.5
79.0
90
80
Age 35
70.7
72.3
140
163
74.1
79.3
87
79
Age 40
71.4
73.0
143
163
74.8
79.7
85
77
Age 45
72.2
73.8
142
165
75.5
80.2
81
75
Age 50
73.3
74.7
143
167
76.5
80.7
79
72
Age 55
74.6
75.9
142
169
77.7
81.5
78
70
Age 60
76.2
77.3
140
168
79.0
82.4
72
68
Age 65
78.2
79.1
139
167
80.8
83.5
65
62
Age 70
80.5
81.1
136
166
82.8
84.8
62
60
Age 75
83.2
83.6
131
160
85.2
86.5
55
58
Age 80
86.2
86.5
125
158
87.7
88.2
53
64
Age 85
89.5
89.8
127
149
90.4
90.5
56
78
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
160.51
17
76.94
97
2. Coronary Heart Disease
118.09
83
144.42
50
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
87.02
36
20.03
116
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
61.22
24
4.57
81
5. Tuberculosis
61.19
14
2.34
104
6. Hypertension
58.73
5
18.05
93
7. Road Traffic Accidents
42.06
20
67.23
1
8. Cervical Cancer
40.84
13
10.82
79
9. Lung Disease
38.84
30
13.00
153
10. Liver Disease
36.32
39
26.51
71
11. Diabetes Mellitus
29.31
90
27.63
93
12. Prostate Cancer
24.24
49
35.41
21
13. Malnutrition
22.42
8
3.35
65
14. Malaria
22.36
35
0.04
60
15. Measles
20.44
5
0.00
122
16. Kidney Disease
18.76
112
20.79
105
17. Asthma
17.92
25
4.26
94
18. Alzheimers & Dementia
14.65
136
15.84
126
19. Maternal Conditions
11.76
27
1.85
73
20. Other Injuries
11.29
52
8.26
84
21. Meningitis
10.20
33
1.21
72
22. Suicide
9.18
85
5.12
141
23. Oesophagus Cancer
8.67
14
2.08
110
24. Breast Cancer
8.32
173
28.28
14
25. Violence
7.62
63
18.10
23
26. Low Birth Weight
7.61
56
9.31
41
27. Birth Trauma
7.29
49
5.51
59
28. Liver Cancer
6.77
59
6.73
60
29. Inflammatory/Heart
6.62
56
2.98
138
30. HIV/AIDS
6.13
72
18.91
45
31. Congenital Anomalies
5.69
96
7.20
49
32. Falls
5.26
98
3.93
126
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.25
148
8.53
95
34. Oral Cancer
5.16
36
4.35
51
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.00
26
1.17
104
36. Lymphomas
3.99
120
3.77
130
37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.79
72
2.84
87
38. Skin Cancers
3.69
18
1.71
104
39. Stomach Cancer
3.26
148
5.54
98
40. Parkinson's Disease
3.02
143
4.27
82
41. Fires
3.01
49
1.27
99
42. Drownings
2.63
82
2.29
100
43. Poisonings
2.54
31
0.42
107
44. Endocrine Disorders
2.54
130
5.59
59
45. Bladder Cancer
2.14
88
0.91
159
46. Leukemia
2.03
152
3.99
71
47. Epilepsy
1.90
74
1.51
97
48. Schistosomiasis
1.89
23
0.22
50
49. Ovary Cancer
1.81
175
1.73
177
50. Uterin Cancer
1.52
138
0.83
167
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
17,964
10.95
7,882
11.56
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
14,605
8.90
2,254
3.31
3. Coronary Heart Disease
12,388
7.55
14,986
21.98
4. Tuberculosis
11,606
7.08
242
0.35
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
11,085
6.76
504
0.74
6. Measles
9,172
5.59
0
0.00
7. Road Traffic Accidents
7,880
4.80
6,937
10.17
8. Hypertension
6,208
3.78
1,894
2.78
9. Malaria
5,507
3.36
4
0.01
10. Low Birth Weight
5,353
3.26
1,532
2.25
11. Birth Trauma
5,347
3.26
915
1.34
12. Liver Disease
4,803
2.93
2,680
3.93
13. Malnutrition
4,236
2.58
372
0.55
14. Lung Disease
3,957
2.41
1,360
1.99
15. Congenital Anomalies
3,380
2.06
1,038
1.52
16. Diabetes Mellitus
3,278
2.00
2,762
4.05
17. Cervical Cancer
3,028
1.85
560
0.82
18. Maternal Conditions
2,776
1.69
202
0.30
19. Asthma
2,507
1.53
441
0.65
20. Meningitis
2,391
1.46
134
0.20
21. Other Injuries
2,359
1.44
890
1.31
22. Kidney Disease
2,202
1.34
2,121
3.11
23. Violence
1,749
1.07
1,917
2.81
24. Suicide
1,476
0.90
530
0.78
25. HIV/AIDS
1,341
0.82
1,931
2.83
26. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,120
0.68
1,808
2.65
27. Oesophagus Cancer
1,080
0.66
200
0.29
28. Inflammatory/Heart
1,046
0.64
312
0.46
29. Prostate Cancer
996
0.61
1,655
2.43
30. Liver Cancer
933
0.57
664
0.97
31. Drownings
825
0.50
248
0.36
32. Oral Cancer
697
0.42
434
0.64
33. Syphilis
680
0.41
70
0.10
34. Lymphomas
675
0.41
374
0.55
35. Fires
661
0.40
139
0.20
36. Falls
653
0.40
435
0.64
37. Breast Cancer
629
0.38
1,460
2.14
38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
627
0.38
123
0.18
39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
606
0.37
851
1.25
40. Poisonings
571
0.35
47
0.07
41. Pertussis
519
0.32
121
0.18
42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
495
0.30
295
0.43
43. Skin Cancers
467
0.28
172
0.25
44. Endocrine Disorders
463
0.28
602
0.88
45. Leukemia
401
0.24
409
0.60
46. Epilepsy
385
0.23
158
0.23
47. Stomach Cancer
367
0.22
547
0.80
48. Bladder Cancer
286
0.17
92
0.13
49. Parkinson's Disease
266
0.16
446
0.65
50. Schistosomiasis
260
0.16
22
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
40.84
13
10.82
79
2. Prostate Cancer
24.24
49
35.41
21
3. Oesophagus Cancer
8.67
14
2.08
110
4. Breast Cancer
8.32
173
28.28
14
5. Liver Cancer
6.77
59
6.73
60
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.25
148
8.53
95
7. Oral Cancer
5.16
36
4.35
51
8. Lymphomas
3.99
120
3.77
130
9. Skin Cancers
3.69
18
1.71
104
10. Stomach Cancer
3.26
148
5.54
98
11. Bladder Cancer
2.14
88
0.91
159
12. Leukemia
2.03
152
3.99
71
13. Ovary Cancer
1.81
175
1.73
177
14. Uterin Cancer
1.52
138
0.83
167
15. Lung Cancers
1.15
179
12.65
92
16. Pancreas Cancer
0.59
178
4.61
73
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.