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Namibia
COUNTRY #1
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NAMIBIA VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare Namibia 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
Namibia Population Pyramid
3,981,125
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%
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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
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.0
49.3
47.1
113
100
105
  
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
1970
50.8
54.8
52.8
114
105
110
  
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
1980
56.0
60.0
57.9
114
113
114
  
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
1990
59.5
63.7
61.5
123
122
124
  
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
2000
56.2
58.5
57.4
142
147
144
  
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
2010
61.3
64.6
63.0
139
140
138
  
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
2019
60.6
68.4
64.6
165
142
152
  
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.6
68.4
165
142
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age
60.6
68.4
165
142
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age 5
63.5
71.1
173
148
72.0
78.2
95
87
Age 10
63.8
71.5
173
149
72.1
78.3
96
88
Age 15
64.1
71.7
173
149
72.2
78.4
97
88
Age 20
64.6
72.0
173
149
72.5
78.5
95
88
Age 25
65.2
72.4
173
150
73.0
78.7
91
87
Age 30
65.8
72.8
173
150
73.5
79.0
90
80
Age 35
66.6
73.5
173
149
74.1
79.3
87
79
Age 40
67.6
74.4
173
148
74.8
79.7
85
77
Age 45
69.0
75.5
172
143
75.5
80.2
81
75
Age 50
70.7
76.7
171
138
76.5
80.7
79
72
Age 55
72.6
78.0
171
125
77.7
81.5
78
70
Age 60
74.7
79.3
170
118
79.0
82.4
72
68
Age 65
77.0
80.7
170
113
80.8
83.5
65
62
Age 70
79.5
82.3
169
114
82.8
84.8
62
60
Age 75
82.4
84.4
165
119
85.2
86.5
55
58
Age 80
85.7
87.0
158
126
87.7
88.2
53
64
Age 85
89.2
90.0
153
131
90.4
90.5
56
78
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
147.62
7
18.91
45
2. Stroke
117.61
46
76.94
97
3. Coronary Heart Disease
105.72
98
144.42
50
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
94.17
31
20.03
116
5. Tuberculosis
74.32
11
2.34
104
6. Diabetes Mellitus
61.52
25
27.63
93
7. Road Traffic Accidents
44.05
14
67.23
1
8. Lung Disease
40.96
26
13.00
153
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
38.12
45
4.57
81
10. Hypertension
37.70
28
18.05
93
11. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
35.41
21
12. Kidney Disease
25.76
73
20.79
105
13. Liver Disease
23.50
80
26.51
71
14. Violence
20.18
18
18.10
23
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.25
79
15.84
126
16. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
10.82
79
17. Asthma
15.49
38
4.26
94
18. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
28.28
14
19. Suicide
13.51
36
5.12
141
20. Inflammatory/Heart
12.49
19
2.98
138
21. Other Injuries
10.07
66
8.26
84
22. Malnutrition
9.45
32
3.35
65
23. Low Birth Weight
9.38
39
9.31
41
24. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
1.71
104
25. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
4.35
51
26. Congenital Anomalies
6.25
81
7.20
49
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.23
44
2.84
87
28. Birth Trauma
6.21
53
5.51
59
29. Fires
5.58
8
1.27
99
30. Meningitis
5.31
47
1.21
72
31. Maternal Conditions
4.80
51
1.85
73
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.68
70
5.59
59
33. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
12.65
92
34. Falls
4.37
118
3.93
126
35. Parkinson's Disease
4.18
87
4.27
82
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
8.53
95
37. Drownings
4.09
43
2.29
100
38. Lymphomas
3.10
144
3.77
130
39. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
6.73
60
40. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
1.73
177
41. Skin Disease
2.57
36
0.47
143
42. Epilepsy
2.41
49
1.51
97
43. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
5.54
98
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.22
61
1.17
104
45. Alcohol
1.87
64
1.20
105
46. Poisonings
1.74
51
0.42
107
47. Drug Use
1.74
57
1.53
66
48. Leukemia
1.66
158
3.99
71
49. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
2.08
110
50. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
0.83
167
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
2,928
17.28
1,931
2.83
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,464
8.64
2,254
3.31
3. Tuberculosis
1,416
8.35
242
0.35
4. Stroke
1,333
7.86
7,882
11.56
5. Coronary Heart Disease
1,221
7.20
14,986
21.98
6. Road Traffic Accidents
868
5.12
6,937
10.17
7. Diabetes Mellitus
724
4.27
2,762
4.05
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
645
3.81
504
0.74
9. Low Birth Weight
516
3.04
1,532
2.25
10. Lung Disease
461
2.72
1,360
1.99
11. Violence
450
2.66
1,917
2.81
12. Hypertension
428
2.53
1,894
2.78
13. Birth Trauma
345
2.04
915
1.34
14. Liver Disease
336
1.98
2,680
3.93
15. Kidney Disease
322
1.90
2,121
3.11
16. Congenital Anomalies
283
1.67
1,038
1.52
17. Suicide
243
1.43
530
0.78
18. Malnutrition
224
1.32
372
0.55
19. Other Injuries
207
1.22
890
1.31
20. Asthma
200
1.18
441
0.65
21. Alzheimers & Dementia
176
1.04
1,808
2.65
22. Inflammatory/Heart
162
0.96
312
0.46
23. Cervical Cancer
133
0.78
560
0.82
24. Breast Cancer
121
0.71
1,460
2.14
25. Maternal Conditions
110
0.65
202
0.30
26. Drownings
110
0.65
248
0.36
27. Meningitis
109
0.64
134
0.20
28. Fires
109
0.64
139
0.20
29. Skin Cancers
108
0.64
172
0.25
30. Oral Cancer
100
0.59
434
0.64
31. Prostate Cancer
94
0.55
1,655
2.43
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
76
0.45
295
0.43
33. Endocrine Disorders
73
0.43
602
0.88
34. Falls
62
0.37
435
0.64
35. Lung Cancers
59
0.35
1,244
1.82
36. Pertussis
54
0.32
121
0.18
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
54
0.32
851
1.25
38. Epilepsy
49
0.29
158
0.23
39. Lymphomas
46
0.27
374
0.55
40. Poisonings
46
0.27
47
0.07
41. Liver Cancer
45
0.27
664
0.97
42. Parkinson's Disease
43
0.25
446
0.65
43. Syphilis
35
0.21
70
0.10
44. Stomach Cancer
33
0.19
547
0.80
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
33
0.19
123
0.18
46. Drug Use
32
0.19
156
0.23
47. Skin Disease
31
0.18
50
0.07
48. Alcohol
28
0.17
120
0.18
49. Leukemia
24
0.14
409
0.60
50. Ovary Cancer
23
0.14
89
0.13
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Namibia NAMIBIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.79
40
35.41
21
2. Cervical Cancer
16.57
48
10.82
79
3. Breast Cancer
14.84
120
28.28
14
4. Skin Cancers
9.09
2
1.71
104
5. Oral Cancer
7.84
12
4.35
51
6. Lung Cancers
4.38
143
12.65
92
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
166
8.53
95
8. Lymphomas
3.10
144
3.77
130
9. Liver Cancer
3.04
164
6.73
60
10. Ovary Cancer
3.01
146
1.73
177
11. Stomach Cancer
2.39
172
5.54
98
12. Leukemia
1.66
158
3.99
71
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.65
120
2.08
110
14. Uterin Cancer
1.63
131
0.83
167
15. Bladder Cancer
1.39
134
0.91
159
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.37
158
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.