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Nicaragua
COUNTRY #1
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NICARAGUA VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare Nicaragua 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
Nicaragua Population Pyramid
8,531,045
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
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
46.0
48.7
47.3
104
103
102
  
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
1970
52.4
55.5
53.9
102
103
104
  
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
1980
56.0
61.6
58.7
115
107
111
  
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
1990
61.7
67.4
64.5
113
109
111
  
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
2000
67.3
73.3
70.3
90
89
91
  
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
2010
70.2
76.1
73.2
83
83
85
  
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
2019
72.1
77.9
75.0
78
77
76
  
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
72.1
77.9
78
77
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age
72.1
77.9
78
77
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age 5
73.4
79.1
77
71
72.0
78.2
95
87
Age 10
73.5
79.2
77
71
72.1
78.3
96
88
Age 15
73.7
79.3
76
71
72.2
78.4
97
88
Age 20
73.9
79.4
76
71
72.5
78.5
95
88
Age 25
74.2
79.5
76
71
73.0
78.7
91
87
Age 30
74.5
79.6
77
71
73.5
79.0
90
80
Age 35
74.8
79.8
79
72
74.1
79.3
87
79
Age 40
75.1
80.0
81
72
74.8
79.7
85
77
Age 45
75.5
80.2
84
72
75.5
80.2
81
75
Age 50
76.1
80.6
84
74
76.5
80.7
79
72
Age 55
76.9
81.2
85
75
77.7
81.5
78
70
Age 60
78.0
81.9
87
78
79.0
82.4
72
68
Age 65
79.5
82.8
90
79
80.8
83.5
65
62
Age 70
81.4
84.1
96
81
82.8
84.8
62
60
Age 75
83.7
85.7
100
81
85.2
86.5
55
58
Age 80
86.5
87.8
106
84
87.7
88.2
53
64
Age 85
89.7
90.4
107
80
90.4
90.5
56
78
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
124.46
73
144.42
50
2. Kidney Disease
73.96
2
20.79
105
3. Stroke
47.78
132
76.94
97
4. Diabetes Mellitus
44.63
48
27.63
93
5. Lung Disease
33.61
40
13.00
153
6. Liver Disease
24.52
77
26.51
71
7. Hypertension
23.51
64
18.05
93
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.90
111
20.03
116
9. Prostate Cancer
20.62
60
35.41
21
10. Road Traffic Accidents
18.75
81
67.23
1
11. Cervical Cancer
13.48
64
10.82
79
12. Liver Cancer
10.93
25
6.73
60
13. Breast Cancer
10.15
158
28.28
14
14. Stomach Cancer
10.11
45
5.54
98
15. Violence
9.50
55
18.10
23
16. Congenital Anomalies
6.84
56
7.20
49
17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.63
125
8.53
95
18. Other Injuries
6.63
106
8.26
84
19. Lung Cancers
5.94
131
12.65
92
20. Falls
5.61
94
3.93
126
21. Alcohol
5.38
16
1.20
105
22. Low Birth Weight
4.70
91
9.31
41
23. Suicide
4.66
146
5.12
141
24. Other Neoplasms
3.94
22
0.35
119
25. Leukemia
3.91
74
3.99
71
26. Pancreas Cancer
3.88
86
4.61
73
27. Skin Disease
3.39
24
0.47
143
28. Lymphomas
3.32
140
3.77
130
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.05
173
15.84
126
30. Endocrine Disorders
3.03
110
5.59
59
31. Malnutrition
2.89
72
3.35
65
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.78
143
2.98
138
33. Drownings
2.57
86
2.29
100
34. HIV/AIDS
2.39
101
18.91
45
35. Tuberculosis
2.20
107
2.34
104
36. Ovary Cancer
2.18
169
1.73
177
37. Asthma
2.14
114
4.26
94
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.06
105
4.57
81
39. Birth Trauma
1.90
93
5.51
59
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.82
121
2.84
87
41. Uterin Cancer
1.51
139
0.83
167
42. Parkinson's Disease
1.49
168
4.27
82
43. Oral Cancer
1.33
167
4.35
51
44. Epilepsy
1.29
115
1.51
97
45. Skin Cancers
1.27
128
1.71
104
46. Maternal Conditions
1.27
79
1.85
73
47. Oesophagus Cancer
0.90
161
2.08
110
48. Drug Use
0.86
127
1.53
66
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.66
29
0.40
75
50. Appendicitis
0.65
42
0.62
46
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,843
20.44
14,986
21.98
2. Kidney Disease
3,533
12.36
2,121
3.11
3. Stroke
2,225
7.78
7,882
11.56
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,068
7.23
2,762
4.05
5. Lung Disease
1,570
5.49
1,360
1.99
6. Liver Disease
1,203
4.21
2,680
3.93
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,152
4.03
2,254
3.31
8. Road Traffic Accidents
1,109
3.88
6,937
10.17
9. Hypertension
1,103
3.86
1,894
2.78
10. Violence
619
2.17
1,917
2.81
11. Congenital Anomalies
571
2.00
1,038
1.52
12. Liver Cancer
509
1.78
664
0.97
13. Low Birth Weight
490
1.71
1,532
2.25
14. Stomach Cancer
478
1.67
547
0.80
15. Prostate Cancer
386
1.35
1,655
2.43
16. Cervical Cancer
374
1.31
560
0.82
17. Other Injuries
358
1.25
890
1.31
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
315
1.10
851
1.25
19. Suicide
285
1.00
530
0.78
20. Breast Cancer
283
0.99
1,460
2.14
21. Alcohol
279
0.98
120
0.18
22. Falls
276
0.97
435
0.64
23. Lung Cancers
274
0.96
1,244
1.82
24. Leukemia
227
0.79
409
0.60
25. Birth Trauma
198
0.69
915
1.34
26. Other Neoplasms
192
0.67
35
0.05
27. Pancreas Cancer
178
0.62
456
0.67
28. Lymphomas
164
0.57
374
0.55
29. Endocrine Disorders
164
0.57
602
0.88
30. Malnutrition
163
0.57
372
0.55
31. Skin Disease
162
0.57
50
0.07
32. Drownings
157
0.55
248
0.36
33. Alzheimers & Dementia
149
0.52
1,808
2.65
34. HIV/AIDS
139
0.49
1,931
2.83
35. Inflammatory/Heart
139
0.49
312
0.46
36. Diarrhoeal diseases
122
0.43
504
0.74
37. Tuberculosis
115
0.40
242
0.35
38. Asthma
105
0.37
441
0.65
39. Maternal Conditions
88
0.31
202
0.30
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
85
0.30
295
0.43
41. Epilepsy
74
0.26
158
0.23
42. Parkinson's Disease
67
0.23
446
0.65
43. Oral Cancer
64
0.22
434
0.64
44. Ovary Cancer
61
0.21
89
0.13
45. Skin Cancers
59
0.21
172
0.25
46. Drug Use
50
0.17
156
0.23
47. Oesophagus Cancer
42
0.15
200
0.29
48. Uterin Cancer
39
0.14
43
0.06
49. Appendicitis
32
0.11
67
0.10
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
31
0.11
48
0.07
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Nicaragua NICARAGUA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.62
60
35.41
21
2. Cervical Cancer
13.48
64
10.82
79
3. Liver Cancer
10.93
25
6.73
60
4. Breast Cancer
10.15
158
28.28
14
5. Stomach Cancer
10.11
45
5.54
98
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.63
125
8.53
95
7. Lung Cancers
5.94
131
12.65
92
8. Leukemia
3.91
74
3.99
71
9. Pancreas Cancer
3.88
86
4.61
73
10. Lymphomas
3.32
140
3.77
130
11. Ovary Cancer
2.18
169
1.73
177
12. Uterin Cancer
1.51
139
0.83
167
13. Oral Cancer
1.33
167
4.35
51
14. Skin Cancers
1.27
128
1.71
104
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.90
161
2.08
110
16. Bladder Cancer
0.61
176
0.91
159
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.