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Rwanda
COUNTRY #1
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RWANDA VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare Rwanda 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
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Rwanda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.8
    44.0
    42.4
    137
    132
    134
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    42.8
    46.0
    44.4
    148
    143
    145
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    44.0
    47.4
    45.6
    158
    157
    158
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    29.9
    33.8
    31.8
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    43.3
    53.8
    48.3
    179
    154
    171
    		  
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    57.5
    68.1
    62.8
    156
    130
    139
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    66.9
    71.2
    69.1
    127
    127
    127
    		  
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    71.2
    127
    127
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    69.5
    73.5
    130
    130
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    69.8
    73.8
    129
    129
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    70.1
    74.1
    127
    128
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    70.4
    74.3
    127
    128
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    70.8
    74.5
    125
    128
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.9
    126
    128
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    71.7
    75.2
    124
    128
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    72.3
    75.7
    125
    126
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    73.0
    76.4
    126
    126
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    74.0
    77.1
    125
    124
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    75.2
    78.1
    126
    123
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    76.7
    79.2
    127
    119
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.6
    127
    116
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.3
    126
    118
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.4
    128
    117
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.0
    123
    116
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.2
    120
    110
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    105.76
    62
    76.94
    97
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.83
    135
    144.42
    50
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    74.70
    45
    20.03
    116
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.89
    15
    67.23
    1
    5. Liver Disease
    41.22
    23
    26.51
    71
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39.89
    44
    4.57
    81
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.55
    70
    27.63
    93
    8. Malaria
    35.78
    26
    0.04
    60
    9. Lung Disease
    33.52
    41
    13.00
    153
    10. Hypertension
    30.17
    44
    18.05
    93
    11. HIV/AIDS
    29.44
    34
    18.91
    45
    12. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    10.82
    79
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    35.41
    21
    14. Kidney Disease
    23.20
    92
    20.79
    105
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.49
    55
    15.84
    126
    16. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    28.28
    14
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.53
    95
    18. Malnutrition
    12.03
    23
    3.35
    65
    19. Asthma
    11.90
    53
    4.26
    94
    20. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    6.73
    60
    21. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    5.54
    98
    22. Other Injuries
    10.27
    62
    8.26
    84
    23. Suicide
    9.45
    81
    5.12
    141
    24. Meningitis
    8.67
    38
    1.21
    72
    25. Falls
    7.68
    61
    3.93
    126
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    7.02
    52
    7.20
    49
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.97
    65
    9.31
    41
    28. Tuberculosis
    6.68
    78
    2.34
    104
    29. Maternal Conditions
    6.57
    42
    1.85
    73
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.24
    43
    2.84
    87
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.06
    54
    5.51
    59
    32. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    3.77
    130
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.09
    86
    2.98
    138
    34. Violence
    4.56
    91
    18.10
    23
    35. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    12.65
    92
    36. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    3.99
    71
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    4.61
    73
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    3.83
    107
    4.27
    82
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    2.08
    110
    40. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    4.35
    51
    41. Fires
    2.90
    52
    1.27
    99
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    2.79
    121
    5.59
    59
    43. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    1.73
    177
    44. Poisonings
    2.31
    40
    0.42
    107
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.15
    64
    1.17
    104
    46. Drownings
    2.14
    108
    2.29
    100
    47. Epilepsy
    2.08
    60
    1.51
    97
    48. Alcohol
    1.99
    60
    1.20
    105
    49. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    1.71
    104
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.83
    167
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,280
    9.10
    2,254
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    5,060
    8.72
    7,882
    11.56
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,718
    6.41
    6,937
    10.17
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,605
    6.21
    14,986
    21.98
    5. Malaria
    3,298
    5.69
    4
    0.01
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,121
    5.38
    504
    0.74
    7. HIV/AIDS
    2,826
    4.87
    1,931
    2.83
    8. Liver Disease
    2,548
    4.39
    2,680
    3.93
    9. Low Birth Weight
    2,193
    3.78
    1,532
    2.25
    10. Birth Trauma
    1,888
    3.25
    915
    1.34
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,858
    3.20
    2,762
    4.05
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,777
    3.06
    1,038
    1.52
    13. Lung Disease
    1,555
    2.68
    1,360
    1.99
    14. Hypertension
    1,357
    2.34
    1,894
    2.78
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,206
    2.08
    2,121
    3.11
    16. Malnutrition
    1,168
    2.01
    372
    0.55
    17. Other Injuries
    944
    1.63
    890
    1.31
    18. Cervical Cancer
    941
    1.62
    560
    0.82
    19. Meningitis
    847
    1.46
    134
    0.20
    20. Stomach Cancer
    780
    1.34
    547
    0.80
    21. Maternal Conditions
    722
    1.24
    202
    0.30
    22. Asthma
    717
    1.24
    441
    0.65
    23. Liver Cancer
    706
    1.22
    664
    0.97
    24. Suicide
    704
    1.21
    530
    0.78
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    657
    1.13
    1,808
    2.65
    26. Tuberculosis
    625
    1.08
    242
    0.35
    27. Breast Cancer
    600
    1.03
    1,460
    2.14
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    591
    1.02
    851
    1.25
    29. Violence
    548
    0.94
    1,917
    2.81
    30. Lymphomas
    450
    0.78
    374
    0.55
    31. Falls
    412
    0.71
    435
    0.64
    32. Prostate Cancer
    396
    0.68
    1,655
    2.43
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    362
    0.62
    295
    0.43
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    347
    0.60
    312
    0.46
    35. Leukemia
    317
    0.55
    409
    0.60
    36. Drownings
    285
    0.49
    248
    0.36
    37. Oral Cancer
    272
    0.47
    434
    0.64
    38. Fires
    270
    0.47
    139
    0.20
    39. Lung Cancers
    234
    0.40
    1,244
    1.82
    40. Poisonings
    220
    0.38
    47
    0.07
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    219
    0.38
    602
    0.88
    42. Pertussis
    218
    0.38
    121
    0.18
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    214
    0.37
    456
    0.67
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    213
    0.37
    200
    0.29
    45. Epilepsy
    191
    0.33
    158
    0.23
    46. Syphilis
    173
    0.30
    70
    0.10
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    146
    0.25
    446
    0.65
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    136
    0.23
    123
    0.18
    49. Alcohol
    125
    0.22
    120
    0.18
    50. Skin Cancers
    113
    0.19
    172
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rwanda RWANDA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    26.00
    22
    10.82
    79
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.46
    43
    35.41
    21
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.96
    102
    28.28
    14
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.27
    45
    8.53
    95
    5. Liver Cancer
    11.48
    24
    6.73
    60
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.60
    37
    5.54
    98
    7. Lymphomas
    5.66
    58
    3.77
    130
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.46
    140
    12.65
    92
    9. Leukemia
    3.96
    73
    3.99
    71
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.86
    87
    4.61
    73
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.59
    52
    2.08
    110
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.02
    84
    4.35
    51
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.74
    155
    1.73
    177
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    91
    1.71
    104
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.84
    115
    0.83
    167
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.66
    173
    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.