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HEALTH PROFILE: Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    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
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
      Deaths %
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.7
    81
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    14.5
    6.6
    139
    80
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    21.0
    34.1
    68
    30
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.74
    67
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    10.597m
    86
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.02
    34
    Population 0-14
    26.9%
    83
    Population 15-64
    66.9%
    57
    Population 65 +
    6.3%
    103
    Birth Rate / 1000
    18.03
    78
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.29
    127
    Fertility Rate
    2.23
    81
    Infant Mortality
    21.68
    78
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.04
    128
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.03
    134
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    40
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.89
    34
    Net Migration
    -2.71
    149
    Population Growth
    0.92%
    98
    Literacy Total
    93.8%
    96
    Literacy Male
    93.8%
    83
    Literacy Female
    93.8%
    73
    Unemployment
    5.1%
    118
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    72.8
    104
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.0
    101
    GDP per Capita USD
    $17,000
    73

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    675,890
    4,384
    4/1/24
    Dominican Republic COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Dominican Republic causes.

     
     
    Dominican Republic COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Dominican Republic COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.