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Compare Bahamas and Dominican Republic health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    48
    49
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    67.2
    72.9
    70.0
    83
    87
    89
    		  
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2015
    72.9
    79.1
    76.1
    63
    52
    54
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.9
    79.1
    63
    52
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    Age 5
    73.8
    80.0
    64
    48
    		  
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    Age 10
    73.9
    80.1
    66
    49
    		  
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    Age 15
    74.0
    80.1
    66
    50
    		  
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.3
    66
    49
    		  
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    Age 25
    74.7
    80.4
    64
    48
    		  
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    Age 30
    75.2
    80.7
    61
    48
    		  
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.0
    58
    48
    		  
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.4
    54
    46
    		  
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.9
    51
    44
    		  
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    Age 50
    78.3
    82.5
    43
    43
    		  
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    Age 55
    79.5
    83.2
    42
    41
    		  
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    Age 60
    80.7
    84.1
    40
    37
    		  
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    Age 65
    82.1
    85.0
    40
    37
    		  
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    Age 70
    83.7
    86.2
    43
    38
    		  
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.8
    43
    36
    		  
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.7
    47
    34
    		  
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.1
    53
    28
    		  
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    Age 90
    94.0
    95.0
    52
    29
    		  
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    68
    38
    		  
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    74
    35
    		  
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88.85
    88
    		  
    110.75
    62
    2. HIV/AIDS
    72.69
    27
    		  
    15.64
    61
    3. Stroke
    59.30
    120
    		  
    67.46
    111
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.27
    39
    		  
    25.25
    92
    5. Hypertension
    41.53
    7
    		  
    20.26
    57
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    43.67
    8
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    87
    		  
    21.23
    107
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    11.75
    123
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    67
    		  
    12.93
    99
    10. Violence
    15.21
    31
    		  
    10.01
    51
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.79
    121
    		  
    38.51
    6
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    6.61
    96
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    9.67
    54
    		  
    3.13
    129
    14. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    11.18
    89
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.77
    82
    		  
    2.80
    156
    16. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    2.23
    148
    17. Other Injuries
    7.18
    125
    		  
    9.92
    99
    18. Liver Disease
    7.10
    138
    		  
    13.43
    100
    19. Skin Disease
    6.84
    22
    		  
    0.44
    141
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.79
    35
    		  
    2.53
    104
    21. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    11.81
    67
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.07
    121
    		  
    9.16
    66
    23. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    6.45
    69
    24. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    1.03
    169
    25. Drownings
    4.68
    74
    		  
    1.79
    128
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.11
    125
    		  
    11.31
    66
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    3.08
    92
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    1.03
    145
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    29
    		  
    1.27
    106
    30. Lung Disease
    3.28
    170
    		  
    10.04
    147
    31. Falls
    2.69
    131
    		  
    0.99
    168
    32. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    3.33
    105
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    3.91
    66
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.22
    108
    		  
    5.80
    72
    35. Suicide
    2.19
    159
    		  
    4.05
    139
    36. Alcohol
    2.15
    50
    		  
    1.58
    61
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    1.40
    102
    38. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    8.73
    42
    39. Fires
    1.77
    99
    		  
    1.05
    120
    40. Anemia
    1.76
    59
    		  
    2.28
    50
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    1.35
    131
    42. Asthma
    1.45
    124
    		  
    3.76
    91
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    114
    		  
    1.07
    129
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    134
    		  
    3.96
    88
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    0.55
    168
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.14
    140
    		  
    2.13
    101
    47. Other Neoplasms
    1.08
    149
    		  
    3.39
    59
    48. Poisonings
    0.94
    105
    		  
    0.43
    148
    49. Meningitis
    0.83
    112
    		  
    1.24
    101
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    9
    		  
    0.13
    123
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299
    15.15
    		  
    9,100
    20.10
    2. HIV/AIDS
    295
    14.96
    		  
    1,502
    3.32
    3. Stroke
    198
    10.07
    		  
    5,525
    12.21
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    7.42
    		  
    2,077
    4.59
    5. Hypertension
    140
    7.09
    		  
    1,664
    3.68
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96
    4.89
    		  
    2,008
    4.44
    7. Violence
    58
    2.95
    		  
    989
    2.19
    8. Prostate Cancer
    58
    2.92
    		  
    1,705
    3.77
    9. Kidney Disease
    57
    2.89
    		  
    1,090
    2.41
    10. Breast Cancer
    47
    2.37
    		  
    514
    1.13
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    44
    2.25
    		  
    3,652
    8.07
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    1.94
    		  
    546
    1.21
    13. Lung Cancers
    33
    1.69
    		  
    919
    2.03
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    1.68
    		  
    287
    0.63
    15. Lymphomas
    28
    1.41
    		  
    193
    0.43
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    28
    1.40
    		  
    245
    0.54
    17. Liver Disease
    26
    1.32
    		  
    1,127
    2.49
    18. Skin Disease
    23
    1.18
    		  
    38
    0.08
    19. Other Injuries
    23
    1.15
    		  
    955
    2.11
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23
    1.15
    		  
    208
    0.46
    21. Stomach Cancer
    21
    1.08
    		  
    534
    1.18
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.00
    		  
    1,075
    2.37
    23. Drownings
    18
    0.93
    		  
    184
    0.41
    24. Low Birth Weight
    13
    0.66
    		  
    1,361
    3.01
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.65
    		  
    256
    0.57
    26. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.64
    		  
    509
    1.12
    27. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.55
    		  
    44
    0.10
    28. Lung Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    819
    1.81
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    104
    0.23
    30. Leukemia
    9
    0.46
    		  
    299
    0.66
    31. Suicide
    9
    0.44
    		  
    375
    0.83
    32. Alcohol
    9
    0.44
    		  
    137
    0.30
    33. Falls
    8
    0.42
    		  
    85
    0.19
    34. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.41
    		  
    327
    0.72
    35. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.38
    		  
    44
    0.10
    36. Skin Cancers
    7
    0.37
    		  
    117
    0.26
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.36
    		  
    215
    0.48
    38. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.36
    		  
    698
    1.54
    39. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.35
    		  
    726
    1.60
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    7
    0.34
    		  
    112
    0.25
    41. Fires
    6
    0.28
    		  
    104
    0.23
    42. Epilepsy
    5
    0.27
    		  
    100
    0.22
    43. Asthma
    5
    0.25
    		  
    320
    0.71
    44. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    46
    0.10
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.20
    		  
    179
    0.39
    46. Other Neoplasms
    4
    0.19
    		  
    281
    0.62
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3
    0.18
    		  
    424
    0.94
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.16
    		  
    48
    0.11
    49. Meningitis
    3
    0.16
    		  
    126
    0.28
    50. Schizophrenia
    3
    0.14
    		  
    12
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    43.67
    8
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    11.75
    123
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    6.61
    96
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    11.18
    89
    5. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    2.23
    148
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    11.81
    67
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    6.45
    69
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    1.03
    169
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    3.08
    92
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    1.03
    145
    11. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    3.33
    105
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    3.91
    66
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    1.40
    102
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    8.73
    42
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    1.35
    131
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    0.55
    168
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.