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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
     
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    76.94
    97
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    144.42
    50
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    13.00
    153
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    4.57
    81
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    2.34
    104
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    27.63
    93
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    20.03
    116
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    67.23
    1
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    26.51
    71
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    2.08
    110
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    15.84
    126
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    18.05
    93
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    4.35
    51
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    28.28
    14
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    12.65
    92
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    20.79
    105
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    10.82
    79
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    4.26
    94
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    9.31
    41
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    5.51
    59
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    8.26
    84
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.00
    122
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    5.54
    98
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    7.20
    49
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    2.29
    100
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    5.12
    141
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    8.53
    95
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    4.27
    82
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    1.73
    177
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    35.41
    21
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    18.10
    23
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    3.93
    126
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    1.53
    66
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.73
    60
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    1.17
    104
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    1.85
    73
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.77
    130
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    3.35
    65
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    1.21
    72
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.99
    71
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    1.07
    64
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    2.98
    138
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.61
    73
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    2.84
    87
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    0.47
    143
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    5.59
    59
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    1.51
    97
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.62
    46
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    1.27
    99
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    0.10
    130
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    7,882
    11.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    14,986
    21.98
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    1,360
    1.99
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    242
    0.35
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    504
    0.74
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    2,254
    3.31
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    2,762
    4.05
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    6,937
    10.17
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    2,680
    3.93
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    200
    0.29
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    1,532
    2.25
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    434
    0.64
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    1,808
    2.65
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    1,894
    2.78
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    915
    1.34
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    1,244
    1.82
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    2,121
    3.11
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    1,038
    1.52
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    0
    0.00
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    441
    0.65
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    890
    1.31
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    248
    0.36
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    1,460
    2.14
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    547
    0.80
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    530
    0.78
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    560
    0.82
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    1,917
    2.81
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    851
    1.25
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    202
    0.30
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    446
    0.65
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    435
    0.64
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    156
    0.23
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    123
    0.18
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    664
    0.97
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    374
    0.55
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    372
    0.55
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    89
    0.13
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    134
    0.20
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    121
    0.18
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    409
    0.60
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    1,655
    2.43
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    312
    0.46
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    456
    0.67
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    158
    0.23
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    602
    0.88
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    139
    0.20
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    67
    0.10
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    295
    0.43
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    70
    0.10
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    50
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    2.08
    110
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    4.35
    51
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    28.28
    14
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    12.65
    92
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    10.82
    79
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    5.54
    98
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    8.53
    95
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    1.73
    177
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    35.41
    21
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.73
    60
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    3.77
    130
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    3.99
    71
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    4.61
    73
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    0.91
    159
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    1.71
    104
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    0.83
    167
    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.