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Compare Canada 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
     
      Canada CANADA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
    		  
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2015
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    Age 5
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    Age 10
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
    		  
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
    		  
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
    		  
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
    		  
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
    		  
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    Age 45
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
    		  
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
    		  
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
    		  
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    Age 60
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
    		  
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    Age 65
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
    		  
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
    		  
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
    		  
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
    		  
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
    		  
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    Age 90
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
    		  
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
    		  
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
    		  
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.36
    145
    		  
    110.75
    62
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    35.50
    3
    		  
    2.53
    104
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    11.18
    89
    4. Stroke
    21.32
    171
    		  
    67.46
    111
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    11.75
    123
    6. Lung Disease
    17.49
    97
    		  
    10.04
    147
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    6.61
    96
    8. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    43.67
    8
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.01
    140
    		  
    25.25
    92
    10. Suicide
    10.00
    70
    		  
    4.05
    139
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.66
    151
    		  
    21.23
    107
    12. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    2.23
    148
    13. Falls
    7.52
    63
    		  
    0.99
    168
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    3.08
    92
    15. Kidney Disease
    6.33
    141
    		  
    12.93
    99
    16. Liver Disease
    6.22
    144
    		  
    13.43
    100
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.87
    88
    		  
    3.13
    129
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.86
    151
    		  
    38.51
    6
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    1.03
    169
    20. Other Injuries
    5.16
    148
    		  
    9.92
    99
    21. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    3.33
    105
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    163
    		  
    20.26
    57
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    8.73
    42
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    0.55
    168
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    145
    		  
    9.16
    66
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    1.35
    131
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    6.45
    69
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    1.40
    102
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.09
    39
    		  
    1.27
    106
    30. Alcohol
    3.04
    37
    		  
    1.58
    61
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    1.03
    145
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.86
    139
    		  
    11.31
    66
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.82
    155
    		  
    2.80
    156
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.53
    91
    		  
    3.39
    59
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.44
    102
    		  
    3.96
    88
    36. Drug Use
    2.29
    49
    		  
    0.88
    95
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    3.91
    66
    38. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    11.81
    67
    39. Violence
    1.88
    133
    		  
    10.01
    51
    40. Poisonings
    1.77
    68
    		  
    0.43
    148
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    10
    		  
    0.38
    64
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.00
    134
    		  
    5.80
    72
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    11
    		  
    0.09
    141
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    1.07
    129
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.86
    118
    		  
    15.64
    61
    46. Drownings
    0.79
    154
    		  
    1.79
    128
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.74
    148
    		  
    1.70
    119
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    159
    		  
    2.13
    101
    49. Fires
    0.69
    135
    		  
    1.05
    120
    50. Anemia
    0.66
    87
    		  
    2.28
    50
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Canada CANADA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,331
    16.80
    		  
    9,100
    20.10
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23,541
    11.52
    		  
    208
    0.46
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,187
    9.88
    		  
    919
    2.03
    4. Stroke
    13,465
    6.59
    		  
    5,525
    12.21
    5. Lung Disease
    11,105
    5.43
    		  
    819
    1.81
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,070
    4.44
    		  
    546
    1.21
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,630
    3.24
    		  
    2,077
    4.59
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,638
    2.76
    		  
    2,008
    4.44
    9. Breast Cancer
    5,405
    2.64
    		  
    514
    1.13
    10. Falls
    4,678
    2.29
    		  
    85
    0.19
    11. Lymphomas
    4,520
    2.21
    		  
    193
    0.43
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    4,243
    2.08
    		  
    256
    0.57
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,178
    2.04
    		  
    1,705
    3.77
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,012
    1.96
    		  
    1,090
    2.41
    15. Suicide
    3,983
    1.95
    		  
    375
    0.83
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    3,246
    1.59
    		  
    287
    0.63
    17. Liver Disease
    3,117
    1.53
    		  
    1,127
    2.49
    18. Leukemia
    2,851
    1.40
    		  
    299
    0.66
    19. Other Injuries
    2,636
    1.29
    		  
    955
    2.11
    20. Hypertension
    2,572
    1.26
    		  
    1,664
    3.68
    21. Bladder Cancer
    2,386
    1.17
    		  
    46
    0.10
    22. Liver Cancer
    2,286
    1.12
    		  
    726
    1.60
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,239
    1.10
    		  
    3,652
    8.07
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,107
    1.03
    		  
    112
    0.25
    25. Stomach Cancer
    2,091
    1.02
    		  
    534
    1.18
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,038
    1.00
    		  
    104
    0.23
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,787
    0.87
    		  
    117
    0.26
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,615
    0.79
    		  
    44
    0.10
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,562
    0.76
    		  
    424
    0.94
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,523
    0.75
    		  
    245
    0.54
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,490
    0.73
    		  
    281
    0.62
    32. Alcohol
    1,373
    0.67
    		  
    137
    0.30
    33. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.60
    		  
    327
    0.72
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,050
    0.51
    		  
    1,075
    2.37
    35. Uterin Cancer
    920
    0.45
    		  
    44
    0.10
    36. Drug Use
    893
    0.44
    		  
    81
    0.18
    37. Poisonings
    692
    0.34
    		  
    48
    0.11
    38. Low Birth Weight
    630
    0.31
    		  
    1,361
    3.01
    39. Violence
    626
    0.31
    		  
    989
    2.19
    40. Cervical Cancer
    558
    0.27
    		  
    509
    1.12
    41. Hepatitis C
    520
    0.25
    		  
    34
    0.07
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    507
    0.25
    		  
    9
    0.02
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    451
    0.22
    		  
    146
    0.32
    44. Anemia
    433
    0.21
    		  
    215
    0.48
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    422
    0.21
    		  
    179
    0.39
    46. HIV/AIDS
    372
    0.18
    		  
    1,502
    3.32
    47. Epilepsy
    371
    0.18
    		  
    100
    0.22
    48. Skin Disease
    355
    0.17
    		  
    38
    0.08
    49. Drownings
    293
    0.14
    		  
    184
    0.41
    50. Fires
    286
    0.14
    		  
    104
    0.23
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    11.18
    89
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    11.75
    123
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    6.61
    96
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    43.67
    8
    5. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    2.23
    148
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    3.08
    92
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    1.03
    169
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    3.33
    105
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    8.73
    42
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    0.55
    168
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    1.35
    131
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    6.45
    69
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    1.40
    102
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    1.03
    145
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    3.91
    66
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    11.81
    67
     
     
     
    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.