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CONGO VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Compare Congo 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
     
      Congo CONGO   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    51.4
    54.5
    52.9
    155
    154
    155
    		  
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    2010
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2015
    63.2
    66.3
    64.7
    138
    144
    143
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Congo CONGO   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    66.3
    138
    144
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    Age 5
    66.4
    69.0
    144
    149
    		  
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    Age 10
    67.1
    69.6
    139
    150
    		  
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    Age 15
    67.5
    70.0
    139
    151
    		  
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    Age 20
    68.1
    70.4
    137
    151
    		  
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    Age 25
    68.9
    71.0
    137
    151
    		  
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    Age 30
    69.8
    71.8
    135
    151
    		  
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.6
    129
    151
    		  
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    Age 40
    71.8
    73.7
    125
    146
    		  
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.9
    115
    143
    		  
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    Age 50
    74.3
    76.1
    108
    137
    		  
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.3
    99
    127
    		  
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.5
    99
    124
    		  
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    Age 65
    78.9
    79.9
    100
    124
    		  
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.6
    99
    123
    		  
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.8
    101
    122
    		  
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.5
    105
    122
    		  
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.7
    108
    121
    		  
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.4
    113
    116
    		  
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.5
    114
    111
    		  
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    117
    112
    		  
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Congo CONGO   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    148.29
    21
    		  
    15.64
    61
    2. Stroke
    133.67
    40
    		  
    67.46
    111
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    111.88
    58
    		  
    110.75
    62
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    105.79
    37
    		  
    21.23
    107
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82.10
    10
    		  
    3.96
    88
    6. Malaria
    70.41
    3
    		  
    0.03
    71
    7. Tuberculosis
    62.79
    17
    		  
    4.59
    89
    8. Malnutrition
    46.23
    17
    		  
    1.20
    104
    9. Prostate Cancer
    36.19
    15
    		  
    43.67
    8
    10. Lung Disease
    33.59
    26
    		  
    10.04
    147
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.82
    75
    		  
    25.25
    92
    12. Low Birth Weight
    25.96
    19
    		  
    11.31
    66
    13. Liver Disease
    24.88
    46
    		  
    13.43
    100
    14. Other Injuries
    23.48
    30
    		  
    9.92
    99
    15. Hypertension
    22.31
    36
    		  
    20.26
    57
    16. Meningitis
    20.87
    29
    		  
    1.24
    101
    17. Birth Trauma
    19.33
    22
    		  
    5.80
    72
    18. Maternal Conditions
    18.70
    26
    		  
    2.31
    71
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    18.37
    17
    		  
    3.13
    129
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.53
    82
    		  
    38.51
    6
    21. Breast Cancer
    14.55
    100
    		  
    11.75
    123
    22. Kidney Disease
    13.73
    90
    		  
    12.93
    99
    23. Violence
    13.36
    37
    		  
    10.01
    51
    24. Cervical Cancer
    13.01
    56
    		  
    11.81
    67
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    11.90
    18
    		  
    9.16
    66
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.29
    52
    		  
    2.80
    156
    27. Suicide
    9.56
    76
    		  
    4.05
    139
    28. Liver Cancer
    8.61
    43
    		  
    8.73
    42
    29. Asthma
    7.97
    64
    		  
    3.76
    91
    30. Fires
    7.48
    42
    		  
    1.05
    120
    31. Falls
    7.36
    67
    		  
    0.99
    168
    32. Drownings
    7.02
    38
    		  
    1.79
    128
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.80
    55
    		  
    1.70
    119
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.03
    41
    		  
    2.13
    101
    35. Epilepsy
    5.75
    42
    		  
    1.07
    129
    36. Anemia
    5.47
    26
    		  
    2.28
    50
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.15
    133
    		  
    6.61
    96
    38. Schistosomiasis
    4.10
    19
    		  
    0.05
    58
    39. Skin Disease
    4.03
    47
    		  
    0.44
    141
    40. Poisonings
    2.91
    50
    		  
    0.43
    148
    41. Encephalitis
    2.86
    16
    		  
    0.07
    116
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.81
    142
    		  
    1.03
    169
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.72
    55
    		  
    1.27
    106
    44. Stomach Cancer
    2.68
    149
    		  
    6.45
    69
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.45
    109
    		  
    2.53
    104
    46. Lymphomas
    2.43
    139
    		  
    2.23
    148
    47. Leukemia
    2.20
    138
    		  
    3.33
    105
    48. Pertussis
    2.08
    38
    		  
    0.37
    73
    49. Other Neoplasms
    1.99
    116
    		  
    3.39
    59
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    62
    		  
    1.40
    102
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Congo CONGO   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    5,258
    12.57
    		  
    1,502
    3.32
    2. Malaria
    4,503
    10.77
    		  
    3
    0.01
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,749
    8.96
    		  
    2,008
    4.44
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,394
    8.11
    		  
    424
    0.94
    5. Stroke
    2,637
    6.31
    		  
    5,525
    12.21
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,220
    5.31
    		  
    9,100
    20.10
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,107
    5.04
    		  
    1,361
    3.01
    8. Tuberculosis
    1,802
    4.31
    		  
    393
    0.87
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,569
    3.75
    		  
    698
    1.54
    10. Malnutrition
    1,361
    3.26
    		  
    121
    0.27
    11. Other Injuries
    1,036
    2.48
    		  
    955
    2.11
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    905
    2.16
    		  
    1,075
    2.37
    13. Meningitis
    897
    2.14
    		  
    126
    0.28
    14. Maternal Conditions
    695
    1.66
    		  
    233
    0.51
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    688
    1.64
    		  
    3,652
    8.07
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    684
    1.64
    		  
    2,077
    4.59
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    667
    1.60
    		  
    287
    0.63
    18. Lung Disease
    657
    1.57
    		  
    819
    1.81
    19. Liver Disease
    645
    1.54
    		  
    1,127
    2.49
    20. Violence
    533
    1.27
    		  
    989
    2.19
    21. Hypertension
    441
    1.05
    		  
    1,664
    3.68
    22. Kidney Disease
    357
    0.85
    		  
    1,090
    2.41
    23. Drownings
    352
    0.84
    		  
    184
    0.41
    24. Suicide
    338
    0.81
    		  
    375
    0.83
    25. Fires
    313
    0.75
    		  
    104
    0.23
    26. Prostate Cancer
    286
    0.68
    		  
    1,705
    3.77
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    272
    0.65
    		  
    245
    0.54
    28. Falls
    237
    0.57
    		  
    85
    0.19
    29. Epilepsy
    231
    0.55
    		  
    100
    0.22
    30. Liver Cancer
    223
    0.53
    		  
    726
    1.60
    31. Asthma
    196
    0.47
    		  
    320
    0.71
    32. Breast Cancer
    185
    0.44
    		  
    514
    1.13
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    170
    0.41
    		  
    146
    0.32
    34. Pertussis
    170
    0.41
    		  
    45
    0.10
    35. Anemia
    163
    0.39
    		  
    215
    0.48
    36. Cervical Cancer
    154
    0.37
    		  
    509
    1.12
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    140
    0.34
    		  
    179
    0.39
    38. Poisonings
    123
    0.29
    		  
    48
    0.11
    39. Skin Disease
    111
    0.26
    		  
    38
    0.08
    40. Encephalitis
    109
    0.26
    		  
    5
    0.01
    41. Measles
    106
    0.25
    		  
    2
    0.00
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    100
    0.24
    		  
    546
    1.21
    43. Schistosomiasis
    99
    0.24
    		  
    3
    0.01
    44. Syphilis
    90
    0.21
    		  
    9
    0.02
    45. Tetanus
    81
    0.19
    		  
    16
    0.04
    46. Stomach Cancer
    61
    0.15
    		  
    534
    1.18
    47. Leukemia
    59
    0.14
    		  
    299
    0.66
    48. Lymphomas
    59
    0.14
    		  
    193
    0.43
    49. Other Neoplasms
    52
    0.12
    		  
    281
    0.62
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    52
    0.12
    		  
    208
    0.46
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Congo CONGO   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    36.19
    15
    		  
    43.67
    8
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.55
    100
    		  
    11.75
    123
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.01
    56
    		  
    11.81
    67
    4. Liver Cancer
    8.61
    43
    		  
    8.73
    42
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.15
    133
    		  
    6.61
    96
    6. Ovary Cancer
    2.81
    142
    		  
    1.03
    169
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2.68
    149
    		  
    6.45
    69
    8. Lymphomas
    2.43
    139
    		  
    2.23
    148
    9. Leukemia
    2.20
    138
    		  
    3.33
    105
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    62
    		  
    1.40
    102
    11. Oral Cancer
    1.22
    158
    		  
    3.91
    66
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.13
    165
    		  
    11.18
    89
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.82
    151
    		  
    1.35
    131
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.77
    159
    		  
    1.03
    145
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.67
    165
    		  
    3.08
    92
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.32
    172
    		  
    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.