face

WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
Dominican Republic
Malawi

World Health Review

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS MALAWI
COUNTRY #1
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Dominican Republic and Malawi 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.
INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Choose Year
    Play
    Pause
     
    Dominican Republic Population
     
     
    Malawi Population
     


    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.75
    62
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. Stroke
    67.46
    111
    		  
    138.49
    33
    3. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    11.23
    116
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.51
    6
    		  
    22.12
    52
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.25
    92
    		  
    26.34
    88
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.23
    107
    		  
    125.65
    32
    7. Hypertension
    20.26
    57
    		  
    21.31
    46
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.64
    61
    		  
    343.93
    8
    9. Liver Disease
    13.43
    100
    		  
    27.52
    34
    10. Kidney Disease
    12.93
    99
    		  
    14.19
    87
    11. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    42.18
    5
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    8.00
    160
    13. Low Birth Weight
    11.31
    66
    		  
    15.79
    47
    14. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    0.78
    169
    15. Lung Disease
    10.04
    147
    		  
    18.89
    86
    16. Violence
    10.01
    51
    		  
    3.03
    114
    17. Other Injuries
    9.92
    99
    		  
    16.05
    60
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.16
    66
    		  
    9.72
    54
    19. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    1.65
    168
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    2.57
    165
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    2.41
    155
    22. Birth Trauma
    5.80
    72
    		  
    14.48
    46
    23. Tuberculosis
    4.59
    89
    		  
    10.64
    69
    24. Suicide
    4.05
    139
    		  
    14.44
    36
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.96
    88
    		  
    50.43
    33
    26. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    2.04
    119
    27. Asthma
    3.76
    91
    		  
    7.43
    70
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    59
    		  
    4.00
    41
    29. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    0.39
    171
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.13
    129
    		  
    14.69
    25
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    0.35
    169
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    156
    		  
    14.91
    20
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.53
    104
    		  
    2.50
    106
    34. Maternal Conditions
    2.31
    71
    		  
    27.51
    16
    35. Anemia
    2.28
    50
    		  
    1.95
    55
    36. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    3.13
    124
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.13
    101
    		  
    1.63
    119
    38. Drownings
    1.79
    128
    		  
    9.23
    22
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.70
    119
    		  
    11.97
    8
    40. Alcohol
    1.58
    61
    		  
    0.13
    134
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.98
    57
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    23.18
    1
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1.27
    106
    		  
    1.98
    80
    44. Meningitis
    1.24
    101
    		  
    10.07
    40
    45. Malnutrition
    1.20
    104
    		  
    32.72
    27
    46. Epilepsy
    1.07
    129
    		  
    6.91
    40
    47. Fires
    1.05
    120
    		  
    10.96
    28
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    0.78
    158
    49. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    1.49
    166
    50. Falls
    0.99
    168
    		  
    10.34
    42
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,100
    20.10
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. Stroke
    5,525
    12.21
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,652
    8.07
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    4.59
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,008
    4.44
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    6. Prostate Cancer
    1,705
    3.77
    		  
    290
    0.21
    7. Hypertension
    1,664
    3.68
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,502
    3.32
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,361
    3.01
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    10. Liver Disease
    1,127
    2.49
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    11. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    2.41
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,075
    2.37
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    13. Violence
    989
    2.19
    		  
    417
    0.30
    14. Other Injuries
    955
    2.11
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    15. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.03
    		  
    59
    0.04
    16. Lung Disease
    819
    1.81
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    17. Liver Cancer
    726
    1.60
    		  
    164
    0.12
    18. Birth Trauma
    698
    1.54
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    1.21
    		  
    192
    0.14
    20. Stomach Cancer
    534
    1.18
    		  
    173
    0.12
    21. Breast Cancer
    514
    1.13
    		  
    320
    0.23
    22. Cervical Cancer
    509
    1.12
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    424
    0.94
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    24. Tuberculosis
    393
    0.87
    		  
    1,335
    0.96
    25. Suicide
    375
    0.83
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    26. Oral Cancer
    327
    0.72
    		  
    159
    0.11
    27. Asthma
    320
    0.71
    		  
    520
    0.37
    28. Leukemia
    299
    0.66
    		  
    38
    0.03
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    287
    0.63
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    30. Other Neoplasms
    281
    0.62
    		  
    358
    0.26
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    256
    0.57
    		  
    26
    0.02
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    245
    0.54
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    33. Maternal Conditions
    233
    0.51
    		  
    3,367
    2.42
    34. Anemia
    215
    0.48
    		  
    191
    0.14
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    208
    0.46
    		  
    160
    0.11
    36. Lymphomas
    193
    0.43
    		  
    296
    0.21
    37. Drownings
    184
    0.41
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    179
    0.39
    		  
    115
    0.08
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    146
    0.32
    		  
    908
    0.65
    40. Alcohol
    137
    0.30
    		  
    9
    0.01
    41. Meningitis
    126
    0.28
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    42. Malnutrition
    121
    0.27
    		  
    3,283
    2.36
    43. Skin Cancers
    117
    0.26
    		  
    139
    0.10
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    112
    0.25
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    45. Fires
    104
    0.23
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    104
    0.23
    		  
    117
    0.08
    47. Epilepsy
    100
    0.22
    		  
    854
    0.61
    48. Dengue
    86
    0.19
    		  
    17
    0.01
    49. Falls
    85
    0.19
    		  
    888
    0.64
    50. Drug Use
    81
    0.18
    		  
    216
    0.16
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    42.18
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    8.00
    160
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    0.78
    169
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    1.65
    168
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    2.57
    165
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    2.41
    155
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    2.04
    119
    9. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    0.39
    171
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    0.35
    169
    11. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    3.13
    124
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.98
    57
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    23.18
    1
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    0.78
    158
    15. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    1.49
    166
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.55
    168
    		  
    5.28
    8
     
     
     
    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.