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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS NEW GUINEA
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Compare Dominican Republic and New Guinea 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
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.75
    62
    		  
    50.34
    153
    2. Stroke
    67.46
    111
    		  
    41.43
    136
    3. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    19.23
    65
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.51
    6
    		  
    16.62
    89
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.25
    92
    		  
    96.50
    6
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.23
    107
    		  
    224.71
    5
    7. Hypertension
    20.26
    57
    		  
    8.66
    142
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.64
    61
    		  
    15.49
    62
    9. Liver Disease
    13.43
    100
    		  
    33.61
    20
    10. Kidney Disease
    12.93
    99
    		  
    47.59
    2
    11. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    22.90
    19
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    19.04
    60
    13. Low Birth Weight
    11.31
    66
    		  
    15.41
    49
    14. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    7.46
    107
    15. Lung Disease
    10.04
    147
    		  
    30.75
    32
    16. Violence
    10.01
    51
    		  
    5.87
    81
    17. Other Injuries
    9.92
    99
    		  
    27.48
    20
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.16
    66
    		  
    8.48
    90
    19. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    11.44
    28
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    6.83
    95
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    7.31
    62
    22. Birth Trauma
    5.80
    72
    		  
    15.36
    40
    23. Tuberculosis
    4.59
    89
    		  
    97.88
    6
    24. Suicide
    4.05
    139
    		  
    11.73
    54
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.96
    88
    		  
    21.16
    56
    26. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    18.19
    1
    27. Asthma
    3.76
    91
    		  
    46.56
    1
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    59
    		  
    1.39
    134
    29. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    3.98
    78
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.13
    129
    		  
    8.25
    67
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    1.41
    133
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    156
    		  
    7.83
    81
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.53
    104
    		  
    3.09
    86
    34. Maternal Conditions
    2.31
    71
    		  
    7.34
    46
    35. Anemia
    2.28
    50
    		  
    3.09
    36
    36. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    7.59
    20
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.13
    101
    		  
    11.05
    20
    38. Drownings
    1.79
    128
    		  
    5.71
    54
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.70
    119
    		  
    8.98
    27
    40. Alcohol
    1.58
    61
    		  
    1.11
    74
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    3.46
    15
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    2.71
    82
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1.27
    106
    		  
    0.99
    119
    44. Meningitis
    1.24
    101
    		  
    14.32
    36
    45. Malnutrition
    1.20
    104
    		  
    15.23
    42
    46. Epilepsy
    1.07
    129
    		  
    5.23
    48
    47. Fires
    1.05
    120
    		  
    6.14
    49
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    3.97
    26
    49. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    6.44
    30
    50. Falls
    0.99
    168
    		  
    5.57
    84
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,100
    20.10
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    2. Stroke
    5,525
    12.21
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,652
    8.07
    		  
    928
    1.85
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    4.59
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,008
    4.44
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    6. Prostate Cancer
    1,705
    3.77
    		  
    188
    0.38
    7. Hypertension
    1,664
    3.68
    		  
    252
    0.50
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,502
    3.32
    		  
    978
    1.95
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,361
    3.01
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    10. Liver Disease
    1,127
    2.49
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    11. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    2.41
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,075
    2.37
    		  
    827
    1.65
    13. Violence
    989
    2.19
    		  
    376
    0.75
    14. Other Injuries
    955
    2.11
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    15. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.03
    		  
    259
    0.52
    16. Lung Disease
    819
    1.81
    		  
    905
    1.81
    17. Liver Cancer
    726
    1.60
    		  
    523
    1.04
    18. Birth Trauma
    698
    1.54
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    1.21
    		  
    243
    0.48
    20. Stomach Cancer
    534
    1.18
    		  
    241
    0.48
    21. Breast Cancer
    514
    1.13
    		  
    426
    0.85
    22. Cervical Cancer
    509
    1.12
    		  
    540
    1.08
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    424
    0.94
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    24. Tuberculosis
    393
    0.87
    		  
    3,847
    7.67
    25. Suicide
    375
    0.83
    		  
    550
    1.10
    26. Oral Cancer
    327
    0.72
    		  
    674
    1.34
    27. Asthma
    320
    0.71
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    28. Leukemia
    299
    0.66
    		  
    210
    0.42
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    287
    0.63
    		  
    451
    0.90
    30. Other Neoplasms
    281
    0.62
    		  
    59
    0.12
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    256
    0.57
    		  
    52
    0.10
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    245
    0.54
    		  
    344
    0.69
    33. Maternal Conditions
    233
    0.51
    		  
    471
    0.94
    34. Anemia
    215
    0.48
    		  
    136
    0.27
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    208
    0.46
    		  
    84
    0.17
    36. Lymphomas
    193
    0.43
    		  
    285
    0.57
    37. Drownings
    184
    0.41
    		  
    375
    0.75
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    179
    0.39
    		  
    364
    0.73
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    146
    0.32
    		  
    339
    0.68
    40. Alcohol
    137
    0.30
    		  
    52
    0.10
    41. Meningitis
    126
    0.28
    		  
    912
    1.82
    42. Malnutrition
    121
    0.27
    		  
    683
    1.36
    43. Skin Cancers
    117
    0.26
    		  
    127
    0.25
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    112
    0.25
    		  
    96
    0.19
    45. Fires
    104
    0.23
    		  
    411
    0.82
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    104
    0.23
    		  
    25
    0.05
    47. Epilepsy
    100
    0.22
    		  
    335
    0.67
    48. Dengue
    86
    0.19
    		  
    16
    0.03
    49. Falls
    85
    0.19
    		  
    260
    0.52
    50. Drug Use
    81
    0.18
    		  
    101
    0.20
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    19.23
    65
    2. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    22.90
    19
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    19.04
    60
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    7.46
    107
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    11.44
    28
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    6.83
    95
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    7.31
    62
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    18.19
    1
    9. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    3.98
    78
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    1.41
    133
    11. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    7.59
    20
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    3.46
    15
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    2.71
    82
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    3.97
    26
    15. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    6.44
    30
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.55
    168
    		  
    1.04
    142
     
     
     
    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.