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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS PARAGUAY
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Compare Dominican Republic and Paraguay 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   Paraguay PARAGUAY
           
    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
    		  
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    		  
    68.1
    72.4
    70.2
    74
    93
    86
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2015
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    74.0
    73
    94
    87
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Paraguay PARAGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    		  
    72.2
    76.0
    73
    94
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    		  
    73.8
    77.4
    65
    89
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    		  
    74.0
    77.6
    63
    89
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    		  
    74.2
    77.7
    62
    89
    Age 20
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    		  
    74.5
    78.0
    58
    89
    Age 25
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    		  
    75.1
    78.3
    56
    86
    Age 30
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    		  
    75.7
    78.7
    53
    84
    Age 35
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    		  
    76.2
    79.1
    52
    81
    Age 40
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    		  
    76.8
    79.5
    51
    78
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    		  
    77.4
    80.0
    53
    73
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    		  
    78.1
    80.6
    50
    72
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    		  
    79.0
    81.3
    49
    71
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    		  
    80.1
    82.3
    51
    65
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    		  
    81.5
    83.5
    48
    62
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    		  
    83.3
    84.9
    47
    59
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    		  
    85.4
    86.5
    48
    62
    Age 80
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    		  
    87.5
    88.4
    58
    67
    Age 85
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    		  
    90.6
    91.2
    51
    66
    Age 90
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    		  
    94.3
    94.6
    30
    48
    Age 95
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    		  
    98.3
    98.5
    20
    31
    Age 100
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
    		  
    102.7
    102.8
    14
    18
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Paraguay PARAGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.75
    62
    		  
    89.76
    86
    2. Stroke
    67.46
    111
    		  
    87.13
    91
    3. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    26.17
    35
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.51
    6
    		  
    27.76
    24
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.25
    92
    		  
    45.98
    33
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.23
    107
    		  
    31.32
    85
    7. Hypertension
    20.26
    57
    		  
    17.41
    84
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.64
    61
    		  
    4.31
    90
    9. Liver Disease
    13.43
    100
    		  
    11.22
    108
    10. Kidney Disease
    12.93
    99
    		  
    21.24
    27
    11. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    17.22
    37
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    17.09
    79
    13. Low Birth Weight
    11.31
    66
    		  
    9.69
    74
    14. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    14.05
    78
    15. Lung Disease
    10.04
    147
    		  
    16.02
    108
    16. Violence
    10.01
    51
    		  
    16.71
    26
    17. Other Injuries
    9.92
    99
    		  
    9.21
    105
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.16
    66
    		  
    10.07
    47
    19. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    3.39
    140
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    8.69
    75
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    6.33
    71
    22. Birth Trauma
    5.80
    72
    		  
    3.19
    91
    23. Tuberculosis
    4.59
    89
    		  
    4.17
    93
    24. Suicide
    4.05
    139
    		  
    6.04
    108
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.96
    88
    		  
    5.19
    82
    26. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    2.12
    116
    27. Asthma
    3.76
    91
    		  
    2.04
    113
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    59
    		  
    4.61
    22
    29. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    5.12
    27
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.13
    129
    		  
    3.24
    124
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    5.18
    60
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    156
    		  
    6.86
    91
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.53
    104
    		  
    1.27
    141
    34. Maternal Conditions
    2.31
    71
    		  
    2.72
    65
    35. Anemia
    2.28
    50
    		  
    1.26
    67
    36. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    4.21
    97
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.13
    101
    		  
    2.81
    82
    38. Drownings
    1.79
    128
    		  
    3.42
    90
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.70
    119
    		  
    2.88
    101
    40. Alcohol
    1.58
    61
    		  
    2.65
    44
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.91
    63
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    3.04
    74
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1.27
    106
    		  
    1.02
    116
    44. Meningitis
    1.24
    101
    		  
    2.01
    88
    45. Malnutrition
    1.20
    104
    		  
    2.46
    85
    46. Epilepsy
    1.07
    129
    		  
    1.64
    98
    47. Fires
    1.05
    120
    		  
    1.62
    102
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    2.26
    73
    49. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    3.83
    96
    50. Falls
    0.99
    168
    		  
    2.48
    135
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,100
    20.10
    		  
    4,174
    14.59
    2. Stroke
    5,525
    12.21
    		  
    4,015
    14.04
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,652
    8.07
    		  
    1,703
    5.95
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    4.59
    		  
    2,131
    7.45
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,008
    4.44
    		  
    1,652
    5.77
    6. Prostate Cancer
    1,705
    3.77
    		  
    542
    1.89
    7. Hypertension
    1,664
    3.68
    		  
    799
    2.79
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,502
    3.32
    		  
    264
    0.92
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,361
    3.01
    		  
    826
    2.89
    10. Liver Disease
    1,127
    2.49
    		  
    568
    1.99
    11. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    2.41
    		  
    1,010
    3.53
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,075
    2.37
    		  
    810
    2.83
    13. Violence
    989
    2.19
    		  
    1,083
    3.78
    14. Other Injuries
    955
    2.11
    		  
    523
    1.83
    15. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.03
    		  
    657
    2.30
    16. Lung Disease
    819
    1.81
    		  
    727
    2.54
    17. Liver Cancer
    726
    1.60
    		  
    160
    0.56
    18. Birth Trauma
    698
    1.54
    		  
    272
    0.95
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    1.21
    		  
    406
    1.42
    20. Stomach Cancer
    534
    1.18
    		  
    297
    1.04
    21. Breast Cancer
    514
    1.13
    		  
    430
    1.50
    22. Cervical Cancer
    509
    1.12
    		  
    438
    1.53
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    424
    0.94
    		  
    325
    1.14
    24. Tuberculosis
    393
    0.87
    		  
    200
    0.70
    25. Suicide
    375
    0.83
    		  
    357
    1.25
    26. Oral Cancer
    327
    0.72
    		  
    102
    0.36
    27. Asthma
    320
    0.71
    		  
    101
    0.35
    28. Leukemia
    299
    0.66
    		  
    285
    1.00
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    287
    0.63
    		  
    173
    0.60
    30. Other Neoplasms
    281
    0.62
    		  
    219
    0.77
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    256
    0.57
    		  
    239
    0.84
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    245
    0.54
    		  
    335
    1.17
    33. Maternal Conditions
    233
    0.51
    		  
    174
    0.61
    34. Anemia
    215
    0.48
    		  
    63
    0.22
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    208
    0.46
    		  
    57
    0.20
    36. Lymphomas
    193
    0.43
    		  
    212
    0.74
    37. Drownings
    184
    0.41
    		  
    230
    0.80
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    179
    0.39
    		  
    133
    0.47
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    146
    0.32
    		  
    141
    0.49
    40. Alcohol
    137
    0.30
    		  
    139
    0.49
    41. Meningitis
    126
    0.28
    		  
    134
    0.47
    42. Malnutrition
    121
    0.27
    		  
    125
    0.44
    43. Skin Cancers
    117
    0.26
    		  
    91
    0.32
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    112
    0.25
    		  
    141
    0.49
    45. Fires
    104
    0.23
    		  
    91
    0.32
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    104
    0.23
    		  
    45
    0.16
    47. Epilepsy
    100
    0.22
    		  
    96
    0.33
    48. Dengue
    86
    0.19
    		  
    2
    0.01
    49. Falls
    85
    0.19
    		  
    125
    0.44
    50. Drug Use
    81
    0.18
    		  
    18
    0.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Paraguay PARAGUAY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    26.17
    35
    2. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    17.22
    37
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    17.09
    79
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    14.05
    78
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    3.39
    140
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    8.69
    75
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    6.33
    71
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    2.12
    116
    9. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    5.12
    27
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    5.18
    60
    11. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    4.21
    97
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.91
    63
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    3.04
    74
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    2.26
    73
    15. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    3.83
    96
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.55
    168
    		  
    1.27
    131
     
     
     
    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.