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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Dominican Republic and Slovakia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Slovakia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
     
    66.8
    74.3
    70.4
    43
    34
    41
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
     
    66.6
    75.4
    70.9
    66
    42
    54
    2000
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
     
    68.9
    77.1
    73.0
    72
    44
    49
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
     
    71.3
    78.9
    75.1
    69
    43
    52
    2019
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
     
    74.8
    81.4
    78.2
    51
    38
    43
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    74.8
    81.4
    51
    38
    Age 5
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    75.3
    81.9
    55
    39
    Age 10
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    75.4
    81.9
    55
    39
    Age 15
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    75.4
    81.9
    57
    40
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    75.5
    82.0
    57
    40
    Age 25
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    75.7
    82.1
    57
    40
    Age 30
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    75.9
    82.1
    59
    41
    Age 35
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    76.1
    82.2
    61
    42
    Age 40
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    76.3
    82.4
    62
    41
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    76.7
    82.5
    64
    41
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    77.3
    82.9
    66
    42
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    78.1
    83.3
    67
    42
    Age 60
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    79.3
    83.9
    64
    43
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    80.9
    84.7
    64
    44
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    82.6
    85.7
    66
    46
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    84.6
    86.8
    66
    51
    Age 80
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    87.0
    88.5
    76
    55
    Age 85
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    89.8
    91.4
    87
    33
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    144.42
    50
    99.61
    109
    2. Stroke
    76.94
    97
    35.90
    143
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    67.23
    1
    5.28
    153
    4. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    25.13
    46
    5. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    18.97
    65
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.63
    93
    7.45
    155
    7. Liver Disease
    26.51
    71
    17.16
    100
    8. Kidney Disease
    20.79
    105
    8.06
    149
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.03
    116
    20.20
    115
    10. HIV/AIDS
    18.91
    45
    0.03
    163
    11. Violence
    18.10
    23
    0.91
    157
    12. Hypertension
    18.05
    93
    9.84
    134
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.84
    126
    38.15
    3
    14. Lung Disease
    13.00
    153
    10.88
    165
    15. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    25.91
    23
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    5.79
    116
    17. Low Birth Weight
    9.31
    41
    2.38
    137
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    24.87
    1
    19. Other Injuries
    8.26
    84
    7.20
    98
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    7.20
    49
    4.13
    132
    21. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.70
    108
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.59
    59
    1.93
    152
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    8.29
    59
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    59
    0.37
    166
    25. Suicide
    5.12
    141
    9.31
    82
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    8.90
    9
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.57
    81
    0.35
    167
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    7.93
    10
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    4.27
    82
    2.71
    150
    30. Asthma
    4.26
    94
    0.48
    163
    31. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.79
    27
    32. Falls
    3.93
    126
    13.03
    11
    33. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.42
    14
    34. Malnutrition
    3.35
    65
    0.28
    127
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    138
    4.10
    114
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    87
    2.71
    89
    37. Tuberculosis
    2.34
    104
    0.30
    147
    38. Drownings
    2.29
    100
    2.12
    111
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    3.30
    60
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.85
    73
    0.05
    171
    41. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    6.38
    26
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    3.59
    20
    43. Drug Use
    1.53
    66
    0.68
    144
    44. Epilepsy
    1.51
    97
    2.06
    63
    45. Fires
    1.27
    99
    0.51
    140
    46. Meningitis
    1.21
    72
    0.38
    129
    47. Alcohol
    1.20
    105
    2.88
    38
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.17
    104
    0.68
    141
    49. Pertussis
    1.07
    64
    0.11
    103
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    4.61
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,986
    21.98
    10,654
    23.76
    2. Stroke
    7,882
    11.56
    3,756
    8.38
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,937
    10.17
    331
    0.74
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,762
    4.05
    750
    1.67
    5. Liver Disease
    2,680
    3.93
    1,425
    3.18
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,254
    3.31
    2,024
    4.51
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,121
    3.11
    830
    1.85
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,931
    2.83
    2
    0.00
    9. Violence
    1,917
    2.81
    59
    0.13
    10. Hypertension
    1,894
    2.78
    1,034
    2.31
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,808
    2.65
    4,482
    9.99
    12. Prostate Cancer
    1,655
    2.43
    968
    2.16
    13. Low Birth Weight
    1,532
    2.25
    97
    0.22
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,460
    2.14
    1,071
    2.39
    15. Lung Disease
    1,360
    1.99
    1,121
    2.50
    16. Lung Cancers
    1,244
    1.82
    2,562
    5.71
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    1,038
    1.52
    167
    0.37
    18. Birth Trauma
    915
    1.34
    15
    0.03
    19. Other Injuries
    890
    1.31
    554
    1.24
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    851
    1.25
    2,528
    5.64
    21. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.97
    469
    1.05
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    602
    0.88
    163
    0.36
    23. Cervical Cancer
    560
    0.82
    273
    0.61
    24. Stomach Cancer
    547
    0.80
    827
    1.84
    25. Suicide
    530
    0.78
    660
    1.47
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    504
    0.74
    34
    0.08
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    456
    0.67
    876
    1.95
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    446
    0.65
    310
    0.69
    29. Asthma
    441
    0.65
    47
    0.10
    30. Falls
    435
    0.64
    1,277
    2.85
    31. Oral Cancer
    434
    0.64
    716
    1.60
    32. Leukemia
    409
    0.60
    448
    1.00
    33. Lymphomas
    374
    0.55
    736
    1.64
    34. Malnutrition
    372
    0.55
    29
    0.06
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    312
    0.46
    339
    0.76
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    295
    0.43
    274
    0.61
    37. Drownings
    248
    0.36
    144
    0.32
    38. Tuberculosis
    242
    0.35
    26
    0.06
    39. Maternal Conditions
    202
    0.30
    3
    0.01
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    200
    0.29
    314
    0.70
    41. Skin Cancers
    172
    0.25
    357
    0.80
    42. Epilepsy
    158
    0.23
    168
    0.37
    43. Drug Use
    156
    0.23
    45
    0.10
    44. Fires
    139
    0.20
    39
    0.09
    45. Meningitis
    134
    0.20
    25
    0.06
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.18
    70
    0.16
    47. Pertussis
    121
    0.18
    4
    0.01
    48. Alcohol
    120
    0.18
    219
    0.49
    49. Bladder Cancer
    92
    0.13
    489
    1.09
    50. Ovary Cancer
    89
    0.13
    334
    0.74
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.41
    21
    25.13
    46
    2. Breast Cancer
    28.28
    14
    18.97
    65
    3. Lung Cancers
    12.65
    92
    25.91
    23
    4. Cervical Cancer
    10.82
    79
    5.79
    116
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.53
    95
    24.87
    1
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.73
    60
    4.70
    108
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5.54
    98
    8.29
    59
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    4.61
    73
    8.90
    9
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.35
    51
    7.93
    10
    10. Leukemia
    3.99
    71
    4.79
    27
    11. Lymphomas
    3.77
    130
    7.42
    14
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.08
    110
    3.30
    60
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.73
    177
    6.38
    26
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    104
    3.59
    20
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.91
    159
    4.61
    14
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.83
    167
    4.68
    21
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.