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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS SOMALIA
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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 Somalia 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   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    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
    		  
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    		  
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    		  
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    		  
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    		  
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    		  
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    		  
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    		  
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    		  
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    		  
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    		  
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    		  
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    		  
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    		  
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    		  
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    		  
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    		  
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    		  
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    		  
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    		  
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    		  
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    		  
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    		  
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    		  
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    		  
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
    		  
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    110.75
    62
    		  
    50.08
    154
    2. Stroke
    67.46
    111
    		  
    96.19
    79
    3. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    17.67
    74
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.51
    6
    		  
    21.65
    58
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.25
    92
    		  
    27.17
    85
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.23
    107
    		  
    188.73
    11
    7. Hypertension
    20.26
    57
    		  
    11.85
    122
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.64
    61
    		  
    35.09
    43
    9. Liver Disease
    13.43
    100
    		  
    17.89
    75
    10. Kidney Disease
    12.93
    99
    		  
    21.28
    26
    11. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    21.01
    26
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    22.07
    29
    13. Low Birth Weight
    11.31
    66
    		  
    30.96
    8
    14. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    2.70
    138
    15. Lung Disease
    10.04
    147
    		  
    17.01
    100
    16. Violence
    10.01
    51
    		  
    9.11
    57
    17. Other Injuries
    9.92
    99
    		  
    26.32
    23
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    9.16
    66
    		  
    11.66
    19
    19. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    3.63
    133
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    6.47
    100
    21. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    6.41
    70
    22. Birth Trauma
    5.80
    72
    		  
    32.70
    2
    23. Tuberculosis
    4.59
    89
    		  
    123.01
    4
    24. Suicide
    4.05
    139
    		  
    11.83
    53
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.96
    88
    		  
    148.26
    4
    26. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    4.70
    48
    27. Asthma
    3.76
    91
    		  
    9.13
    52
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    59
    		  
    7.19
    8
    29. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    4.82
    39
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.13
    129
    		  
    14.55
    26
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    1.95
    120
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.80
    156
    		  
    12.51
    32
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.53
    104
    		  
    1.84
    125
    34. Maternal Conditions
    2.31
    71
    		  
    50.92
    2
    35. Anemia
    2.28
    50
    		  
    4.93
    27
    36. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    6.02
    52
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.13
    101
    		  
    3.56
    66
    38. Drownings
    1.79
    128
    		  
    13.09
    4
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.70
    119
    		  
    9.57
    22
    40. Alcohol
    1.58
    61
    		  
    0.09
    142
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.28
    112
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    10.56
    14
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1.27
    106
    		  
    1.54
    100
    44. Meningitis
    1.24
    101
    		  
    37.00
    13
    45. Malnutrition
    1.20
    104
    		  
    83.15
    5
    46. Epilepsy
    1.07
    129
    		  
    10.81
    21
    47. Fires
    1.05
    120
    		  
    16.67
    5
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    1.90
    90
    49. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    6.40
    32
    50. Falls
    0.99
    168
    		  
    9.48
    45
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,100
    20.10
    		  
    2,071
    1.61
    2. Stroke
    5,525
    12.21
    		  
    3,746
    2.92
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,652
    8.07
    		  
    1,820
    1.42
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    4.59
    		  
    1,136
    0.88
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,008
    4.44
    		  
    18,701
    14.56
    6. Prostate Cancer
    1,705
    3.77
    		  
    277
    0.22
    7. Hypertension
    1,664
    3.68
    		  
    472
    0.37
    8. HIV/AIDS
    1,502
    3.32
    		  
    2,481
    1.93
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,361
    3.01
    		  
    6,663
    5.19
    10. Liver Disease
    1,127
    2.49
    		  
    931
    0.73
    11. Kidney Disease
    1,090
    2.41
    		  
    1,238
    0.96
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,075
    2.37
    		  
    2,233
    1.74
    13. Violence
    989
    2.19
    		  
    833
    0.65
    14. Other Injuries
    955
    2.11
    		  
    2,455
    1.91
    15. Lung Cancers
    919
    2.03
    		  
    125
    0.10
    16. Lung Disease
    819
    1.81
    		  
    777
    0.61
    17. Liver Cancer
    726
    1.60
    		  
    177
    0.14
    18. Birth Trauma
    698
    1.54
    		  
    7,039
    5.48
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    546
    1.21
    		  
    308
    0.24
    20. Stomach Cancer
    534
    1.18
    		  
    277
    0.22
    21. Breast Cancer
    514
    1.13
    		  
    608
    0.47
    22. Cervical Cancer
    509
    1.12
    		  
    542
    0.42
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    424
    0.94
    		  
    15,559
    12.11
    24. Tuberculosis
    393
    0.87
    		  
    6,458
    5.03
    25. Suicide
    375
    0.83
    		  
    815
    0.63
    26. Oral Cancer
    327
    0.72
    		  
    225
    0.17
    27. Asthma
    320
    0.71
    		  
    458
    0.36
    28. Leukemia
    299
    0.66
    		  
    300
    0.23
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    287
    0.63
    		  
    1,177
    0.92
    30. Other Neoplasms
    281
    0.62
    		  
    357
    0.28
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    256
    0.57
    		  
    89
    0.07
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    245
    0.54
    		  
    595
    0.46
    33. Maternal Conditions
    233
    0.51
    		  
    3,984
    3.10
    34. Anemia
    215
    0.48
    		  
    380
    0.30
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    208
    0.46
    		  
    82
    0.06
    36. Lymphomas
    193
    0.43
    		  
    331
    0.26
    37. Drownings
    184
    0.41
    		  
    1,499
    1.17
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    179
    0.39
    		  
    175
    0.14
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    146
    0.32
    		  
    513
    0.40
    40. Alcohol
    137
    0.30
    		  
    4
    0.00
    41. Meningitis
    126
    0.28
    		  
    5,011
    3.90
    42. Malnutrition
    121
    0.27
    		  
    7,001
    5.45
    43. Skin Cancers
    117
    0.26
    		  
    56
    0.04
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    112
    0.25
    		  
    458
    0.36
    45. Fires
    104
    0.23
    		  
    1,825
    1.42
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    104
    0.23
    		  
    56
    0.04
    47. Epilepsy
    100
    0.22
    		  
    1,020
    0.79
    48. Dengue
    86
    0.19
    		  
    47
    0.04
    49. Falls
    85
    0.19
    		  
    636
    0.50
    50. Drug Use
    81
    0.18
    		  
    294
    0.23
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.67
    8
    		  
    17.67
    74
    2. Cervical Cancer
    11.81
    67
    		  
    21.01
    26
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.75
    123
    		  
    22.07
    29
    4. Lung Cancers
    11.18
    89
    		  
    2.70
    138
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.73
    42
    		  
    3.63
    133
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.61
    96
    		  
    6.47
    100
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.45
    69
    		  
    6.41
    70
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.91
    66
    		  
    4.70
    48
    9. Leukemia
    3.33
    105
    		  
    4.82
    39
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    92
    		  
    1.95
    120
    11. Lymphomas
    2.23
    148
    		  
    6.02
    52
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    102
    		  
    1.28
    112
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.35
    131
    		  
    10.56
    14
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.03
    145
    		  
    1.90
    90
    15. Ovary Cancer
    1.03
    169
    		  
    6.40
    32
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.55
    168
    		  
    1.41
    117
     
     
     
    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.