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Compare Ethiopia and Dominican Republic 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
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
     
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
     
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
     
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
     
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    48.8
    51.7
    50.2
    161
    161
    162
     
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
     
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2015
    62.8
    66.8
    64.8
    140
    143
    141
     
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.8
    66.8
    140
    143
     
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    Age 5
    67.1
    70.5
    134
    139
     
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    Age 10
    68.0
    71.2
    132
    138
     
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    Age 15
    68.5
    71.6
    130
    137
     
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    Age 20
    69.1
    72.1
    129
    137
     
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.7
    120
    137
     
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    Age 30
    70.9
    73.3
    117
    136
     
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.0
    113
    135
     
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    Age 40
    72.5
    74.7
    111
    135
     
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.6
    109
    130
     
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    Age 50
    74.5
    76.4
    105
    127
     
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    Age 55
    75.7
    77.4
    103
    125
     
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    Age 60
    77.0
    78.5
    103
    128
     
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    104
    128
     
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.5
    106
    127
     
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    111
    126
     
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    111
    125
     
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.6
    113
    127
     
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.4
    118
    122
     
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    119
    114
     
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    114
     
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.36
    15
     
    21.23
    107
    2. Stroke
    71.94
    107
     
    67.46
    111
    3. HIV/AIDS
    64.02
    30
     
    15.64
    61
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.54
    35
     
    3.96
    88
    5. Malnutrition
    48.19
    14
     
    1.20
    104
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.10
    166
     
    110.75
    62
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.49
    37
     
    4.59
    89
    8. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
     
    11.75
    123
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.62
    98
     
    25.25
    92
    10. Liver Disease
    22.52
    58
     
    13.43
    100
    11. Lung Disease
    20.52
    76
     
    10.04
    147
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.16
    68
     
    38.51
    6
    13. Birth Trauma
    18.64
    28
     
    5.80
    72
    14. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
     
    11.81
    67
    15. Maternal Conditions
    18.15
    28
     
    2.31
    71
    16. Meningitis
    17.72
    33
     
    1.24
    101
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.12
    42
     
    11.31
    66
    18. Malaria
    17.00
    37
     
    0.03
    71
    19. Other Injuries
    16.68
    56
     
    9.92
    99
    20. Kidney Disease
    15.28
    77
     
    12.93
    99
    21. Asthma
    14.47
    18
     
    3.76
    91
    22. Hypertension
    13.55
    115
     
    20.26
    57
    23. Violence
    13.05
    38
     
    10.01
    51
    24. Fires
    12.11
    20
     
    1.05
    120
    25. Suicide
    10.89
    62
     
    4.05
    139
    26. Skin Disease
    9.21
    10
     
    0.44
    141
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.83
    67
     
    2.80
    156
    28. Falls
    8.46
    53
     
    0.99
    168
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.04
    98
     
    9.16
    66
    30. Epilepsy
    7.70
    37
     
    1.07
    129
    31. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
     
    1.03
    169
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.60
    79
     
    3.13
    129
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
     
    43.67
    8
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.33
    40
     
    2.13
    101
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    60
     
    1.70
    119
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
     
    6.61
    96
    37. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
     
    3.33
    105
    38. Drownings
    5.42
    62
     
    1.79
    128
    39. Schistosomiasis
    5.02
    13
     
    0.05
    58
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.54
    23
     
    3.39
    59
    41. Measles
    4.44
    12
     
    0.03
    93
    42. Poisonings
    3.98
    35
     
    0.43
    148
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.71
    16
     
    0.34
    117
    44. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
     
    2.23
    148
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
     
    1.35
    131
    46. Leishmaniasis
    3.23
    4
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
     
    6.45
    69
    48. Pertussis
    2.80
    6
     
    0.37
    73
    49. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
     
    11.18
    89
    50. Anemia
    2.59
    46
     
    2.28
    50
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103,399
    17.20
     
    2,008
    4.44
    2. HIV/AIDS
    50,103
    8.33
     
    1,502
    3.32
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,287
    6.87
     
    424
    0.94
    4. Birth Trauma
    29,663
    4.93
     
    698
    1.54
    5. Malnutrition
    28,560
    4.75
     
    121
    0.27
    6. Stroke
    28,320
    4.71
     
    5,525
    12.21
    7. Low Birth Weight
    27,243
    4.53
     
    1,361
    3.01
    8. Tuberculosis
    15,934
    2.65
     
    393
    0.87
    9. Meningitis
    15,130
    2.52
     
    126
    0.28
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15,015
    2.50
     
    3,652
    8.07
    11. Malaria
    14,998
    2.49
     
    3
    0.01
    12. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,728
    2.45
     
    9,100
    20.10
    13. Maternal Conditions
    13,568
    2.26
     
    233
    0.51
    14. Other Injuries
    12,779
    2.13
     
    955
    2.11
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11,965
    1.99
     
    1,075
    2.37
    16. Violence
    10,963
    1.82
     
    989
    2.19
    17. Liver Disease
    10,751
    1.79
     
    1,127
    2.49
    18. Fires
    10,020
    1.67
     
    104
    0.23
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,305
    1.55
     
    2,077
    4.59
    20. Lung Disease
    8,819
    1.47
     
    819
    1.81
    21. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    1.25
     
    1,090
    2.41
    22. Suicide
    6,852
    1.14
     
    375
    0.83
    23. Asthma
    6,743
    1.12
     
    320
    0.71
    24. Measles
    6,714
    1.12
     
    2
    0.00
    25. Breast Cancer
    6,395
    1.06
     
    514
    1.13
    26. Epilepsy
    5,900
    0.98
     
    100
    0.22
    27. Hypertension
    5,549
    0.92
     
    1,664
    3.68
    28. Drownings
    5,166
    0.86
     
    184
    0.41
    29. Falls
    4,694
    0.78
     
    85
    0.19
    30. Cervical Cancer
    4,595
    0.76
     
    509
    1.12
    31. Skin Disease
    4,385
    0.73
     
    38
    0.08
    32. Pertussis
    4,264
    0.71
     
    45
    0.10
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    4,203
    0.70
     
    287
    0.63
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,766
    0.63
     
    245
    0.54
    35. Syphilis
    3,626
    0.60
     
    9
    0.02
    36. Leishmaniasis
    3,424
    0.57
     
    0
    0.00
    37. Poisonings
    3,252
    0.54
     
    48
    0.11
    38. Leukemia
    3,222
    0.54
     
    299
    0.66
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,953
    0.49
     
    146
    0.32
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,906
    0.48
     
    179
    0.39
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,877
    0.48
     
    546
    1.21
    42. Schistosomiasis
    2,467
    0.41
     
    3
    0.01
    43. Other Neoplasms
    2,311
    0.38
     
    281
    0.62
    44. Tetanus
    2,309
    0.38
     
    16
    0.04
    45. Lymphomas
    1,888
    0.31
     
    193
    0.43
    46. Ovary Cancer
    1,879
    0.31
     
    44
    0.10
    47. Encephalitis
    1,721
    0.29
     
    5
    0.01
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,653
    0.27
     
    29
    0.06
    49. Anemia
    1,615
    0.27
     
    215
    0.48
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,491
    0.25
     
    112
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
     
    11.75
    123
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
     
    11.81
    67
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
     
    1.03
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
     
    43.67
    8
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
     
    6.61
    96
    6. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
     
    3.33
    105
    7. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
     
    2.23
    148
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
     
    1.35
    131
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
     
    6.45
    69
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
     
    11.18
    89
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    117
     
    3.91
    66
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.89
    90
     
    0.55
    168
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.83
    167
     
    8.73
    42
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    150
     
    3.08
    92
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    151
     
    1.03
    145
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.70
    146
     
    1.40
    102
     
     
     
    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.